Degauss vs Refocus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Degauss
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The world is too loud. It’s time to Degauss. Degauss is not just a focus timer; it is a ritual. In an age of constant notifications and dopamine loops, Degauss invites you to return to silence. HOW IT WORKS Set Your Time: Choose your deep work duration using the tactile analog dial. Face Down: Place your phone screen down to start the "Degaussing" process. Focus: While you work, study, or read, the app builds a unique digital crystal in the background. Collect: Complete the session to reveal your Artifact—a unique geometric gem with AI-generated lore. Fail: Lift your phone too early, and the field becomes unstable. Persist, or the crystal shatters. FEATURES Tactile Focus: Analog rotary dial and haptic feedback for a physical connection to time. Face-Down Mechanic: The only way to progress is to physically disconnect from your screen. Generative Artifacts: Every successful session rewards you with a unique, collectible crystal card (Common to Mythic rarity). Deep Analytics: Track your focus trends with Weekly Charts and Heatmaps. Dark Mode First: An OLED-black interface designed to save battery and reduce eye strain. Privacy Centric: No accounts, no cloud tracking. Your data stays on your device. WHY DEGAUSS? Productivity shouldn't feel like a spreadsheet. Degauss makes "doing nothing" feel tangible. By turning your time into a collection of artifacts, it gamifies the act of reclaiming your attention. Escape the noise. Find your signal.
Refocus
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Focus is not just about willpower. It can be designed. Refocus is a focus timer created with inspiration from scientific research on attention, breaks, and cognitive load. Today, our minds are constantly exposed to stimulation from smartphones, social media, notifications, videos, and endless streams of short information. When your mind is still filled with that noise, simply starting a traditional focus timer may not be enough to help you switch into a focused state. Refocus begins by preparing the state before focus. First, you take a short break to let your mind cool down and settle. Before the break, you can write down one small thing you want to do afterward. This helps you stop holding the next task in your head while resting, and makes it easier to return to work smoothly when the break ends. Refocus is not just about dividing time. It is about resting, clearing your mind, remembering what comes next, and returning to focus. Main features: ・A focus timer designed with scientific insights in mind ・A unique workflow that starts with a break ・A simple note feature to write down what you will do after the break ・A smooth flow that helps you return to focus after resting ・A simple cycle of focus and break sessions ・Calming animations and a minimal interface Recommended for people who: ・Take time to get into focus ・Feel mentally scattered after using smartphones or social media ・Forget what they were going to do after taking a break ・Want to reset their mind before starting work ・Prefer a simple and calm timer app ・Want to enter focus naturally, without forcing it Rest first. Clear your mind. Leave your next task behind. Then return to focus. Refocus is a timer designed to help create a state where focus can happen more naturally.
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Verdict
Degauss and Refocus are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters — price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Degauss | Refocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Amanvermez | Hiroki Nishikawa |
In-app purchases
Degauss
No in-app purchases
Refocus
No in-app purchases









