Comparison

Focus To vs Safa

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

Head to head
About

Focus To

Enhance your deep work with a beautifully designed Pomodoro timer. Features include customizable sessions, breathing exercises, live widgets, and detailed statistics to build focus habits. Available in multiple languages and across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Breathing exercises
  • Live widgets for Home Screen and Lock Screen
  • Detailed focus statistics and heatmap
  • Multi-language support
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Turn deep work into a daily habit. A beautifully crafted Pomodoro timer with breathing exercises, live widgets, and detailed stats — everything you need to build unbreakable focus, in one app. Available in 39 languages. No subscriptions, ever. POWERFUL FOCUS TIMER Start a session in seconds. Choose from four timer styles — Classic Ring, Dual Ring, Flip Clock, and 7-Segment LED — and make every session feel like yours. Set custom work and break durations, then let the timer guide your flow. BREATHING COACH Reset your mind between sessions. Box Breathing is included free. Unlock four more science-backed techniques with Pro to calm nerves before exams, energize before creative sprints, or wind down after a long day. YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR APP The app speaks your language — 39 of them, from English and Español to 日本語, العربية, हिन्दी and 中文. Choose yours on first launch with no need to change your phone settings, and switch anytime. Right-to-left layouts are fully supported. 13 BEAUTIFUL THEMES Five free themes to get started. Eight Pro themes for those who want their timer to match their mood, setup, or time of day. Every theme is designed to look great on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. LIVE EVERYWHERE Track your session without opening the app. Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, Dynamic Island, and Live Activities keep your timer always one glance away. STATS THAT MOTIVATE See your progress at a glance. Track your streak, review your focus score, explore your heatmap, and journal your reflections — all in one place. Understanding your patterns is the first step to improving them. FOCUS ZONES Tag every session as Work, Study, Creative, Health, Reading, or Other — then see exactly where your hours go with per-zone analytics. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Start, pause, and monitor sessions right from your wrist. Works standalone or synced with your iPhone. Extended runtime keeps your timer running even when your wrist drops. WORKS ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. iCloud sync keeps your stats, settings, and journal entries up to date everywhere. Pick up right where you left off, on any device. SIRI SHORTCUTS Say "Start my focus session" and go. Create custom Siri Shortcuts to launch a specific Focus Zone hands-free. PRO — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER A single, one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. Unlock everything below, plus every future Pro feature. What you get free: • Full Pomodoro timer with the Classic Ring style • 5 themes • Box Breathing • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Dynamic Island and Live Activities • Streaks and core stats • Apple Watch app • iCloud sync • Siri Shortcuts • All 39 languages with in-app language picker What Pro adds: • 8 additional themes • 3 timer styles — Dual Ring, Flip Clock, and 7-Segment LED • 3 duration picker styles — Card, Orbit, and Minimal • Focus Zones with per-zone analytics • 4 advanced breathing techniques • Focus journal • Detailed heatmap and focus score • Every future Pro feature Questions or feedback? Reach out — every message is read. Privacy Policy: https://focustimebreaker.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://focustimebreaker.web.app/terms Support: https://focustimebreaker.web.app/support

About

Safa

Features
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Safa is a beautiful, distraction-free Pomodoro timer built for deep focus — in Arabic and English. Whether you're studying, working, or building a new habit, Safa helps you stay on task with structured focus sessions, smart breaks, and a calm interface that gets out of your way. FREE & SAFA PRO Safa is free to download and includes the Pomodoro timer, all 5 timer styles, Live Activity & HealthKit sync, and full styling. Safa Pro unlocks advanced features marked below with "— Pro". STAY FOCUSED, EFFORTLESSLY Set a session and let Safa handle the rest. Choose from 5 timer styles — fill, drain, disc, glass, or time-only — and customize everything to match how you work. - Pomodoro technique built-in: 25-min sessions, short and long breaks - Auto-start breaks and focus rounds for uninterrupted flow - Custom session labels and tags — Pro - Commitment Mode: locks you in once you start — Pro LIVE ACTIVITY Your countdown lives on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — always visible, no unlocking needed. - Live Activity with real-time countdown - Dynamic Island support BLOCK DISTRACTIONS — Pro When it's focus time, Safa locks you out of distracting apps using Apple Screen Time — no willpower required. - Built-in app blocker powered by Screen Time — Pro - Choose exactly which apps to block per session — Pro TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Session stats with charts — Pro - 10+ achievement badges — Pro - HealthKit integration: earn Mindful Minutes with each session BUILT FOR ARABIC SPEAKERS Safa is designed from the ground up for Arabic — complete Arabic interface, right-to-left layouts, and Arabic-Indic numerals on the timer. Switch languages anytime in Settings. BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN 7 accent color palettes, 8 background presets, full dark mode. PRIVACY FIRST All data lives on your device or in your own iCloud. No accounts, no logins, no ads. SAFA PRO SUBSCRIPTION Safa Pro: $4.99/month or $49.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sunny-otter-c7dc52.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://sunny-otter-c7dc52.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

Focus To4 screens
Safa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Focus To at 4 against Safa's 2. Focus To also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Focus To sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Safa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus To versus Safa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ToSafa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMd Khaled Hasan MannaKhalid Hadadi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus To

One-time1
  • Focus DNA Pro$5.99
2 purchases

Safa

Subscriptions2
  • Safa Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Safa Pro7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus To free?
Focus To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Safa free?
Safa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus To or Safa have ads?
Neither Focus To nor Safa shows ads.

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