Comparison

Dig Time vs BrewFocus

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

Head to head
About

Dig Time

Features
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Flip your phone face down and a little mole starts digging. Pick it up and it's break time. No buttons to press. The time your phone stays face down becomes your study log. No sign-up, no login. Open it and go. Made for exam prep, coding, reading, and anything you do better with your phone out of reach. The less you look at the screen, the deeper the mole digs, while your phone quietly keeps time. ■ Face down to focus, pick up to rest - Lay it face down and focus starts after just a second. It won't start by accident while it's in your hand - Can't flip it? Start with a button instead - Rest longer than 30 minutes and the session wraps up on its own - Done enough for the day? Tap "Done for today" to close the day. The mole naps in its burrow until tomorrow ■ Time by item - Split your time into items like exam prep, coding, or reading - See today, this week, this month, and your full history on one screen - When a session ends, save or share the result card as an image - Start with 3 items and unlock one more every 300 hours of focus ■ Pick your mole - Choose Crayon, Goofy, Burrow Mole, Clay, or Felt. All free for now - New items start as a toddler's doodle. Focus 5+ minutes on two different days and it grows into the style you picked - Every item gets a random fur color, and some colors are rare ■ Beyond the app - Keep an eye on the timer from your Lock Screen with Live Activities - Home Screen widgets where the mole says something different depending on your day. Lock Screen widgets too - Apple Watch app and watch face complications show your status at a glance ■ Your records stay on your phone Records are saved on this device. Only an anonymous focus log is kept on our server to verify focus time, and you can delete it anytime in Settings.

About

BrewFocus

Recreate the productive atmosphere of a cafe anywhere, anytime. Choose your virtual coffee and watch it empty as you focus, with ambient sounds and changing views to enhance concentration.

Highlights
  • Virtual cafe ambience
  • Customizable focus sessions
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Dynamic visual scenes
  • Session history and stats
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You pack your laptop and walk to a café — not because you need coffee, but because you can't focus at home. The hum, the clatter, the stranger typing across the room. Somehow, that's where the work happens. BrewFocus is that café — open whenever you need it. HOW IT WORKS Open the door. Order your drink — and your drink is your focus session. Espresso for a quick sprint. Pour over for the long haul. Grind the beans, take a seat by the window, and start. Then just work. The café hums around you. Your coffee slowly empties. When the cup runs out, you're done. THE RITUAL • Stepping inside — a quiet café by the sea, and the camera moves in • Ordering a drink — espresso runs 25 minutes, hand drip runs 3 hours • Grinding the beans — the sound that tells your brain it's time • Choosing a seat — window table, stool across the room, a spot at the bar. Every seat, a different view • Watching the coffee go down — the time you have left isn't a number, it's in the cup WHY IT WORKS Your brain doesn't need more willpower. It needs the right environment. A moderate hum of café noise can boost creative thinking — the "Café Effect." BrewFocus rebuilds it: the ambience, the light, the view out the window. You're not staring at a countdown. You're sitting in a café, getting things done. WHAT'S INSIDE • A living café — waves outside the window, trees swaying in the woods. Not a still image, but a scene that actually moves • A view that changes with your seat — sit by the window and you face the sea; sit at the bar and you face the counter • A cup that empties — you watch time pass instead of counting it • Coffee order receipts — a record of every session • Ambient sound — café noise, rain, waves, forest, fireplace, lo-fi A café is a "third place" — not home, not the office. Somewhere you go to get into your own head. Now you can go there anytime. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Subscription plans: BrewFocus Premium — Yearly (auto-renews yearly) / Monthly (auto-renews monthly) • Price: $19.99 per year or $3.99 per month (prices may vary by region) • A subscription unlocks all ambient sounds and focus music, plus full focus history and stats. • Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • To cancel, go to iPhone Settings → your Apple Account → Subscriptions and select "BrewFocus Premium". Terms of Use (EULA): https://shocking-clover-8f4.notion.site/Focus-Coffin-Terms-of-Service-39cb4564dcb7815fa361e2a36f399ee1 Privacy Policy: https://shocking-clover-8f4.notion.site/Focus-Coffin-Privacy-Policy-39cb4564dcb7819abdc9cc20db9bed48

Screenshots

Dig Time4 screens
BrewFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dig Time at none against BrewFocus's 3. Dig Time also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. BrewFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Dig Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dig Time ships an update every 5 days, BrewFocus weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Dig Time versus BrewFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDig TimeBrewFocus
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB284 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEOYEON PARKHYUNG SOON CHOI

In-app purchases

None

Dig Time

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BrewFocus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Dig Time free?
Dig Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrewFocus free?
BrewFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dig Time or BrewFocus have ads?
Neither Dig Time nor BrewFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dig Time or BrewFocus?
Dig Time ships an update every 5 days, and BrewFocus weekly. Most recently, Dig Time was updated on October 17, 2026 and BrewFocus on October 8, 2026.

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