Comparison

timeEdition 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

timeEdition

Track your work hours, clients, projects, and tasks with this intuitive time tracking tool. It offers seamless syncing across devices and export options for detailed billing and project analysis.

Highlights
  • Start and stop work time recording
  • Track time by customer, project, and task
  • Siri Shortcuts for voice control
  • Add notes to recordings
  • Color coding for clients
  • Manual entry and editing of recordings
  • Export recordings to Numbers or Excel
  • Deadline reminders
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TIME IS MONEY With timeEdition you can see detailed documentation of your working hours. Be it for a billing of a client, or tracking the efficiency of a project. timeEdition puts great emphasis on ease of use. The user first sees only the functions that are needed for daily time tracking: Start and Stop recording of work time, work time elapsed, customer, project and task. You don't give away your time or your money. With timeEdition you have the perfect tool to track your work time and your colleagues work time. You can track the work outlay of your project and give your clients a detailed bill. ON THE DESKTOP AND ON THE ROAD timeEdition is available for iOS & macOS. This lets you track your projects on your office desk, but also mobile when your are on the road consulting. All timeEdition apps can be synced through dropbox. No matter where you are time tracking, all of your recordings are always available on all your devices. No internet connection required for recording. This gives you a high flexibilty for tracking your projects on different platforms. FEATURES - Siri Shortcuts: With Siri Shortcuts you can start and stop recordings just with your voice. - Notes for all your recordings: At any time you can take a note for any recording that you are doing. - Color coding: Different colors for your clients lets you see at a glance which client you are currently tracking. - Add and edit recordings: If you missed a recording: Easily add it manually or adjust the tracking time. - Export recordings: You can export your recordings for use in third party applications like Numbers or Excel. - Reminder of your deadlines: Never miss a deadline. Let timeEdition remind you of all your upcoming deadlines. - For mobile and desktop: timeEdition is available for macOS and iOS. This allows you to record your working time anywhere. - Synchronize all devices: No matter where you are working: Sync your mobile recordings with your desktop and vice versa. - Calendar export: timeEdition let´s you export all your recordings to your calendar.

About

Focus Timer

Enhance productivity and well-being with focused work sessions and guided meditations. Customize your workflow with adjustable focus and break periods, and track your progress to optimize your daily routine.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro sessions
  • Guided pre-work meditations
  • Timely notifications and reminders
  • Progress tracking for habits
  • Personalized focus and break periods
Features
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Focus deeply, rest fully. Focus Timer is a calm Pomodoro timer with guided meditations, tasks, and ambient sounds – built to beat procrastination and make deep work feel sustainable. Most productivity apps just push you harder. Focus Timer works with your brain instead: focused sprints, real breaks, and short meditations to recharge in between – so you stay concentrated all day without burning out. POMODORO FOCUS TIMER - Classic Pomodoro cycles with fully customizable focus and break intervals - Ambient sounds that help you concentrate - Gentle notifications keep the cycle going – no babysitting the timer A MEDITATION FOR EVERY MOOD - Calm pre-work meditations, midday energy boosts, and after-work wind-downs - Library includes Focus & Clarity, Deep Relaxation, Energy Activation, Gratitude Practice, Grounding, and more ONE TASK AT A TIME - Plan your day as a simple task list and attach focus sessions to each task - Weekly statistics for focus flows and meditations - Mindfulness minutes sync automatically to Apple Health ADHD-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN A visual timer, one-task focus, and built-in recovery breaks give your day external structure – a rhythm many people with ADHD find easier to stick with than willpower alone. Whether you're studying for exams, doing deep work from home, or just trying to stop procrastinating, Focus Timer helps you build a daily focus habit. Focus Timer Premium unlocks the full meditation library. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy-07-24-38

Screenshots

timeEdition4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus Timer at 4.6 against timeEdition's 3.0. Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). timeEdition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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 Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. timeEdition asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

timeEdition ships an update every 2 months, Focus Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
timeEdition versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertimeEditionFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAMP GmbHMykola Mylashko

Customer experience

timeEdition

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Focus Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

timeEdition

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (1 Month)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99

Questions

Is timeEdition free?
timeEdition is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, timeEdition or Focus Timer?
Focus Timer is rated higher. timeEdition averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Focus Timer averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do timeEdition or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither timeEdition nor Focus Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, timeEdition or Focus Timer?
timeEdition ships an update every 2 months, and Focus Timer every 9 days. Most recently, timeEdition was updated on October 1, 2026 and Focus Timer on October 14, 2026.

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