Comparison

Stow Timer | Focus Timer vs NextCheck

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

Head to head
About

Stow Timer | Focus Timer

Features
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⏺ StowTimer is a focus timer designed for minds that deal with hyperfocus and impulses. You lose track of time when you're in the zone. You can't focus when you tell yourself to focus. Intrusive thoughts won't stop popping up. Hours pass before you even notice—— Instead of blaming how your brain works, StowTimer supports you with the right systems. ■ Impulse Notes Save "I need to do that later" thoughts with one tap while you're in the zone. Jot it down, feel at ease, and get right back to work. You can also add them straight to your task timer. ■ Two Timer Modes ・Single Timer: When you want to focus on one thing ・Task Timer: When you want to work through a to-do list in order ■ Hyperfocus Prevention ・Session limit notifications ・Away reminders for long work sessions ・Confirmation dialog when stopping (auto-shown after 5 min) ■ Gentle Break Care During breaks after a session, gentle prompts like "Take a sip of water" or "Roll your shoulders" help you reset. ■ Pomodoro Support Automatically manages focus → break → focus cycles. Auto-start after break is also available. ■ Ambient BGM 4 types: White / Pink / Brown / Stream. Helps you stay in the zone. ■ 5 Themes Midnight / Daylight / Serenity / Romantic / Dream Switch to match your mood. ■ Stow Pro ・Unlimited Impulse Notes ・Weekly & monthly logs with pattern analysis ・Extra color themes (Serenity / Romantic / Dream) ・Extra BGM (coming soon) ・Extra alarm sounds ・Custom time presets ・Live Activity (coming soon) Monthly: $3.99/mo (first month free) Lifetime: $14.99 (one-time purchase) Just 5 minutes is enough. The hardest part is starting. ------------------------ Terms of Use(EULA):https://www.notion.so/35bf3b66d14e8197add7e6267a0114dd Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/35bf3b66d14e8178ba7bf364865dcd94

About

NextCheck

Features
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A quick glance at your iPhone is all it takes. NextCheck brings your next event, what's left today, and your current meeting together on a single dashboard clock. No more switching apps to open your calendar or juggling widgets — just a big clock and the information that actually matters, in one dense, glanceable screen. ■ Everything at a glance - Large real-time clock with date - Countdown to your next event - Ongoing event with time remaining - Today's schedule on a vertical timeline with a live "now" line - Month calendar and week strip for the big picture ■ Edit right here - Shows your existing iOS calendars (iCloud / Google / Exchange, and more) - Create, edit, and delete events — changes sync back to the system calendar - Long-press an event to preview its full title and notes instantly ■ Notifications & badge - Get notified N minutes before your next event - End-of-event alarm (a bold center banner in the foreground, a notification in the background) - App icon badge shows your remaining events today (configurable) ■ Make it yours - 24/12-hour time, seconds, week start day, light/dark themes - Adjustable clock fonts and timeline density - On iPad, a spacious two-column layout for info and timeline ■ Privacy first - Your event data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. We never collect or transmit it. - No ads, no tracking, no account required ■ Completely free - No subscriptions, no in-app purchases —————— * AI Comment (experimental) is available only on Apple Intelligence–capable devices. Generated content is for reference. * Weather display is planned for a future update.

Screenshots

Stow Timer | Focus Timer4 screens
NextCheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NextCheck at none against Stow Timer | Focus Timer's 2. NextCheck also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support 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. Stow Timer | Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. NextCheck asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Stow Timer | Focus Timer versus NextCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStow Timer | Focus TimerNextCheck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREINA KIMURATomoyuki Arai

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stow Timer | Focus Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Stow Timer pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Stow Timer Pro(買切)$9.99
None

NextCheck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stow Timer | Focus Timer free?
Stow Timer | Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextCheck free?
NextCheck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stow Timer | Focus Timer or NextCheck have ads?
Neither Stow Timer | Focus Timer nor NextCheck shows ads.

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