Roam vs Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Roam
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Roam blocks distracting apps and websites where you need to focus, and lets them go when you leave. Pick a place (home, office, library, school) and what to block there. When you arrive, Roam locks it. When you leave, it comes back. No timers to remember. Set a schedule for each place: work hours at the office, evenings at home. Need to focus right now? Start a Quick Block for the apps and websites you choose. Need a breather? Take a 5-minute break. Really need in? Type a pause code, so every unlock is on purpose. Pick Gentle, Firm or Strict, or set your own. Roam uses Apple's Screen Time and your location. Your rules follow your day without you thinking about them. Try everything free for 14 days. After that, one schedule stays free; places and unlimited schedules need a subscription ($29.99 a year or $4.99 a month). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Focus Timer
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Focus for 25 minutes โ and a building rises in your city. Focus Timer is a calm Pomodoro timer with a reason to stay off your phone: every session you finish becomes one building in a little isometric city that's yours to explore. Quick sessions raise cottages; long deep-work sessions raise townhouses and apartment blocks. Keep showing up and your city grows whole districts โ leafy neighborhoods, a market square, parks, and one day, a clock tower. โข One finished session = one building, forever โ tap any building to see the day, the minutes, and what you were working on โข Longer sessions build bigger buildings โข A real little city: roads, gardens, districts, landmarks โ pinch, pan, explore โข Classic Pomodoro breaks, gentle and optional โข Pick your length: presets, or a simple stepper up to an hour โข Streaks and lifetime focus stats โข No account, no ads getting in the way of the work โ everything stays on your device Free for 7 days, then a single one-time unlock. No subscription, ever. Part of Appopolis โ a little city of small, focused apps.
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Verdict
Roam and Focus Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Roam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Focus Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Roam | Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JIAN KUANG | RAGHAV MODGIL |
In-app purchases
Roam
- Roam Plus$4.991 Month
- Roam Plus$29.991 Year
- Roam Lifetime$49.99
Focus Timer
- Unlock Forever$4.49









