Comparison

Focus Island vs Cozy Timer

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

Head to head
About

Focus Island

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Build a beautiful island by focusing in real life. Focus Island is a calm, cozy focus app where every completed session helps your island grow. Trees appear, paths take shape, the cabin slowly comes together, the dock stretches farther into the water, and warm lanterns begin to glow. This is not just a timer. It is a small world that becomes more alive each time you return to it. Focus Island is designed to feel warm, quiet, and rewarding. Less stress. More presence. With Focus Island, you can: - start focus sessions quickly and simply - choose a duration and category for each session - watch your island evolve over time - follow gentle stats for sessions, minutes, and streaks - choose between different island moods and themes - switch between day, dusk, and night in the island view The app is made for people who want: - a calm focus companion - a softer alternative to classic productivity tools - visual rewards instead of pressure - a place that feels good to open, even for a short moment Three focus sessions are included so you can try the experience first. After that, Focus Island Premium unlocks continued sessions and lets your island keep growing. Focus Island does not require an account in the MVP, and your progress is stored locally on your device. A little focus, a little more life. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cozy Timer

Features
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Cozy Timer is a calm focus timer for anyone who wants to spend time with more intention: students, remote workers, readers, makers, parents, planners, and anyone building a daily habit one session at a time. Instead of turning productivity into another dashboard, Cozy Timer gives your focus time a small peaceful place to grow. Choose a character, set a session length, and start focusing. As the timer moves forward, your garden grows with you, turning quiet minutes into visible progress. USE IT FOR REAL LIFE Cozy Timer works well for study sessions, writing time, homework, deep work, admin tasks, creative projects, reading, cleaning, practice routines, and short resets between busy parts of the day. You do not need a complicated system to begin. Pick a session length that fits the moment, start the timer, and let the garden hold the pace while you focus on the task in front of you. FOCUS ON YOUR OWN - Start a solo focus session whenever you want quiet concentration. - Choose a session length that matches your energy and schedule. - Pause and resume a local session when life interrupts. - Receive an optional local notification when your timer finishes. - Review your completed session before starting the next one. FOCUS WITH OTHERS Some days are easier when you are not focusing alone. Cozy Timer includes optional shared rooms so you can work alongside friends or other people who are also trying to stay on task. - Join a public lobby and focus with people in a similar session. - Create a private room and share the room code with friends. - Join a friend's room with a simple code. - See up to five participants together in the garden. - Share an invitation using your device's normal sharing options. STAY GENTLY CONNECTED Shared focus should feel supportive, not distracting. During online sessions, you can send quick emoji reactions, share simple status updates, or encourage another participant with a heart. The goal is a quiet sense of company while everyone keeps working. WATCH YOUR GARDEN GROW Your plants grow as the timer advances, making progress easy to see without checking a long list of numbers. When a session is complete, you can celebrate the moment, save a completion image, and begin again when you are ready. KEEP YOUR PROGRESS LOCAL Cozy Timer stores focus statistics on your device. Photos access is optional and is used only if you choose to save a completed-session image. The app does not read your existing photo library. No name, email address, phone number, contacts, precise location, advertising identifier, or payment information is required. Online rooms use an anonymous account only to synchronize the shared session. Whether you are preparing for exams, working from home, building a reading habit, finishing a creative project, or simply trying to protect a calmer part of your day, Cozy Timer gives your focus time a friendly place to grow.

Screenshots

Focus Island4 screens
Cozy Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cozy Timer at 3 against Focus Island's 1. Cozy Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Focus Island versus Cozy Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus IslandCozy Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick LindborgMikhail Grankin

In-app purchases

None

Focus Island

No in-app purchases

None

Cozy Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Island free?
Focus Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cozy Timer free?
Cozy Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Island or Cozy Timer have ads?
Neither Focus Island nor Cozy Timer shows ads.

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