Comparison

Focus Keeper vs Focus

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

Head to head
About

Focus Keeper

This app helps boost productivity and combat procrastination using the Pomodoro technique. It breaks tasks into focused work intervals followed by breaks, ideal for students, professionals, and individuals managing ADHD. Track your progress and stay on task with customizable settings and an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable sessions
  • Study and exam timer functionality
  • ADHD-friendly structured technique
  • Productivity time tracker with charts
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Customizable break lengths
Features
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Focus Keeper is the ultimate focus timer and Pomodoro timer designed to help you boost productivity and fight against procrastination. Whether you're a student preparing for an exam, managing ADHD, or simply trying to stay focused, this app is here to make your time management easier. By leveraging the original Pomodoro method, Focus Keeper helps you break down your tasks into manageable intervals and balance work with breaks, so you can stay on track without burning out. With a built-in study tracker, customizable settings, and an intuitive design, Focus Keeper is ideal for those who need a reliable exam timer or just want to track their progress efficiently. Focus Keeper: Pomodoro Timer, Exam Timer, ADHD Pomodoro – Stay true to the original technique with 25-minute sessions followed by short breaks to keep your mind sharp. Customizable Focus Timer – Adjust the length of your sessions, short breaks, and long breaks to suit your workflow. Exam Timer & Study Timer – Ideal for students and professionals, the product acts as a perfect exam timer to help you easily manage study sessions. ADHD Friendly – Tailored for those with ADHD, the app’s structured technique helps improve concentration and task completion. Time Tracker – Track your productivity over time with insightful charts and fight against ADHD and procrastination. Simple Interface – With a clean and intuitive design, it's easy to set up your focus timer and start working on your tasks immediately. How Its Works? Set Your Focus Timer & Study Timer– Choose a task and set the clock for 25 minutes. Work Until the Rings – Stay focused on your task until the Pomodoro rings. Take a Short Break – Enjoy a 5-minute break after each session to refresh your mind. Long Breaks – After completing 4 focus sessions, take a longer break of 20-30 minutes to recharge. The app automatically starts the next session, so you can stay productive without interruptions. Who Can Benefit? Whether you're a student needing a reliable study timer for exams, a professional managing multiple tasks, or someone who struggles with ADHD, the concentration app is the perfect tool. The app provides a structured routine, making it easier to avoid distractions and procrastination. Its built-in time tracker and customizable settings ensure that you can stay productive in any environment, from the office to the study room. Why ? Unlike other apps, Focus Keeper offers an original Pomodoro experience while giving you full control over how you manage your focus sessions. Whether you're using it as an exam timer, a study timer, or to manage ADHD, its versatile features and easy-to-use interface make it stand out. Track your productivity over time, customize your features, and use it as a stopwatch for specific tasks – all while avoiding procrastination and staying on task. Read our terms and conditions at https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/36391786 Read our privacy policy at https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/36391786 [ Support: support@pixo.co ]

About

Focus

This app helps users improve concentration and productivity by breaking work into structured intervals with scheduled breaks. It offers task management, detailed statistics, and syncs across all Apple devices, including Apple Watch and widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Unlimited to-do lists
  • In-depth productivity statistics
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Do your best work. Focus helps you concentrate with timed focus sessions built on the Pomodoro technique, track your tasks and projects, and see real progress — across all your Apple devices. A calm, proven rhythm: plan, work, break, review. “[…] a tool that can genuinely make people more productive” – MacStories.net “[…] a must-have for anyone who finds themselves easily getting distracted or forgetting to take occasional breaks.” – iDownloadBlog.com I always use Focus when… … I need to start a deep-work session … I want to stop procrastinating and finally begin … I want to break a big project into focused sprints … I’m studying and need to concentrate … I want to protect my time from distractions … I want to build a daily focus habit … I want to see what I actually got done today … I want structure without a heavy, complicated system Benefits * Start focusing in seconds: pick a task, start a session, get to work * The proven Pomodoro rhythm — plan → work → break → review — that gives your attention somewhere to go * Sessions and tasks together: a focus timer plus real task, project, and time tracking (most apps split these into two) * See your progress: daily and weekly activity and goals make focus feel earned, never nagged * Restful breaks that are part of the rhythm, not slacking * Calm and encouraging — momentum, never hustle, grind, or guilt Features * Timed focus sessions with flexible session and break lengths * Tasks, projects, and time tracking * Daily and weekly activity and goals * In-app Learning: short, friendly guides you can apply as you read * Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island * Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight via App Intents * Seamless iCloud sync * Built-in accessibility * Privacy first: your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud * Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro * Handcrafted by real humans :-) Focus is free to start. Focus Pro unlocks everything with a 7-day free trial. Thanks for doing your best work with us! We’re always improving Focus. If you have feedback or an idea, we’d love to hear it. About us Focus is made by Jan & Kerstin, two independent app developers based in Germany. We built Focus for our own workdays — to concentrate, make real progress, and still keep things calm. Our goal: a productivity app that’s a joy to use every day. We built this tool for ourselves — and now we’d love to share it with you! Questions? We offer friendly support. Just drop us a note at support@meaningful-things.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. Privacy & Terms https://meaningful-things.com/privacy https://meaningful-things.com/terms

Screenshots

Focus Keeper4 screens
Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Focus Keeper at free with in-app purchases against Focus's subscription. Focus Keeper also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (32K vs 1.8K). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Focus Keeper sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focus sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Keeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Keeper has 32K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Focus Keeper's written reviews are positive against 57% of Focus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Keeper ships an update every 4 days, Focus every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Focus Keeper versus Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus KeeperFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (32K ratings) — better4.4 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews — better56.9% of reviews
Number of ratings32K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size872 MB301 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPIXO IncorporationMeaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

Focus Keeper

All ratings31,537 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews1,051 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative23.4%

Focus

All ratings1,835 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral12.8%
Negative30.3%

User reviews

Focus Keeper

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective for staying focused
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Customizable settings
  • 🕰️ Helpful for managing time and productivity
  • 🔔 Useful break reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔇 Lack of ability to mute/adjust sound
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection
  • 💰 Subscription model for full features
  • 🔍 Limited task management functionality

Focus

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Time tracking
  • 👍 Minimalist design
  • 🚀 Seamless cross-device sync
  • 👍 Helpful for productivity
  • 👍 Great for Pomodoro technique

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Forced to pay for basic functionality

Bugs and requests

Focus Keeper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer randomly stops counting down
  • White noise that can't be turned off
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch support
  • Ability to label/categorize tasks
  • Sync with calendar/to-do apps
  • More sound/music options
  • Customizable break durations

Focus

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Infinite intro screen
  • Prompts to set up app on every open
  • Timer resets unexpectedly
  • Sync issues between iPhone, iPad, and Watch
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to duplicate tasks
  • Calendar integration
  • Background sounds
  • Customizable timer lengths
  • Automatic focus mode switching
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  • More detailed analytics and reporting

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Focus Keeper

Subscriptions10
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Month3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Month$12.991 Month
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  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year$34.991 Year
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year1 Month trial$34.991 Year
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year Standard7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year Standard$49.991 Year
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Focus Keeper Pro$99.99
  • Focus Keeper Pro$199.99
9 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions9
  • Focus - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Focus - 3 Months$14.993 Months
  • Focus Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Focus Yearly$27.991 Year
  • Focus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Focus Early Bird7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Focus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Focus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Patron Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Keeper free?
Focus Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Keeper or Focus?
Focus Keeper is rated higher. Focus Keeper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while Focus averages 4.4 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Focus Keeper or Focus have ads?
Neither Focus Keeper nor Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Keeper or Focus?
Focus Keeper ships an update every 4 days, and Focus every 10 days. Most recently, Focus Keeper was updated on September 28, 2026 and Focus on September 27, 2026.

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