Focus Kitten vs Flipd

Flipd logs study habits on mobile devices using activity tags and calendar logs. Focus Kitten stays on your Mac where desktop work happens, turning focus time into coins to furnish your kitten's room.

	Focus Kitten	Flipd
Timer location	✓In the Mac menu bar, visible without switching apps	On iPhone or iPad, separate from Mac
Work companion	✓A named kitten with six colors, sitting beside you	No companion, the timer counts alone
Gamification	✓Coins for finished sessions, building a room over time	Streak counters and milestones, no room to build
Session length	✓1 to 180 minutes, fitting short or long tasks	✓Custom activity timers, set per task
Break length	✓0 to 30 minutes, or no break at all	✓Logged break periods, tracked beside sessions
Session finish	✓A chime and a spoken response from your kitten	✓Automatic logging, tagged by activity
Statistics	✓Daily, weekly, and monthly totals in the popover	✓Calendar history, comparing days and months
Stopwatch	✓Counts up for work without a set length	Countdown only, requires a set length first
Built-in music	✓Lo-fi, deep focus, and jazz tracks built in	No audio tracks listed in app details
Account	✓No sign-up or account needed, opens instantly	Not specified in app details