Comparison

Orbit Zone vs iWorkUntil

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

Head to head
About

Orbit Zone

Features
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Time is invisible until it's gone. A number counting down doesn't register — but a ring draining from green to red does. Orbit Zone turns your focus session into a circle you can watch empty. No reading the clock. No guessing how long you've been in this. You look, and you know. WHY A RING INSTEAD OF A NUMBER Your timer is a colour-coded progress ring that moves from green through yellow and orange to red as the session runs down. Time stops being an abstract number you have to convert in your head and becomes a shape that is obviously shrinking. That's the whole idea. Everything else is built around it. STARTING IS THE HARD PART • Name the thing you're doing — one task, on screen, so the tab you opened by accident doesn't win • Recent tasks are one tap away, so restarting takes no decisions • Quick presets for when choosing a duration is itself the obstacle POMODORO, INCLUDED FREE • Classic 25/5 cycles with automatic break prompts • Short and long breaks, with session tracking — 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 • Skip a break or extend it. The timer doesn't scold you either way • Or ignore all of it and just set a timer. Both are fine SOUND • Forest ambience, free • Six more with Premium: Rain, Ocean, Fireplace, White Noise, Brown Noise, Coffee Shop • Haptic intensity you can turn down, or off entirely WHAT YOU GET FOR FINISHING • Confetti. Every time. It's small and it works • Daily streaks that count sessions, not hours • 9 achievements to unlock • Your sessions, total focus time, average length and current streak BUILT TO NOT LOSE YOUR PROGRESS • The timer keeps running when you leave the app or lock your phone • A notification when the session ends • Come back mid-session and it's exactly where it should be FREE The visual ring timer, task labels, recent tasks, quick presets, one saved preset, automatic Pomodoro breaks, Forest ambience, achievements, streaks, and the background timer with completion notifications. PREMIUM Unlimited saved presets, all seven ambient sounds, every timer display mode, and the full stats dashboard with weekly charts and your complete session history. Monthly, annual, or a one-time lifetime unlock — buy it once and you're done. Orbit Zone is a focus timer designed around how ADHD experiences time. It isn't a medical device and doesn't diagnose or treat anything. It just makes the next 25 minutes something you can see. Terms of Use: https://apps.productshake.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://apps.productshake.com/privacy

About

iWorkUntil

Features
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iWorkUntil turns the time you have left into something you can actually see — every minute is a visible block, the grid fills as time passes, and one glance tells you where you stand in the day, the session, or the workday. Built for anyone who'd rather see time than read it. Especially good for ADHD focus sessions, deep-work blocks, study time, and any moment where "how long left?" is the question that matters. No accounts. No ads. No notifications. No streaks to break. No AI nagging. Just time, made visible. WHAT IT DOES • Visual countdown — your time as a grid of blocks that fills as it passes • Pick a duration (e.g. 25 minutes) or a range (e.g. 9 to 5) • Each block represents a slice of your time — at a glance, you know where you are • Choose a theme that fits your screen • Lives in the corner — never in the way WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who loses track of time when they're focused • Visual thinkers who do better with shapes than with numbers • Pomodoro and deep-work sessions that need a clear stop signal • Workdays, homework, study breaks, screen-time wind-down • Cooking, exercise, meetings, presentations — anything time-boxed WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No notifications. No dings. No dopamine traps. • No accounts, no logins, no data collection. • No ads, no subscriptions, no upsells. • No AI, no streaks, no guilt. A visual countdown that shows you time, instead of telling you about it. Available in 11 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Danish, Swedish, Slovenian.

Screenshots

Orbit Zone4 screens
iWorkUntil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iWorkUntil at none against Orbit Zone's 3. iWorkUntil also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Orbit Zone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iWorkUntil asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbit Zone ships an update every 4 months, iWorkUntil every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Orbit Zone versus iWorkUntil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbit ZoneiWorkUntil
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProductShake, LLCDavid Klausz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orbit Zone

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
None

iWorkUntil

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbit Zone free?
Orbit Zone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iWorkUntil free?
iWorkUntil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orbit Zone or iWorkUntil have ads?
Neither Orbit Zone nor iWorkUntil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbit Zone or iWorkUntil?
Orbit Zone ships an update every 4 months, and iWorkUntil every 8 days. Most recently, Orbit Zone was updated on October 3, 2026 and iWorkUntil on October 2, 2026.

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