Pocket Note Pro vs Focus by Timespace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Note Pro
Transform your device into a powerful business notebook. Quickly jot down ideas with manual or keyboard input, add photos, maps, and graphical elements. Organize notes into groups and export them as images or PDFs for easy sharing and printing.
- Handwriting and keyboard input
- Add photos and maps
- Insert figures and lines
- Export as image or PDF
- Organize notes into groups
- iCloud sync
- Siri Shortcuts compatible
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Would you like to make your smartphone or tablet PC into a useful business tool? Pocket Note is a notepad application specially designed for the business scene. With Pocket Note, you can quickly put your ideas together by a straightforward, simple operation. [Major functions] - We provided grid lines and horizontal ruled lines on the notepad to make it easier to organize what you write down.And when you don't need a grid or horizontal lines, you can choose "blank". - You can input either manually or from the keyboard (compatible with Apple Pencil). For manual input, choose from 2 pens, "regular" or "thick", and an eraser. For pen size and color, choose from 20 sizes and 25 colors. - You can paste up to 20 photos on each page. - You can paste maps. With a map, you can do the following: You can display your current position on the map using GPS. By continuously pressing down at a given location on the map, you can place a pin at the location. By inputting a name or address, you can place a pin at that location. You can also specify the zoom factor as you wish. - By pasting figures and lines, you can display your notes graphically. For figures, choose from rectangles, triangles or circles. You can specify their size and shape freely. Lines may be with or without arrows. For figures and lines, choose from 25 different colors. - You can save your notes as an image or a PDF file. You can do the following: Print them out with a printer. Save them as images in iOS "Photos". Attach them to emails as images or PDF files. Share them as images with iCloud Photo Sharing. Paste them as images in iOS standard "Notes". Save them as PDF files in iOS standard "iBooks". They can be uploaded as images to Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Evernote, Flickr, Line, etc. (If these applications are installed. Also, if the application is compatible with iOS App Extensions, they can be uploaded as images.) - Notes can be organized into groups. Several groups can be set for each note. Notes can be displayed by group, or by modified date. - It's compatible with iCloud, so you can share your notes on your iPhone or iPad. - Compatible with Siri Shortcuts. [Contact us] https://www.studioks.net/en/contact-us/ [Studio K's - Business Applications Maker] https://www.studioks.net/en/
Focus by Timespace
This productivity planner helps remote workers stay focused by organizing tasks, tracking time, and sharing work status. It integrates mindfulness to balance work and personal life, reducing distractions and stress.
- Task organization
- Time tracking and reporting
- Work status sharing
- Mindfulness integration
- Email and calendar sync
- Dropbox integration
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Focus is the ultimate productivity planner for remote work. Let others know what you are working on with a simple tap and effortlessly share all related content. Focus incorporates elements of mindfulness so you can maintain a healthy balance between work and play. Use it at work and at home to improve your focus and well-being. WHAT MATTERS THE MOST With so much work to do and so many activities in our daily lives, we can easily lose track of time and feel constantly stressed. Focus organizes your day and breaks it down into individual activities and tasks to help you understand how and where you spend your time. Take back control of your life and find more time for doing the things you love. WORK TOGETHER Simply tap the focus button to let others know what you are working on without interrupting them. Declutter your mind by focusing on just one thing at a time. We live in an age of distractions – emails, phone calls, app notifications – they all leave us feeling unproductive and stressed out. Focus strengthens your ability to resist distractions. Share activities with content attached and reduce the need for others to interrupt you. Seeing what others are focusing on leads to a feeling of presence and enables people to help each other to achieve common goals. TIME TRACKING AND REPORTING Get time tracking reports to learn what takes up your time, see a breakdown of your sales pipeline and export your raw data when you need it. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Add emails by simply forwarding them to Focus and sync Google Calendar to keep track of your appointments. Connect to Dropbox to automatically gather, store and organize photos and files you create. AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE Forget having to switch backwards and forwards between different apps. Focus works on your phone, tablet or computer so you can easily switch without interrupting your flow. Each and every activity is automatically synced across your devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Focus by Timespace at Free against Pocket Note Pro's $3.99. Focus by Timespace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Pocket Note Pro's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Focus by Timespace is free to download; Pocket Note Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Focus by Timespace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Note Pro has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pocket Note Pro ships an update monthly, Focus by Timespace every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Note Pro | Focus by Timespace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOAKI SEKIGUCHI | Timespace Cloud Oy |
Customer experience
Pocket Note Pro
Focus by Timespace
In-app purchases
Pocket Note Pro
No in-app purchases
Focus by Timespace
No in-app purchases









