Comparison

Orbit Zone vs PaceRing

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

PaceRing

Features
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Keep your talk on time without losing your flow. PaceRing shows the time with large digits and a clear colour ring. As time runs short, the screen changes from yellow to red, so you can check your pace at a glance—even from the front of the room. It’s a handy companion for conference talks, lectures, speeches, pitches and rehearsals. It also works well for mock exams, practice questions, reading and 25-minute focus sessions. WHAT YOU’LL SEE • Large countdown digits that are easy to read from the podium • A circular progress ring—drag its tip to adjust the remaining time • Yellow and red warning stages that show your pace without words • Bell, vibration and full-screen flashing in any combination you choose • Optional overtime counting when you go beyond your planned time MADE FOR REAL TALKS • Set hours, minutes and seconds, including timers longer than one hour • Keeps the display awake while the timer is running • Sends local alerts even when the screen is locked or the app is in the background • Available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean PAY ONCE, KEEP IT The Standard Upgrade removes ads and adds more colour themes, digit fonts and alarm sounds, along with overtime tracking, warning bells, presets and planned-versus-actual comparisons. The Advanced Pack adds every appearance option, multi-stage presentation timers, saved plans, alerts for each stage and rehearsal history. There are no monthly or annual subscriptions. Alarm sounds follow your iPhone’s silent switch and volume settings. PaceRing does not use Critical Alerts.

Screenshots

Orbit Zone4 screens
PaceRing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Orbit Zone at Free against PaceRing's $1.99. Orbit Zone also leads on ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Orbit Zone is free to download; PaceRing costs $1.99 up front. Orbit Zone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PaceRing sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Orbit Zone versus PaceRing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbit ZonePaceRing
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperProductShake, LLCHIROKI MURAI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orbit Zone

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
2 purchases

PaceRing

One-time2
  • Advanced Pack — Stage Timers$1.99
  • PaceRing Standard — Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Orbit Zone free?
Orbit Zone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceRing free?
PaceRing costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Orbit Zone or PaceRing have ads?
PaceRing shows ads; Orbit Zone does not.

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