Comparison

Bakery 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

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!

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

Bakery4 screens
Focus Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bakery at none against Focus Quest's shown. Focus Quest's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 64%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Bakery sells 2 one-off in-app purchases 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 Bakery against 4.7 for Focus Quest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 832 and 502 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Bakery's written reviews are positive against 83% of Focus Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bakery ships an update every 6 weeks, Focus Quest every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bakery versus Focus Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBakeryFocus Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (832 ratings)4.7 (502 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings832 — better502
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB237 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperMighty Fine Apps LLCShikudo

Customer experience

Bakery

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

Focus Quest

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

User reviews

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

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

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

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

2 purchases

Bakery

One-time2
  • Clean Slate$0.99
  • Classics Recipe Book$0.99
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 Bakery free?
Bakery 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, Bakery or Focus Quest?
Focus Quest is rated higher. Bakery averages 4.6 out of 5 from 832 ratings, while Focus Quest averages 4.7 from 502 ratings.
Do Bakery or Focus Quest have ads?
Focus Quest shows ads; Bakery does not.
Which is updated more often, Bakery or Focus Quest?
Bakery ships an update every 6 weeks, and Focus Quest every 2 months. Most recently, Bakery was updated on October 1, 2026 and Focus Quest on September 29, 2026.

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