Comparison

Focus Dog vs Bakery

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

Head to head
About

Focus Dog

This gamified productivity app helps you build focus and reduce screen time by rewarding you for staying on task. Earn virtual currency to feed your digital dog, unlock new features, and even donate to real animal shelters.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus challenges
  • Virtual dog feeding for rewards
  • Time tracking and statistics
  • Unlockable recipes and customizations
  • Donations to real animal shelters
  • Pomodoro timer for focused work
Features
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Your phone was built to eat your focus. Focus Dog feeds it back. Feed your focus. Starve distractions. Start a focus session and your donut machine starts producing donuts. Stay in the app, the machine keeps running. Open Instagram "for a second"? The machine stops. Your dog — his name is Focus — is hungry and counting on you. That's the whole loop. It works because it's stupid simple and because you care about the dog. If you open your phone to check one thing and look up 40 minutes later, you're not broken. Your apps were designed to do that to you. Focus Dog gives you a reason to put the phone down: a cute dog who eats what you earn, levels up when you show up, and gets sad when you ghost him. STAY FOCUSED • Pomodoro-style focus sessions that produce rewards as you work • Hourly challenges for a dopamine hit when you hit your time goals • Your session timer stays visible on the Lock Screen — iOS Live Activities, Android live notifications • Siri Shortcuts to start sessions hands-free (5 to 120 minutes) • Open-ended mode when you just want to lock in and go GET MOTIVATED • Collect over 120 donut recipes across normal, rare, and epic tiers • Level up donuts, unlock new dog skins, machines, and backgrounds • Seasonal events with exclusive donuts (Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Valentine's, Easter) • Climb weekly leagues against people at your level, from Bronze to Legend • Compete with friends and climb the global Top 100 leaderboard • Gift your gems — we turn them into real meals for real shelter dogs TRACK YOUR FOCUS • Tag sessions (Work, Study, Deep Work — whatever fits your life) and see the breakdown • Calendar heatmap, weekly/monthly/yearly stats, streak tracking • Per-tag time distribution so you know where your focus actually goes • CSV export of your focus time for your own analysis (Pro) BUILT FOR • Students fighting homework procrastination • ADHD brains that need external scaffolding, not willpower • Remote workers drowning in tab-switching • Anyone who's tired of their weekly screen time report FOCUS DOG PRO Install Focus Dog for free and use its core features as long as you want. Subscribe any time to Focus Dog Pro via in-app purchase — available as a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. Payment will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. Focus Dog will automatically charge your App Store account at the end of each subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time in your App Store Account Settings after purchase and still receive full functionality until the end of your current period, but we can't refund unused portions of the subscription. In-app purchases and subscriptions cannot be shared via Family Sharing. Terms of use: https://focusdog.app/terms/ Privacy policy: https://focusdog.app/privacy/ CONNECT WITH US • Twitter: https://twitter.com/FocusDogApp • Support: https://focusdog.app/help/

About

Bakery

This app encourages users to stay off their phones and focus on real-life tasks like studying or work. It uses a gamified timer where users select a virtual pastry to bake, with the bake progressing while the screen is off. Successful bakes earn coins to unlock new recipes and baked goods.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer
  • Virtual pastry baking
  • Screen-off timer functionality
  • Earn coins for successful bakes
  • Unlock new recipes and baked goods
  • Progress tracking in display case
Features
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Bakery is the timer that helps you get off your phone and pay more attention to real life! Whether you're studying for an exam, focusing at work, or want some uninterrupted family time, Bakery can help you: • Reconnect with friends and loved ones • Be more productive at work or at school • Break the cycle of constant phone checking • Feel accomplished after a day of not using your phone • Show your cute baked goods off to your friends Bakery is FREE and easy to use. 1) Select a pastry that you want to bake 2) Set the timer for up to 2 hours 3) Start baking while you GET THE FUDGE OFF YOUR PHONE! You can turn off your screen while your pastry is baking. Just make sure not to exit Bakery for too long or your bake could burn! Reopen Bakery within 10 seconds to save your bake. We're just getting started with Bakery, but right now you can do quite a lot: • Bake from 5 minutes up to 2 hours • Earn coins for successful bakes • Buy new recipes with the coins you've earned • Unlock up to 12 different baked goods (with more to come!) • Your bake continues while your screen is off • Remove burnt pastries from your display case • Earn golden pastries when you go for 2 hours • Each pastry has 5 different levels of difficulty • See your progress in the display case If you have any comments or feedback please leave a review, we read every one!

Screenshots

Focus Dog4 screens
Bakery4 screens

Verdict

The call

Focus Dog and Bakery both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Focus Dog's written reviews are positive against 64% of Bakery's. Focus Dog also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Bakery's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Focus Dog sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Bakery sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Focus Dog against 4.6 for Bakery. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 915 and 832 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Focus Dog's written reviews are positive against 64% of Bakery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Dog ships an update fortnightly, Bakery every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Dog versus Bakery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus DogBakery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (915 ratings) — better4.6 (832 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better64.5% of reviews
Number of ratings915 — better832
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.412.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB35 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperFancy Ventures UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Mighty Fine Apps LLC

Customer experience

Focus Dog

All ratings915 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative7.9%

Bakery

All ratings832 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral12.0%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Focus Dog

From 915 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helps with focus and productivity
  • 👍 Cute and motivating design
  • 💕 Supports real-world dog charity
  • 🎉 Fun and engaging experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs causing lost progress and login issues
  • 🔒 Paid features required for full functionality
  • 🕰️ Timer continues even when app is closed
  • 🤔 Unclear upgrade and donut collection mechanics

Bakery

From 832 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💫 Cute and motivating design
  • 🔒 Keeps user off distracting apps
  • 🚀 Helps with productivity and focus

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App glitches and bugs
  • ⏱️ Lack of pause/break feature
  • 💰 Expensive to unlock new recipes

Bugs and requests

Focus Dog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Login and password reset issues
  • Disappearing progress and paid features

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for the dog
  • Detailed activity tracking and statistics
  • Break timer and idle mode features
  • Ability to choose different animal characters

Bakery

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App resets and loses progress
  • Baked goods burn even without using phone
  • Unable to exit tutorial or shop screens

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more dessert options
  • Implement a total study time tracker
  • Allow music playback during sessions
  • Include a to-do list or calendar integration

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Focus Dog

Subscriptions2
  • Donut Dog Pro + Monthly Coffee$2.491 Month
  • Donut Dog Pro + Monthly Coffee$4.991 Month
One-time10
  • Small Gem Bundle$0.99
  • Donut Dog Pro$1.99
  • Donut Dog Pro$2.99
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  • Medium Gem Bundle$2.99
  • Donut Dog Pro + Coffee Support$5.99
  • Donut Dog Pro$13.99
  • Donut Dog PRO$16.99
  • Donut Dog Pro$19.99
  • Donut Dog Pro + Coffee Support$29.99
  • Donut Dog Pro + Coffee Support$34.99
2 purchases

Bakery

One-time2
  • Clean Slate$0.99
  • Classics Recipe Book$0.99

Questions

Is Focus Dog free?
Focus Dog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bakery free?
Bakery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Dog or Bakery?
Focus Dog is rated higher. Focus Dog averages 4.7 out of 5 from 915 ratings, while Bakery averages 4.6 from 832 ratings.
Do Focus Dog or Bakery have ads?
Neither Focus Dog nor Bakery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Dog or Bakery?
Focus Dog ships an update fortnightly, and Bakery every 6 weeks. Most recently, Focus Dog was updated on October 17, 2026 and Bakery on October 16, 2026.

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