Comparison

Focus Flow:Green Focus vs Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer

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

Head to head
About

Focus Flow:Green Focus

Features
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【Focus Flow】SecCtrl is a minimalist Pomodoro timer designed to help you stay focused during deep work sessions. Built with a privacy-first approach and an iOS-inspired design system, it provides a clean, distraction-free environment for managing your time. Pomodoro Timer Start focused work sessions using the Pomodoro technique. The timer offers a straightforward interface that lets you begin, pause, and complete intervals without unnecessary complexity. Ambient Sounds Play background sounds while you work. Ambient audio can help mask environmental noise and maintain concentration during focus sessions. Deep Work Statistics Review your completed focus sessions through built-in statistics. Track how much deep work time you accumulate to better understand your productivity patterns over time. Privacy-First Design Your data stays on your device. SecCtrl is built with privacy as a core principle, ensuring your focus habits and usage information remain personal. iOS-Inspired Design System The interface follows a clean, modern aesthetic inspired by iOS design conventions. Visual elements are intentionally minimal, keeping the focus on the timer itself rather than surrounding distractions. SecCtrl aims to do one thing well — help you focus. No account required, no unnecessary features, just a reliable timer with the essentials you need for deep work. Premium Account Pricing and Terms $ 4.99/week* $ 39.99/year* *Prices shown are in U.S. dollars; actual charges may be converted to your local currency. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be provided. Subscriptions can be managed by the user. Turning off auto-renewal may be done by going to your account settings after purchase. Cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ruychao.xyz/miaokong/privacy.html

About

Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer

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Live Timekeeper is a timekeeping app for seeing, communicating, and sharing time. For presentations, conferences, events, workouts, study, work, and more. Large digits, full-screen colors, and progress styles make time clear at a glance. With Bluetooth, share a timer with nearby devices. Control it from one device and keep the same timeline synchronized across multiple iPhones and iPads. Mac full-screen viewing and external displays for iPhone and iPad are supported. Don’t just measure time—show it. And share it across multiple screens. Live Timekeeper works just as well on one device as across several. ―――――――――― ■ Sync timers across devices with Bluetooth Connect nearby devices over Bluetooth. One acts as host, and participants follow its phase, progress, and timeline—not just start and stop commands. It’s useful for presenters and timekeepers, event teams, or several displays showing the same time. Participants can mirror the host’s display or use their own style. If allowed, they can start, pause, reset, or trigger the chime. No internet connection is required for Bluetooth timer synchronization. ―――――――――― ■ Make time visible Live Timekeeper goes beyond numbers, using the full screen to visualize progress. ・Simple single-color display ・Background colors that change by phase ・Full-screen progress within the current phase ・Color-coded progress across the entire timer ・Progress around the edges of the screen ・Circular progress around the timer Choose the style that fits your needs and see progress at a glance. ―――――――――― ■ Mac and external displays Use the full screen on Mac with no borders. Connect an iPhone or iPad to a display and the timer automatically fits its screen. Keep the controls on your device while showing the timer full-screen on a monitor or projector. Ideal for presentations, events, and venue operations. ―――――――――― ■ Keep the timer visible in other apps and on the Lock Screen Picture in Picture keeps the timer visible while you use other apps. Live Activities show it on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. From supported views, start, pause, or reset the timer without bringing the app to the foreground. ―――――――――― ■ Build timers with multiple phases Divide a timer into multiple phases, for example: “Presentation → Q&A” “Work → Break” “Setup → Session → Wrap-up” Each phase can have its own duration, description, background color, and chime. Countdown and count-up are supported, along with overtime display and repeated or continuous runs. Save your setup as a preset and reuse it anytime. Built-in presets are available for presentations, Pomodoro sessions, workouts, cooking, and event operation. ―――――――――― ■ Customize the display Customize background and text colors, timer and description sizes, fonts, and progress styles. Use Live Timekeeper as a simple timer or a full-screen timekeeper that communicates time through color. ―――――――――― ■ Use chimes to signal timing Use chimes at the start, at phase changes, or at the end. Set them by phase or trigger one manually when timing needs to be communicated with sound. ―――――――――― ■ Share presets Share presets by QR code or the system share menu to reuse them on other devices or send them to someone else. ―――――――――― ■ Great for ・Presentations, conference talks, and thesis defenses ・Lectures, seminars, and workshops ・Event and stage operation ・Meetings and discussions ・Workouts and interval training ・Study and focus sessions ・Cooking and timed workflows ・Timer displays across multiple devices ・Timer displays on external monitors and projectors Live Timekeeper lets you do more than measure time: choose how to show it and share the same timeline across the screens that need it. ―――――――――― Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Flow:Green Focus3 screens
Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Flow:Green Focus at none against Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Focus Flow:Green Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Focus Flow:Green Focus versus Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Flow:Green FocusLive Timekeeper|Visual Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHong Kong Trillion Industrial Technology Group Limitedkentaro hirahara

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus Flow:Green Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Max3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Max$39.991 Year
5 purchases

Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads – Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time4
  • Support S$1.00
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Support M$10.00
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  • Support L$100.00

Questions

Is Focus Flow:Green Focus free?
Focus Flow:Green Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer free?
Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Flow:Green Focus or Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer have ads?
Live Timekeeper|Visual Timer shows ads; Focus Flow:Green Focus does not.

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