Thaw vs FocusMakers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thaw
This app visualizes your focus time by melting ice, celebrating effort over results. Collaborate with friends to melt shared ice and track your progress together. Earn cute rewards for your dedication.
- Ice melts as you focus
- Collaborative ice melting with friends
- Track focus consistency and immersion
- Share focus sessions and study records
- Earn cute in-app rewards
- Start focusing independently
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The timer's been working hard. But what did I actually do? There's more to studying than a number on a timer. 따 is a study timer that lets you melt ice with friends and capture your study sessions in timelapse. Study appointments, reminders, and motivation features give you a reason to get started when sitting down feels like the hardest part. • Keep a record of the work behind the hours Start the timer and use your camera to capture yourself studying. The problems you worked through. The pages you turned. Another day you showed up at your desk. You don't need to wait for your results to feel proud of the effort. • Study together until the ice melts Your study time melts the ice. Invite friends, and everyone's time contributes to the same block. Join a friend who's studying now, or study at different times and work toward the same finish. • Finish the ice. Share the story. When the ice has fully melted, a recap video brings your shared progress together. If you've captured camera footage, you can also watch a personal video featuring your own study moments. Save the finished videos and share them with friends. Go beyond “How many hours?” and show “Here's what I worked on.” • Make an appointment to start studying Sometimes “just a little longer” turns into another hour. Choose a time to start studying and get a reminder. If you request phone support in advance and miss your study appointment, you may receive a call from someone on the 따 team. Your study appointments are private. They aren't shared with friends. • Start solo. Bring friends along. No study buddy yet? Start melting your own ice. Look back at your study record, then come back for your next session. Invite friends whenever you're ready. Keep more than the hours. Keep the moments you put in. Open 따 and start melting your first ice.
FocusMakers
This app uses your camera to accurately track your actual study time, distinguishing it from passive desk time. It offers features like task planning, group study sessions, and app blocking to enhance focus. You can also create time-lapse videos of your study sessions and compete on leaderboards.
- AI-powered focus time tracking
- Task planning and scheduling
- Group study sessions
- Distracting app blocking
- Study time-lapse video creation
- Daily, weekly, and monthly rankings
- Ambient study sounds
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You sat at your desk for 8 hours. How much of that was real studying? FocusMakers uses your camera to count only the time you actually focused, and records it as your focus time. Start right away without signing up. Sign in with Kakao, Google or Apple to keep your records. ● Track total study time, focus time and focus rate - see in numbers that 8 hours at your desk was really 6 hours of focus ● Plan subjects and tasks by date in the planner - use repeats and the weekly view, and move unfinished tasks to another day ● Create a group or join a public one, and study with up to 6 people with cameras on ● Get a time-lapse video when you finish - save it to Photos or share it straight to Instagram Reels ● Block distracting apps while you study - they show a lock screen and unlock as soon as you finish ● See daily, weekly and monthly rankings for focus time, focus rate and time slot ● A calendar keeps your daily focus time and focus rate, and 5 minutes a day keeps your streak going ● Set an important exam date as a countdown and check the days left on Home every day ● Play ambient sound while you study - pick white noise, rain, café sounds or lo-fi music and focus Camera video for focus analysis and time-lapse photos never leave your device. Made for - Anyone tired of timing their study by hand - Students preparing for entrance exams, civil service exams or certifications on their own - People who study at cafés and libraries - Anyone who keeps reaching for their phone while studying - People who stay motivated studying alongside others - Anyone who works harder with a ranking to climb - Anyone who wants to record and share their study sessions Permissions [Required] - Camera: analyzes your study on the device to measure study time automatically and makes your time-lapse. Analysis video is never saved, and time-lapse photos stay on your device. [Optional] - Photos: used to save time-lapse videos to Photos. Everything else works without it. - Microphone: used to talk with members in group study rooms. Never recorded or saved. - Screen Time: used to turn on app blocking. Which apps you choose never leaves your device. - Tracking: used to measure ad performance. Every feature works without it. Contact: breathless.youth@gmail.com Support: https://focusmakers.app/support Terms: https://focusmakers.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://focusmakers.app/privacy Made by the breathless-youth team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusMakers at none against Thaw's 3. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Thaw sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. FocusMakers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thaw ships an update weekly, FocusMakers every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Thaw | FocusMakers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inflab | Sangjae Kwon |
Customer experience
Thaw
FocusMakers
In-app purchases
Thaw
- 개발자에게 커피 한 잔$0.99
- 개발자에게 커피 세 잔$2.99
- 개발자에게 커피 열 잔$11.99
FocusMakers
No in-app purchases







