Comparison

Structured vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Structured

Organize your day with a visual timeline that integrates your calendar, to-dos, routines, and habits. This app helps users feel calmer, focus faster, and accomplish more daily. It's ideal for work, study, travel, and managing ADHD, offering planning tools and focus timers.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline for day and week organization
  • Inbox for instant idea capture
  • Sub-tasks and notes for project breakdown
  • Pomodoro focus timer and Live Activities
  • Color-coding and icon personalization
  • Recurring tasks and routines
  • AI-powered daily drafting
Features
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Plan your day visually. Stay focused. Get things done. 400,000+ five-star ratings · Trusted by 1.5 million active users The daily planner built for how your brain actually works. Map your tasks and calendar onto a visual timeline, block your time with intention, and finally build a routine that sticks — whether you have ADHD or just a lot on your plate. WHY STRUCTURED WORKS Most planners give you a blank page. Structured gives you a timeline. You see your whole day laid out, with every task, event, and routine in order. It's time blocking made simple. Built for ADHD minds, busy professionals, and students who need more than a to-do list. FREE FEATURES - Visual day planner with an intuitive drag-and-drop timeline - Inbox to capture ideas fast and sort them later - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac - Break big projects into sub-tasks with notes - Pomodoro focus timer, Live Activities, and interactive widgets - Color-coding and hundreds of icons to personalize your schedule - Accessibility built in: VoiceOver, Voice Control, dyslexia-friendly font, and multiple languages STRUCTURED PRO - Connect your calendars and Reminders for a complete daily schedule organizer - Build recurring tasks and routines - AI-powered day planning: draft your schedule in seconds - Replan: automatically reschedules missed or forgotten tasks - Custom notifications to match your workflow PERFECT FOR - ADHD-friendly daily planning that actually sticks - Time blocking your work and study sessions - Morning routine and evening routine planning - Students managing class timetables and study tasks - Anyone who wants a simple to-do list app with a timeline view - Habit tracking alongside your daily task planner YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY Structured isn't just a task manager or a habit tracker. It's the daily planner that puts everything in one place — so you can plan your day, build better habits, and get things done without the overwhelm. Structured Pro is available monthly, annually, or as a lifetime purchase. Terms & Privacy: https://structured.app/legal

About

Focus Timer

Enhance focus and build productive habits with a tool that integrates a calendar, timer, and app blocker. Plan your day, track your time, and block distractions to reduce mental load and improve presence.

Highlights
  • Integrates with Apple Calendar
  • Creates focus timers from events
  • Standalone focus timer option
  • App blocking (scheduled and spontaneous)
  • Supports ADHD and neurodivergent minds
  • Reduces mental load
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Studious is designed to help you stay focused and build studious habits by combining your calendar, to-do list and a focus timer in a single app. 1 – Plan your day Studious connects to Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders and Google Calendar to help you stay organized easily. 2 – Stay focused Use the Studious timer to help you focus during events and block distracting apps. Stay in control of your focus session by adding more time or by ending early, Studious will automatically update your schedule for you. 3 – Get insights Understand how you spend your time by comparing your screen time to your focus time, and set limits on distracting apps. Using Studious can help you: → Create structure to support ADHD and neurodivergent minds → Work or study with greater sustained focus → Reduce mental load and decision fatigue Privacy Policy: https://getstudious.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getstudious.app/terms

Screenshots

Structured4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Structured at 4.8 against Focus Timer's 4.3. Structured also leads on ratings volume (166K vs 17) and chart position (#84 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Structured sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Focus Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Structured holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Structured has 166K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Structured's written reviews are positive against 80% of Focus Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Structured versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStructuredFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (166K ratings) — better4.3 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings166K — better17
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerunorderly GmbHFlorent Perillat

Customer experience

Structured

All ratings166,035 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews3,635 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative13.9%

Focus Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Structured

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring subtasks not unchecking properly
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Glitches when changing task times

Requested features

7 requests
  • Drag and drop to rearrange tasks
  • Ability to push back all tasks
  • Shared calendars and task lists
  • Routines and habit tracking
  • More icon categories and search
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  • Customizable notifications
  • Improved Apple Watch and Mac support

Focus Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Structured

Subscriptions11
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$8.991 Month
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  • Structured Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Structured Pro (Lifetime)$99.99
5 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Structured free?
Structured is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Structured or Focus Timer?
Structured is rated higher. Structured averages 4.8 out of 5 from 166K ratings, while Focus Timer averages 4.3 from 17 ratings.
Do Structured or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Structured nor Focus Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Structured or Focus Timer?
Structured ships an update fortnightly, and Focus Timer fortnightly. Most recently, Structured was updated on September 24, 2026 and Focus Timer on July 8, 2026.

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