Comparison

Stow Timer | Focus Timer vs Nextune

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

Nextune

Organize and practice your musical tunes with confidence. Categorize songs by readiness, instrument, and style to identify what to play next. Focus on your repertoire without distractions.

Highlights
  • Organize tunes by confidence level
  • Categorize by instrument, style, composer
  • Identify gig-ready songs
  • Track tunes worth exploring
  • Customizable practice periods
  • Focused, distraction-free interface
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**Practice with purpose. Keep your repertoire alive.** Nextune is a simple repertoire companion for musicians who want to know what to practice today—and why. Keep your tunes organized by confidence level, instrument, style, composer, and more. Nextune helps you see which tunes are ready for the stage, which ones could use some attention, and which ones you're eager to explore. **A List — Gig-ready tunes** A List is for tunes you're confident enough to call at a gig—and have practiced recently enough to be ready when they're called. **B List — Tunes worth exploring** B List is for tunes that are a little less certain. Maybe you've never performed them in public but are eager to try, or maybe you've played them before and they could use some revisiting. They're especially useful when the pressure is lower, such as a private session or jam. **Your repertoire, your way** Set your own confidence levels and practice periods. Organize tunes by instrument, composer, or style. Nextune doesn't tell you what you should practice—it helps you see what's worth playing today. **Simple and focused** No social feed. No followers. No likes. No complicated practice system. Just your tunes, your progress, and a clearer idea of what to play next. **Nextune Pro** Upgrade to Nextune Pro to remove ads and unlock data backup and restore. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stow Timer | Focus Timer4 screens
Nextune1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stow Timer | Focus Timer at none against Nextune's shown. Stow Timer | Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and Nextune sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stow Timer | Focus Timer ships an update daily, Nextune weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Stow Timer | Focus Timer versus Nextune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStow Timer | Focus TimerNextune
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.4 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREINA KIMURATsuyoshi Niwa

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
2 purchases

Nextune

Subscriptions1
  • Nextune Pro$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nextune Pro Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Stow Timer | Focus Timer free?
Stow Timer | Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nextune free?
Nextune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stow Timer | Focus Timer or Nextune have ads?
Nextune shows ads; Stow Timer | Focus Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Stow Timer | Focus Timer or Nextune?
Stow Timer | Focus Timer ships an update daily, and Nextune weekly. Most recently, Stow Timer | Focus Timer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Nextune on November 6, 2026.

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