Comparison

Focus Quest vs My Study Room

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

Head to head
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

About

My Study Room

Enhance your study sessions with adorable characters and personalize your virtual space. Earn in-game currency by studying to purchase decorative items and create a unique, motivating environment.

Highlights
  • Study with cute characters
  • Decorate your virtual room
  • Earn coins for completing study sessions
  • Purchase items with earned coins
  • Customizable study environment
Features
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Study with cute characters and decorate your room. Study With Me! #How to use 1. Study with a cute character for the promised time. 2. Purchase items with the coins you received as a reward. 3. Decorate your room with purchased items.

Screenshots

Focus Quest4 screens
My Study Room4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus Quest at 4.7 against My Study Room's 3.3. Focus Quest also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (505 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Focus Quest sells 32 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and My Study Room sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Quest has 505 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Focus Quest's written reviews are positive against 50% of My Study Room's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Quest ships an update every 2 months, My Study Room every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Quest versus My Study Room: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus QuestMy Study Room
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (505 ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings505 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB146 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShikudoCocoPixel

Customer experience

Focus Quest

All ratings505 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative8.8%

My Study Room

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

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

My Study Room

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
5 purchases

My Study Room

One-time5
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 500 Gems$2.99
  • Premium Pass$2.99
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  • 1000 Gems$4.99
  • 10000 Gems$9.99

Questions

Is Focus Quest free?
Focus Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Study Room free?
My Study Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Quest or My Study Room?
Focus Quest is rated higher. Focus Quest averages 4.7 out of 5 from 505 ratings, while My Study Room averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Focus Quest or My Study Room have ads?
Both Focus Quest and My Study Room show ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Quest or My Study Room?
Focus Quest ships an update every 2 months, and My Study Room every 9 months. Most recently, Focus Quest was updated on October 15, 2026 and My Study Room on October 1, 2026.

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