Noot vs FocusFlow Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Noot
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Starting is the hardest part. Noot makes it lighter. Noot is a focus companion for ADHD ā a meme-speaking, cat-collecting focus timer. When you sit down to start, a companion sits beside you: a meme that gets the exact moment you're in, a calm "breathing" ring that times your session without scary countdown numbers, and lofi to settle into. No streaks. No scores. No guilt. You're not broken ā you can do this. HOW IT WORKS - Pick a length: quick 15, a bit 25, or deep 50 minutes. - A no-number ring breathes so you can see it's running ā no anxiety countdown. - A meme companion speaks at every moment: starting, a mid-session check-in, the give-up wobble (gently: that counted), the finish (celebration), and coming back after time away (no questions). - Lofi radio plays the whole way through. - As you focus, cats wander over. You build a collection of "cats you've met" ā a bond that grows with focus time and never resets. MADE FOR THE WHOLE DAY - Home Screen widget + Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - Apple Watch app. - iCloud sync ā your cats and your bond follow you to a new phone. - No account, no sign-up. Local-first. - Start hands-free with Siri & Shortcuts. NOOT+ (optional) Noot is free forever ā focus, memes, lofi, and meeting cats. Noot+ simply brings more friends home: every premium cat, for $2.99/month, $19.99/year (with a free trial), or $29.99 once for lifetime. Family Sharing on. Noot noot. You've got this.
FocusFlow Focus Timer
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FocusFlow is the ADHD-friendly Pomodoro that blocks distractions only while you focus. Start a session, watch Instagram and TikTok disappear, finish, get them back ā no all-day parental-controls guilt. WHY FOCUSFLOW ⢠Actually finish what you started ā apps you pick are blocked only for the length of your focus block, then unlock automatically. ⢠No more "just five more minutes" ā Flowtime lets you run open-ended sessions when you're already in the zone. ⢠Built for brains that need momentum, not marathons ā ADHD mode ships 15-minute focus blocks with frequent 3-minute breaks. ⢠Zero setup friction ā no signup, no account, no email. Open the app, hit start. ⢠Your data stays yours ā session stats live on-device, never uploaded. FEATURES ⢠Pomodoro timer with adjustable focus / short break / long break ⢠Flowtime ā open-ended count-up focus sessions (Plus) ⢠Focus Shield ā session-scoped app blocking via Screen Time (Plus) ⢠ADHD mode ā 15/3-minute preset cycle ⢠Live Activity + Dynamic Island ā glance at your progress from the lock screen ⢠Home screen and lock screen widgets ⢠Streaks, weekly bar chart, all-time stats ⢠Ambient focus sounds ā lo-fi, brown noise, nature, binaural, classical ⢠Apple Watch companion ā run a session from your wrist (Plus) ⢠Background-accurate timer that keeps time when you switch apps or lock FOR WHOM ⢠People with ADHD who bounced off every other productivity app ⢠Students cramming for exams ⢠Designers, writers, developers in flow ⢠Anyone who has ever opened Instagram "for one second" mid-task WHAT MAKES FOCUSFLOW DIFFERENT Every other blocker asks you to shield apps for the entire day and hope your willpower holds. FocusFlow shields only for the length of your session. Blocking turns on when you start, off when the timer ends. That's it. Combined with Flowtime ā where the timer counts up instead of down ā you get a system that respects real deep-work rhythms instead of forcing you into rigid 25-minute chunks. PRICE The core Pomodoro timer, stats, streaks, widgets, and Live Activity are free forever. FocusFlow Plus adds Focus Shield app blocking, Flowtime open-ended sessions, and the Apple Watch companion. Try Plus with a 7-day free trial. Focus is hard. FocusFlow makes it easier. Questions or feedback: ayoub.bouziane4@gmail.com ā Terms of Use: https://getfocusflow.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://getfocusflow.io/privacy
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Verdict
Noot and FocusFlow Focus Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Noot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FocusFlow Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Noot | FocusFlow Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soyeon Noh | AZAD Consulting |
In-app purchases
Noot
- Noot+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Noot+ Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Noot+ Lifetime$29.99
FocusFlow Focus Timer
- FocusFlow Plus (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- FocusFlow Plus (Yearly)$24.991 Year
- FocusFlow Plus (Lifetime)$49.99
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