Comparison

FLIP vs Focus & Study Timer

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

Head to head
About

FLIP

This app helps overcome procrastination by using a 2-minute rule to initiate tasks. It features a simple, single-screen interface with haptic feedback and lock-screen visibility to encourage deep work and short breaks.

Highlights
  • 2-minute kickoff timer
  • Flip phone for deep work
  • Sideways phone for breaks
  • Single-screen interface
  • Haptic feedback
  • Lock-screen and Live Activity
  • 100% on-device privacy
Features
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The hardest part of any task is starting. The 2-minute rule says: just commit to two minutes — then decide whether to keep going. Most of the time, once you've started, you'll keep working far longer. FLIP is a single-screen timer built around that idea. —————————————— HOW IT WORKS • Tap once to start a 2-minute kickoff timer. • When 2 minutes are up, flip your phone face-down to commit to a 20-minute deep-work block. • When deep work ends, turn your phone sideways to take a 5-minute break. • Hold anywhere to cancel — a segmented bar fills with synchronized haptics so the gesture is unmistakable. That's it. No accounts, no settings, no menus. —————————————— DESIGNED FOR FOCUS • Single-screen interface with a retro-digital typeface and edge-to-edge color fill that grows with the timer • Haptic feedback on every state change so you don't have to look at the screen • Lock-screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity — keep the countdown visible without unlocking your phone • A short chime when each phase ends so you can put the phone down and focus —————————————— PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device. No accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, no servers. • No data collection. The privacy policy fits on one page. —————————————— WHO IT'S FOR • People who reach for their phone instead of starting a task • Knowledge workers running Pomodoro-like sessions • Students looking for a low-friction focus timer • Anyone who wants the smallest possible app between them and beginning a task Beat procrastination by promising yourself two minutes. Then flip the phone.

About

Focus & Study Timer

Features
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Silence the noise. Enter Hunter Mode. Escape doomscrolling, digital fatigue, and constant mental noise. Bagheera Focus transforms daily productivity into an immersive, silent stalking path inside a beautifully designed, cinematic cyber-jungle. Designed for developers, designers, students, and focus-driven professionals, Bagheera merges high-fidelity ambient soundscapes, structured task planning, and lock-screen Live Activities into a gorgeous, ultra-dark Obsidian interface. Whether you are studying for finals, coding a flagship system, or managing ADHD cognitive load, Bagheera gives you the tools to stalk your goals and complete your daily hunts in complete peace. --- THE SILENT HUNTER CONCEPT Traditional timers are boring and add anxiety. Bagheera gamifies your day: • Your tasks are HUNTS. • Your daily schedules are HUNTING PATHS. • Your sessions are silent focus stalks. By conceptualizing productivity as a silent hunt, your brain enters flow state naturally, turning deep focus into a satisfying game. IMMERSIVE HUNTER MODE TIMER • Cinematic UI: Lock your attention with a gorgeous, neon-blue fluid timer ring and ambient animations that sync with your breathing. • Flexible Formats: Choose classic Pomodoro intervals, custom deep-work blocks, or open stopwatch tracking. • Pure Focus: No ads, no popups, no cognitive noise. Just you and the task. DYNAMIC ISLAND FOCUS STALKER (LIVE ACTIVITIES) • Lock Screen Tracking: Watch your active focus timer tick down directly on your iOS Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Active widgets: Access elegant Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that display your daily statistics and active hunter progress at a glance. • Persistent loop: Never lose track of your time—even when switching apps. DAILY PLANNER & HUNTS • Intuitive hunt logs: Organize your day as a list of targeted hunts. • Recurrence locks: Easily schedule "Daily Hunts" (recurring tasks) that automatically renew to build lasting habits. • Context-Safe Editing: Lock and control task recurrence rules mid-session to protect your database history. LUMINESCENT BACKGROUND SOUNDSCAPES • Mask Distractions: Play premium, looping spatial audio soundtracks that mask environment noise and activate flow-state brainwaves. • Ambient Presets: Choose from immersive soundscapes like Deep Forest, Calm Zen, Warm Rain, or Lo-Fi Studio. • Background audio: Seamless background playback integration—your focus sound never cuts out, even with locked screens. OBSIDIAN ANALYTICS & VELOCITY • Sleek tracking: View your focus stats in gorgeous, glowing interactive charts. • Completed hunts: Review historical progress with comprehensive habit heatmaps. • Streak tracking: Celebrate consistency and build focus velocity by keeping your hunting streak alive. --- 100% PRIVATE. OFFLINE FIRST. Your data belongs exclusively to you. All your hunts, timer histories, and preferences reside securely inside your local device database (Isar). Bagheera does not track, collect, or store your personal information on external servers. Silence the cognitive clutter. Stalk your target. Execute your hunt. Download Bagheera Focus today and enter your deep work flow.

Screenshots

FLIP4 screens
Focus & Study Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus & Study Timer at every 5 weeks against FLIP's every 3 months. Focus & Study Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FLIP ships an update every 3 months, Focus & Study Timer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FLIP versus Focus & Study Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFLIPFocus & Study Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIzhan AnsariDivyesh Patel

In-app purchases

None

FLIP

No in-app purchases

None

Focus & Study Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FLIP free?
FLIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus & Study Timer free?
Focus & Study Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FLIP or Focus & Study Timer have ads?
Neither FLIP nor Focus & Study Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FLIP or Focus & Study Timer?
FLIP ships an update every 3 months, and Focus & Study Timer every 5 weeks. Most recently, FLIP was updated on September 30, 2026 and Focus & Study Timer on October 7, 2026.

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