Focus Keeper vs Focused Work

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

Focused Work

• Apple users who want structured focus sessions, not only a countdown
• People who find a fixed Pomodoro rhythm too rigid
• Toggl Track users who want focus sessions logged as time entries
• Students and professionals who want reminders to stay on task

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.

Focused Work

• Apple platforms only: iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. No Windows, Android or web version is listed.
• App and website blocking, Shortcuts automation and the Toggl Track link all need Focused Work Pro.
• Lifetime pricing differs between vendor pages: $89.99 and $119.99 on the US App Store, and $59.99 in the press kit.
• The Toggl link logs completed stages afterwards; the FAQ says it does not start a live running timer in Toggl.

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.

Focused Work

Focus Sessions

Sessions divide time into Focus, Break and Prepare stages. Templates cover a plain timer, Pomodoro and Flowmodoro, and the Session Editor builds repeatable sessions with your own stages and durations.

App and website blocking

Content filters block or allow chosen websites and iOS and Mac apps while a session runs, and can leave Break and planning stages unfiltered. This is a Pro feature.

Reminders, reflection and Scratch Pad

The app sends reminders to stay on task and to take breaks, asks you to rate and reflect on a finished session, and keeps a Scratch Pad for stray thoughts.

Daily goals and statistics

Meeting the daily focus goals builds a streak. Charts review the past week, month and year, and completed sessions can be exported as a CSV file.

Shortcuts and Toggl Track

With Pro, shortcuts run when a session or stage starts or ends, for example to turn on a Focus mode, and finished stages are logged to Toggl Track with projects and tags.

Widgets, Live Activities and iCloud

The timer shows in interactive widgets, Live Activities, StandBy and Picture-in-Picture. Statistics and created sessions sync through iCloud, with no account to register.

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.

Focused Work

• Free$0

  Free to download with a limited set of features. Blocking, Shortcuts automation and the Toggl Track link are marked as Pro in the vendor's FAQ.

• Focused Work Pro - Monthly$4.99

  per month, US App Store in-app purchase

  Every feature, including app and website blocking, Shortcuts automation and the Toggl Track link. Renews automatically.

• Focused Work Pro - Yearly$29.99

  per year, US App Store in-app purchase

  The same Pro features billed yearly. The listing also shows 1-year items at $19.99 and $39.99 and 1-month items at $2.99 and $6.99.

• Focused Work Pro Lifetime$89.99

  one-time purchase, US App Store

  Pro for a single payment. The listing shows a second Lifetime item at $119.99, and the vendor's press kit quotes $59.99.

Focus Keeper

No public discounts listed.

Focused Work

• Annual discount

  Yearly Pro costs about 50% less than monthly

  The US App Store lists Focused Work Pro - Yearly at $29.99 against Monthly at $4.99, which comes to $59.88 over twelve months.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Pro for a one-time payment

  The US App Store lists Focused Work Pro Lifetime at $89.99, paid once instead of a subscription. The vendor's press kit quotes $59.99 for lifetime access.

• Other savings

  Also available through Setapp

  The vendor's site links to Focused Work on Setapp, where the Mac and iOS apps are part of the Setapp app subscription.