Comparison

Zonein Timer vs Modus

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

Head to head
About

Zonein Timer

Features
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Zonein is a minimal focus timer that hides time while you work. No stats. No streaks. No gamification. Just a beautiful timer that gets out of your way. How it works: - Set your focus duration and tap Start - Time disappears โ€” you see only "Focus" and a subtle ambient animation - Tap the amber button to briefly peek at remaining time, then it fades back into fog - When focus ends, a gentle sound and haptic notify you - Rest countdown begins automatically - After rest, you're back to the start โ€” ready for another round Features: - Focus & Rest two-phase timer - Time hidden during focus with fog-reveal effect - Organic aurora animation - Customizable focus (5โ€“120 min) and rest (1โ€“60 min) durations - Sound and haptic feedback - Light and dark mode with warm material palette - Background timer with local notifications - Zero data collection, zero accounts, zero internet Zonein is not a productivity tool. It's a ritual.

About

Modus

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There are timers that track your streaks. Timers that score your sessions. Timers that turn focus into a performance. Modus is built on a different belief: that sitting down and starting is the hardest part, and everything after that is just time passing. Set a quiet intention before you begin, if you want one. Not a goal. Not a commitment you'll feel bad about later. Just a single line to point yourself in a direction. Then start the timer and work. Modus has three modes now. Flowtime lets you work until you naturally stop, then takes a break sized to match, no fixed interval telling you when to quit. Pomodoro breaks your time into structured cycles, 25 minutes of focus, a short rest, a longer rest after four. Open Timer lets you set your own duration and go. None of the three modes judges you. There is no right way to use it. Some sessions will be 25 minutes. Some will be three hours. Some will be ten minutes before you realize you need a walk. All of that is fine. When the session ends, it ends quietly. No score. No streak update. No prompt to share your productivity with anyone. Just a record, kept for you, of the work you sat down to do. No streaks. No daily goals. No pressure language anywhere in the app. If you miss a day, or a week, or a month, Modus will be exactly where you left it. Ready when you are. FREE INCLUDES Pomodoro, Open Timer, and Flowtime with full cycle tracking. Optional pre-session intention. Your last seven days of session history, with a calm weekly chart of your focus time. Two themes and two phase sounds to make the environment yours. iCloud sync to keep your sessions across all your devices. MODUS PRO No subscription. Everything, forever. Full session history with a calendar view and statistics. Live Activity on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island, so the timer stays with you without needing to keep the app open. Custom Pomodoro intervals and custom Flowtime ratios for those who work better on different rhythms. All five themes and all five phase sounds. One payment. Nothing changes after that. Everything is kept on your device and synced privately through iCloud. No account required. No data leaves your phone in any other direction. Modus is part of a small suite of calm iOS apps by Off Peak Studio. Solus is for your daily intention. A third app for building habits without pressure is on the way. Modus is for the time in between, the hours you sit down to do the work. Modus is for anyone who has opened a productivity app and felt more anxious leaving it than arriving. For anyone who just needs a timer that starts, runs, and stops, without making it mean something it doesn't. Focus, gently.

Screenshots

Zonein Timer4 screens
Modus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zonein Timer at none against Modus's 2. Modus's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support 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. Modus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Zonein Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Zonein Timer versus Modus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZonein TimerModus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.218.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYU ANCalvin Ng

In-app purchases

None

Zonein Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Modus

One-time2
  • Buy a Coffee$2.99
  • Modus Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Zonein Timer free?
Zonein Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modus free?
Modus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zonein Timer or Modus have ads?
Neither Zonein Timer nor Modus shows ads.

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