OverRun vs Study Timer & Focus Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OverRun
This app provides precise timing for fixed-duration tasks. It tracks remaining time, elapsed time, and specifically how much time has gone over the target. Features include two distinct timing modes, customizable cues, session history, and export options.
- Two timing modes (Countdown, End Time)
- Detailed overrun tracking
- Customizable cue system
- Session history and notes
- Export sessions as text or CSV
- Lap markers and auto-save
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**OverRun Timer** is a precision timing app for anyone who must deliver on a fixed duration. Set a target, start your session, and track not only remaining time—but also exact **overrun**, the amount of time past your target. Use it in **Countdown** mode (set a duration) or **End Time** mode (set a specific meeting or recording end time). OverRun keeps running after zero so you always know, clearly and immediately, how far over time you are. OverRun is built to support real timing needs in everyday presentations and production workflows: - Keep talks and speeches within a target length - Run and monitor recording production segments that must fit a specific window - Stay on schedule during meetings, presentations, classes, debates, and similar timed sessions - Review timing patterns over time using saved session history ## Key Features - **Two timing modes** - **Countdown**: set a duration and run backward to zero - **End Time**: set a specific stop time and count down to that moment - **Overrun tracking that matters** - Separate displays for countdown, overrun, and total elapsed - Continue tracking after zero so every second over target is visible - **Cue system for better timing control** - Countdown cues with selectable cue packs, including **Fibonacci** - Overrun cues by every 15s, every 30s, every minute, or Fibonacci - Optional haptic alerts and sounds - **Flexible session support** - Add lap markers during a session - Save sessions manually or with auto-save rules - Set session thresholds and completion requirements for auto-save - **Notes and history** - Optional session notes and per-lap notes - Default note templates - Session history list with detail, edit, and delete options - Export sessions as text or CSV - **Meeting and production friendly** - Clear Start/Pause/Reset controls - Persisted settings and state across launches - Local notifications when countdown reaches zero ## Extra - Optional one-time support purchase to remove support prompts (no subscription) Great for timed speaking, live presentations, talks, classes, debate segments, and production workflows where **“how far over target”** is just as important as hitting the mark.
Study Timer & Focus Planner
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One thing at a time, with a clock on it. Set the length of your focus block, choose what you are working on, and let every completed block count toward it. THE COUNTDOWN A single ring shows the phase you are in and how many blocks remain before your next long break. Start, pause, reset, or skip ahead with one tap. Switch on auto-start and the next phase begins by itself, so a whole cycle runs without you touching the screen. INTERVALS YOU SET Nothing is fixed to the textbook numbers. A focus phase can run anywhere from 1 to 90 minutes, short breaks up to 30, long breaks up to 60, and you decide how many focus blocks come before the long break arrives. Short bursts on restless days, long stretches when the work deserves them. A LIST THAT KEEPS SCORE Write down what you need to get through and estimate how many blocks each item will take. Select one, and every completed phase is tallied against it, so a progress bar fills as you go instead of a vague sense that you were busy. Tick items off when they are done. SEE YOUR HISTORY Totals for today, for the past week, and for all time, plus a seven-day bar chart of focused minutes. Your current run of consecutive days and your best run are tracked day by day, so a skipped afternoon is visible and easy to put right tomorrow. SOUND, ALERTS, AND FEEL A soft tick can run underneath a focus phase to mark that the clock is live, and a chime signals the end of one. Completion notifications reach you even when the app is in the background. Haptic feedback confirms the transitions you care about. Every one of these is a switch you control. FIVE COLOR THEMES Coral, Graphite, Pine, Iris, or Ember. The accent color carries through the ring, the tab bar, and the charts, so the app looks the way you want to look at it for hours. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY Your blocks, your list, and your history are stored on your device. There is no account to create, no feed, and no banners between you and the countdown. Study Timer & Focus Planner requires Premium to run a focus block. Premium opens the complete app: full control over focus, short break and long break lengths and how many blocks come before the long break; the task list with per-item block estimates and progress bars; the statistics screen with today, this week and all-time totals, the seven-day chart of focused minutes and your current and best streak; and all five color themes, Coral, Graphite, Pine, Iris and Ember. Plans: a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of that period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Study Timer & Focus Planner at none against OverRun's 1. OverRun's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. OverRun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Study Timer & Focus Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
OverRun ships an update fortnightly, Study Timer & Focus Planner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OverRun | Study Timer & Focus Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen Zinn | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh |
In-app purchases
OverRun
- Supporter Unlock$3.99
Study Timer & Focus Planner
No in-app purchases
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