Comparison

Mars Craft vs Focus Quest

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

Head to head
About

Mars Craft

This app gamifies productivity by turning focused work sessions into building a Mars colony. Earn rewards, battle friends, and complete digital detox challenges to stay motivated and reduce smartphone distractions.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer
  • Build a Mars colony
  • Digital detox challenges
  • Friend battles and group focus
  • Earn in-app rewards
  • Progress statistics
Features
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## Featured by Apple *New Apps We Love* in the US, Turkey, Netherlands, Singapore.. ## Featured by Apple *Best Apps of Month July 2018* in 23 countries (Europe). ## Top 10 Productivity Category: Norway, Denmark, Sweden ## Received Editor's Note by Apple editors team. ## Reached Top 200 Productivity apps in 50 countries. TIRED of LACK of FOCUS and NO MOTIVATION with constant smartphone distractions? Challenge yourself to pass 21 Day Digital Detox Challenge to make your life better! "There are not many apps that change peoples lives for better." If you are excited about the future of human Mars exploration, then you will love MarsCraft! In everyday life, it can be hard to motivate yourself to perform important tasks, especially with constant phone distraction. Do you want to put down your phone for a short time and focus your attention on what is really important in your life? Start building a colony base on Mars! Group focus with your friends or challenge their base by battling with their base and see who's focus was "better" today. The more you stay focused in the day the more chances of winning battles you have! BATTLES: It's time to show your friends who has better tactics with this new feature of stealth and strategy! Go head-to-head as you try to outsmart your opponent and track down their Mars structures. Will you be able to destroy their base or will they be the first to locate yours? In order to win, you have to be focused in the day and build more buildings. With unlimited strategy possibilities, this Battle feature of MarsCraft is sure to be your favorite entertainment with your friends! Your time is value here, convert it to MarsBucks by working on your life. Choose time between 10 min - 2 hours, start building and with time your building will get built up. However, if you cannot resist the temptation of using your phone and leave the app, your building on Mars will get destroyed. The visual stimulation and feeling of achievement and responsibility will encourage you to spend more time in real life and not with your smartphone. MarsCraft is a "gamified" productivity app that will get you more things done - Guaranteed! • Focus on the task with a timer. • Add friends and like their bases. • View charts statistics • Group focus with friends. • Earn rewards that will unlock new possibilities for your base. • Inspirational quotes and facts about Mars. • Share your achievements and compete with friends. • Much more.. Premium Subscription: - Offers $4.99 USD monthly, $29.99 USD yearly* subscription after 7-day free trial for unlocking all content, features: (1. Digital detox challenge; 2. New unique building every week; 3. Unlock Rare buildings; 4. Full Analytics; 5. Different Maps; 6. Country Flags; 7. Unlimited Battle Pass; 8. Unlimited Group Focus Pass (Special Events); 9. New Ambient Sounds; 10. Create your own custom motivational phrases; 11. Customizable Tags; 12. Timeline Story User/World Updates; 13. Guides). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Link for more info: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://sites.google.com/site/marscraftprivacy/ https://sites.google.com/site/marscrafttermsofuse/ * Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Pricing Matrix" determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $ USD

About

Focus Quest

This app combines a study timer with RPG elements to help users improve self-control and reduce phone distractions. Earn in-game resources by focusing to train a hero and upgrade equipment, making productivity more engaging.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer
  • RPG hero training
  • Equipment forging
  • Task and time management
  • In-game achievements and rewards
  • Phone addiction management
Features
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Have phone addiction? Want to improve self-control? Want to remove distraction? Let Focus Quest help! Focus Quest is a study timer and RPG mashup. Save Focusland by turning your focus time into resources to train the hero and upgrade the equipment. Begin your focus adventure, and let us help you manage time and stay focused on the most important things in life. A gamified focus app helps you better improve productivity, self-control, and concentration on study and work. Sometimes self-discipline is just not enough to keep us away from phones. This is when gamification comes in. The in-game achievements encourage users to stick with the app, better manage their time and get things done. FEATURES: * Beat phone addictions and stay in control, help you with study, uni, and work * Stay focused - Collect hero resources when you put down the phone and focus * Train hero - Use resources to train your hero * Forge gears - Collect gear materials to forge powerful gears * Save the world - Fight off monsters and bring time order back to Focusland * Records - Stay on track of the time you focused so that you can better plan your tasks * Rewards - gamified tasks and rewards help you stay on track of your focus goals SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS: Focus Pass offers USD $3.99 monthly subscription for accessing exclusive resources and premium features. End of trial and subscription renewal: This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy policy: https://site.shikudo.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://site.shikudo.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Mars Craft4 screens
Focus Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mars Craft and Focus Quest both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Focus Quest's written reviews are positive against 47% of Mars Craft's. Mars Craft's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Mars Craft sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Focus Quest sells 32 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 — 4.6 for Mars Craft against 4.7 for Focus Quest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 405 and 502 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Mars Craft's written reviews are positive against 83% of Focus Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Craft ships an update every 3 weeks, Focus Quest every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mars Craft versus Focus Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars CraftFocus Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (405 ratings)4.7 (502 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings405502 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB237 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEnclaver Labs LtdShikudo

Customer experience

Mars Craft

All ratings405 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral17.3%
Negative35.3%

Focus Quest

All ratings502 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Mars Craft

From 405 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helps stay focused
  • 🌟 Unique concept
  • 👍 Motivating and engaging
  • 🌍 Interesting space theme

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🤔 Confusing mechanics

Focus Quest

From 502 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Gamified focus experience
  • 👍 Engaging story and progression
  • 🎨 Cute and visually appealing
  • 💰 Affordable premium version
  • 🕰️ Helpful for improving focus and productivity

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited whitelist functionality
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 📱 Can be distracting from actual work
  • 🌐 Lack of offline mode
  • 🌐 Sync issues with other accounts

Bugs and requests

Mars Craft

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Buildings disappearing after screen lock
  • Timer not working accurately
  • Crashes when trying to access certain features
  • Syncing issues with account progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode to keep timer running
  • Ability to view progress over time
  • More customization options
  • Multiplayer/social features

Focus Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Training button not working during tutorial
  • Time not accurately tracked in some cases
  • Crashes on startup for some users

Requested features

6 requests
  • More music and white noise options
  • Ability to change character appearance
  • Longer storyline and quests
  • Offline mode or better sync capabilities
  • Pomodoro timer integration
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  • Ability to pause/resume focus sessions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mars Craft

Subscriptions5
  • Elite Club Membership3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Get MarsCraft Premium!7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Elite Club Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Get MarsCraft Premium!7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Elite Club Membership3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • Solar Crystals Boosters$1.99
  • Lucky Coins +1500$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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  • MarsCraft Premium Lifetime$4.99
  • Luxury Case +7000 Coins$19.99
32 purchases

Focus Quest

Subscriptions3
  • Focus Pass$4.991 Month
  • Focus Pass Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Focus Pass Yearly7 Days trial$28.991 Year
One-time29
  • Weekly Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Currency Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Gear Pack 1$0.99
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  • Stage Gear Scroll Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Glyph Pack 1$0.99
  • Weekly Pack 3$0.99
  • Raid Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Material Pack 1$0.99
  • Monthly Pack 1$1.99
  • Stage Currency Pack 2$1.99
  • Currency Pack 3$1.99
  • Currency Pack 4$1.99
  • Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • Currency Pack 5$1.99
  • Gem 1$1.99
  • Currency Pack 2$1.99
  • Raid Pack 2$2.99
  • Material Pack 1$2.99
  • Weekly Pack 4$4.99
  • Glyph Pack 2$4.99
  • Skill Pack 1$4.99
  • Skill Pack 3$4.99
  • Skill Pack 2$4.99
  • Battle Pass Raid 1$6.99
  • Raid Pack 3$6.99
  • Gem 3$9.99
  • Monthly Pack 2$14.99
  • Fund 1$19.99
  • Battle Pass Time Rift 1$29.99

Questions

Is Mars Craft free?
Mars Craft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Quest free?
Focus Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mars Craft or Focus Quest?
Focus Quest is rated higher. Mars Craft averages 4.6 out of 5 from 405 ratings, while Focus Quest averages 4.7 from 502 ratings.
Do Mars Craft or Focus Quest have ads?
Focus Quest shows ads; Mars Craft does not.
Which is updated more often, Mars Craft or Focus Quest?
Mars Craft ships an update every 3 weeks, and Focus Quest every 2 months. Most recently, Mars Craft was updated on October 8, 2026 and Focus Quest on October 13, 2026.

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