Comparison

Anchor vs Brewfy

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

Head to head
About

Anchor

Features
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Anchor is a focus timer with a twist: it only works when your phone is face-down. Set your time, flip your phone onto a flat surface, and the timer starts automatically. Lift it early? Session broken. Stay committed until the timer ends, and you've earned your focus. WHY ANCHOR? • No willpower required — flip and forget • No apps to block, no settings to configure • Visual proof: red for broken, green for complete • Session history calendar to track your progress HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your focus duration (1-30 minutes free, up to 4 hours with Pro) 2. Place your phone face-down on any flat surface 3. The timer starts automatically when gravity detects the position 4. Stay focused. Your phone stays down. That's it. ANCHOR PRO (One-Time Purchase) • Unlock sessions up to 4 hours • Perfect for deep work, studying, or creative sessions • No subscription — pay once, own forever The simplest way to put your phone down and actually focus.

About

Brewfy

Features
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Brewfy - Fuel Your Coffee Bar with Focus Sessions Brewfy is a coffee-themed goal and task planner and focus session tracker that lets you break down goals into focus tasks and fuel your virtual coffee bar with focus sessions. How it works? - Set goals you want to achieve - Break your goals into small focus tasks - Schedule you tasks and run focus sessions - Your virtual coffee bar grinds coffee beans and brew coffee while you run focus sessions - Earn coffee beans and coffee cups along the sessions - Analytic insights dashboard to track goals and tasks progress Features inside the app: - Create Goals, and Tasks in each Goal - Set date and time for tasks in calendar view - Virtual coffee bar and focus timer - Dashboard for tracking progress and insights Premium features require active subscriptions: - Full access to goals and tasks - Coffee bar themes - Insights dashboard - Data import/export Brewfy is good to: - Create a clear system to set goals and focus tasks - Build productivity routines - Turn deep focus sessions into insights Terms of Service: https://brewfy.now/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://brewfy.now/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Anchor4 screens
Brewfy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Anchor and Brewfy are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Anchor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brewfy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Anchor versus Brewfy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnchorBrewfy
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYagız UGURVERENHO YIN JACKIE KAN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Anchor

One-time1
  • Anchor Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Brewfy

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brewfy free?
Brewfy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anchor or Brewfy have ads?
Neither Anchor nor Brewfy shows ads.

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