Comparison

yapa vs Time Blind Timer

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

Head to head
About

yapa

This app offers flexible and structured focus timers, including a Pomodoro-style option. It also features journaling to track progress and build motivation, with weekly summaries and optional app blocking for enhanced concentration.

Highlights
  • Flexible Flow Timer
  • Customizable Interval Timer
  • Session Editing
  • Stats & LLM Summary
  • iCloud Sync
  • Background Mode / Live Activity
  • App Blocking
Features
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A focus timer that works with & not against your focus style! For deep focus sessions use Flow Timer. Build to be flexible, you're not forced out of flow state at specific time for breaks. For more structured focus sessions use Interval Timer. Think pomodoro, but highly customizable to your needs. You can add entries and get weekly summaries of your progress to keep yourself motivated! macOS, iOS and iPadOS support!! [ features ] - Flow timer for your flexible focus time. - Interval timer for your structured focus time. - Easily edit your sessions - Stats & LLM Summary - iCloud sync - Website Blocking - Flexible streaks - Menu bar controls - Shortcuts & Widgets support [ focus timer benefits ] - easier to start - build momentum - improves focus (use app block for extra help) - prevents burn out [ journaling benefits ] - encourages consistency - notice improvements/growth easier - build confidence (where you are now vs past) - motivates long-term That's all I got. Try it out! ===== Try til you're tired You can try the entire app without any features locked. You're limited to 50 sessions, plenty to assess value. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! ===== 100% yours No data collection. No subscriptions. No online requirement. **Solo Indie Developed ** ** NO VIBECODE BS! ** ** Hand Crafted, Vegan 100%, GF, Certified Organic** you feel? ** App used by Developer!!** I'm constantly using this for my hobby and coding. I add features/fixes as I run into problems while using it. This is how flow timer was created! Consider supporting me if this is your kinda vibe :)

About

Time Blind Timer

This app provides an audio-first timer designed for individuals who struggle with time blindness, particularly those with ADHD. It offers spoken check-ins and countdowns, customizable to user preference, and supports background operation for uninterrupted use during other activities.

Highlights
  • Audio-first spoken cues
  • Background operation support
  • Customizable iOS voice and cadence
  • Adjustable announcement frequency
  • Elapsed-time mode option
  • Pre-set and custom routines
  • No gamification or guilt-inducing features
Features
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A timer that talks you through time. Built for the brains that lose track of it. For brains that lose time, a countdown that speaks so you do not have to look. Most timers are silent rectangles. For an ADHD brain that experiences time-blindness, that is the same as not having a timer at all. Time Blind Timer talks to you. It speaks check-ins at the pace you choose, in your own iPhone voice, while the screen stays dark and the world keeps going. Why people stay: - Audio first. Every cue is spoken aloud, not a tiny number on a screen you have to unlock. - Locked screen friendly. Confirmed background-audio behavior. Designed to work while you are doing literally anything else. - Your voice. Pick any iOS voice (Samantha, Daniel, Karen, Moira, and the high-quality Enhanced voices) with rate and pitch tuned per persona. - Your cadence. Adjustable announcement frequency from every 30 seconds to every 15 minutes, plus a Natural countdown that mirrors how humans warn each other (10m, 5m, 2m, 1m, 30s, 10s). - Elapsed-time mode. Optional toggle to announce 'You are 18 minutes in, 7 left' instead of only 'remaining'. The time-blindness receptor responds better to elapsed than to remaining alone. - Routines, not just timers. Start a morning anchor, a bedtime wind-down, a Pomodoro block, a study session, a leave-the-house countdown, or build your own. Each step has its own spoken cue. - No shame. No streaks. No 'you failed' copy. No gamification guilt. Just a calm narrator that keeps you company. - Real-time interruption handling. The clock keeps running through Siri, phone calls, YouTube. The next scheduled cue plays fresh, never an awkward stale announcement. - Local first. No account. No cloud sync. No tracking. No analytics. Your timer state lives on your phone only. Built for ADHD by people who have it, with line-editing input from an ADHD-PCC therapist. Made by Nice Notions LLC. Privacy policy: https://timeblindtimer.com/privacy Support: https://timeblindtimer.com/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

yapa4 screens
Time Blind Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: yapa at 5.0 against Time Blind Timer's 4.3. yapa also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Time Blind Timer's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. yapa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Time Blind Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

yapa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

yapa ships an update weekly, Time Blind Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
yapa versus Time Blind Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteryapaTime Blind Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinh NguyenNice Notions LLC

Customer experience

yapa

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Time Blind Timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

yapa

One-time1
  • Elite Adoptee$2.99
7 purchases

Time Blind Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Persona Lab Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Persona Lab Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time5
  • Focus Studio Pack$3.99
  • Departure Launch Pack$3.99
  • Transition Bridge Pack$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Calm Landing Pack$4.99
  • Family Flow Pack$4.99

Questions

Is yapa free?
yapa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Blind Timer free?
Time Blind Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, yapa or Time Blind Timer?
yapa is rated higher. yapa averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Time Blind Timer averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do yapa or Time Blind Timer have ads?
Neither yapa nor Time Blind Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, yapa or Time Blind Timer?
yapa ships an update weekly, and Time Blind Timer every 4 days. Most recently, yapa was updated on October 16, 2026 and Time Blind Timer on October 20, 2026.

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