Focus Rewards vs Roundi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Reveal-the-Card Reward System
- Variable Rewards
- Dopamine Menu
- Visual Timers for ADHD
- Premium Design
- Flexible Timer Options
- Live Activities Integration
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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/
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.
- Visual time representation
- Single-task enforcement
- Customizable focus rituals
- Siri integration
- Apple Watch support
- Calendar integration
- Privacy-focused design
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Focus Rewards | Roundi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karol Piatek | Yakppal, Inc. |
Customer experience
Focus Rewards
Roundi
In-app purchases
Focus Rewards
- Pro Deep Work Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
Roundi
No in-app purchases









