Comparison

Event Days Timer vs Fokuso

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

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About

Event Days Timer

Track time elapsed and remaining for important dates like anniversaries, exams, and deadlines. Organize events into past, future, or recurring lists with customizable display units and system alarms. Sync data across devices and personalize the look with various themes and widgets.

Highlights
  • Elapsed, Countdown, and Recurring event lists
  • Customizable display units (year, month, day, hour, minute, second)
  • System-level alarms with default ringtone
  • Home screen widgets and lock-screen layouts
  • Optional iCloud sync for data
  • Gregorian and lunar calendar support
  • Archiving of past events
Features
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Event Days Timer keeps every important date in one place: birthdays, anniversaries, credit card bills, holidays, exams, concerts. Add it once and the app counts how long to go, or how long it's been, and reminds you right on time. HOME AT A GLANCE • Featured: pin up to 3 moments to the top of Home • Coming Up: everything due in the next 7 days, sorted by time JUST TYPE, AUTO-SORTED • Type "Mom's Birthday", "Rent" or "Christmas" and the group and repeat rule are set for you • Holiday dates fill in automatically, including lunar holidays like Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn • Anything not recognized goes to Life, and you can change it anytime IMPORT FROM REMINDERS & CALENDAR • Pick dates you already keep in Reminders or Calendar and import them in one tap, sorted into groups • Read-only: your original data is never changed, and access is only requested when you tap Import BIRTHDAYS • Ages calculated automatically, including traditional Chinese nominal age • Gregorian and lunar birthdays repeat every year ANNIVERSARIES • Dating, wedding, baby's birthday, new home: years, months and days counted for you • Count up to see how long it's been, or count down to the next one BILLS, NEVER LATE • Credit cards, mortgage, car loan: monthly countdowns that repeat on their own • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or every few days or weeks REMINDERS THAT REACH YOU • Notifications days or minutes ahead • Real system-level alarms on iOS 26 that ring even on the Lock Screen • Tap a notification to open that moment 7 GROUPS, ORGANIZED • Life, Work, Anniversaries, Payment Days, Holidays, Birthdays, Appointments • Search and Archive; one-time moments archive themselves when they're done 8 THEMES, 7 IN SOFT MUTED TONES • Fresh Cards, Lotus Pink, Dusty Rose, Caramel Latte, Evening Breeze, Celadon, Misty Blue, Starry Night • Set an icon and color for each moment, or for a whole group at once • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets have their own themes too YOUR UNITS, YOUR WAY • Turn years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds on or off; hours by default • In the final stretch it switches to hours, minutes and seconds automatically BATTERY, SYNC & PRIVACY • Only cards you can see are refreshed; collapsed groups use no power • Optional iCloud sync to restore on a new phone • No account needed; your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud FREE & PREMIUM • The free version holds up to 10 moments, with every feature included • A one-time Premium purchase removes the limit (no subscription) Event Days Timer: never forget the days that matter.

About

Fokuso

Features
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Focus deeply. Build somewhere beautiful. Fokuso is a calm focus timer that turns the time you make for yourself into a cozy 3D island you own. Every focused minute earns Pomo. Spend it on cabins, lanterns, ponds, trees and more land, and watch your little world grow one session at a time. Nothing withers when you stop early. No account. No ads. No subscription. Your moments stay on your device. FOCUS THE WAY THAT FEELS RIGHT - Timer: one intention, a little protected time - Pomodoro: focus and rest in steady rounds, with automatic short and long breaks - Flow: count up and stop when it feels right - Intervals and Open sessions for your own shape of work - Any length from 1 to 480 minutes, or tap 25, 50 or 90 - Pause without losing time, add 5 minutes, or finish early. Short sessions still count - A thought came up? Note it with one tap and gently return RITUALS, ONE TAP AWAY Start from ten ready-made rituals like Study, Deep Work, Reading, Writing and Coding Flow, or create your own with custom breaks, rounds and a soundscape that starts with it. GROW YOUR SANCTUARY - 45 handcrafted pieces across buildings, nature, lighting and decor - 8 starter pieces free, the rest earned with Pomo. Pomodoro rounds earn 1.5x - Expand your land from 8x8 up to 24x24 - Drag, rotate, replace and store pieces on a 3D grid, with undo - Change the time of day and weather, and give your island a name - Let it grow on its own after each session, or choose every piece yourself A SOUND FOR YOUR STATE OF MIND Layer rain, ocean, fireplace, wind, birds, river, night insects, and brown or pink noise. Start with mixes like Rainy Library, Midnight Cabin or Forest Morning, then save your own. Generated right on your device, so it works offline. GENTLE BREAKS Eye rest, stretching, hydration, a short walk, quiet time, or a guided breathing animation, so you come back refreshed. TASKS AND GENTLE GOALS Keep a light list of what is on your mind with projects, tags, priorities and due dates. Set daily, weekly or monthly focus goals. A direction, never a deadline. INSIGHTS WITHOUT PRESSURE - Focused time, sessions, average length and Pomo earned - Your rhythm by day, week, month or year, and where your time went by project - A calendar of your moments and a weekly reflection - Fix your history: edit, split, merge or add past sessions, all with undo REFLECT AFTER EVERY SESSION Note how it felt, save a small win or next step, and mark your task complete. MILESTONES, NOT STREAKS Earn lasting milestones like First Step, Deep Dive, Night Owl and Century. Nothing to lose, no leaderboards, no guilt. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD - A notification when your session ends while you are away - Start a focus session from the Shortcuts app - Keep the screen awake, use a quiet full-screen view, or hide the numbers - Five themes including OLED and High Contrast, adjustable text size and reduced motion - Works fully offline PRIVATE BY DESIGN Fokuso has no account, no tracking and no cloud. Everything lives on your device. Export a backup file anytime and restore it on a new phone. Privacy Policy: https://apps.husofttech.com/fokuso/privacy Terms of Use: https://apps.husofttech.com/fokuso/terms Support: https://apps.husofttech.com/support Download Fokuso and start growing your quiet corner.

Screenshots

Event Days Timer4 screens
Fokuso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Event Days Timer at Free against Fokuso's $19.99. Fokuso's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Event Days Timer is free to download; Fokuso costs $19.99 up front. Event Days Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fokuso asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Event Days Timer versus Fokuso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvent Days TimerFokuso
PriceFree — better$19.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperWujie Yibang (fuzhou) Software Technology Co., LtdHuseyin Bicen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Event Days Timer

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
None

Fokuso

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Event Days Timer free?
Event Days Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fokuso free?
Fokuso costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Event Days Timer or Fokuso have ads?
Neither Event Days Timer nor Fokuso shows ads.

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