Comparison

Dot Timer | Focus Timer vs Neuro

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

Head to head
About

Dot Timer | Focus Timer

Features
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A timer app that visualizes time with dots. See your remaining time at a glance! As the dots disappear at a steady pace, you’ll intuitively feel the "density" of time. Whether you want to deeply focus, track your work, or simply mind your time—give Dot Timer a try. 【Simple to Use】 Set your time (from 1 minute to 1 hour 59 minutes). Just press start. Focus on your task as you watch the dots slip away. 【Two Distinct Modes】 Light Mode: A calm, bright design. Perfect for deep-focus sessions. Dark Mode: Easy on the eyes, even in the dark. Ideal for night owls and late-night work. 【Key Features & Highlights】 Steady Pace: Dots disappear at a constant speed. The length of time is reflected by the "number" of dots. Intuitive Layout: Clean, grid-aligned dots visualize your remaining time instantly. Quick Re-use: Easily re-use your favorite timer settings from your history. Stay Notified: Receive a notification as soon as your timer finishes.

About

Neuro

This app helps neurodivergent individuals build habits and focus with a shame-free approach. It offers flexible habit tracking, structured focus sessions with live body doubling, and a dopamine menu for quick resets. An AI coach provides gentle guidance and insights, with privacy-focused features and optional premium upgrades.

Highlights
  • Habits without shame
  • Flexible habit tracking
  • Structured focus sessions
  • Live body doubling
  • Dopamine menu resets
  • ADHD-aware AI coach
  • Accountability circles
Features
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Flow with your brain, not against it. Neuro-Flow is a habit tracker, focus timer, and dopamine menu built specifically for ADHD and neurodivergent brains. No shame, no guilt trips — just routines that work the way your attention actually works. HABITS WITHOUT SHAME • Track daily habits with streaks and gentle reminders that invite you back instead of punishing a missed day • Flexible habits bend instead of break — life happens, your streak survives • Ready-made habit packs give you a running start instead of a blank page DEEP FOCUS SESSIONS • Structured focus sessions sized for ADHD attention spans, with warm-up and wind-down phases • Live body doubling: see who in your circle is working alongside you in real time — presence only, no audio or video • Lock-screen Live Activities keep your session visible without unlocking your phone THE DOPAMINE MENU • A curated menu of two-to-ten-minute resets — one tap breaks a stuck loop and gets you moving again • Learns which resets actually lift your focus, by time of day and context AN ADHD-AWARE AI COACH • A gentle morning briefing and daily insights tuned to your wake time and your real patterns • Runs entirely on-device by default; Premium members can opt into the smarter Neuro-Flow cloud coach • Encouragement, never guilt — and never medical advice ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLES • Invite-only circles share habit streaks with people you trust — never your journal, notes, or health data • No feeds, no followers, no strangers STATS THAT SHOW PATTERNS • Streak history, completion trends, most-consistent-day insights, and focus-time charts reveal what actually works for you VOICE JOURNAL • Capture thoughts out loud the moment they arrive — transcription happens on your device by default PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Everything runs on your device or in your own private iCloud • Every off-device feature is opt-in and stays off until you enable it • Health data (sleep, steps, resting heart rate) stays on your device — never uploaded, not even to iCloud • No ads, no tracking, no data brokers — ever ALSO INCLUDES Home-screen and lock-screen widgets, an Apple Watch app, a full iPad layout with sidebar navigation, and a read-only web dashboard for Premium members FREE AND PREMIUM The core experience — habits, focus sessions, the dopamine menu, and the on-device coach — is free, always. Neuro-Flow Premium unlocks the cloud coach, advanced statistics, and the web dashboard, as a monthly or annual subscription (with a free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Neuro-Flow is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or provide medical advice for ADHD or any other condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://neuro-flow.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Dot Timer | Focus Timer3 screens
Neuro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Timer | Focus Timer at none against Neuro's 3. Dot Timer | Focus Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neuro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dot Timer | Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Dot Timer | Focus Timer versus Neuro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot Timer | Focus TimerNeuro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHirasawa MasayukiOmnia Data Analytics LLC

In-app purchases

None

Dot Timer | Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Neuro

Subscriptions2
  • Neuro-Flow Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Neuro-Flow Premium Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Neuro-Flow Premium Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Dot Timer | Focus Timer free?
Dot Timer | Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neuro free?
Neuro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot Timer | Focus Timer or Neuro have ads?
Neither Dot Timer | Focus Timer nor Neuro shows ads.

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