Work Timer vs NotchBook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Work Timer
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Work Timer is a beautifully crafted productivity timer designed to help students, professionals, and creatives get more done in less time. Whether you're studying for exams, coding, writing, meditating, or tackling a big project, Work Timer keeps you in the zone with proven focus techniques and a clean, distraction-free design. THREE TIMER MODES Pomodoro. Work in focused sprints with short and long breaks. The world's most popular productivity technique, fully customizable. Countdown. Set any duration (hours, minutes, seconds) for one-shot focus sessions, meditation, or deep work blocks. Count up. Track elapsed time for open-ended sessions or any activity you want to time. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND See your timer live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. No need to unlock your phone. Your timer is always visible. 34 STUNNING THEMES 31 live themes with motion backgrounds โ aurora, embers, snow, rain, stars, petals, bokeh โ plus 6 cinematic photo themes with a slow, quiet drift. A premium split-flap flip clock with a real fold animation. Preview any theme live before you apply it. On the Mac, Ghost, Shadow and Dev float bare digits over your desktop, always on top. FOCUS SOUNDS Choose from a curated library of focus and completion sounds to block distractions and stay productive. CUSTOM SCHEDULES Build automated work sessions tailored to your workflow. Chain focus blocks, breaks, and timers on autopilot. Perfect for study sessions or long work days. ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS Track your daily, weekly, and monthly time across all three timer modes (Pomodoro, Countdown, and Count up). See your streaks, session counts, average duration, and productivity patterns. Filter by Today, Yesterday, Week, Month, All Time, or Custom date range. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Mode-aware notifications keep you informed. Customize sound, haptic feedback, and enable a 5-minute warning before your timer ends. ZERO DISTRACTIONS Clean, distraction-free interface. No clutter. Just you and your work. SCREEN STAYS ON The screen stays on while your timer runs. No interruptions, no accidental locks. PERFECT FOR - Students studying for exams - Remote workers and freelancers - Developers and designers - Writers and creatives - Anyone who wants to stop procrastinating FREE, WITH 3 DAYS OF PRO Every new install gets 3 days of Work Timer Pro โ every theme, unlimited schedules and full analytics โ no card needed. Afterwards the free tier keeps 5 themes, 2 schedules and 7-day stats, supported by occasional ads delivered through Google AdMob. WORK TIMER PRO Unlock all 34 themes, unlimited custom schedules, full analytics and no ads. Choose monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase. Monthly and yearly plans start with a 3-day free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and can be managed in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://worktimer.io/privacy THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE Work 25 minutes, short break 5 minutes, repeat 4 times, long break 15 minutes. Proven by millions worldwide to fight procrastination and boost deep focus. Download Work Timer now and start your most productive day yet.
NotchBook
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Habits, tasks, timers and a journal โ in one calm app. Most days need the same four things: something to keep up, something to get done, something to focus on, and a line about how it went. NotchBook puts all four behind one tab bar, instead of four separate apps and four separate places to forget about. No feed. No ads. No streaks shouting at you. HABITS โ two taps in the morning Tick it, or tap plus until you hit the target. Meditation is done or not done. Reading is five pages of ten, and the bar fills as you go. - Simple habits you tick off, and counted habits with a target - Run every day, or only on the days that make sense - A week strip showing what was due and what you did - Streaks that keep count quietly โ miss a day and you pick it back up - Step back through the week to fill in yesterday - Archive habits you're finished with, and keep the history TASKS โ a list for the things that only happen once Groceries, errands, the thing you promised on Tuesday. They live on their own lists, right next to the habits. - Separate lists โ Inbox, Errands, Grocery List โ a tap apart - New things land in the Inbox until you file them - Tasks group themselves by when they're due - A date only when something needs one; everything else sits under "No date" - Completed tasks fold away behind a single line TIMERS โ four ready to go, before you've decided what focus means Most timer apps hand you an empty screen and a form. NotchBook hands you four that already work, and they become yours the moment you tap one. - Pomodoro โ 25 minutes focus, 5 minute break, four rounds - Meditate โ one quiet stretch, with nothing after it - HIIT โ 20 seconds on, 10 off, eight rounds, work and rest as separate phases - Quick timer โ a plain five minute countdown - Rename and retune any of them, or build your own from scratch JOURNAL โ write down how today went. A line is enough. Most journals fail because they ask for too much. This one asks for a sentence and treats everything else as optional. - The date, the mood and the tags are all optional - Add mood and tags and your entries become searchable later - Backdate freely โ write Tuesday's entry on Thursday - Nothing is shared, published or shown to anyone Mark the day, then get on with it. Privacy Policy: https://notchbook.app/privacy-policy Terms (EULA): https://notchbook.app/eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NotchBook at none against Work Timer's shown. NotchBook also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Work Timer ships an update every 2 months, NotchBook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Work Timer | NotchBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yassine kamal | BUTTERFLYRAY LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Work Timer
No in-app purchases
NotchBook
No in-app purchases









