Comparison

TILT vs Focus & Study Timer

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

Head to head
About

TILT

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Focus isn't built through massive effort. It comes from consistently doing the smallest, easiest thing. TILT TO FOCUS. Three gestures. Zero taps. A focus timer that gets out of your way. The simple, satisfying alternative to gravity timers. Built for minimalists, students, and anyone who wants a timer that just works. HOW IT WORKS The split-screen design shows an adjustable focus timer and break timer. Tilt left to start a focus session. Rotate your phone 180° to switch between focus and break modes. Shake to reset. INTELLIGENT APP BLOCKER Enable App Blocker to restrict access to distracting apps during focus sessions. Choose which apps get blocked: social media, games, whatever pulls you away. When you switch to break mode, the apps unblock automatically. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS A calendar view shows your session history so you can see your momentum build day by day. Track total focus time, longest sessions, completion rates, and more. Dive deeper with Insights to discover your best focus times, patterns by day of week, and detailed session history. CUSTOMIZE WITHOUT OVERWHELM Choose from a selection of carefully curated palettes. Toggle haptics, sounds, and screen dimming. Swap tilt direction. Keep your screen on during sessions. Make it yours, without the complexity. PRIVACY-FIRST No accounts. No cloud sync. No ads. No data collection. Everything lives on your device and nowhere else. ACCESSIBILITY High contrast design, Reduce Motion support, and VoiceOver compatibility. FREE TO USE. PRO TO UNLOCK. Tilt works out of the box with 25-minute focus and 5-minute break sessions, today's calendar view, dim display, and basic color themes. Unlock everything with a 3-day free trial: Adjustable timer durations Full calendar history Deeper insights and analytics App Blocker All color themes Simple, straightforward pricing. After your trial: Monthly: $1.99/month Annual: $9.99/year Lifetime access: $14.99 (one-time) DESIGNED FOR People allergic to setup friction. Minimalists tired of feature bloat. Busy people who value simplicity. Anyone who wants a timer that just works. Three gestures. Zero taps. Try Tilt free for 3 days. Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/coderoyd/c78fad6a09378ad0b7080ad446a0f75b/raw/6ca2228c8eb3b68ba1299eed01af04736d11a7a2/tilt-privacy-policy.md Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Focus & Study Timer

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Silence the noise. Enter Hunter Mode. Escape doomscrolling, digital fatigue, and constant mental noise. Bagheera Focus transforms daily productivity into an immersive, silent stalking path inside a beautifully designed, cinematic cyber-jungle. Designed for developers, designers, students, and focus-driven professionals, Bagheera merges high-fidelity ambient soundscapes, structured task planning, and lock-screen Live Activities into a gorgeous, ultra-dark Obsidian interface. Whether you are studying for finals, coding a flagship system, or managing ADHD cognitive load, Bagheera gives you the tools to stalk your goals and complete your daily hunts in complete peace. --- THE SILENT HUNTER CONCEPT Traditional timers are boring and add anxiety. Bagheera gamifies your day: • Your tasks are HUNTS. • Your daily schedules are HUNTING PATHS. • Your sessions are silent focus stalks. By conceptualizing productivity as a silent hunt, your brain enters flow state naturally, turning deep focus into a satisfying game. IMMERSIVE HUNTER MODE TIMER • Cinematic UI: Lock your attention with a gorgeous, neon-blue fluid timer ring and ambient animations that sync with your breathing. • Flexible Formats: Choose classic Pomodoro intervals, custom deep-work blocks, or open stopwatch tracking. • Pure Focus: No ads, no popups, no cognitive noise. Just you and the task. DYNAMIC ISLAND FOCUS STALKER (LIVE ACTIVITIES) • Lock Screen Tracking: Watch your active focus timer tick down directly on your iOS Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Active widgets: Access elegant Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that display your daily statistics and active hunter progress at a glance. • Persistent loop: Never lose track of your time—even when switching apps. DAILY PLANNER & HUNTS • Intuitive hunt logs: Organize your day as a list of targeted hunts. • Recurrence locks: Easily schedule "Daily Hunts" (recurring tasks) that automatically renew to build lasting habits. • Context-Safe Editing: Lock and control task recurrence rules mid-session to protect your database history. LUMINESCENT BACKGROUND SOUNDSCAPES • Mask Distractions: Play premium, looping spatial audio soundtracks that mask environment noise and activate flow-state brainwaves. • Ambient Presets: Choose from immersive soundscapes like Deep Forest, Calm Zen, Warm Rain, or Lo-Fi Studio. • Background audio: Seamless background playback integration—your focus sound never cuts out, even with locked screens. OBSIDIAN ANALYTICS & VELOCITY • Sleek tracking: View your focus stats in gorgeous, glowing interactive charts. • Completed hunts: Review historical progress with comprehensive habit heatmaps. • Streak tracking: Celebrate consistency and build focus velocity by keeping your hunting streak alive. --- 100% PRIVATE. OFFLINE FIRST. Your data belongs exclusively to you. All your hunts, timer histories, and preferences reside securely inside your local device database (Isar). Bagheera does not track, collect, or store your personal information on external servers. Silence the cognitive clutter. Stalk your target. Execute your hunt. Download Bagheera Focus today and enter your deep work flow.

Screenshots

TILT4 screens
Focus & Study Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus & Study Timer at none against TILT's 5. TILT's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. TILT sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Focus & Study Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TILT ships an update every 2 weeks, Focus & Study Timer every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TILT versus Focus & Study Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTILTFocus & Study Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVE ROYD SANTIAGODivyesh Patel

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TILT

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Quarterly Access7 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
None

Focus & Study Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TILT free?
TILT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus & Study Timer free?
Focus & Study Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TILT or Focus & Study Timer have ads?
Neither TILT nor Focus & Study Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TILT or Focus & Study Timer?
TILT ships an update every 2 weeks, and Focus & Study Timer every 5 weeks. Most recently, TILT was updated on October 7, 2026 and Focus & Study Timer on October 7, 2026.

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