Comparison

Focus Loop vs Focus in Time

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

Head to head
About

Focus Loop

Features
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Focus Loop is a simple system for consistency: run a Pomodoro focus session, then track the habit you just practiced. Whether you’re studying, coding, reading, writing, or training β€” Focus Loop helps you show up daily with less effort and more momentum. POMODORO FOCUS TIMER β€’ Start a focus session in one tap β€’ Work/break cycles that keep you moving β€’ Clear progress and completion feedback LIVE ACTIVITIES (FOCUS AT A GLANCE) β€’ Keep your timer visible while you work β€’ Live Activity on the Lock Screen (and Dynamic Island where available) β€’ See time remaining without constantly reopening the app HOME SCREEN WIDGETS β€’ Quick-start a session from your Home Screen β€’ Glance at today’s progress and streaks β€’ Stay consistent with less friction HABIT TRACKER β€’ Track the habits you actually care about β€’ Build streaks and keep your routines visible BUILT FOR REAL LIFE β€’ Minimal UI β€” no clutter β€’ Great for students, remote work, and deep work β€’ Designed for consistency Automatically sync your habits and focus sessions with Apple Watch and HealthKit, so your progress stays accurate without manual tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus in Time

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Focus in Time is a focus timer for people who want to spend their attention on things that matter β€” and see, week after week, where it actually went. Built natively for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Everything syncs through your own iCloud account in real time. There is no Bemo Labs server, no user account, no advertising, and no third-party SDK in the app. FOCUS THE WAY YOU WORK β€’ Classic focus / short break / long break cycles, with customisable durations β€’ "Single focus" mode that disables breaks for short, deep blocks β€’ Run timers from your wrist with the full Apple Watch app β€’ Smart notifications when a session ends β€” silent on Do Not Disturb CATEGORIES THAT MATCH YOUR LIFE Create a separate category for each thing you focus on β€” Reading, Workout, Language, Deep Work, anything. Each category has its own focus and break durations, colour and icon. The Timer shows the current category at a glance; the Watch app lets you switch between them in two taps. WEEKLY PLAN Lay out your week on a clean grid. Drop in recurring focus blocks for each day and category. The app sends you a gentle reminder when a planned block is about to start, so you don't have to keep the schedule in your head. DETAILED STATISTICS β€’ Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views β€’ Total focus time, daily average, current streak β€’ Twelve-month trend chart with horizontal scroll β€’ Heatmap of your last few months at a glance β€’ Per-category breakdown with a donut chart β€’ Hour-of-day and day-of-week distributions β€’ Schedule compliance β€” how much of your planned focus you actually did β€’ Comparison with the previous period GOALS Set a daily and a monthly focus target. The app tracks your progress against both, with clear visual progress bars right inside the Statistics screen. PDF REPORT EXPORT One tap exports a clean, print-ready PDF of your stats for any period β€” for journaling, for a coach, or just for your own records. APPLE WATCH, INDEPENDENT The Watch app is fully independent. Start a session straight from your wrist; the timer keeps running even with the phone on the other side of the room, thanks to extended runtime sessions. There's a watch face complication, too. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything you create β€” categories, plans, completed sessions, goals β€” is stored on your device and synced through Apple's CloudKit to your own iCloud private database. We don't run a server. We can't read your timer history. There is no analytics SDK in the app, no advertising network, no third-party tracker. Delete the app and the local copy is gone; delete the iCloud copy in Settings β†’ iCloud and that's gone too. 22 LANGUAGES OUT OF THE BOX English, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain & Latin America), Thai, and Vietnamese β€” all included. Switch the language inside the app at any time without restarting. Focus in Time is made by Bemo Labs, an independent studio based in Istanbul. We don't have a backend, we don't have your data, and we'd love to hear from you: hello@bemolabs.com

Screenshots

Focus Loop4 screens
Focus in Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus in Time at none against Focus Loop's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Focus Loop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Focus in Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Focus Loop versus Focus in Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus LoopFocus in Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuryakant SharmaOnder Genc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Loop

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • monthly subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • yearly subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Focus in Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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