Comparison

Uphill vs Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Uphill

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A productivity app that doesn't lie to you. Add tasks. Give each a weight (1–999). Push them up the screen to complete them. Feel the resistance. The heavier the task, the harder the push. No gamification tricks. No motivational lies. No data collected. Just the work. FREE - Up to 10 active tasks - Push-to-complete - drag tasks upward against real resistance - Daily Fresh Start - optional daily reset wipes everything at the hour you choose - Oblique Notifications - 55 absurdist reminders at random times - Memento Mori Widget - home screen and lock screen widgets showing how much of your day is already gone - Configurable haptics - Dark mode only - pure black, terminal green, brutalist design PREMIUM (try free for 14 days) - Unlimited tasks - Variable gravity - push resistance scales with task weight - The Void - type your thoughts, choose how they die (fade, corrupt, burn, scatter, void), tap SCREAM, watch them vanish forever. Nothing is saved. - Focus Mode - start a live focus timer on any task, one at a time, visible on your widget - Rocks Roulette - can't decide? The roulette picks a task and a duration. Accept the chaos. - Cosmic Perspective - zoom from your task list to the edge of the observable universe, in four philosophical moods: Absurdist, Stoic, Nihilist, Cosmic - Dice of Fate - two choices enter, one leaves, no re-rolls - True Sisyphus Mode - mandatory daily reset, locked for 7 days. Type "I ACCEPT THE VOID" to begin. - Uphill Buddy - anonymous accountability. Pair with one person, see only completion counts. No names, no chat. - 10 absurdist badges to earn - The Ledger - every rock pushed, total weight, days active, focus hours - Streak counter with milestones - Task templates - built-in and custom - Recurring daily and weekly tasks - Due dates, notes, and task editing - Pin up to 3 priority tasks - Weekly report notification - Notification frequency and time-window control - 5 accent colour themes - Adjustable film grain PRICING - Monthly - $0.99/month - Quarterly - $1.99/quarter - Yearly - $4.99/year (best value) - Lifetime - $9.99 one-time, forever - Every subscription includes a 14-day free trial PRIVACY Zero data collected. No analytics. No tracking. No telemetry. No third-party services. Your tasks stay on your device. Period. "One must imagine Sisyphus productive."

About

Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker

This app offers a minimalist approach to time management, featuring focus timers, Pomodoro sessions, and detailed productivity reports. It helps users stay focused on tasks like studying and work by tracking time spent on projects and breaks, all without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Standard focus timer
  • Flow Sessions
  • Classic Pomodoro timer
  • Custom Pomodoro intervals
  • Projects and categories
  • Productivity insights
  • TXT and Excel export
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Focus, your way. Flowtime is a flexible, friction-free focus timer and time tracker designed around a simple idea: starting should be easy, and your timer should adapt to how you focus. Start with one tap. Choose how you want to focus. Stay aware of passing time without constantly watching the clock. When you’re done, see where your time went and celebrate the milestones along the way. FOCUS WITHOUT RIGID RULES Not every task fits into a 25-minute timer. Use a simple timer, Pomodoro, Flowmodoro, or your own custom setup. Flowtime gives you structure when you want it without forcing every focus session into the same routine. STAY AWARE OF TIME Deep in a task and suddenly an hour has passed? Gentle reminders help you notice passing time without automatically ending your session. They’re useful for deep work, long creative sessions, hyperfocus, and time blindness. REDUCE DISTRACTIONS App Shielding helps keep distracting apps out of reach while you focus. When you deliberately choose to open one, Flowtime adds a moment of friction before you continue. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES Your sessions become a record of how you spend your focus time. Explore your history, filter your statistics, organise sessions into projects, and discover your own patterns. CELEBRATE YOUR PROGRESS Unlock achievements as you use Flowtime and reach new focus milestones. Achievements are designed to celebrate progress without turning focus into a streak you have to maintain. Share the achievements you’re proud of, or simply keep them for yourself. BUILT FOR LESS FRICTION • One-tap focus timer • Pomodoro and Flowmodoro • Custom timer setups • Time-awareness reminders • App Shielding • Projects • Session history • Focus statistics and filters • Shareable achievements • Light and dark themes • Custom accent colours USE IT YOUR WAY Flowtime can be a work timer, study timer, deep-work companion, time tracker, Pomodoro alternative, or simply a way to make passing time easier to notice. Its time-awareness tools can also be useful for experiences such as hyperfocus and ADHD time blindness, without defining how or why you use the app. No account. No complicated productivity system between you and what you want to do. Open Flowtime. Start. Focus your way. Terms of Use (EULA) Flowtime uses Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Uphill4 screens
Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker at weekly against Uphill's every 5 months. Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Uphill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uphill ships an update every 5 months, Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Uphill versus Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUphillFlowtime° Focus & Time Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSanyam RastogiAva Thalheim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Uphill

One-time1
  • The Sisyphean Experience$9.99
3 purchases

Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Flowtime Monthly Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Flowtime Yearly Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flowtime Founders Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Uphill free?
Uphill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker free?
Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Uphill or Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker have ads?
Neither Uphill nor Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uphill or Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker?
Uphill ships an update every 5 months, and Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker weekly. Most recently, Uphill was updated on October 15, 2026 and Flowtime° Focus & Time Tracker on October 10, 2026.

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