Comparison

FocusLapse vs Tempo study timer

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

Head to head
About

FocusLapse

Record your study or work sessions as time-lapse videos. This app helps reduce phone distractions and provides a visual log of your effort. Review your progress with animated overlays and history tracking.

Highlights
  • Record study/work sessions as time-lapse videos
  • Animated analog clock overlay
  • Front and rear camera support
  • Adjustable video speed
  • Focus history and progress graphs
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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FocusLapse turns your study, work and reading sessions into time-lapse videos and a personal focus log. Set down your phone and start focusing. Recording yourself at work can help you stay with the task in front of you. Turn a long session into a short video, then look back and see the effort you put in. Features • Record time-lapse videos while you focus • Review your focus time in charts • Add a rating and a note to each session • Delete unwanted sessions and remove their time from your totals • Switch between front and rear cameras • Choose video orientation, clock design and study-time display before recording • Combine multiple time-lapse videos into one highlight video • Save finished videos to Photos • Check your focus time in a widget Keep a visual record of your study or work routine. You can share your finished videos through your usual social apps. Free to use, with no ads or account required. Videos, focus records, ratings and notes stay on your device and are not sent to the developer's servers. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian and French. The app follows your device's preferred languages.

About

Tempo study timer

Features
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Turn Your Studies into a Playlist No rankings, no comparisons. Curate today's study routine just like picking a song, and quietly get started. Study Playlist Create a playlist of your subjects and tasks, just like a music app. Enjoy the fun of personally handpicking and curating your sessions for the day. My Study Log Daily, weekly, and monthly statistics. Track your progress at a glance.

Screenshots

FocusLapse4 screens
Tempo study timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tempo study timer at 14.0 against FocusLapse's 18.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FocusLapse versus Tempo study timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusLapseTempo study timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.514.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercocon Godo KaishaDaihun Kim

In-app purchases

None

FocusLapse

No in-app purchases

None

Tempo study timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusLapse free?
FocusLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempo study timer free?
Tempo study timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusLapse or Tempo study timer have ads?
Neither FocusLapse nor Tempo study timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusLapse or Tempo study timer?
FocusLapse ships an update fortnightly, and Tempo study timer fortnightly. Most recently, FocusLapse was updated on September 30, 2026 and Tempo study timer on September 17, 2026.

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