Comparison

Faulty Calm Focus vs Own Time

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

Head to head
About

Faulty Calm Focus

Features
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Faulty is the focus app for everyone who finds starting hard. A sloth with glasses sits next to you, keeps the time and is happy about every session โ€“ no pressure, no hustle. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Start the timer: 25 minutes of focus, break, go again. Pomodoro, but relaxed. โ€ข Ambient sounds: rain, forest, brown noise โ€“ you pick the sound, Faulty keeps the time. โ€ข Your meadow grows: with every focus session new sloths move in. 15 residents are waiting. โ€ข Plan: your day with room for focus, habits and appointments in one view. โ€ข Capture: a short reflection after every session goes into your logbook. โ€ข Focus together: co-focus with friends, chat and shared sessions. EXAM MODE (NEW) Add an exam, set your study days per week, go. Faulty shows the countdown, counts your study days and asks after every session how ready you feel. Your answers become your readiness curve โ€“ and you watch yourself getting more confident. STATISTICS Streaks, weekly balance, 13 weeks of activity and, if you want, your health data next to your focus time. All health data stays on your device. THE ESSENTIALS ARE FREE Timer, sounds, meadow, planner, habits, logbook, co-focus and one active exam โ€“ no subscription, no ads. FAULTY PLUS For exam season: any number of exams with readiness curve and matching reminders, all focus sounds, statistics in depth, unlimited habits. As a semester pass for 6 months (one-time, no subscription) or once forever. WHO IT'S FOR Students in exam season, pupils, freelancers, everyone working from home with an open browser tab. For everyone who knows: you just have to start. Faulty is available in German, English, Spanish and Turkish. Your data is stored in the EU. Questions? kontakt@faulty-app.de

About

Own Time

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This is your own time. Your own projects. Your own pace. Your own vision. Own Time is the space where you build what you want to build, grow what you want to grow, and chase what only you can see. Every minute is yours. Every hour is proof. Stack your hours. Steer your ship. This is your time, and you're owning it. Now completely free. Every feature, unlocked for everyone. TRACK YOUR TIME One tap to start. One tap to stop. A timer built for focus, not friction. Every second you invest in your own projects is logged, stacked, and celebrated. No setup, no clutter. Just press play on the work that matters. BUILD THE HABIT Showing up daily is the whole game. Own Time turns your effort into a routine you can see and feel. Watch your streak grow day after day and let momentum do the heavy lifting. Consistency is the real productivity hack, and this is the planner that proves it. MEET SPARKY AND EMBER Two characters. One formula. Sparky brings the fire and gets you started. Ember brings the patience and keeps you going. Action plus patience. Fire plus foundation. That's how anything real gets built, and they're with you every step, with motivation right when you need it most. GOALS AND MILESTONES Set daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals. Hit them and get celebrated. Miss them and get fired up to go again. Every milestone unlocks a new achievement and a new badge to earn. Big vision, broken into wins you can actually reach. YOUR TIME BANK Watch your hours compound over time. Today. This week. This month. All time. Ever. Your own scoreboard. Your own proof. The hours you pour into your craft never disappear. They stack into something undeniable. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Clean stats and simple graphs show exactly where your time goes. Spot your patterns, protect your focus, and double down on what's working. Your data, your dashboard, your story. STAY ON TRACK Gentle push notifications keep your routine alive without nagging. A morning nudge to start strong. An evening reminder to log your work. A heads up when your streak is on the line. You set the pace, and Own Time keeps you honest. WHAT WILL YOU BUILD Your novel. Your startup. Your app. Your album. Your fitness. Your side business. Your craft. Whatever you're building on your own time, Own Time tracks it, stacks it, and celebrates it with you. BUILT FOR BUILDERS Whether you're a solopreneur, a side project hustler, a maker, a creator, or anyone chasing something on their own time, Own Time is built for you. This isn't about the 9 to 5. It's about the hours you choose. The projects nobody assigned you. The vision only you can see. Stack your hours. Steer your ship. Build your streak. Own your time. Own Your Time. On Your Own Time.

Screenshots

Faulty Calm Focus4 screens
Own Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

Faulty Calm Focus and Own Time are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Faulty Calm Focus versus Own Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaulty Calm FocusOwn Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size92 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYakub AdarAnne Clifford

In-app purchases

None

Faulty Calm Focus

No in-app purchases

None

Own Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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