Comparison

Capsla vs keep it simple. Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Capsla

This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications and using a customizable timer. It offers automatic session progression, integration with health and calendar apps, and detailed statistics on your attention span. The timer is accessible across multiple Apple devices and through Siri.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and break lengths
  • Automatic session progression
  • Distracting app blocking
  • Health and Calendar integration
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island timer
  • Apple Watch app
  • Detailed focus statistics
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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With auto-start on, a focus session runs on its own. Capsla blocks the apps you choose, moves from focus to break and back without a tap, and keeps a calm, living scene on screen. In Capsla+, that can be the real Earth from NASA maps. No account, no ads, and Capsla collects nothing. Block distracting apps while you focus: Capsla asks for Screen Time access and lifts the block the moment the phase ends. It's a Pomodoro timer for studying, deep work and anything that needs your full attention. Set your focus length, short and long breaks, and the number of cycles. With auto-start, focus, break and the next focus follow each other until the long break. Focus tagged Meditation, Walk or Sport can be saved to Health, and finished sessions to a calendar of your choice. Capsla only writes there and never reads. The timer is wherever you look: in a Live Activity and the Dynamic Island, on the Lock Screen, on Apple Watch, in widgets, in Control Center and on the Action button. Ask Siri to pause or start, and the answer comes with a card and buttons for the next step. Capsla has its own Apple Watch app: start and pause from your wrist even when your iPhone isn't nearby, feel a tap when a phase ends, and keep the timer on your watch face. Notifications do real work. A quiet heads-up shortly before focus ends, a signal when a phase is over, buttons to start the break or the next focus right from the banner, and an optional reminder to come back after a break. Notifications are Time Sensitive, so they come through Do Not Disturb. Statistics show where your attention went: net focus time by week, month and all time, a chart by day, the hours you focus best, days in a row and time by tag. History starts the day you install Capsla, and the app never fills in numbers it did not record. Export all of it as a CSV file whenever you like. FEATURES β€’ Custom focus and break lengths from 1 to 999 minutes, 1 to 10 cycles β€’ Auto-start: a whole session runs without a tap β€’ Save focus to Health; log sessions to Calendar or schedule them there β€’ Block distracting apps during focus β€’ Add one or five minutes to a running focus β€’ Live Activity, Dynamic Island and a Lock Screen widget with a start button β€’ An Apple Watch app with complications, a Smart Stack card and a Control Center button β€’ Timer and statistics widgets, a Control Center control, the Action button β€’ Siri and Shortcuts: start, pause, resume, skip a break, ask how long you focused today β€’ Tags with icons and colors; a Focus filter can pick the tag for you β€’ Apple Intelligence on device, where available: tag suggestions, similar notes grouped in Statistics, a weekly review β€’ β€œWorking on”: a short note for your focus, shown on the timer, the Lock Screen and Apple Watch, in Statistics and in Calendar β€’ 16 sounds and three vibration patterns, chosen separately for each phase β€’ Six calm free backgrounds, including Night and Sky, which follows the time of day β€’ Dark Mode, VoiceOver, larger text and increased contrast β€’ 17 languages CAPSLA+ A one-time purchase with no subscription, shared with your family: fourteen more backgrounds, including Solar System with the real Earth and Snowfall with Frost, which slowly ices over the timer, more palettes and an accent color, typefaces for the timer, celebration effects and background noise while you focus. BUILT HONESTLY No ads. The core of Capsla, including the timer, the Apple Watch app, app blocking, statistics, tags, widgets and Siri, is free and stays free. Capsla+ adds looks and sound only: nothing that was free moved behind it, and there are no pop-ups asking you to buy. There is no Capsla account. Tags and focus history sync only through your own iCloud; settings stay on your iPhone. Capsla collects nothing: no analytics, no crash reporting of its own, no advertising identifiers. If something breaks, you can attach a crash report to an email yourself.

About

keep it simple. Focus Timer

Features
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keep it simple. is a minimal focus timer built for deep work, studying, and distraction-free productivity. No clutter. No complicated setup. Just start a session and focus. Whether you’re studying, working, or trying to stay off distractions, keep it simple. helps you stay in flow with a clean Pomodoro timer designed to get out of your way. Choose a ready-made focus preset or create your own routine with custom focus sessions, short breaks, long breaks, and cycle lengths. Need something quick? Start a 5, 10, or 20 minute focus timer instantly β€” no setup required. Features β€’ Minimal Pomodoro timer for focus & deep work β€’ Ready-made and custom focus sessions β€’ Quick countdown timers β€’ Focus statistics & session history β€’ Home Screen widgets β€’ Live Activities support β€’ Notifications & break reminders β€’ Clean, distraction-free design Track your focus time, break time, completed sessions, unfinished sessions, and pause count with built-in statistics. Designed to stay out of your way, keep it simple. helps you focus, rest, and repeat.

Screenshots

Capsla4 screens
keep it simple. Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: keep it simple. Focus Timer at none against Capsla's 4. keep it simple. Focus Timer also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Capsla sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. keep it simple. Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Capsla ships an update weekly, keep it simple. Focus Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Capsla versus keep it simple. Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapslakeep it simple. Focus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamiz KichibekovDzmitry Semianovich

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Capsla

One-time4
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Capsla+$9.99
None

keep it simple. Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Capsla free?
Capsla is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is keep it simple. Focus Timer free?
keep it simple. Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Capsla or keep it simple. Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Capsla nor keep it simple. Focus Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Capsla or keep it simple. Focus Timer?
Capsla ships an update weekly, and keep it simple. Focus Timer every 4 days. Most recently, Capsla was updated on November 5, 2026 and keep it simple. Focus Timer on October 31, 2026.

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