Comparison

Mini Focus Timer vs TimePalette

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

Head to head
About

Mini Focus Timer

This minimalist timer uses the Pomodoro technique to help you focus for 25 minutes and then take a 5-minute break. It features a simple interface with a circular dial and a large start button, offering focus, short break, and long break phases. Track your progress with daily, weekly, and monthly charts.

Highlights
  • Minimalist Pomodoro timer
  • Focus, short break, long break phases
  • Circular glass dial interface
  • Home & lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Daily, weekly, monthly focus charts
Features
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Focus 25, rest 5. That's it. MiniFocus is the simplest Pomodoro timer for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch — one glossy glass dial, one big start button, and a gentle ping when the phase ends. • Three phases only — focus, short break, long break • Big circular glass dial in the iOS 26 Liquid Glass tone • Home & lock screen widgets — running timer · today stats · quick start • Apple Watch complications — your remaining time, always one glance away • Universal — iPhone, iPad, and a paired Apple Watch app, all in one • Daily, weekly, monthly focus charts • No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. No IAP. No account, no cloud — everything lives on your device. The point isn't measuring time. It's not drifting away for 25 minutes.

About

TimePalette

Features
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TimePalette is a simple time-tracking app that lets you record and review your daily time with just a tap, whether you are studying, doing chores, working, enjoying hobbies, exercising, or resting. If you want to manage your time but find detailed planning and complex settings hard to keep up with, TimePalette makes it easy to simply record what you are doing now. Tap an item to start tracking, then stop when you are done. Your day is shown as a colorful timeline, so you can naturally look back and see how much time you spent on each activity. ■ What You Can Do with TimePalette ・Easy time tracking with a tap Record chores, study, work, breaks, sleep, hobbies, and other daily activities by tapping items that fit your lifestyle. ・Timers for each item Set timers such as 25 minutes for study and 5 minutes for breaks. A color bar shows the remaining time, making it easy to stay focused. TimePalette also works well as a Pomodoro timer. ・See your day in color View today’s records and untracked time on a timeline. Instead of planned time, you can visualize how you actually spent your day. ・Adjust records later You can add, edit, and delete past records. You can also adjust stop times or start a record from the beginning of an untracked gap. ・Customize items your way Set names, colors, icons, order, goal times, and reminders. Items you no longer use can be hidden from the tracking screen. ・Review with reports Check your time usage by day, calendar, period summary, and trend graphs. For items with goal times, you can also review your progress. ・Track from Apple Watch When it is hard to take out your iPhone, you can start tracking by tapping items on Apple Watch. ・Manage your data Create and restore backups, export CSV files, and save reports as PDF, PNG, or JPEG files. ■ Recommended For ・People who want a simple overview of how they spend each day ・People who want to record study time or work time ・People who want to track chores, childcare, exercise, hobbies, and daily life ・People who prefer reviewing what they actually did over making detailed plans ・People who could not keep using overly detailed time-management apps TimePalette is not an app for managing every minute perfectly. It is an app for making your daily time a little more visible, so you can look back and see what you spent your day on. The app is free to use. A one-time in-app purchase is available to remove ads.

Screenshots

Mini Focus Timer4 screens
TimePalette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mini Focus Timer at none against TimePalette's 1. Mini Focus Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). TimePalette's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. TimePalette sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mini Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Focus Timer ships an update daily, TimePalette every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Mini Focus Timer versus TimePalette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini Focus TimerTimePalette
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLim SangjinKNOWLEDGE UP LLC

In-app purchases

None

Mini Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimePalette

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.49

Questions

Is Mini Focus Timer free?
Mini Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimePalette free?
TimePalette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mini Focus Timer or TimePalette have ads?
TimePalette shows ads; Mini Focus Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Mini Focus Timer or TimePalette?
Mini Focus Timer ships an update daily, and TimePalette every 9 days. Most recently, Mini Focus Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and TimePalette on October 10, 2026.

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