Comparison

Wait vs Focus in Time

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

Head to head
About

Wait

Features
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Most productivity apps just track tasks. WAIT helps you master your time. Focus, plan, and capture your ideas in one unified system designed for Deep Work. Focus, plan and capture everything in one place β€” and turn your time into real progress. WHY WAIT? WAIT isn't just a timer; it’s an ecosystem. Whether you are on your iPhone, working at your Mac, or immersed in Apple Vision Pro, WAIT stays with you to ensure maximum consistency. SMART FOCUS TIMER Master the Pomodoro technique or use custom sessions. Follow your progress at a glance with Live Activities and Dynamic Island support. Need 5 more minutes? Extend your session with one tap from your Lock Screen. Focus Timer β€’ Pomodoro or custom sessions β€’ Background sessions with smart notifications β€’ Live countdown on Lock Screen & Dynamic Island β€’ Quick extend actions (+5 / +10 / +25 min) INTEGRATED PLANNER Don’t just list tasksβ€”schedule them. Drag & drop your goals into your day and start a focus session directly from any task. Full Apple & Google Calendar integration. Planner β€’ Day, week, kanbann and month views β€’ Drag & drop tasks β€’ Project lists with mind map β€’ Connect tasks directly to focus sessions β€’ Calendar integration (Apple & Google) QUICK CAPTURE & OCR Never lose an idea. Scan documents, import PDFs, or dictate notes. Convert any capture into an actionable task in seconds. Capture β€’ Save ideas, notes, links and documents instantly β€’ OCR scan and PDF import β€’ Convert any idea into a task in seconds Insights β€’ Track focus time, streaks and progress β€’ See when you work best β€’ Visual stats by project and time PRIVATE AI COACH Improve your habits with our on-device AI. It analyzes your sessions locally to give you personalized tips without ever compromising your privacy. AI Coach β€’ Personalized suggestions based on your sessions β€’ Works offline with on-device intelligence β€’ Helps you improve consistency and focus Unlike traditional productivity apps, WAIT is designed as a system β€” not just a tool. It connects your focus time, your tasks and your ideas into one continuous workflow. ALL YOUR DEVICES, ONE SYSTEM Experience seamless productivity across: iPhone & iPad: Widgets and Live Activities. Mac: Global shortcuts for your workflow. Apple Watch: Full standalone app with complications. Apple Vision Pro: Immersive focus environment. Apple TV: Ambient focus mode for your office. Start focusing better today. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Focus in Time

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Focus in Time is a focus timer for people who want to spend their attention on things that matter β€” and see, week after week, where it actually went. Built natively for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Everything syncs through your own iCloud account in real time. There is no Bemo Labs server, no user account, no advertising, and no third-party SDK in the app. FOCUS THE WAY YOU WORK β€’ Classic focus / short break / long break cycles, with customisable durations β€’ "Single focus" mode that disables breaks for short, deep blocks β€’ Run timers from your wrist with the full Apple Watch app β€’ Smart notifications when a session ends β€” silent on Do Not Disturb CATEGORIES THAT MATCH YOUR LIFE Create a separate category for each thing you focus on β€” Reading, Workout, Language, Deep Work, anything. Each category has its own focus and break durations, colour and icon. The Timer shows the current category at a glance; the Watch app lets you switch between them in two taps. WEEKLY PLAN Lay out your week on a clean grid. Drop in recurring focus blocks for each day and category. The app sends you a gentle reminder when a planned block is about to start, so you don't have to keep the schedule in your head. DETAILED STATISTICS β€’ Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views β€’ Total focus time, daily average, current streak β€’ Twelve-month trend chart with horizontal scroll β€’ Heatmap of your last few months at a glance β€’ Per-category breakdown with a donut chart β€’ Hour-of-day and day-of-week distributions β€’ Schedule compliance β€” how much of your planned focus you actually did β€’ Comparison with the previous period GOALS Set a daily and a monthly focus target. The app tracks your progress against both, with clear visual progress bars right inside the Statistics screen. PDF REPORT EXPORT One tap exports a clean, print-ready PDF of your stats for any period β€” for journaling, for a coach, or just for your own records. APPLE WATCH, INDEPENDENT The Watch app is fully independent. Start a session straight from your wrist; the timer keeps running even with the phone on the other side of the room, thanks to extended runtime sessions. There's a watch face complication, too. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything you create β€” categories, plans, completed sessions, goals β€” is stored on your device and synced through Apple's CloudKit to your own iCloud private database. We don't run a server. We can't read your timer history. There is no analytics SDK in the app, no advertising network, no third-party tracker. Delete the app and the local copy is gone; delete the iCloud copy in Settings β†’ iCloud and that's gone too. 22 LANGUAGES OUT OF THE BOX English, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain & Latin America), Thai, and Vietnamese β€” all included. Switch the language inside the app at any time without restarting. Focus in Time is made by Bemo Labs, an independent studio based in Istanbul. We don't have a backend, we don't have your data, and we'd love to hear from you: hello@bemolabs.com

Screenshots

Wait2 screens
Focus in Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus in Time at none against Wait's 3. Wait's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Wait sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Focus in Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Wait versus Focus in Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaitFocus in Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS15.5 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size102 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiulio FontanaOnder Genc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wait

Subscriptions2
  • Pro+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro+ annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

Focus in Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wait free?
Wait is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus in Time free?
Focus in Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wait or Focus in Time have ads?
Neither Wait nor Focus in Time shows ads.

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