Comparison

FocusList vs Motivation Streaks

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

Head to head
About

FocusList

Plan your day and boost productivity with timed work intervals and breaks. Track your progress, analyze estimates, and identify your peak work times.

Highlights
  • Daily planning with task estimation
  • 25-minute work intervals with 5-minute breaks
  • Timeboxing for focused work sessions
  • Retrospective analysis of estimates and time spent
  • Real-time sync with Mac app
  • Productivity statistics
Features
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# Simplest Pomodoro app that sync with Mac in real-time (visit focuslist.co) # Get more DEEP WORK done. FocusList is your one app to plan the day and be more productive using 25 minutes intervals, timeboxing and retrospective. Here's how: Plan: Start the day by planning your activities throughout the day. Give each task an estimate. Plan your entire day, and try to get everything on your list done. Focus: Go through your tasks in 30 minute blocks. (25 minutes work + 5 minutes break). It helps you focus by separating work time and rest time. Retrospect: With stats, you can go back in time and see how good your estimates were, how much time you've spent on each task, and when is your best time in the day to get work done.

About

Motivation Streaks

This app helps you track your energy levels during activities, distinguishing between motivated and unmotivated sessions. It visualizes your patterns and provides insights to help you discover what truly energizes you and when to let go of draining pursuits.

Highlights
  • Motivated/unmotivated session tracking
  • Streak counters
  • Day-of-week energy patterns
  • Customizable quit alerts
  • Clean interface
Features
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Stop forcing things that drain you Motivation Streaks helps you track how your work actually feels—not just whether you showed up. Perfect for people who start lots of projects and need to separate fleeting ideas from the ones that actually light you up. Track energy, not discipline: After each session, log whether you felt motivated or unmotivated. The app shows your patterns over time with simple visual streaks and day-of-week insights. Permission to quit: When you log too many unmotivated sessions in a row, the app nudges you to reconsider. Life is too short to grind through things that don't energize you. Built for explorers: Great for people who are always trying new things—workouts, side projects, creative hobbies, learning goals. Use it to discover what actually motivates you instead of forcing perfect attendance. Features: • Simple motivated/unmotivated tracking • Streak counters that celebrate consistency • Day-of-week patterns to see when you're naturally energized • Customizable alerts when it might be time to move on • Clean, focused interface Find what lights you up. Let go of what doesn't.

Screenshots

FocusList4 screens
Motivation Streaks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Motivation Streaks at 100% against FocusList's 52%. Motivation Streaks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). FocusList's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Motivation Streaks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FocusList has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of FocusList's written reviews are positive against 100% of Motivation Streaks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusList ships an update monthly, Motivation Streaks every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FocusList versus Motivation Streaks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusListMotivation Streaks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB33 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMedian Tech, s.r.o.One Step LLC

Customer experience

FocusList

All ratings31 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.5%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative37.8%

Motivation Streaks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FocusList

No in-app purchases

None

Motivation Streaks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusList free?
FocusList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Motivation Streaks free?
Motivation Streaks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FocusList or Motivation Streaks?
Motivation Streaks is rated higher. FocusList averages 3.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Motivation Streaks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FocusList or Motivation Streaks have ads?
Neither FocusList nor Motivation Streaks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusList or Motivation Streaks?
FocusList ships an update monthly, and Motivation Streaks every 6 weeks. Most recently, FocusList was updated on October 15, 2026 and Motivation Streaks on September 30, 2026.

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