Be Focused Pro vs Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat
This app uses natural language to help you plan your day with time blocking and a focus timer. It automatically adjusts schedules for unforeseen changes and provides clear visibility of your task timings. Features include recurring events, routines, and customizable alarms to enhance productivity.
- Natural language task creation
- Flexible time blocking
- Integrated focus timer
- Recurring event scheduling
- Routine templates
- Cross-platform sync
- Automatic task time adjustment
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ChronoCat is a natural language powered time blocking app with a focus timer. It lets you quickly plan your day with statements like 'Meeting every thurs @11 for 1h 30m'. Tasks without a start time automatically adjust times making it flexible to unforeseen changes. Going Overtime? No worries. See how your remaining task's start and end times are affected automatically. Natural language parsing: Create tasks like messaging an assistant "Meeting @12 for 30m" Recurring events/tasks: Naturally say 'every 2nd Sun of the month' to set a recurring event/task Routines: Create routine lists to quickly add a list of tasks to the current day. Calendar week view Emoji-Enhanced Tasks: Auto-generated emojis for each task. Flexible Scheduling: Easily adjust and transfer tasks across days for ultimate flexibility. Intuitive Timer: Stay focused with a simple press of the 'play' button. Gentle Alarms: Customize your alarm to signal task completion, a gentle nudge towards your next activity. Chronological daily planner Cross Platform sync Templates for routines Estimated time for tasks Automatic starting of next task to stop procrastination Push back times for following tasks if run overtime (Flexible Calendar) Templates for pomodoro Optional chime that plays during task at custom intervals to keep you on track Give you updated times of when you'll start your next time by the minute Give you updated estimated time of completion of ALL your tasks for your current day. Automatic AI emojis to save you time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat at Free against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Be Focused Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3K vs 11). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat is free to download; Be Focused Pro costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Focused Pro has 3K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Be Focused Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat's.
Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Be Focused Pro | Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (3K ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denys Ievenko | HabitEdge Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Be Focused Pro
Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat
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 Interval Timer ChronoCat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Be Focused Pro
No in-app purchases
Focus Interval Timer ChronoCat
No in-app purchases
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