Comparison

Muntrie vs Calm Focus

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

Head to head
About

Muntrie

Features
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Muntrie turns your screen into one quiet, full-screen focus space. Time, calm scenes, ambient sound, and light planning stay in the same place, so you can begin without jumping between apps. KEEP THE TIME IN FRONT OF YOU - A full-screen digital clock that stays readable from across the desk. - Pomodoro that can move between focus and break periods automatically. - Countdown and count-up sessions with one-tap durations. - A soft chime when a period ends. - Choose the clock color, add a motto line, and show battery or a date counting down beneath the time. CALM SCENES AND SOUND - Photographic scenes: fir forest, alpine and valley lakes, coastline, night sky, and city views. - More than a dozen ambient loops, including rain, thunder, ocean waves, a river stream, birds, crickets, footsteps in a forest, soft wind, a crackling stove, and a city square. - Adjust each ambient sound on its own. - Focus music with repeat and shuffle order. - Parallax: the background drifts gently as you tilt the device. - Save a scene, ambient mix, and music together as a preset you can return to. LIGHT PLANNING IN THE SAME SPACE - Priority Matrix: sort tasks across four quadrants and start a focus session straight from a task. - Milestones: keep meaningful dates counting down, and pin one under the clock. - Life: see the week you are in, the chapter you are living, and what the remaining time can still hold. MORE WAYS TO USE THE SCREEN - Big Screen Mode: show Muntrie on a TV with AirPlay Screen Mirroring on an Apple TV or a compatible TV, and the display stays awake while Muntrie is in the foreground. - QR Backup & Migration: move settings, presets, milestones, the priority matrix, and the current background between devices. The camera is used only to read transfer codes. - Bring in your own images, ambient audio, or music through the system file picker. - Eight languages, light and dark themes with a custom accent color, portrait and landscape layouts, and quiet care for OLED screens during long sessions. COMPLETE EARLY-ACCESS EXPERIENCE During early access, every Muntrie scene, ambient sound, focus track, Life view, and personal media import is directly available with no daily time limit. Your real-world experience helps us keep improving Muntrie. No account is needed. The clock, focus timers, built-in scenes and sounds, and your local settings work offline. Let the screen settle. Start with what is in front of you. Privacy Policy: https://www.muntrie.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Calm Focus

This app helps you achieve focused work sessions using the Pomodoro technique. It features adjustable timers, a growing nature scene for motivation, and a simple task list. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Adjustable Pomodoro timers
  • Growing 'Focus Garden' for motivation
  • Lightweight task list
  • Lock Screen & Dynamic Island Live Activity
  • Ambient sound options
  • History and calm stats
  • Daily calming quotes
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Calm Focus is a beautifully simple Pomodoro timer that helps you do focused work. Start a focus session, watch the hourglass and ring wind down, then take a mindful break. Each completed session grows a peaceful nature scene, your quiet, long term motivation. No points, no streaks to stress over, no gamified pressure. Just calm, consistent progress. FEATURES • Focus, Short Break, and Long Break timers with adjustable durations • A living “Focus Garden” that grows one session at a time • Gentle, optional ambient sound (a soft ticking clock and nature soundscapes), off by default, one tap to enable • Lock Screen & Dynamic Island Live Activity so you can glance at the countdown without unlocking • A lightweight task list to line up what you’ll focus on • History and calm stats to see your rhythm over time • A daily calming quote • Thoughtful accessibility: Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and VoiceOver support PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign in, no tracking, no ads, and no network required. Calm Focus works on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Muntrie4 screens
Calm Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calm Focus at none against Muntrie's 2. Muntrie's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Muntrie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Calm Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Muntrie versus Calm Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuntrieCalm Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer娜 王Kryphion, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Muntrie

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
None

Calm Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Muntrie free?
Muntrie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calm Focus free?
Calm Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Muntrie or Calm Focus have ads?
Neither Muntrie nor Calm Focus shows ads.

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