Flow vs FocusFlow Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Flow
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Make space for deep focus with a timer that adapts to the way you work. Flow is a calm, flexible focus system for work, study, reading, writing, meditation, and everything in between. Create routines that fit your day, keep the countdown visible across your Apple devices, and turn each completed session into useful progress. FOCUS YOUR WAY - Create custom timers with your own name, icon, color, focus duration, break length, and rounds - Build Pomodoro-style routines for deep work, study sessions, reading, writing, or mindful breaks - Pause, skip, restart, or stop a session whenever your plans change - Choose light or dark appearance to match your space STAY FOCUSED EVERYWHERE - Follow your session from iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Keep the timer close with widgets, Dynamic Island, and Live Activities - Choose focus music and control Apple Music playback without leaving the timer SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Earn reward points and build streaks as sessions add up - Compare routines and review focus time, completion patterns, and your most productive hours - Use Focus Coach for practical guidance based on your focus history - Compare Flow focus time with Apple Health mindful-minute summaries REFLECT AND IMPROVE - Record your mood and distractions after a session - Add a short note about what worked or what got in the way - Search your history by routine, note, or date - Return to past sessions to spot patterns and make your next focus block better FLOW PRO only for $0.99 for Lifetime! Unlock Extensions, unlimited Custom Timers, the full History archive, advanced Insights, Focus Coach, Apple Health comparison, and Apple Music controls, Widgets, Live activity, Dynamic Island. Whether you are protecting time for a demanding project, studying for an exam, reading without distraction, or building a steadier daily rhythm, Flow gives you a clear place to begin. Find your flow, one focused session at a time. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FocusFlow Focus Timer
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FocusFlow is the ADHD-friendly Pomodoro that blocks distractions only while you focus. Start a session, watch Instagram and TikTok disappear, finish, get them back ā no all-day parental-controls guilt. WHY FOCUSFLOW ⢠Actually finish what you started ā apps you pick are blocked only for the length of your focus block, then unlock automatically. ⢠No more "just five more minutes" ā Flowtime lets you run open-ended sessions when you're already in the zone. ⢠Built for brains that need momentum, not marathons ā ADHD mode ships 15-minute focus blocks with frequent 3-minute breaks. ⢠Zero setup friction ā no signup, no account, no email. Open the app, hit start. ⢠Your data stays yours ā session stats live on-device, never uploaded. FEATURES ⢠Pomodoro timer with adjustable focus / short break / long break ⢠Flowtime ā open-ended count-up focus sessions (Plus) ⢠Focus Shield ā session-scoped app blocking via Screen Time (Plus) ⢠ADHD mode ā 15/3-minute preset cycle ⢠Live Activity + Dynamic Island ā glance at your progress from the lock screen ⢠Home screen and lock screen widgets ⢠Streaks, weekly bar chart, all-time stats ⢠Ambient focus sounds ā lo-fi, brown noise, nature, binaural, classical ⢠Apple Watch companion ā run a session from your wrist (Plus) ⢠Background-accurate timer that keeps time when you switch apps or lock FOR WHOM ⢠People with ADHD who bounced off every other productivity app ⢠Students cramming for exams ⢠Designers, writers, developers in flow ⢠Anyone who has ever opened Instagram "for one second" mid-task WHAT MAKES FOCUSFLOW DIFFERENT Every other blocker asks you to shield apps for the entire day and hope your willpower holds. FocusFlow shields only for the length of your session. Blocking turns on when you start, off when the timer ends. That's it. Combined with Flowtime ā where the timer counts up instead of down ā you get a system that respects real deep-work rhythms instead of forcing you into rigid 25-minute chunks. PRICE The core Pomodoro timer, stats, streaks, widgets, and Live Activity are free forever. FocusFlow Plus adds Focus Shield app blocking, Flowtime open-ended sessions, and the Apple Watch companion. Try Plus with a 7-day free trial. Focus is hard. FocusFlow makes it easier. Questions or feedback: ayoub.bouziane4@gmail.com ā Terms of Use: https://getfocusflow.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://getfocusflow.io/privacy
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Verdict
Flow and FocusFlow Focus Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Flow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and FocusFlow Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Flow | FocusFlow Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neerav Kothari | AZAD Consulting |
In-app purchases
Flow
- Monthly Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Weekly Pass$0.99
FocusFlow Focus Timer
- FocusFlow Plus (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- FocusFlow Plus (Yearly)$24.991 Year
- FocusFlow Plus (Lifetime)$49.99
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