Comparison

Hocus Focus vs Projects Timer

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

Head to head
About

Hocus Focus

This app is a productivity tool designed to enforce deep, uninterrupted work through a gamified system that penalizes distractions. It features a focus score, ruthless time management, and integrated task management to help users build discipline and execute tasks effectively.

Highlights
  • Gamified Focus Score engine
  • Penalizes distractions and time leaks
  • Offline-first operation
  • Integrated drag-and-drop task management
  • Unlockable elite badges
  • Biometric security integration
Features
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Stop bleeding time. You don’t need another pastel-colored, gentle productivity app that rewards you just for showing up. You need a system that holds you relentlessly accountable. Hocus Focus is an elite, offline-first productivity engine engineered for one singular purpose: forcing deep, uninterrupted work. It strips away the noise and replaces it with a brutal, gamified framework that penalizes distractions and permanently records your momentum. If you pause the timer, you bleed points. If you break your streak, the system knows. THE FOCUS SCORE ENGINE Your Focus Score is the ultimate metric of your discipline. It actively compounds as you execute, but it is deeply unforgiving: • Earn massive points for completing tasks and holding daily streaks. • Suffer brutal point deductions for every minute you pause the timer or leak focus. • Watch your live analytics map out your exact execution history over a 7-day rolling window. RUTHLESS TIME MANAGEMENT • Sprint Timer: A stark, zero-distraction interface that tracks your exact output. • Time Leaks: If you pause, the timer records the leak. The system mathematically penalizes your overall score for abandoning the active session. • Offline-First: No cloud reliance, no loading screens. Your data lives on your device and operates seamlessly whether you're connected or completely off the grid. COMMAND CENTER • Fully integrated drag-and-drop task management. • Prioritize your queue and execute tasks directly from the active dashboard. • Automatically tie task completions to your live Focus Score. UNLOCK ELITE BADGES Your consistency unlocks permanent hardware-level badges in your dashboard: • The Flame: Hold a 3-day iron streak. • The Lightning: Execute 3 full sprints in a single day. • The Titan: Maintain a ruthless 7-day streak. • The Ghost: Complete an entire sprint with exactly zero seconds of leaked time. • The Night Owl: Execute a pure deep-work session between midnight and 5 AM. MILITARY-GRADE SECURITY Lock your entire productivity matrix behind a biometric wall. Hocus Focus supports deep integration with Face ID and Touch ID, ensuring your metrics, tasks, and history are exclusively yours. Silence the noise. Lock in. Execute the vision. Download Hocus Focus and start building your foundation today.

About

Projects Timer

Features
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We can work all day and still get little done. To fix that set a timer and focus for a bit. Then take a break and relax. Working with a timer is 5 times more effective. You finish more by doing less. When the timer is running, it's hard to get distracted. At the end, you write down what you did. If thousands of people boosted their productivity with a timer, then you can too!

Screenshots

Hocus Focus4 screens
Projects Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hocus Focus at Free against Projects Timer's $19.99. Hocus Focus also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Projects Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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

Hocus Focus is free to download; Projects Timer costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hocus Focus ships an update weekly, Projects Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Hocus Focus versus Projects Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHocus FocusProjects Timer
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSarfraz Ali Shaher SyedVladyslav Oleksenko

In-app purchases

None

Hocus Focus

No in-app purchases

None

Projects Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hocus Focus free?
Hocus Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Projects Timer free?
Projects Timer costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hocus Focus or Projects Timer have ads?
Hocus Focus shows ads; Projects Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Hocus Focus or Projects Timer?
Hocus Focus ships an update weekly, and Projects Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Hocus Focus was updated on October 6, 2026 and Projects Timer on October 11, 2026.

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