Been A Minute vs Focus Bee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Been A Minute
This app helps you track the time elapsed since you last performed a specific action. Log an event once, and it will count the time until you reset it, providing a simple way to remember when things last happened. It offers widgets and optional gentle nudges for milestones.
- Track time since last event
- One-tap reset with visual feedback
- Detailed history and breakdown
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Optional milestone nudges
- No account or tracking required
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You know that thing you definitely did recently? It's been a minute. Been A Minute tracks the time since the last time anything happened. Watered the plant. Called your mom. Changed the air filter. Went to the gym. You log it once, and the app quietly counts up from there — no streaks to break, no daily nags, no guilt. Just an honest number and a calendar that remembers better than you do. Tap "I JUST DID IT" and the counter resets to zero with a satisfying comic BAM. The old stretch gets banked to your history, so you can finally answer the eternal question: wait… how long HAS it been? — TRACK ANYTHING — Habits you're proud of, chores you're avoiding, the oil change you keep postponing. Every entry is just "time since last reset." You decide whether that's a win or a wake-up call — pick an emoji and a color to set the mood. — I JUST DID IT — One tap resets the clock and bursts the screen. The elapsed stretch lands in your history, so the record builds itself. — SEE THE STORY — A full-bleed detail screen for every entry: the live counter, an exact breakdown ("1y · 2mo · 14d"), how many times you've reset, and a dry little voice line that has opinions about your life choices. — WIDGETS — Home screen and lock screen widgets put the count right where you'll see it. The plant doesn't water itself, but at least now you'll know. — GENTLE MILESTONE NUDGES — Optional notifications at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year. No daily pestering — just the calendar tapping you on the shoulder when it's genuinely been a while. Off by default. — YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS — No account. No sign-up. No tracking. No ads. Everything stays on your device and syncs across your own Apple devices through your private iCloud. We don't collect your data because we never see it. Track the things. Forget less. It's been a minute — let's find out exactly how long.
Focus Bee
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Turn focus into something beautiful. Focus Bee is the productivity timer that rewards your concentration with real growth. Every focus session collects pollen. Stay on task, and watch it bloom into a flower in your very own garden. Whether you're studying for exams, working from home, reading, writing, or practicing deep work, Focus Bee helps you stay on track with a simple and motivating focus timer. Why You'll Love Focus Bee: - Grow Flowers While You Focus: Every completed focus session helps grow beautiful flowers. Build your own blooming garden as a visual record of your productivity. - Powerful Focus Timer: Use customizable focus sessions that fit your workflow, whether you prefer 25-minute Pomodoro sessions or longer deep work blocks. - Perfect for Students & Professionals: Stay productive while studying, working, reading, coding, writing, or preparing for exams. - Deep Focus: Stay motivated by turning every distraction avoided into progress you can see. - Build Better Habits: Track your completed focus sessions and develop a consistent daily productivity routine. - Calming Soundscapes: Layer your focus sessions with soothing ambient nature sounds (rain, garden breezes, white noise) to lock in your flow state. - Collect & Customize: Unlock dozens of rare flowers and vibrant accessories as you hit your focus milestones. Great For • Studying • Homework • Exam preparation • Deep work • Office work • Remote work • Reading • Writing • Coding • Meditation • Daily habit building Stop fighting your phone. Start growing your focus. Download Focus Bee today and plant your first flower. Terms of user (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.headbranch.com/focus-bee/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Focus Bee at 3 against Been A Minute's 1. Focus Bee also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Been A Minute | Focus Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aditya Goswami | Hy Phan Bao Song |
In-app purchases
Been A Minute
No in-app purchases
Focus Bee
No in-app purchases









