Focus Hourglass vs Tomato Dial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Hourglass
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Focus Hourglass is a simple focus timer that starts when you flip your phone over. It recreates the feeling of a real hourglass, helping users reduce phone distractions and stay focused. Core Features: 1. Flip to Start Choose a focus duration and flip your phone over to begin. 2. Real Hourglass Experience A flowing hourglass animation makes time feel clear and visual. 3. Pick-Up Reminder If you turn your phone back during a session, the app reminds you to flip it over and continue focusing. 4. Focus Sounds Multiple white noise options help create a calm focus atmosphere. 5. Weekly Stats Track focus time, average duration, success rate, and longest session. 6. Milestones Unlock achievement badges as you complete focus sessions. Privacy Policy: https://cathycup.github.io/focus_hourglass/privacy-policy
Tomato Dial
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Start focusing without setting up projects, tasks, or complicated routines. Turn the tomato dial, choose any duration from 1 to 60 minutes, and release to begin the countdown automatically. Tomato Dial brings the feel of a classic mechanical Pomodoro timer to iPhone and iPad. Its dimensional dial, continuous turning gesture, haptic feedback, and optional ticking sound make it easy to settle into study, work, or deep-focus sessions. Features: • Turn the tomato dial to choose 1–60 minutes • Automatic countdown after you release the dial • Clear dimensional minute markings • Haptic feedback at minute and five-minute intervals • Pause, resume, or reset whenever you need • Optional ticking and completion sounds • Seven visual tomato themes No account. No ads. Works offline. Your preferences stay on your device, and the app does not collect personal data.
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Verdict
Focus Hourglass and Tomato Dial are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Focus Hourglass | Tomato Dial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Plus One Daily Technology Co., Ltd. | 玉凤 崔 |
In-app purchases
Focus Hourglass
No in-app purchases
Tomato Dial
No in-app purchases








