Comparison

Focus Timer vs Vaultlens

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer

Features
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Stay focused, manage your time, and understand where your day goes with Focus Timer. Focus Timer combines a Pomodoro timer, task-based focus sessions, time tracking, and simple productivity insights in one distraction-free app. Whether you're studying, working, reading, exercising, or managing everyday routines, start a timer and focus on one task at a time. TASK-BASED FOCUS TIMER Create tasks and organize your time around what you actually do. Start a timer for Study, Work, Reading, Gym, or any custom activity and let the app keep track of your focused time. Switch between tasks whenever your priorities change without losing track of your progress. POMODORO TIMER Structure your work and study sessions using the Pomodoro technique. Use the classic rhythm: 25 minutes of focused work 5 minutes of short break 15 minutes of long break Focused sessions and regular breaks can make it easier to structure study, work, and deep-work routines throughout the day. TRACK YOUR TIME See how you're spending your time instead of guessing. Focus Timer automatically records your task sessions so you can review what you worked on and how long you spent doing it. DAILY & WEEKLY INSIGHTS Build better awareness of your routines with simple productivity statistics. Review your daily activity, compare weekly focus time, and understand which tasks receive most of your attention. ADHD-FRIENDLY FOCUS The clean, straightforward interface is designed to reduce unnecessary complexity and make starting a focus session simple. Short structured sessions can be useful for anyone who prefers breaking larger tasks into smaller, more manageable periods of focused time. MADE FOR STUDY, WORK & DAILY ROUTINES Use Focus Timer for: β€’ Studying and exam preparation β€’ Work and deep-focus sessions β€’ Reading and learning β€’ Personal projects β€’ Exercise and routines β€’ Task and time tracking β€’ Pomodoro sessions β€’ Building consistent focus habits WHY USE FOCUS TIMER? Start a task in seconds, track your focused time automatically, switch between activities without losing progress, and review your daily and weekly historyβ€”all from one simple productivity timer. Spend less time thinking about the clock and more time working on what matters. Start a focus session today.

About

Vaultlens

Features
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See what's happening inside your Obsidian vaults β€” without opening Obsidian. Vaultlens is a fast, private inspector for the Obsidian vaults you keep in iCloud Drive. Point it at a vault folder and it reads the structure and metadata directly β€” giving you a health score, activity trends, link maps, and signals of AI-agent editing, all computed on your iPhone. Private by design. Vaultlens has no servers, no analytics, and makes no network connections whatsoever. Your notes never leave your device. Nothing is collected, tracked, or shared β€” because there's nothing to send it to. FREE β€’ Single-vault dashboard: file & folder counts, size, folder depth, file-type breakdown β€’ Most-recently-edited, last-scan time β€’ Activity heatmap (GitHub-style) β€’ iCloud sync status and .git / .obsidian detection β€’ Agent-activity summary and vault growth β€’ Link-map totals PRO β€’ Vault health score β€” a 0–100 read on freshness, conflicts, structure, and sync, with the full breakdown β€’ Multiple vaults + side-by-side comparison β€’ Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets β€’ Deep-scan link engine: word/line counts, tags, wikilink graph, orphans and broken links β€’ Agent signals: per-signal and edit-session breakdown, agent-vs-human classification, anomaly and conflict flags β€’ Shortcuts & Siri: vault summaries, rescans, and agent-config listing Works with whichever AI coding agent you use β€” Vaultlens detects AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, GitHub Copilot and Cursor configuration, and surfaces only the ones your vault actually uses. SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING Vaultlens Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription at Β£3.99 per month or Β£42.99 per year, or as Pro Lifetime, a one-time purchase of Β£99.99 that never renews. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joe-heaton.github.io/vaultlens/privacy-policy.html Vaultlens is an independent, unofficial tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian (Dynalist Inc.).

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Vaultlens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vaultlens at none against Focus Timer's shown. Vaultlens also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Focus Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update every 2 months, Vaultlens weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Focus Timer versus Vaultlens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerVaultlens
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuzaib SayyedJoseph Heaton

In-app purchases

None

Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Vaultlens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vaultlens free?
Vaultlens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Timer or Vaultlens have ads?
Focus Timer shows ads; Vaultlens does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Vaultlens?
Focus Timer ships an update every 2 months, and Vaultlens weekly. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on October 6, 2026 and Vaultlens on October 17, 2026.

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