Comparison

RoostFocus Timer vs Hacklegate Housework

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

Head to head
About

RoostFocus Timer

Features
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RoostFocus Timer is a focused work timer built around clear work sessions, simple breaks, and a visual record of how each session went. Choose a preset or set your own length, attach a session to a project or task, and start. During a session, quick interruption buttons let you mark moments that pulled your attention away without leaving the timer. When the session ends, you can review the completed time, take a break, or move on to the next task. History keeps finished sessions organized by day, task, and project. Breaks shows interruption patterns by hour and type, while Projects and Week summarize where your focused time went and how your current routine is developing. RoostFocus Timer keeps the workflow intentionally simple: no account is required, your records stay on your iPhone, and you can export your own history as text whenever you need it.

About

Hacklegate Housework

Features
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Hacklegate Housework is a calm, offline home chore planner built around one idea: the house moves forward one job at a time. The app learns how often you really do each task, tracks how far each room has slipped, and shows a single next job on the Today screen so you always know what will help most right now. Every completion also teaches the app through a simple verdict โ€” could have waited, about right, or was overdue โ€” so the schedule can adapt to the rhythm you actually keep. Organize chores by room, see the next fortnight at a glance, spot heavy days before they hit, and work through catch-up queues one task at a time. Hacklegate Housework also detects runs โ€” chores you usually do back to back โ€” and offers them as easy momentum-building sequences. You can review true rhythms, nudge chores to better intervals, and keep a clean record of what was done today across the whole house. Everything works entirely on device. There are no accounts, no sign-in, no sync, no ads, no notifications, and no network required. Grit is earned only by getting work done and spent only on visual customization such as glazes, plates, hen outfits, stamps, and trim. If you want a focused housework companion that helps you keep up without turning your home into a stressful spreadsheet, Hacklegate Housework is built for that.

Screenshots

RoostFocus Timer4 screens
Hacklegate Housework4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hacklegate Housework at every 5 days against RoostFocus Timer's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoostFocus Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Hacklegate Housework every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
RoostFocus Timer versus Hacklegate Housework: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoostFocus TimerHacklegate Housework
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNathaniel KnaggsIan Jones

In-app purchases

None

RoostFocus Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Hacklegate Housework

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RoostFocus Timer free?
RoostFocus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hacklegate Housework free?
Hacklegate Housework is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RoostFocus Timer or Hacklegate Housework have ads?
Both RoostFocus Timer and Hacklegate Housework show ads.
Which is updated more often, RoostFocus Timer or Hacklegate Housework?
RoostFocus Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hacklegate Housework every 5 days. Most recently, RoostFocus Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Hacklegate Housework on October 9, 2026.

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