Comparison

Lock In vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Lock In

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You procrastinate. You lose track. You end your day without knowing where your time went. Launch a focus session in 3 seconds: choose your work type, set the countdown, and go. The timer runs. You work. No noise, no distraction β€” just a calm, minimal space to get things done. What you get: – Focus sessions by work type (client, creative, admin, learning…) – A clean countdown timer, built for deep work – Daily progress: completed sessions, total time, breakdown by activity – Notifications to keep your rhythm and build a consistent habit – Designed for remote workers and freelancers, not teams Whether you follow the pomodoro method or prefer custom durations, Freelancer Focus adapts to your flow. Stay motivated, stay on track β€” one session at a time. The free version includes one session per day β€” enough to try it, not enough for those who want to perform. Stop letting your day happen to you. Start building it. Terms of use: https://bryanbouaoun.com/en/freelancerfocus/terms_of_use

About

Focus Timer

Features
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Focus for 25 minutes β€” and a building rises in your city. Focus Timer is a calm Pomodoro timer with a reason to stay off your phone: every session you finish becomes one building in a little isometric city that's yours to explore. Quick sessions raise cottages; long deep-work sessions raise townhouses and apartment blocks. Keep showing up and your city grows whole districts β€” leafy neighborhoods, a market square, parks, and one day, a clock tower. β€’ One finished session = one building, forever β€” tap any building to see the day, the minutes, and what you were working on β€’ Longer sessions build bigger buildings β€’ A real little city: roads, gardens, districts, landmarks β€” pinch, pan, explore β€’ Classic Pomodoro breaks, gentle and optional β€’ Pick your length: presets, or a simple stepper up to an hour β€’ Streaks and lifetime focus stats β€’ No account, no ads getting in the way of the work β€” everything stays on your device Free for 7 days, then a single one-time unlock. No subscription, ever. Part of Appopolis β€” a little city of small, focused apps.

Screenshots

Lock In4 screens
Focus Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

Lock In and Focus Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Lock In sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Focus Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lock In versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock InFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size48 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan BouaounRAGHAV MODGIL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lock In

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan (1 week)$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan (1 year)$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Focus Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$4.49

Questions

Is Lock In free?
Lock In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lock In or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Lock In nor Focus Timer shows ads.

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