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 brings a full-screen clock, focus timers, backgrounds, ambient sounds and tasks into one space, with daily mood tracking and home screen widgets. CLOCK AND FOCUS Choose digital or analog clock styles, Pomodoro, countdown or count-up timers. Pause and resume sessions, review focus records, and start focusing from a task. Customize clock colors, your motto and home screen information. Supports portrait, landscape and different window sizes. Focus status and controls are available on supported system surfaces, depending on OS version and permissions. SCENES AND SOUND Choose photo backgrounds, mix ambient sounds with individual volume controls, and play music in order, on repeat or shuffled. Import your own images and audio, or download additional resources. Your atmosphere is saved automatically; return to remembered ambient mixes or your three most recent atmospheres. TASKS AND CALENDAR Organize the same tasks in list, board or four-quadrant views. Use categories, daily plans, due dates, recurring tasks, reminders, search and completion history. With permission, keep dated tasks in a selected writable system calendar. Changes flow from Muntrie to the calendar; calendar edits are not imported. Reminder delivery, sound and vibration depend on system settings and restrictions. MOOD AND EVERYDAY TOOLS Record your daily mood, review and edit it in a monthly calendar, and share a month. Use mood and task home screen widgets, with interactions depending on the platform. Keep countdown dates and document expiry reminders, save favorite daily quotes or write your own motto. Life visualizes time in weeks from your chosen dates. Toybox includes interactive toys and nostalgic screen effects inside the app. DATA AND BACKUP Personal records are stored locally; no Muntrie account is required. Export readable tables or back up and restore with files. Manual iCloud backup is available. Cloud backups are started manually, not automatic device sync. Recovery files do not include imported media or running timers. Local records and installed resources work offline; downloads and cloud backups need an internet connection. All features remain free through at least March 31, 2027, inclusive. No subscription is required and there is no daily time limit. Future pricing changes will be announced in advance; you choose whether to subscribe. 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, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Muntrie against 5.0 for Calm Focus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Muntrie versus Calm Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuntrieCalm Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer娜 王Kryphion, LLC

Customer experience

Muntrie

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Calm Focus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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.
Which has better reviews, Muntrie or Calm Focus?
Muntrie and Calm Focus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Muntrie or Calm Focus have ads?
Neither Muntrie nor Calm Focus shows ads.

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