Finding Focus vs Solace Alarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finding Focus
This app helps users improve their concentration and reduce stress. It offers scientifically-backed training methods developed by researchers to enhance productivity. Achieve more with less effort through focused attention.
- Focus training
- Stress reduction
- Productivity enhancement
- Scientifically-backed methods
- University research
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As the world gets more and more distracted, training your ability to focus can set you apart. Finding Focus helps you get more done with less stress. Created by scientists at UT Austin. Backed by five years of university research.
Solace Alarm
Wake up to a calm, personalized briefing that prepares you for the day. Get a concise overview of your schedule, local weather, top news, and important emails in one voice.
- Gentle wake-up with focused morning briefing
- Today's schedule at a glance
- Local weather with simple context
- Need-to-know news headlines
- Important emails surfaced
- Personalized alarms
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Wake up grounded. Start with clarity. Solace is a calm, reliable morning companion. Set your alarm, then get a concise, personalized briefing that helps you feel prepared. It covers your schedule, local weather, top headlines, and key emails, all in one calm voice. No hype. Just signal. What you’ll get: -A gentle wake-up paired with a focused morning briefing -Today’s schedule at a glance -Local weather and simple context so you can plan quickly -Need-to-know news -Important emails surfaced so nothing critical slips Free to start: Try Solace with up to 10 personalized alarms. Upgrade to Solace Monthly: Unlock more alarms and daily briefings. Keep a steady rhythm every morning. Solace isn’t the hero, you are. We’re the steady presence that helps you begin the day clear-headed and ready. Terms of Use: https://solaceaiapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://solaceaiapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finding Focus at none against Solace Alarm's 1. Finding Focus also leads on ratings volume (109 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Solace Alarm's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Solace Alarm sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Finding Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solace Alarm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finding Focus has 109 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Finding Focus ships an update every 2 weeks, Solace Alarm every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finding Focus | Solace Alarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (109 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Mrazek | Zachary Derhake |
Customer experience
Finding Focus
Solace Alarm
In-app purchases
Finding Focus
No in-app purchases
Solace Alarm
- Solace Monthly$4.991 Month
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