Comparison

CLEPSYDRA vs Focusnyang

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

Head to head
About

CLEPSYDRA

Features
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CLEPSYDRA is a quiet sequential timer for routines, focused work, study, practice, and any day that refuses to go exactly as planned. Instead of setting separate alarms, restarting timers, or forcing your life into rigid calendar blocks, you create a simple chain of tasks with durations. CLEPSYDRA runs them one after another, shows your progress visually, and helps you keep moving through your plan. Think of it as an upgrade to the Pomodoro technique. Classic Pomodoro timers work well when nothing interrupts you. CLEPSYDRA is built for real days: interruptions, delays, unfinished tasks, changing priorities, and the small chaos of ordinary life. If something cannot be finished now, you can send it back to the queue and continue. Your session can bend without breaking. The goal is simple: get everything done, one task after another, even when the day interrupts you. At the end, CLEPSYDRA gives you a clear session report: what you planned, what actually happened, how long things took, and what remained unfinished. Over time, this helps you understand your real working rhythm and plan future sessions more honestly. CLEPSYDRA is also AI-ready. Your AI assistant can easily create a list of tasks and durations, and you can paste the whole plan into CLEPSYDRA at once. Features: โ€ข Create a sequence of timed tasks โ€ข Paste multiple tasks at once โ€ข Move through your plan one task after another โ€ข Handle interruptions without losing the session โ€ข Finish a task later and return it to the queue โ€ข easily extend or reduce the active timer by one minute โ€ข Receive iOS notifications when a locked-screen timer finishes โ€ข Review and share a session report โ€ข Works locally, without accounts or sign-in CLEPSYDRA is intentionally minimal. No feeds, no tracking, no gamification, no complicated setup, and nothing to learn. Open it, add your tasks, start the first one, and the idea becomes clear immediately.

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Focusnyang

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Press play and the sleeping cat opens its eyes. It stays awake with you until the session ends. This is a timer that keeps a record of the time you spend focusing. No setup, no account. โ–  Two ways to focus 1) Pomodoro โ€” set a length and focus. Spin the wheel anywhere from one minute to two hours. 2) Endless โ€” no end time. Focus for as long as it lasts. โ–  Ten minutes, one stamp Reach ten minutes in a day and the calendar gets a stamp. You don't need long sessions. What builds up is a calendar you filled in a little at a time. โ–  Note what you focused on When a session ends you can tag it. Make your own โ€” English, math, workout โ€” and after that it's one tap. Each topic shows how much has piled up. โ–  Day, week, month Day โ€” see which days earned a stamp. Week โ€” a bar per weekday, plus your longest day and daily average. Month โ€” the whole month at a glance. โ–  Eleven cats Black, White, British, Cheese, Ragdoll, Selkirk, Russian Blue, Calico, Tuxedo, Asura, Bengal. Change the cat and the whole app changes colour to match. More are on the way. โ–  Even with the screen off A notification tells you when the session ends. You don't have to keep the app open. โ–  Your records stay They're kept in your iCloud, so deleting the app or switching phones brings them back. You can also export them to a file. โ–  Nothing is collected No account, no sign-in. We never ask for your name, email, or location. No ads, no analytics. Your records live on your device and in your own iCloud. โ–  Free for your first week Everything is unlocked for 7 days from the day you first open the app โ€” the full focus log and every cat skin. After that, the focus log and the paid cats lock. The timer and the black cat stay free forever. To keep the rest, unlock once. A one-time purchase, not a subscription. Available in Korean, English, and Japanese.

Screenshots

CLEPSYDRA4 screens
Focusnyang4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focusnyang at Free against CLEPSYDRA's $2.99. CLEPSYDRA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Focusnyang is free to download; CLEPSYDRA costs $2.99 up front. Focusnyang sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CLEPSYDRA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CLEPSYDRA ships an update every 2 days, Focusnyang every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
CLEPSYDRA versus Focusnyang: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCLEPSYDRAFocusnyang
Price$2.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal JuraszekMIHYANG KIM

In-app purchases

None

CLEPSYDRA

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Focusnyang

One-time1
  • Premium$5.99

Questions

Is CLEPSYDRA free?
CLEPSYDRA costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focusnyang free?
Focusnyang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CLEPSYDRA or Focusnyang have ads?
Neither CLEPSYDRA nor Focusnyang shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CLEPSYDRA or Focusnyang?
CLEPSYDRA ships an update every 2 days, and Focusnyang every 3 days. Most recently, CLEPSYDRA was updated on October 6, 2026 and Focusnyang on October 4, 2026.

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