Comparison

Be Focused Pro vs Focus timer

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

Head to head
About

Be Focused Pro

This app helps you stay focused and productive by breaking down tasks into timed intervals with short breaks. It offers task management, customizable timers, progress tracking, and cross-device synchronization. Achieve your goals with structured work sessions.

Highlights
  • Task creation and management
  • Customizable work and break intervals
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period. Use Be Focused on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — everything stays perfectly in sync. Task Management • Create and manage tasks • Add notes and due dates to tasks • Organize tasks with tags and filters • Paste task lists from other apps Timer Control • Start, pause, or skip intervals • Auto-start the next interval (optionally) • Plan intervals needed for task completion and track accuracy • Manage completed intervals Timer Customization • Set durations for work sessions, short and long breaks • Define number of intervals before a long break • Set a daily goal for completed intervals • Assign different timer settings to individual tasks Reports • View detailed reports to monitor your progress • Export your data in CSV format Sounds and Notifications • Chronometer ticking sound with adjustable frequency • Variety of alarm sounds • Interactive notifications • Adjustable volume for alarms and chronometer Integration • Sync across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) * • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle ** • Integration with Shortcuts app to automate workflow Quick Access • Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen • Live activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control to start or stop the timer from the Lock Screen, Controls Center, or Action Button Automation • Integration with Shortcuts app (control tasks and timers via Shortcuts app) • Automate Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app Device Support • Apple Watch support • Also available for Mac • Dark and Light mode support * Sync with Mac requires Be Focused Pro for macOS, sold separately. ** Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.

About

Focus timer

Enhance concentration with a Pomodoro-style timer. Choose from various ambient sounds to create a focused work or study environment. Customize focus and break durations, and receive end-of-timer reminders with a selection of sounds.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals
  • Ambient soundscapes for focus
  • Customizable focus and break times
  • End-of-timer reminders with sound options
  • Minimalist interface with flip animation
  • Background running support
Features
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Focus timer is a tomato timer based app that helps you concentrate on your work and study. When you want to start concentrating on, you can choose an environment, accompanied by beaches, trains, rainy days, bonfire, country cricket sounds, and you will be comfortable concentrating on. Features: - Tomato timer, break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. - Support custom time, easy to set the focus time, rest time. - Set the reminder after the end of the timer, a variety of sounds to choose from. - Minimal interface design, timer display clear with flip animation - Supports background running

Screenshots

Be Focused Pro4 screens
Focus timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focus timer at Free against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Focus timer also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Be Focused Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Focus timer is free to download; Be Focused Pro costs $19.99 up front. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Be Focused Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Be Focused Pro against 4.6 for Focus timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Be Focused Pro's written reviews are positive against 77% of Focus timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, Focus timer every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Be Focused Pro versus Focus timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe Focused ProFocus timer
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)4.6 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys Ievenko书敏 贾

Customer experience

Be Focused Pro

All ratings2,972 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.3%

Focus timer

All ratings1,829 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews568 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

Be Focused Pro

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helps stay focused
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Keeps me on track
  • 👍 Great for productivity
  • 🚀 Customizable timers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Notifications not working as expected
  • 🐛 Timers not always accurate
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 🐛 Resets progress randomly

Focus timer

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and functional
  • 👍 Minimalistic and aesthetic design
  • 🚀 Helps with focus and concentration
  • 👍 Useful for studying and work
  • 👍 Customizable timer settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Timer inaccuracies
  • 🔊 Loud alarm/notification sound
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Limited features in free version
  • 🔇 No option to disable background sounds

Bugs and requests

Be Focused Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Timers not working correctly
  • Notifications not triggering on silent mode
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to set custom timers per task
  • Option to skip or pause breaks
  • Integration with Apple Watch complications
  • Better reporting and analytics
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  • Ability to import tasks from other apps

Focus timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer stops when device is locked or app is minimized
  • Inconsistent timer behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set custom alarm/notification sounds
  • Option to disable background sounds
  • Automatic start/stop of focus and break timers
  • Customizable timer duration
  • Dark mode or theme options

In-app purchases

None

Be Focused Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99

Questions

Is Be Focused Pro free?
Be Focused Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Be Focused Pro or Focus timer?
Be Focused Pro and Focus timer are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3K and 1.8K ratings respectively.
Do Be Focused Pro or Focus timer have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; Be Focused Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Be Focused Pro or Focus timer?
Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Focus timer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Be Focused Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Focus timer on September 22, 2026.

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