Comparison

Focus vs Distractionless Focus Timer

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

Distractionless Focus Timer

This focus timer app helps users implement the Pomodoro Technique with customizable work and rest sessions. It offers a distraction-free experience on your watch, with alerts and the ability to adjust timers on the go.

Highlights
  • Standalone watch application
  • Customizable focus/rest times
  • Vibration and sound alerts
  • Active complications for watch faces
  • Pause and skip timer blocks
  • Add time to current timer
Features
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Distractionless is a truly distraction free pomodoro technique focus timer. Pomodoro timers are a work/study method, where you have repeating sessions of focus and rest. - Standalone watch application, configure and start timers on your watch - Vibration and sound will alert you at the end of every block, even when the app is in the background - Custom focus / rest times by 1 minute increments - Optional long rest after every X focus sessions - Active complications for all watch faces, and complication types - Pause the timer, or skip to the end of the current block - Add additional time to the current timer with a single press - Option to only temporarily enable controls with a long press If the app doesn't show after purchase, please find it on the App Store on your watch (not phone) and download it from there.

Screenshots

Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focus at Free against Distractionless Focus Timer's $0.99. Focus also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 6). Distractionless Focus Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (78% vs 57%). On 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

Focus is free to download; Distractionless Focus Timer costs $0.99 up front. Focus sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Distractionless Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus has 1.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Focus's written reviews are positive against 78% of Distractionless Focus Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus ships an update every 10 days, Distractionless Focus Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Focus versus Distractionless Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusDistractionless Focus Timer
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (1.8K ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision ProiPhone, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeaningful Things GmbH & Co. KGAndras Solyom

Customer experience

Focus

All ratings1,835 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral12.8%
Negative30.3%

Distractionless Focus Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

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

Distractionless Focus Timer

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

Distractionless Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Distractionless Focus Timer free?
Distractionless Focus Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus or Distractionless Focus Timer?
Focus is rated higher. Focus averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Distractionless Focus Timer averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Focus or Distractionless Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Focus nor Distractionless Focus Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus or Distractionless Focus Timer?
Focus ships an update every 10 days, and Distractionless Focus Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Focus was updated on September 23, 2026 and Distractionless Focus Timer on September 19, 2026.

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