Focus Quest vs FocusQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Gamified focus timer
- RPG hero training
- Equipment forging
- Task and time management
- In-game achievements and rewards
- Phone addiction management
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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
FocusQuest
This app gamifies focus sessions by turning them into RPG quests. Earn rewards like XP and gold as your pixel-art hero adventures while you concentrate on tasks. It's designed to make deep work engaging and rewarding without guilt-tripping.
- RPG quest-based focus timer
- Pixel-art hero progression
- Earn XP, gold, and gear
- Build daily streaks
- Multiple pixel-art worlds
- Calming soundscapes
- Offline functionality
- Group quests
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Your focus timer is now an RPG. Start a session and your pixel-art hero sets off on a quest that lasts exactly as long as you stay focused — every minute of real concentration moves them forward. FocusQuest turns the hardest part of deep work — actually starting — into the best part of your day. No guilt-trip charts. No streak-shaming. Just a quest board, a hero, and a world that grows a little every time you focus. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a quest from the daily board and set your timer. 2. Focus. Your hero adventures through scrolling pixel-art worlds while you work. 3. Finish and collect XP, gold, gear, and a longer streak. WHY YOU'LL ACTUALLY OPEN IT • A focus timer you look forward to — Pomodoro sessions reimagined as quests • Real progression — earn XP, gold, and armor every single session • Level up a character that mirrors your focus habit, with no level cap • Build daily streaks and see your whole focus history at a glance • Five hand-crafted pixel-art worlds to journey through • Calming soundscapes to drop into deep work fast • Group quests — focus side by side with friends in real time • Works fully offline — your focus shouldn't depend on a signal BUILT TO HELP YOU FOCUS, NOT DISTRACT YOU During a quest the world goes quiet: slow scrolling, nothing to tap, no noise. The game gets out of the way so you can do the work — then celebrates you the moment you're done. NO PUNISHMENT, EVER Miss a day? Abandon a session? You never lose XP, gold, or gear you've already earned. FocusQuest only rewards you for showing up. MADE FOR Studying, deep work, writing, coding, reading, side projects, beating procrastination — and anyone who's bounced off plain productivity timers. GOLD CARD MEMBERSHIP Go further with an optional Gold Card subscription: a monthly Guild Marks stipend, your complete focus history, daily perks, and the ability to host group quests. • Monthly: $4.99 USD per month • Annual: $39.99 USD per year (best value) FocusQuest is free to download and play. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at the time of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription by going to your Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://focus-quest.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://focus-quest.app/terms/ Start your first quest today — your focus has never looked this good.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FocusQuest at none against Focus Quest's shown. FocusQuest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Focus Quest's advantage is ratings volume (506 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Focus Quest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FocusQuest sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusQuest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Quest has 506 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Focus Quest | FocusQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (506 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 506 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shikudo Co., Ltd. | Kaumon Aung |
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
FocusQuest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus Quest
- Focus Pass$4.991 Month
- Focus Pass Yearly7 Days trial$28.991 Year
- Stage Currency Pack 1$0.99
- Stage Gear Pack 1$0.99
- Weekly Pack 3$0.99
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- Raid Pack 1$0.99
- Monthly Pack 1$1.99
- Gem 1$1.99
- Weekly Pack 4$4.99
- Gem 3$9.99
FocusQuest
- Gold Card – Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
- Gold Card – Annual Membership$39.991 Year
- Pouch of Guild Marks$1.99
- Satchel of Guild Marks$3.99
- Chest of Guild Marks$7.99
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- Vault of Guild Marks$16.99
- Dragon's Hoard of Guild Marks$34.99









