Only Focus vs Metal Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Only Focus
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Only Focus is a beautifully crafted Pomodoro timer for students, creators, and professionals who want to build a real focus habit. Set a session, silence the noise, and watch your deep work add up โ one 25-minute block at a time. WHAT YOU GET - Pomodoro timer with smart presets (25/5, 50/10, custom) - Focus rooms: study live with friends in real-time and stay accountable - Premium themes: from minimal light to deep cinematic dark - Achievements & XP: turn consistency into progress you can see - Sound mixer: rain, cafรฉ, forest, white noise, and Lo-Fi Beats - Reports & coach insights: weekly trends, streaks, and gentle nudges DESIGNED FOR DEEP WORK Every detail โ typography, haptics, sound design โ is tuned to help you start faster and stay longer. No clutter, no dark patterns, no ads. Just a calm space to do your best work. TRUSTED BY STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS Only Focus is used by students preparing for exams, writers shipping drafts, developers in deep work blocks, and teams who want a shared focus ritual. Stay consistent, support your study routine, and build focus habits that hold up on the hard days too. DOWNLOAD AND BUILD YOUR FOCUS HABIT Download Only Focus today and turn focus into your default mode. Your future self will thank you. โ Premium subscription unlocks all themes, unlimited focus rooms, the full sound library, and advanced reports. Auto-renewing monthly or yearly; cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. See in-app links for Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Terms of Use (EULA): https://mustafabaykal.com/onlyfocus/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://mustafabaykal.com/onlyfocus/privacy/
Metal Recorder
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Record for hours on your iPhone or watch thanks to the app's extremely low memory usage! What makes Metal Recorder different? - Recording files can be saved encrypted on iPhone and Watch. - Uses very low memory and can record for hours. - Recordings are auto-synced between iPhone and Watch. - It can de-noise and transcribe your recordings, distinguishing between the speakers by labeling their speech! - Select your preferred microphone for recording: AirPods, iPhone, Watch, and more. - Set a stop timer for your recording. - Select among the connected microphones: record right from AirPods or the iPhone or watch microphone, and play your watch recordings on your iPhone, as the files are synced. Fast, private voice recorder for your phone and your watch. Capture voice memos, interviews, lectures, and ideas in a single tap, then clean them up and turn them into text with AI. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your recordings stay on your device, not in the cloud. - Turn on Secure Storage to lock your recordings so only you can open them. RECORD ANYWHERE - Record with a single tap on your phone or right from your wrist. - Start a recording straight from your watch face. - Pause and resume any time, and control playback from the lock screen. - Choose how you capture: Voice for clear speech, or Everything for music and the sounds around you to better de-noise the recording. CLEAN UP AND TRANSCRIBE WITH AI - Remove background noise and make voices clearer with a single tap. - Turn any recording into text, with speakers labeled in conversations. - Transcribe in many languages, each in its own writing. KEEP YOUR DEVICES IN SYNC - Your recordings, titles, and transcripts stay in sync between your phone and your watch automatically. PLAYBACK MADE FOR VOICE - Tap anywhere on the waveform to jump straight to that moment. - Skip forward and back, and change the playback speed on your phone. - Make quiet recordings much louder so you never miss a word. STAY ORGANIZED - Rename, search, and share or delete several recordings at once. - Use the app in 40 languages. FREE TRIAL AND PREMIUM - Try the AI features for free. - Premium gives you 30 hours of AI cleanup and transcription every month. - Need more in a busy month? Add extra time with a one-time top-up. HOW TO GET STARTED - Tap the red button to start recording, and tap it again to stop. - Open a recording to play it, rename it, or share it. - Tap Enhance to clean up the audio, or Transcript to turn it into text. The AI cleanup and transcription features need a subscription after the free trial, but never an account or a sign-in. Everything else works without a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://mrecorder.omyzero.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mrecorder.omyzero.com/terms Support: support@omyzero.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Only Focus at 15.1 against Metal Recorder's 18.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Only Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Metal Recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Only Focus | Metal Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MUSTAFA BAYKAL | OMYZERO PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
Only Focus
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Metal Recorder
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$60.001 Year
- 30-Hour Top-Up$10.00
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