Comparison

Zonein Timer vs FocusPiece

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — 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 — ready for another round Features: - Focus & Rest two-phase timer - Time hidden during focus with fog-reveal effect - Organic aurora animation - Customizable focus (5–120 min) and rest (1–60 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

FocusPiece

Features
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FocusPiece – Where Focus Becomes Art Concentration has become rare. FocusPiece makes it visible. Set the timer, put your phone down and sink into your work. While you stay focused, a hidden masterpiece emerges from the mist, piece by piece. At the end of every session you hold a fully revealed work of art that you have earned. No points. No aggressive streaks. No guilt. Just a calm, beautiful space for deep concentration. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your time: 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes of undisturbed focus. • Stay in the picture: as long as you remain in the app, the hidden painting sharpens with every minute. Leave, and the reveal gently pauses. • Collect masterpieces: every completed session unlocks a work and places it in your personal gallery. A GALLERY YOU EARN Your collection does not fill up by chance, but through real concentration. Every unlocked work carries the date, the length of your session and the story behind the original. Browse van Gogh's "Almond Blossom", Hokusai's "Great Wave", Monet's "Sunrise", Friedrich's "Wanderer" and many more classics of art history: public-domain masterpieces, curated for quiet moments. ON YOUR WRIST AS WELL With Apple Watch you start, pause and follow a session without reaching for your iPhone. On the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island your progress stays in view. DELIBERATELY MINIMAL FocusPiece was designed around a single principle: nothing that distracts. Warm paper white, a calm terracotta accent, clear typography. No loud notifications, no endless statistics, no mechanics designed to hook you. The app steps back so your focus and the art can step forward. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Focus timer with a freely selectable duration • Progressive art reveal in real time, tied to your concentration • Apple Watch: start, pause and follow a session from your wrist • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Personal gallery with every unlocked work • Challenges that unlock further works • One overview in the gallery: focus time collected, rounds and works revealed • Detail views with title, artist, year and collection context • Set a work as your lock screen • Optional ambient sounds, such as rain • Gentle completion chime and subtle haptic feedback • "Soft start" for a calm beginning to every session • Light mode that lets the artworks shine • Works entirely without an account; your data stays on your device WHO IS IT FOR? For everyone who wants to work more deeply: students studying for finals, creatives in flow, developers and writers, anyone who works with the Pomodoro technique, and everyone looking for a more beautiful, quieter alternative to noisy productivity apps. Concentration is a gift you give yourself. FocusPiece turns it into something you can see.

Screenshots

Zonein Timer4 screens
FocusPiece4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zonein Timer at none against FocusPiece's 3. FocusPiece's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. FocusPiece sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Zonein Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Zonein Timer versus FocusPiece: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZonein TimerFocusPiece
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYU ANChristoph Hesse

In-app purchases

None

Zonein Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusPiece

One-time3
  • Impressions$0.99
  • Nocturnes$0.99
  • Dutch Golden Age$0.99

Questions

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

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