Comparison

Focus Bubble Timer vs Dayroad

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

Head to head
About

Focus Bubble Timer

This app helps you achieve deep focus by guiding you through intentional work sessions. It uses a simple, distraction-free timer and automatically tracks your progress, providing insights into your productivity over time. Designed to retrain your mind for single-tasking, it's ideal for work, study, or chores.

Highlights
  • Bubble-based timer (5-60 minutes)
  • Task entry before sessions
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Automatic session tracking
  • Daily & weekly summaries
  • Full session history
  • On-device data storage
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Description Focus Bubble helps you stop multitasking and get more done. Choose a focus “bubble,” enter your task, and start an intentional work session designed for deep concentration. Every session is logged automatically, giving you real insights into your productivity over time. Why it works Our brains perform best when we focus on ONE task at a time. Focus Bubble uses simple, intentional blocks of time to retrain your mind to stay present—without distractions. Features • Beautiful bubble-based timer (5–60 minutes) • Simple task entry before each session • Pause and resume controls • Automatic session tracking • Daily & weekly summaries • Most-used duration insights • Full session history • All data stored on-device only • No account, no login, no ads Stay Focused. Get More Done. Whether you’re working, studying, reading, or tackling chores, Focus Bubble makes deep work simple and sustainable.

About

Dayroad

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Make focus time a journey worth returning to. Dayroad is a cozy focus timer set in a pixel-art city. Drive while you focus, take a break at the café, and grow your own Home with the Stamps you earn. FOCUS DRIVE • Set a session and cruise through a pixel city. • Enjoy daytime, evening, clear skies, and rain. • Optionally use Focus Lock to limit selected apps during eligible sessions. GROW WITH EVERY SESSION • Earn 1 Stamp for every 25 accumulated minutes of actual focus time. • Use Stamps to unlock 35 stages of Home growth at your own pace. • Review your focus history and distance traveled. A PLACE TO UNWIND • Settle in with original music and ambient sounds. • Take a break at the café after focusing. • Enjoy Free Drive anytime, with no time limit. FREE TO TRY. ONE-TIME TO UNLOCK. • Try 75 total minutes of Focus Drive at no cost. • After the trial, a one-time Focus Drive Pass unlocks ongoing access to Focus Drive. No subscription. • Free Drive stays free. Your progress is saved on your device, with personal iCloud syncing and optional JSON backups. Focus, drive, rest—and make a little place of your own.

Screenshots

Focus Bubble Timer4 screens
Dayroad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Bubble Timer at none against Dayroad's 1. Focus Bubble Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Dayroad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Focus Bubble Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Focus Bubble Timer versus Dayroad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Bubble TimerDayroad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB239 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan SutherlandJunho Kim

In-app purchases

None

Focus Bubble Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dayroad

One-time1
  • Focus Drive Pass$6.99

Questions

Is Focus Bubble Timer free?
Focus Bubble Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dayroad free?
Dayroad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Bubble Timer or Dayroad have ads?
Neither Focus Bubble Timer nor Dayroad shows ads.

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