Comparison

Focus Noodles vs NoteFolder

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Phone screen down timer
  • Distraction alerts (vibrate, flash, noise)
  • Reward system for focus sessions
  • Fairytale cards for relaxation
  • Combats phone addiction
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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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

About

NoteFolder

This app streamlines note-taking by automatically managing a designated folder for your notes. It offers incremental search and supports cloud syncing through services like iCloud and Dropbox. An App Intent is also available for Siri and Shortcuts integration.

Highlights
  • Auto-safe incremental search
  • Cloud sync (iCloud, Dropbox)
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Note folder management
  • Companion for Notational Velocity/nvAlt
Features
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One operation to find and/or create notes. NoteFolder automatically manages your designated note folder with auto-safe, incremental search. If you need sync, just select a folder in iCloud, Dropbox, etc. The perfect companion for Notational Velocity, nvAlt or similar systems. NoteFolder offfer an App Intent for Siri, Shortcuts, etc.

Screenshots

Focus Noodles4 screens
NoteFolder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteFolder at none against Focus Noodles's 1. NoteFolder also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Focus Noodles's advantage is ratings volume (205 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Focus Noodles costs $3.99 and NoteFolder $2.99 up front. Focus Noodles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoteFolder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoteFolder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Noodles has 205 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Focus Noodles's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoteFolder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Noodles ships an update every 2 months, NoteFolder weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Focus Noodles versus NoteFolder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus NoodlesNoteFolder
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (205 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings205 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperideaTiny Co., Ltd.Zozi Apps

Customer experience

Focus Noodles

All ratings205 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative9.3%

NoteFolder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Noodles

One-time1
  • Story Cards$0.99
None

NoteFolder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Noodles free?
Focus Noodles costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is NoteFolder free?
NoteFolder costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus Noodles or NoteFolder?
NoteFolder is rated higher. Focus Noodles averages 4.7 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while NoteFolder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus Noodles or NoteFolder have ads?
Neither Focus Noodles nor NoteFolder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Noodles or NoteFolder?
Focus Noodles ships an update every 2 months, and NoteFolder weekly. Most recently, Focus Noodles was updated on September 23, 2026 and NoteFolder on September 10, 2026.

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