Comparison

Focus Wave vs Muntrie

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

Head to head
About

Focus Wave

Features
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Master your time with Focus Wave! Focus Wave is a minimalist and elegant focus timer designed to help you stay productive and achieve your goals. Whether you are studying, working, or simply want to focus on a task, Focus Wave provides the perfect atmosphere. KEY FEATURES: โ€ข Customizable Timer: Choose from preset modes (15, 25, 45 minutes) or set your own flow. โ€ข Immersive Themes: Transform your environment with high-quality backgrounds like Forest, Ocean, Space, Cafe, and more. โ€ข Ambient Sounds: Each theme comes with its own relaxing sound (Rain, Fire crackling, White noise) to block out distractions. โ€ข Minimalist Design: A distraction-free interface that looks great on both iPhone and iPad. โ€ข Background Support: The timer keeps running even when you switch apps. Stop procrastinating and start focusing today with Focus Wave.

About

Muntrie

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Muntrie turns your screen into one quiet, full-screen focus space. Time, calm scenes, ambient sound, and light planning stay in the same place, so you can begin without jumping between apps. KEEP THE TIME IN FRONT OF YOU - A full-screen digital clock that stays readable from across the desk. - Pomodoro that can move between focus and break periods automatically. - Countdown and count-up sessions with one-tap durations. - A soft chime when a period ends. - Choose the clock color, add a motto line, and show battery or a date counting down beneath the time. CALM SCENES AND SOUND - Photographic scenes: fir forest, alpine and valley lakes, coastline, night sky, and city views. - More than a dozen ambient loops, including rain, thunder, ocean waves, a river stream, birds, crickets, footsteps in a forest, soft wind, a crackling stove, and a city square. - Adjust each ambient sound on its own. - Focus music with repeat and shuffle order. - Parallax: the background drifts gently as you tilt the device. - Save a scene, ambient mix, and music together as a preset you can return to. LIGHT PLANNING IN THE SAME SPACE - Priority Matrix: sort tasks across four quadrants and start a focus session straight from a task. - Milestones: keep meaningful dates counting down, and pin one under the clock. - Life: see the week you are in, the chapter you are living, and what the remaining time can still hold. MORE WAYS TO USE THE SCREEN - Big Screen Mode: show Muntrie on a TV with AirPlay Screen Mirroring on an Apple TV or a compatible TV, and the display stays awake while Muntrie is in the foreground. - QR Backup & Migration: move settings, presets, milestones, the priority matrix, and the current background between devices. The camera is used only to read transfer codes. - Bring in your own images, ambient audio, or music through the system file picker. - Eight languages, light and dark themes with a custom accent color, portrait and landscape layouts, and quiet care for OLED screens during long sessions. COMPLETE EARLY-ACCESS EXPERIENCE During early access, every Muntrie scene, ambient sound, focus track, Life view, and personal media import is directly available with no daily time limit. Your real-world experience helps us keep improving Muntrie. No account is needed. The clock, focus timers, built-in scenes and sounds, and your local settings work offline. Let the screen settle. Start with what is in front of you. Privacy Policy: https://www.muntrie.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Wave4 screens
Muntrie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Wave at none against Muntrie's 2. Muntrie's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Muntrie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Focus Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Focus Wave versus Muntrie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus WaveMuntrie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size40 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLutfi Burak ATMACAๅจœ ็Ž‹

In-app purchases

None

Focus Wave

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Muntrie

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

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

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