Comparison

Effortless Focus vs TimeTiles

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

Head to head
About

Effortless Focus

Features
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Most focus apps make you watch time. You stare at countdowns. You wait for breaks. You think about finishing. You think about focusing. That’s not focus. Effortless Focus removes the clock. No pressure. No streaks. No forcing. Just you and your work. Open the app. Start when you’re ready. Slip into your work. Finish naturally. Acknowledge yourself. That’s it. You,Your work and your intention. Effortless Focus just removes the friction.

About

TimeTiles

Visually track your daily activities with custom tiles and timers. Understand where your time goes without complex systems. Offers privacy and ease of use with home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable activity tiles
  • One-tap timer start/stop
  • Home screen widget support
  • Daily, weekly, monthly views
  • Goal and streak tracking
  • Calendar heatmap progress
  • Data export (CSV, JSON)
Features
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TimeTiles is a simple, visual time tracker built for the way your day actually works. Create tiles for the things you care about — deep work, study, business, cooking, fitness, chores, hobbies, or anything else — then start and stop timers with a tap. TimeTiles helps you see where your time goes without spreadsheets, complicated setup, or another productivity system to manage. Designed for iPhone and home screen widgets, TimeTiles makes time tracking fast, private, and easy to stick with. Features include: Track multiple parts of your day with custom tiles Start and stop timers quickly from the app or widgets View your daily total at a glance See patterns with week, month, and year views Build consistency with goals and streaks Review your progress with a calendar heatmap Edit sessions, start times, durations, and notes Export your data with CSV and JSON Sync privately with iCloud No account, no ads, no data selling TimeTiles Pro unlocks unlimited tiles, deeper history, goals, streaks, advanced calendar insights, session editing, multiple timers, and export. Your time data stays yours. TimeTiles is built to be local-first, private, and focused on helping you understand your day.

Screenshots

Effortless Focus4 screens
TimeTiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Effortless Focus at none against TimeTiles's 1. Effortless Focus also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. TimeTiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Effortless Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Effortless Focus versus TimeTiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEffortless FocusTimeTiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiddharth RanaPhD Tutorials LLC

In-app purchases

None

Effortless Focus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeTiles

One-time1
  • TimeTiles$4.99

Questions

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

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