Comparison

Focus Timer Desk Clock vs Chronicler

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer Desk Clock

Features
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Focus Timer Desk Clock turns your iPhone into an elegant, minimalist desk clock β€” completely free, zero ads, for all core features. Prop it on your desk: a refined black-screen clock with large digital time. Switch to focus mode anytime β€” tap to start, swipe to adjust brightness, volume, and ambient sound with silky-smooth gestures. ELEGANT DESK CLOCK Turn your phone into a refined, minimalist desk clock. Large digits on a calm black screen. The interface rotates with your phone in any orientation β€” perfect for landscape desk setups. Clock mode and focus timer in one beautifully simple app. FOCUS TIMER & STOPWATCH Set any countdown up to 99 hours. Start at 00:00:00 for stopwatch mode. Tap anywhere to start or pause. Optional periodic haptic reminders during long sessions. Flexible sessions β€” not a rigid pomodoro cycle, but works great for 25-minute blocks too. POMODORO MODE Optional automatic Pomodoro cycling β€” alternate focus and break sessions hands-free while the countdown runs, with a fully customizable break length. Off by default; countdown mode only. DISTRACTION-FREE PROGRESS BAR Swipe with two fingers to flip to a minimal progress bar β€” track time left without digits competing for your attention. Swipe back anytime for the numbers. SILKY-SMOOTH GESTURES Swipe left for brightness. Swipe right for volume. Swipe horizontally to change ambient sound. Gesture-first design keeps the running screen clean and effortless. AMBIENT SOUNDS Built-in ambient sounds for study, deep work, and calm focus. Rain, ocean, cafΓ© murmur, library quiet, binaural beats, white noise, and more. Swipe to switch without leaving the timer. LIFT LOCK Optional Lift Lock encourages phone-down focus. Pick up your phone mid-session and the app helps you put it back down. FOCUS STATISTICS See how much you actually focused. Today's total, session count, and how today compares to your daily average β€” plus average session length and completion rate, free. Premium unlocks the full history: streaks, this week vs last week, best focus hours, and all-time totals. Everything stays on your device β€” no account, no sign-in. ZERO ADS. EVER. No banner ads, no interstitials, no rewarded videos. Nothing interrupts your session. Open the app and you're immediately in the zone β€” pure, clean, distraction-free. Rare in this category. COMPLETELY FREE Every core feature is free: timer, stopwatch, desk clock, ambient sounds, Lift Lock, swipe controls, and your daily focus stats. No signup. No account. No ads. No paywall on what matters. Ultra-minimal. One screen. Open and start. Timer completion uses on-screen alerts and haptics. Optional monthly auto-renewable subscription: unlocks the full premium focus experience β€” premium ambient sounds, animated focus companions, and the complete focus statistics history β€” with new sounds and animations added every month. Subscription name, length, and price are shown in the in-app purchase sheet before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://tranbaphuc99.github.io/WBBDocs/focus-timer/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://tranbaphuc99.github.io/WBBDocs/focus-timer/privacy-policy

About

Chronicler

Features
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Chronicler makes time tracking effortless. Tap a category to start, tap again to stop. It’s that simple. Whether you’re logging work hours, study sessions, workouts, creative projects, daily habits, or focused Pomodoro sessions, Chronicler helps you understand where your time goes without getting in your way. Your day is shown as a clean, visual timeline, making it easy to review every session at a glance. With powerful insights, weekly summaries, category breakdowns, and activity charts, Chronicler turns simple time entries into meaningful patterns. See your totals, spot your most time-consuming activities, and build a clearer picture of your routines over time. For moments when you want extra focus, Chronicler also offers Pomodoro timers, a simple way to structure work and breaks while keeping everything connected to your time tracking. Designed to be fast, intuitive, and beautiful, Chronicler is time tracking that feels natural.

Screenshots

Focus Timer Desk Clock4 screens
Chronicler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Timer Desk Clock at every 6 days against Chronicler's fortnightly. Focus Timer Desk Clock also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Focus Timer Desk Clock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Chronicler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer Desk Clock ships an update every 6 days, Chronicler fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Focus Timer Desk Clock versus Chronicler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Timer Desk ClockChronicler
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS15.2 β€” better26.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size59 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc Tran BaMARIUS LANG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Timer Desk Clock

Subscriptions1
  • One-month subscription package.$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Chronicler

One-time1
  • Unlimited Categories$12.99

Questions

Is Focus Timer Desk Clock free?
Focus Timer Desk Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronicler free?
Chronicler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Timer Desk Clock or Chronicler have ads?
Neither Focus Timer Desk Clock nor Chronicler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer Desk Clock or Chronicler?
Focus Timer Desk Clock ships an update every 6 days, and Chronicler fortnightly. Most recently, Focus Timer Desk Clock was updated on October 7, 2026 and Chronicler on October 7, 2026.

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