Comparison

Focusly vs Clockwise

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

Head to head
About

Focusly

Enhance your focus with a visually appealing Pomodoro timer featuring animated backgrounds for a calm, distraction-free experience. It helps you manage study and work sessions effectively.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Distraction-free environment
  • Task management
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Focusly - Pomodoro & Tasks A Pomodoro timer designed to help you stay focused with beautiful, animated backgrounds that create a calm and distraction-free environment. More themes coming soon! Privacy Policy: https://matisandoval.com/privacy_policy_focusly Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Clockwise

This app helps you understand where your time goes by tracking your hours, planning your week, and blocking distractions. It offers a privacy-first approach with all data stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Time tracking with timers
  • Daily and weekly task planning
  • Distraction blocking (Focus Mode)
  • Client and tag organization
  • Time entry review and editing
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Clockwise is a powerful, privacy-first time tracker built for freelancers, consultants, and anyone who wants to understand where their time goes. Start a timer, plan your week, block distractions, and review your hours — all from one app. TRACK YOUR TIME Start and stop timers with a single tap. Enter a quick title, assign a client, and let Clockwise handle the rest. Your timer keeps running even if you close the app, and picks up right where you left off when you relaunch. Pause and resume anytime. Paused time is automatically excluded from your totals so your records stay accurate. PLAN YOUR DAY Create tasks with estimated durations and schedule them throughout your week. Set recurring tasks for daily or weekly routines. Start a timer directly from any planned task — Clockwise links your tracked time back to your plan so you can see what's on track and what's falling behind. FOCUS MODE Block distracting apps while you work. When you start a timer with Focus Mode enabled, Clockwise uses Screen Time to keep you on task. When you stop, your apps come back. Simple. ORGANIZE WITH CLIENTS & TAGS Create clients and tag your entries for easy filtering. Whether you're juggling multiple freelance clients or organizing personal projects, Clockwise keeps everything sorted. REVIEW YOUR ENTRIES Browse all your time entries in one place. Search by title or client, group by date, and tap any entry to edit the details. See daily summaries at a glance. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES Glance at your running timer from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Clockwise widgets show your active session so you always know what you're working on. PRIVACY FIRST All your data lives on your device. Clockwise does not collect, upload, or share any of your information. No analytics. No tracking. Just your data, on your device. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE & IPAD Clockwise adapts to your device with a tab bar on iPhone and a sidebar on iPad, so it feels right at home everywhere. --- Whether you bill by the hour or just want to be more intentional with your time, Clockwise gives you the tools without the complexity. Download Clockwise and take control of your time.

Screenshots

Focusly3 screens
Clockwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

Focusly and Clockwise are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Focusly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.59 per month and Clockwise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Focusly versus Clockwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocuslyClockwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1817.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatias SandovalKarma Farm, LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Focusly

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$0.591 Month
  • Annual Premium14 Days trial$3.491 Year
One-time2
  • Focusly Premium$5.00
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
1 purchases

Clockwise

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Focusly free?
Focusly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clockwise free?
Clockwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focusly or Clockwise?
Focusly and Clockwise are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Focusly or Clockwise have ads?
Neither Focusly nor Clockwise shows ads.

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