Comparison

Sanctuary vs FOCUS TIMER

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

Head to head
About

Sanctuary

Features
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Focusing hasn't been this cute since... ever. Struggling to put down your phone? Meet The Sanctuary, the focus timer that turns your productivity sessions into a mission to save the wild. -> How It Works Choose your tasks: Set a timer for work, study, or reading. Stay Focused: While you work, you are attracting new species to your sanctuary. Build Your Collection: Discover rare animals (Pandas, Birds, Foxes) and watch your sanctuary grow. -> Key Features Gamified Focus Logic: The best way to beat phone addiction is to make focusing fun. Cute Animal Collection: Dozens of beautifully animated 3D animals to discover and release. Strict Mode: Lock your focus to ensure you get your deep work done. Detailed Stats: Track your daily, weekly, and monthly focus hours. Wholesome Vibes: A cozy, relaxing 3D environment that changes as you progress. Perfect for students, ADHD minds, and anyone who wants to make their time count. Download The Sanctuary and start your collection today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://the-sanctuary-three.vercel.app/terms

About

FOCUS TIMER

Features
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Stay Focused. Build Better Habits. Grow Your Galaxy. Astro Focus transforms focus into something you can see. Designed to help you stay motivated, reduce distractions, and build consistent deep-work habits, Astro Harvest turns every completed focus session into progress within your own living galaxy. As you focus, you'll discover planets, moons, asteroids, soundscapes, alarms, and rare cosmic rewards that make productivity feel engaging and meaningful. Whether you're studying, working, creating, or learning, Astro Harvest helps you stay on track and return to your focus sessions day after day. WHY ASTRO FOCUS WORKS: - Visual Progress That Keeps You Motivated - Most focus apps show a timer. - Astro Harvest shows your progress. - During each session, your discovery moves closer and closer, giving you a clear visual goal and helping you stay engaged until the timer ends. Reduce Distractions - Create dedicated focus sessions and stay committed to a single task without constantly checking the clock or switching between apps. - Build Consistency with every completed session permanently expands your galaxy, rewarding progress and encouraging you to maintain productive habits over time. Make Deep Work Enjoyable - Transform focus from a chore into a rewarding experience you'll actually want to return to. FEATURES: - Focus Sessions Designed For Deep Work - Stay engaged with structured focus timers inspired by proven productivity techniques. - Grow Your Personal Galaxy - Every completed session contributes to a living universe that reflects your progress and consistency. - Unlock New Discoveries and earn new planets, moons, asteroids, soundscapes, alarms, galaxy backgrounds, and rare cosmic objects as you focus. Immersive Soundscapes - Choose from ambient audio tracks designed to help you concentrate, block distractions, and stay in flow. - Visual Progress Tracking - Watch your galaxy evolve as your focus habits grow stronger. - Create separate galaxies for work, study, fitness, learning, personal projects, and more. Rare Discoveries - Stay consistent and uncover unique celestial objects that only dedicated explorers can unlock. Stop Watching The Clock Watch your progress instead. Astro Focus helps you focus longer, build stronger habits, and turn every productive session into something meaningful. Focus today. Discover tomorrow. Terms & conditions link https://lifestoryrecorder.com/astro/terms

Screenshots

Sanctuary4 screens
FOCUS TIMER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FOCUS TIMER at none against Sanctuary's shown. FOCUS TIMER also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Sanctuary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.39 per month and FOCUS TIMER sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sanctuary ships an update every 5 days, FOCUS TIMER every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Sanctuary versus FOCUS TIMER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanctuaryFOCUS TIMER
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSharian DabreJoe Walker

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sanctuary

Subscriptions2
  • Montly Pro$3.391 Month
  • Yearly Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$33.00
3 purchases

FOCUS TIMER

Subscriptions3
  • English weekly$4.997 Days
  • English Monthly$9.991 Month
  • English Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Sanctuary free?
Sanctuary 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 Sanctuary or FOCUS TIMER have ads?
Sanctuary shows ads; FOCUS TIMER does not.
Which is updated more often, Sanctuary or FOCUS TIMER?
Sanctuary ships an update every 5 days, and FOCUS TIMER every 4 days. Most recently, Sanctuary was updated on October 6, 2026 and FOCUS TIMER on October 7, 2026.

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