Comparison

Focus Rewards vs Roundi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Focus Rewards

This app uses a gamified approach with a unique reveal-the-card reward system to help users, especially those with ADHD, stay focused and motivated. It offers customizable rewards and visual timers to combat procrastination and make productivity feel satisfying.

Highlights
  • Reveal-the-Card Reward System
  • Variable Rewards
  • Dopamine Menu
  • Visual Timers for ADHD
  • Premium Design
  • Flexible Timer Options
  • Live Activities Integration
Features
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Finish a focus session, flip the card, reveal your reward. A gamified Pomodoro timer built for ADHD brains — and anyone whose dopamine plays games. IF ANY OF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU: • You have 47 tabs open and can't start the one task that matters. • You know what to do, but your brain refuses to do it. • Boring productivity apps feel like punishment. • You need a reward NOW, not "someday." …then this is for you. KEY FEATURES: • Reveal-the-Card Reward System: Complete a session > Tap the card > Watch it flip > Claim your reward. The anticipation drives you to finish. • Variable Rewards: Sometimes you'll find a treat. Sometimes the card is empty. The surprise is what keeps you coming back to finish the next session. • Dopamine Menu: Build your own reward list. From a "coffee break" to a "new gadget" — you choose what motivates you. • Built for ADHD Brains: Visual timers and instant feedback help you get unstuck and beat the "Wall of Awful." • Premium Design: A beautiful, aesthetic interface that feels great to use every day. • Flexible Timer: Classic Pomodoro or your own custom flow — the timer adapts to you. • Live Activities: Track your focus from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Streaks & Strikes: Watch your consistency compound, 1% at a time. • Smart Reminders: Stay on track without being annoying. WHO LOVES IT: • Students fighting procrastination during exams and deep study. • ADHD & neurodivergent minds tired of boring timers that feel like a chore. • Writers, coders, and creators who need a motivation system, not more willpower. • Anyone whose to-do list outlives their motivation. WHY IT WORKS: Most productivity apps shame you for failing. This one rewards you for trying. By using a Variable Reward System, focus stops feeling like a battle. You don't need more willpower. You need a system that works WITH your brain, not against it. 1% BETTER EVERY DAY: You don't need to overhaul your life overnight. Show up, finish one session, flip the card. Watch the compound effect take over. Create a positive feedback loop where effort equals satisfaction. Stop fighting your brain. Start flipping the card. Terms: https://swiftyfriday.com/focus-rewards-tc/ Privacy: https://swiftyfriday.com/focus-rewards-privacy/

About

Roundi

This app encourages single-task focus by visually representing time as a disappearing color disc. It enforces a single rule: leaving the app before the timer ends results in a lost round, promoting deep work and habit formation. It offers customizable rituals and hands-free Siri integration.

Highlights
  • Visual time representation
  • Single-task enforcement
  • Customizable focus rituals
  • Siri integration
  • Apple Watch support
  • Calendar integration
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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One round, one thing. Roundi holds you to a single task and shows the time as color: focus you can see. Turn the dial, press start, and a disc of color begins to disappear — like a kitchen timer for your attention. No numbers counting down, no notifications pulling you back. Just time, visibly running out. THE ONE RULE Leave the app — or lock the screen — before the round ends, and the round is lost, instantly. That's the whole trick: Roundi doesn't block anything, it just makes leaving cost something. (Too strict? There's a Lenient mode.) MADE FOR YOUR RITUALS • Meditate — 15 quiet minutes, watching the color fade • Study — a 50-minute block with no pings • Work — deep work sessions up to 2 hours • Train — planks, dead hangs, rest between sets Save each ritual as a tag and it becomes a one-tap start button with its own duration. SAY IT, DON'T TAP IT "Start Plank in Roundi." Between rounds, Siri sets the length, starts a tag, adds another round, or tells you your streak. Hands free — and once a round starts, nothing interrupts you. ON YOUR WRIST Roundi runs on Apple Watch too. Turn the Digital Crown, tap START, and the color sweeps away on your wrist; a tap and a chime mark the end. Watch rounds land in your iPhone's calendar, Siri works on the watch, and one rule carries over: unlock your iPhone during a watch round and the round ends. A TIMER YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK AT Choose how time drains: a clockwise disc, a color that falls or rises across the whole screen, or a spiral coil that unwinds from the outside in. Six soft colors. A chime and a soft blink of color when the round completes. EVERY ROUND, KEPT Finished rounds land as dots on your calendar, with your daily total and streak. Time becomes habit; habit becomes you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Your rounds stay on your device. Set a time. Stay focused. One round at a time.

Screenshots

Focus Rewards4 screens
Roundi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roundi at none against Focus Rewards's 2. Roundi also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Rewards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Roundi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus Rewards against 5.0 for Roundi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Rewards ships an update every 6 days, Roundi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Rewards versus Roundi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus RewardsRoundi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarol PiatekYakppal, Inc.

Customer experience

Focus Rewards

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Roundi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus Rewards

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Deep Work Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
None

Roundi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Rewards free?
Focus Rewards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roundi free?
Roundi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus Rewards or Roundi?
Focus Rewards and Roundi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Focus Rewards or Roundi have ads?
Neither Focus Rewards nor Roundi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Rewards or Roundi?
Focus Rewards ships an update every 6 days, and Roundi every 2 days. Most recently, Focus Rewards was updated on October 30, 2026 and Roundi on November 8, 2026.

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