Flowtime vs Regain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flowtime
This app helps you understand your focus by using a full-screen timer. Simply tap when your mind drifts and tap again to re-engage. It provides insights into your truly focused time to help you naturally improve your study habits.
- Full-screen focus timer
- Tap to track focus drift
- Insight into true focus time
- Improve study habits naturally
- Reduce distractions without guilt
- See progress clearly
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Flowtime - Focus Timer Flowtime helps you understand your focus, not fight it. Start a full-screen timer and study as you normally would. When your mind drifts, tap the screen. When you’re ready to re-engage, tap once more. At the end of each session, Flowtime shows you how much time you were truly focused, helping you build awareness and improve naturally over time. No pressure. No rigid rules. Just honest insight into how you study. Perfect for students who want to: • Study with intention • Reduce distractions without guilt • Improve their focus • See their progress clearly Focus is a skill. Flowtime helps you train it.
Regain
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Regain your focus. Get more done in less time. Regain is a beautifully simple Pomodoro timer built for students, deep workers, and anyone whose brain fights back against long study sessions. Work in focused 25-minute sprints, take smart breaks, and watch your productivity climb. WHY REGAIN WORKS - The Pomodoro Technique breaks overwhelming tasks into bite-sized 25-minute sessions your brain can actually commit to. - Short, timed breaks keep you fresh and prevent burnout. - Smart focus sessions adapt to your energy so you push when you can and rest when you need to. BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS - Clean, distraction-free timer — no clutter, no noise - Customizable focus and break lengths - Track your streaks and daily focus time - Gentle notifications that keep you on task - Works for study, deep work, coding, writing, and revision PERFECT FOR - Students grinding through exams and homework - Anyone battling procrastination and deadlines - ADHD minds who need structure to lock in - Remote workers and creatives doing deep work Stop scrolling. Start focusing. Download Regain and take back control of your time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flowtime at every 2 weeks against Regain's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flowtime ships an update every 2 weeks, Regain every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flowtime | Regain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Neil Ramey | OMAR FAHID |
In-app purchases
Flowtime
No in-app purchases
Regain
No in-app purchases





