Comparison

BrewFocus vs Roundi

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

Head to head
About

BrewFocus

Recreate the focused atmosphere of a cafe to boost productivity. Choose your virtual coffee order to set a focus session timer, complete with ambient sounds and changing scenery. Track your sessions with digital receipts.

Highlights
  • Cafe ambience simulation
  • Customizable focus session timer
  • Visual progress tracking with emptying cup
  • Variety of ambient sounds
  • Dynamic cafe views
  • 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

About

Roundi

This app helps you focus on a single task by visually representing time as a disappearing color disc. It encourages single-tasking with a unique rule: leaving the app or locking the screen before the round ends results in a lost round. It supports various rituals like meditation, study, and work, with Siri integration for hands-free control.

Highlights
  • Visual time representation
  • Single-tasking rule with penalty
  • Customizable rituals
  • Siri voice control
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Calendar integration for tracking
Features
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One round, one thing. Roundi holds you to a single task and shows the time as color: focus you can see. Turn the dial, press start, and a disc of color begins to disappear — like a kitchen timer for your attention. No numbers counting down, no notifications pulling you back. Just time, visibly running out. THE ONE RULE Leave the app — or lock the screen — before the round ends, and the round is lost, instantly. That's the whole trick: Roundi doesn't block anything, it just makes leaving cost something. (Too strict? There's a Lenient mode.) MADE FOR YOUR RITUALS • Meditate — 15 quiet minutes, watching the color fade • Study — a 50-minute block with no pings • Work — deep work sessions up to 2 hours • Train — planks, dead hangs, rest between sets Save each ritual as a tag and it becomes a one-tap start button with its own duration. SAY IT, DON'T TAP IT "Start Plank in Roundi." Between rounds, Siri sets the length, starts a tag, adds another round, or tells you your streak. Hands free — and once a round starts, nothing interrupts you. ON YOUR WRIST Roundi runs on Apple Watch too. Turn the Digital Crown, tap START, and the color sweeps away on your wrist; a tap and a chime mark the end. Watch rounds land in your iPhone's calendar, Siri works on the watch, and one rule carries over: unlock your iPhone during a watch round and the round ends. A TIMER YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK AT Choose how time drains: a clockwise disc, a color that falls or rises across the whole screen, or a spiral coil that unwinds from the outside in. Six soft colors. A chime and a soft blink of color when the round completes. EVERY ROUND, KEPT Finished rounds land as dots on your calendar, with your daily total and streak. Time becomes habit; habit becomes you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Your rounds stay on your device. Set a time. Stay focused. One round at a time.

Screenshots

BrewFocus4 screens
Roundi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roundi at none against BrewFocus's 3. Roundi also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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. Roundi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewFocus ships an update weekly, Roundi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BrewFocus versus Roundi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewFocusRoundi
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size943 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHYUNG SOON CHOIYakppal, Inc.

Customer experience

BrewFocus

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Roundi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BrewFocus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
None

Roundi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrewFocus free?
BrewFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roundi free?
Roundi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrewFocus or Roundi have ads?
Neither BrewFocus nor Roundi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrewFocus or Roundi?
BrewFocus ships an update weekly, and Roundi every 2 days. Most recently, BrewFocus was updated on November 5, 2026 and Roundi on November 6, 2026.

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