Comparison

Focus vs DoYouHaveTheTimer

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

Head to head
About

Focus

This app helps users improve concentration and productivity by breaking work into structured intervals with scheduled breaks. It offers task management, detailed statistics, and syncs across all Apple devices, including Apple Watch and widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Unlimited to-do lists
  • In-depth productivity statistics
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Do your best work. Focus helps you concentrate with timed focus sessions built on the Pomodoro technique, track your tasks and projects, and see real progress — across all your Apple devices. A calm, proven rhythm: plan, work, break, review. “[…] a tool that can genuinely make people more productive” – MacStories.net “[…] a must-have for anyone who finds themselves easily getting distracted or forgetting to take occasional breaks.” – iDownloadBlog.com I always use Focus when… … I need to start a deep-work session … I want to stop procrastinating and finally begin … I want to break a big project into focused sprints … I’m studying and need to concentrate … I want to protect my time from distractions … I want to build a daily focus habit … I want to see what I actually got done today … I want structure without a heavy, complicated system Benefits * Start focusing in seconds: pick a task, start a session, get to work * The proven Pomodoro rhythm — plan → work → break → review — that gives your attention somewhere to go * Sessions and tasks together: a focus timer plus real task, project, and time tracking (most apps split these into two) * See your progress: daily and weekly activity and goals make focus feel earned, never nagged * Restful breaks that are part of the rhythm, not slacking * Calm and encouraging — momentum, never hustle, grind, or guilt Features * Timed focus sessions with flexible session and break lengths * Tasks, projects, and time tracking * Daily and weekly activity and goals * In-app Learning: short, friendly guides you can apply as you read * Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island * Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight via App Intents * Seamless iCloud sync * Built-in accessibility * Privacy first: your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud * Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro * Handcrafted by real humans :-) Focus is free to start. Focus Pro unlocks everything with a 7-day free trial. Thanks for doing your best work with us! We’re always improving Focus. If you have feedback or an idea, we’d love to hear it. About us Focus is made by Jan & Kerstin, two independent app developers based in Germany. We built Focus for our own workdays — to concentrate, make real progress, and still keep things calm. Our goal: a productivity app that’s a joy to use every day. We built this tool for ourselves — and now we’d love to share it with you! Questions? We offer friendly support. Just drop us a note at support@meaningful-things.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. Privacy & Terms https://meaningful-things.com/privacy https://meaningful-things.com/terms

About

DoYouHaveTheTimer

This app provides a countdown timer with customizable seconds, minutes, and hours. Its unique feature allows you to share timers with contacts, making it ideal for coordinating groups. Recipients can interact with shared timers through a Messages extension.

Highlights
  • Multiple countdown timers
  • Share timers with contacts
  • Messages extension integration
  • Customizable time units (seconds, minutes, hours)
  • Notifications for creator and recipients
Features
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Pass the Timer is a count down timer with seconds, minutes, and hours. It allows multiple timers. But what makes this timer unique is its ability to share your timer with any of your contacts. If you can message a contact, then you can send them a timer. Great for coordinating family and school groups. The timer can be shared from the main view as the timer is started or during the display, as long as there is at least 60 seconds remaining. Notifications notify the timer creator as well as the recipients, as long as they have opened their shared timer in the Messages extension.

Screenshots

Focus4 screens
DoYouHaveTheTimer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus at 4.4 against DoYouHaveTheTimer's 3.5. Focus also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 4). DoYouHaveTheTimer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. DoYouHaveTheTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus has 1.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Focus's written reviews are positive against 50% of DoYouHaveTheTimer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus ships an update every 10 days, DoYouHaveTheTimer every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Focus versus DoYouHaveTheTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusDoYouHaveTheTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.8K ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeaningful Things GmbH & Co. KGPaus Productions, LLC

Customer experience

Focus

All ratings1,838 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive57.2%
Neutral12.7%
Negative30.1%

DoYouHaveTheTimer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Focus

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Infinite intro screen
  • Prompts to set up app on every open
  • Timer resets unexpectedly
  • Sync issues between iPhone, iPad, and Watch
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to duplicate tasks
  • Calendar integration
  • Background sounds
  • Customizable timer lengths
  • Automatic focus mode switching
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  • More detailed analytics and reporting

DoYouHaveTheTimer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions9
  • Focus - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Focus - 3 Months$14.993 Months
  • Focus Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Focus Yearly$27.991 Year
  • Focus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Focus Early Bird7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Focus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Focus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Patron Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

DoYouHaveTheTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoYouHaveTheTimer free?
DoYouHaveTheTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus or DoYouHaveTheTimer?
Focus is rated higher. Focus averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while DoYouHaveTheTimer averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Focus or DoYouHaveTheTimer have ads?
Neither Focus nor DoYouHaveTheTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus or DoYouHaveTheTimer?
Focus ships an update every 10 days, and DoYouHaveTheTimer every 24 months. Most recently, Focus was updated on October 10, 2026 and DoYouHaveTheTimer on September 23, 2026.

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