Comparison

ChicTimer vs Prefocus

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

Head to head
About

ChicTimer

This app offers a classic timer with a user-friendly interface and multiple colorful designs. It allows for simultaneous use of up to 12 timers, each independently configurable and movable. Notifications are provided even when the app is in the background.

Highlights
  • 12 colorful timer designs
  • Realistic chicken timer effect
  • Up to 12 simultaneous timers
  • Independent timer configuration
  • Background notifications
  • Portrait and landscape support (iPad)
Features
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ChicTimer feature a classic designed timer with a convenient interface. Feature - Featuring 12 Colorful Timer Design, including Chicken Timer and Classic Timer. - Realistic Chicken Timer Effect. - Up to 12 Timer can be use simultaneously on single app. - Each timer can be moved, rename and set timing independently. - Support both portrait and landscape orientation (iPad only). - Notification when timer was in background.

About

Prefocus

Organize your tasks, schedule your day, and block distractions before you start. This app helps you get things done by capturing tasks, setting reminders, and silencing distracting apps during focus sessions.

Highlights
  • Task lists with custom icons and colors
  • Built-in day calendar view
  • Smart reminders with location and time triggers
  • Focus Mode to block distracting apps
  • Recurring tasks
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Your head is full of things to do. Work, study, calls, groceries, deadlines — it all piles up with nowhere to go. Without a plan, you spend more time deciding what to do than actually doing it. And even when you finally sit down, one glance at your phone can cost you the next hour. Prefocus fixes that. The Prefocus Technique Plan what to do, when to do it, and block every distraction — before you even begin. So when you sit down to work, focus is all that's left. Write it down Get every task out of your head and into organized lists. Create custom lists with colors and icons for work, personal, shopping, or anything else. Once it's captured, your mind stops looping. Schedule it Add time frames and reminders to your tasks. Your built-in calendar fills itself — just glance at your day and know exactly what's next. Block the noise Attach a focus session to any task. When it starts, distracting apps are already silenced. No willpower needed. Features: • Task lists with custom icons and colors • Built-in day calendar view • Smart reminders with location and time triggers • Focus Mode — automatically block distracting apps while you work • Recurring tasks for daily habits, weekly reviews, and monthly goals • Attachments on tasks • Customizable themes and appearance • iCloud sync across devices • 150+ premium icons Prefocus Pro unlocks Recurring Tasks, Focus Mode, and the full icon collection. A to-do app, a calendar, and a distraction blocker — all in one. Everything you need to get things done. Privacy Policy: https://www.prefocus.app/privacy Terms: https://www.prefocus.app/terms

Screenshots

ChicTimer4 screens
Prefocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Prefocus at 5.0 against ChicTimer's 1.0. ChicTimer's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. ChicTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Prefocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prefocus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChicTimer versus Prefocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChicTimerPrefocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKasidej KhunvattanakarnAppycron Interactive e.K.

Customer experience

ChicTimer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Prefocus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ChicTimer

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
3 purchases

Prefocus

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Version$4.991 Month
  • Pro Version7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version$49.99

Questions

Is ChicTimer free?
ChicTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prefocus free?
Prefocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ChicTimer or Prefocus?
Prefocus is rated higher. ChicTimer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Prefocus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ChicTimer or Prefocus have ads?
Neither ChicTimer nor Prefocus shows ads.

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