Focus Timer vs Vibelist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Timer
This app uses gamification to help users overcome procrastination and screen time addiction. It features a virtual guardian that grows with completed focus sessions and a commitment contract system to ensure accountability during work or study periods.
- Gamified virtual guardian that levels up
- Focus contract system for accountability
- Track session history and habits
- Share progress with Guardian Cards
- Unlock new companions and skins
- Customizable notification intensity
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Focus Timer - Focus Owl Stop scrolling. Start focusing. Focus Owl is the ultimate gamified pomodoro timer and productivity tracker that holds you accountable. If you struggle with ADHD, procrastination, or screen time addiction, Focus Owl is the study timer that actually works — not just by reminding you to focus, but by making you commit. Create a Focus Contract, lock in your task, and let your virtual Guardian watch over you. Every completed work or study session feeds your Guardian. Every distraction? It costs you. YOUR VIRTUAL GUARDIAN Hatch your personal Guardian and watch it grow with every focus session. Earn XP, level up, and unlock new companions like the Focus Owl, Swift Rabbit, and Fierce Dragon. Miss a daily session? Your Guardian loses XP. This isn't just a basic time tracker — it's a commitment to your habits. IRONCLAD FOCUS CONTRACTS Before every session, you sign a contract with yourself: the task and the time. No vague goals. No snoozing. Just you, your task, and a strict countdown. Perfect for deep work, ADHD management, and pomodoro study sessions. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Proud of your high-level Guardian? Share your beautifully designed Guardian Card and focus stats directly to your social media. Show off your productivity streak and earn 3x EXTRA XP for every share! SESSION HISTORY & HABIT TRACKING Every completed and failed contract is logged. See your streaks, track your consistency, and watch your time management skills improve over time through detailed history logs. FOCUS OWL PREMIUM Unlimited Guardian levels — watch your companions evolve without limits Advanced focus statistics with weekly and monthly breakdowns Exclusive Guardian skins — unlock rare appearances Unlimited daily focus contracts Maximum notification intensity for ultimate accountability WHO IS THIS FOR? Focus Owl is built for students, developers, writers, ADHD brains, and anyone who struggles to stay off their phone during deep work. If you've tried other pomodoro apps or focus timers and kept cheating — this is the app that finally makes you stop. Your Guardian is waiting. Will you feed it today? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Vibelist
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Most todo apps show you everything at once — including all the things you can't actually start yet. Vibelist is different: you tell it what depends on what, and it shows you only the tasks that are ready right now. Everything else waits quietly until its turn comes. Chain your tasks. "Book flights" can't happen before "Research destinations." In Vibelist, you link them once — and "Book flights" stays hidden until research is done, then appears by itself, exactly when it becomes possible. No more scrolling past blocked tasks, no more mental filtering. See your work as a map. The graph view lays your projects out as flowing chains: what's active now, what's coming next, and how it all connects. Pinch, pan, and tap a task to edit it. Completed work drifts into the past, where every project keeps a clean, chronological record — read it top to bottom, left to right, and you can replay exactly how you got here. Plan your day with intent. Flag the tasks you want to tackle today. As you complete work, follow-up tasks that become ready take their place automatically — your plan advances itself. Projects with personality. Group tasks into projects, give each its own color, reorder and rename them freely. Colors adapt to light and dark mode so everything stays readable. Your data stays yours. Automatic iCloud backup and sync across your devices — no account, no login, no tracking. Export your entire list as readable JSON anytime, and import it back whenever you want. Widgets keep your ready tasks on your home screen. Vibelist is for anyone whose work comes in steps: students, parents, entrepreneurs, people with ADHD — anyone who's ever written "(after X is done)" next to a todo. Stop managing your list. Just do what's up now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vibelist at none against Focus Timer's 3. Focus Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Vibelist asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Focus Timer | Vibelist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MERT CATIROGLU | Christina Pflanz |
In-app purchases
Focus Timer
- Focus Owl Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Focus Owl Pro Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Focus Owl Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
Vibelist
No in-app purchases









