Flow vs Focus Keeper

Flow

• People who work only on Apple devices and want one timer across them
• A Pomodoro timer that needs no account and shows no ads
• Mac users who run their tools from Alfred or Raycast

Focus Keeper

• Students timing study sessions and exam preparation
• People who want a plain Pomodoro timer with progress charts
• Keeping one timer history across a phone and a browser

Flow

• Apple platforms only: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision. There is no Windows, Android or web version.
• App and web blocking, custom durations, session titles, timer sync and Apple Calendar sync all need Pro.
• Flow notes that App Store prices vary by country; the figures here are from the US App Store.
• Organizations buying in volume use a separate app, Flow Pro: Schools & Businesses, which Yugen enables per organization on request.

Focus Keeper

• Focus Keeper publishes no price list; the US App Store shows Pro purchases at seven different amounts.
• The vendor does not say which features are limited to Focus Keeper Pro.
• There is no Mac or Windows app; on a computer it runs in the browser.
• The pages read describe a timer and tracker only, with no blocking of apps or websites.

Flow

Interval timer with breaks

Work is divided into short focus intervals with recurring breaks, following the Pomodoro method, and notifications mark the end of each one.

App and web blocker

Blocks chosen apps and websites during focus sessions. It is a Pro feature, as are Commitment Mode and the fullscreen break.

Statistics and export

Totals of completed sessions by day, week, month and year. Pro adds timesheet export and syncing sessions to Apple Calendar.

Timer sync between devices

With Pro, the running timer and its session settings stay in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac signed in to the same iCloud account, without a Flow account.

Lock screen, widgets and watch

Live Activities and the Dynamic Island show the timer on iPhone, alongside home and lock screen widgets and an Apple Watch app.

Alfred and Raycast control

An Alfred workflow from Yugen covers Flow's controls, such as pausing the timer and skipping or resetting a session, and a community member maintains a Raycast extension.

Focus Keeper

Pomodoro timer

Runs the classic cycle of 25-minute focus sessions and 5-minute breaks, with a longer break after four sessions, and can start the next session automatically.

Custom session lengths

The length of focus sessions, short breaks and long breaks can each be changed to fit your own way of working.

Charts of focus time

Work sessions are logged automatically, and charts show focus time and work patterns so you can spot trends.

Tasks alongside the timer

Tasks are kept with the timer and its analytics, so sessions can be tied to what you are working on.

History saved to an account

Focus sessions and tasks are saved automatically, and the history can be opened from any device.

Web, phone and watch

A timer runs in the browser at focuskeeper.co, with apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android.

Flow

• Free$0

  Interval-based focus timer, a set of duration options, statistics and graphs, break reminders and iCloud sync of statistics.

• Pro (yearly)$17.99

  per year, US App Store; shown on the site as $1.49 / month

  Timer sync, custom session titles and cycles, fully custom durations, app and web blocking, Apple Calendar sync and export.

• Pro (monthly)$2.99

  per month, US App Store in-app purchase

  The same Pro features paid month to month. The pricing page labels yearly billing as 50% cheaper.

• Lifetime Pro Access$39.99

  one-time purchase, US App Store

  Pro features for a single payment instead of a subscription.

• Schools & BusinessesCustom

  Volume pricing and organization-wide distribution of Flow Pro through Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager, arranged by contacting Yugen.

Focus Keeper

• Free$0

  The apps are free downloads and the web version has a free sign-up. What the free version leaves out is not published.

• Focus Keeper Pro 1 Month$3.99 or $12.99

  per month, US App Store; two purchases listed

  The listing shows two monthly Pro purchases without saying how they differ or which one a new subscriber is offered.

• Focus Keeper Pro 1 Year$34.99 to $69.99

  per year, US App Store; three purchases listed

  Yearly Pro purchases appear at $34.99 and $69.99, with a third named 1 Year Standard at $49.99.

• Focus Keeper Pro$99.99 or $199.99

  US App Store in-app purchase; billing period not shown

  Two purchases are named only Focus Keeper Pro. The listing does not say whether they are one-time unlocks.

Flow

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing is 50% cheaper than monthly

  Flow's pricing page labels the yearly option "-50%". The US App Store lists Pro at $17.99 a year against $2.99 a month, which comes to $35.88 over twelve months.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Pro Access for a one-time payment

  The US App Store lists a Lifetime Pro Access in-app purchase at $39.99, paid once instead of a subscription.

• Other savings

  Volume pricing for schools and businesses

  The pricing page offers volume pricing and organization-wide distribution of Flow Pro through Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager.

Focus Keeper

No public discounts listed.