Comparison

Power Focus vs Visual Timer by Yong

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

Head to head
About

Power Focus

This app helps you overcome procrastination and boost productivity by breaking down work into manageable timed sessions with scheduled breaks. Track your progress with detailed statistics and enjoy customizable timer lengths and interactive notifications.

Highlights
  • Customizable work session timer
  • Customizable break lengths
  • Daily & all-time stats
  • Interactive notifications
  • Apple WatchOS support
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
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Beat procrastination by working in manageable amounts of time! Boost your productivity and focus on your tasks with Power Focus, the easiest to use countdown timer. [Phone features] * Customize your work session timer length * Customize your regular & long break lengths * View daily & all-time completed work session stats * Interactive notifications (Continue, Pause, or Stop current timer) * More customization choices in Options * Haptic Feedback (if your device supports it) * Use Siri Shortcuts (iOS 12) to start your timer * Dark Mode (iOS 13) support [Watch features] * Apple WatchOS support * Perform actions (Start / Pause / Resume / Stop) from either the watch or phone and continue on either device when in range * Use the digital crown to set work duration * Haptic feedback & timer transition animations * Note: watch is best used with phone to receive notifications [How it works] Use the intervals to get tasks done and give yourself a break in between tasks. Power Focus allows you to easily control the timer at your own pace. You can also customize the timer lengths for shorter work sessions, longer breaks, and more. Take a longer break after a few completed sessions. Keep track of daily and all-time completed work sessions. Get more work done by focusing on your job in manageable chunks of time. [Privacy] If you upgrade to Pro, our app does not run third party tracking to show ads. The free version may run ads to support ongoing development. [About] Power Focus is designed, built, and maintained in California. We'd love to know how we can improve your experience, so please contact us at support@fastrobo.co or tweet us @FastRobo.

About

Visual Timer by Yong

This app offers a customizable countdown timer with a visual indicator, ideal for various tasks and productivity boosts. It features kid-friendly options, multiple sound and color choices, and integration with voice assistants.

Highlights
  • Create multiple preset timers
  • Pomodoro timer with repeat feature
  • Customizable reminders with notes
  • Multiple sound and completion effect options
  • Gesture, button, and wheel duration controls
  • Wide color options with dark mode
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Visual Timer by Yong provides an awesome graphical indicator for measuring times. It contains wide configuration options so that the user can make their own timers for various occasions. Boost your productivity with a powerful timer! = Main Features = - Create Multiple Preset Timers. - Repeat features for Pomodoro timer. Boost your productivity! - Add reminders of the timers: so that you can easily check the remaining time by percentage, or by time. (e.g. alert 5 mins before it ends) - Multiple sound options (starting, during, ended) - Multiple adjusting options (classical buttons, gestures, wheels) - Wide color options with dark mode support. Choose your favorite color! - Siri and Shortcuts Support. You can control timer using your voice! - Kid-friendly Image Sets included (You can display the image sets on the ending screen!) = Highlights = - Various completion effects Set your favorite effects: Sounds, vibration, flashlight, images to reveal. (Kids friendly!) - Presets Prepare your preset for your task. Quick start leads to finish. - Reminders Add more reminders to handle complicated tasks. Add a note and sounds as breadcrumbs. - Repeat Repeat a whole timer as much as you want. - Landscape/Multitasking support Visual Timer is avilable to use on iPhone and iPad. The layout optmized for the both mode, landscape and portrait. - Title as a mini note Tap the title on presets screen. Add a note or inspirational quote easily. - Open preset or last timer Decide the first screen of the app: a list of timer or the last-used timer. - Styles You can change every color of the timer using a flexible color picker. - Change timer display Change timer display setting such as a direction of movement, size of display. - 3 types of duration control Visual Timer provides wheel, buttons, and gestures mode for duration control. - Quick action buttons You can quickly change certain settings such as brightness, sounds, vibrations. - Default templates provided Visual Timer comes with basic presets. Create the timer using templates. - Share the timer Share your timer setting with others using a QR code or a link.

Screenshots

Power Focus4 screens
Visual Timer by Yong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Visual Timer by Yong at none against Power Focus's shown. Visual Timer by Yong also leads on review sentiment (99% vs 66%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Power Focus's advantage is ratings volume (458 vs 58). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Power Focus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Visual Timer by Yong sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Power Focus against 4.7 for Visual Timer by Yong. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Power Focus has 458 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Power Focus's written reviews are positive against 99% of Visual Timer by Yong's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Power Focus ships an update every 4 months, Visual Timer by Yong every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Power Focus versus Visual Timer by Yong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower FocusVisual Timer by Yong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (458 ratings) — better4.7 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews98.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings458 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFast Robo LLCYong Gyun Kim

Customer experience

Power Focus

All ratings454 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral11.0%
Negative23.3%

Visual Timer by Yong

All ratings52 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive98.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Power Focus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer resets unexpectedly
  • Watch app connectivity issues
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to disable auto-start/stop
  • Customizable break durations
  • Statistics and progress tracking
  • Ability to remove ads

Visual Timer by Yong

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Power Focus

One-time3
  • Tip$0.99
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
  • Big Tip$4.99
7 purchases

Visual Timer by Yong

One-time7
  • Snack-Sized Tip$1.99
  • Vehicle Image Set$1.99
  • Vegetable Image Set$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Animal Image Set$2.99
  • Vintage Flowers Image Set$2.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$3.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$5.99

Questions

Is Power Focus free?
Power Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Timer by Yong free?
Visual Timer by Yong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Power Focus or Visual Timer by Yong?
Power Focus is rated higher. Power Focus averages 4.7 out of 5 from 458 ratings, while Visual Timer by Yong averages 4.7 from 58 ratings.
Do Power Focus or Visual Timer by Yong have ads?
Power Focus shows ads; Visual Timer by Yong does not.
Which is updated more often, Power Focus or Visual Timer by Yong?
Power Focus ships an update every 4 months, and Visual Timer by Yong every 4 days. Most recently, Power Focus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Visual Timer by Yong on October 24, 2026.

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