Focus Noodles vs Ongoings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Noodles
This app helps you stay focused on tasks by using a fun timer that penalizes phone usage. Earn rewards and enjoy fairytale cards after successful focus sessions. It aims to combat phone addiction and boost productivity.
- Phone screen down timer
- Distraction alerts (vibrate, flash, noise)
- Reward system for focus sessions
- Fairytale cards for relaxation
- Combats phone addiction
- HealthKit integration
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"Focus Noodles" is a creative focus app. 2022 Apple Design Award finalist. Focus is the key to a perfect bowl of noodles. Place your phone screen down and start the timer. Focus on the task at hand and resist the temptation to touch your phone, or it will vibrate, flash, and make noises to remind you to put it down! When the timer goes off, your noodles will be perfectly cooked, and you will have accomplished a meaningful focus session. As a reward, you'll receive a "mind-expanding" fairytale card to relieve the tension after your focused session and prepare you for the next one. Your phone is like a Pandora's Box that once opened, can be difficult to close. You never know which tap will steal your attention next. Focus Noodles hopes to help you put down your phone in a humorous and enjoyable way, to fight phone addiction, and to regain the most valuable resource of our time. Where there is focus, there is productivity. Join us now and focus on cooking a bowl of noodles with hundreds of thousands of users worldwide! App credentials: · Apple Design Awards 2022 Finalist. · "Best of March 2020 " in China. · AppStore Editors‘ Choice. (HealthKit integration available to sync focus time to "Mindfulness Training") ideaTiny creates fun apps. fb@ideatiny.com
Ongoings
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Task list for ongoing responsibilities. Traditional to-do apps are designed for tasks you complete and check off. Ongoings is different -- it is built specifically for responsibilities that continue indefinitely. No complicated features -- just what you need to stay on track. Perfect for remembering any task that needs ongoing attention, such as online training and personal projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ongoings at Free against Focus Noodles's $3.99. Ongoings also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Focus Noodles's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On ads 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
Ongoings is free to download; Focus Noodles costs $3.99 up front. Focus Noodles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ongoings asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focus Noodles ships an update every 2 months, Ongoings every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Noodles | Ongoings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (207 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 207 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ideaTiny Co., Ltd. | Kang Kyu Lee |
In-app purchases
Focus Noodles
- Story Cards$0.99
Ongoings
No in-app purchases
Questions
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