Comparison

Meditation | Down Dog vs Focus

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

Head to head
About

Meditation | Down Dog

Discover a new guided, sleep, or walking meditation daily, tailored to your needs. Customize duration, instructor voice, music, and focus topics for a personalized practice. Integrates with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Daily new meditations
  • Customizable duration
  • Choice of instructors
  • Themed meditations
  • Sleep meditations
  • Walking meditations
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Whether you’re looking to calm your mind during your day, or sleep better during your night, with Meditation you get a brand new guided, sleep, or walking meditation every time. As with all of Down Dog’s apps, Meditation is fully customizable and gives you the power to build a meditation practice you love! BEGINNER FRIENDLY Start in the comfort of your own home with guided and sleep meditations under 5 minutes. Or lace up your shoes and go for a mindful walk with our walking meditations. CUSTOMIZABLE Set your meditation time. Whether you only have a few minutes between meetings or need 90 minutes to yourself every day, create the practice that works for you. Guided, Sleep, or Walking Meditations. Find some inner peace with our guided meditations, drift off to dreamland with our sleep meditations, or get the body moving and find calm with our walking meditations. Choose a specific topic for your guided, sleep, or walking meditation to focus on, such as Self Love or Release Stress. Or turn off the theme entirely. Select how much (or how little) our instructors guide you through your meditation. Set the duration of silence you’d like and we won’t disturb your zen. CHOOSE VOICES Choose from 6 different meditation instructors and be guided by a voice you love. DYNAMIC CHANGING MUSIC Choose between our calming music, nature sounds, brainwaves and spiritual playlists. Or bliss out in silence. SYNC BETWEEN DEVICES Automatically syncs across all your devices. MULTIPLE LANGUAGES In addition to over 12 English-speaking voices, all practices are available in 9 other languages! "A beautiful way to start my day. Thank you!" - Fiona "Yesterday I tried a sleep meditation and it was so good I fell asleep immediately." - Laura "It was amazing. Thank you for this content, you really help me through my day more than you can imagine." - K.R. "First time trying a walking meditation! Loved it." - Erika Integrates with the Apple Health app! Down Dog's terms and conditions can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/terms Down Dog's privacy policy can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/privacy

About

Focus

This app offers guided meditations, sleep stories, relaxing music, and breathing exercises to reduce stress, improve sleep, and promote mindfulness. It helps users calm their thoughts, manage anxiety, and achieve inner balance through daily practices.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations for sleep and anxiety
  • Sleep stories and relaxing music
  • Breathing exercises for stress relief
  • Daily affirmations for positive thinking
  • Nature sounds and white noise
  • Progress tracking and habit building
Features
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Focus — это приложение для медитации, сна и снижения стресса. Медитации для сна, релакс музыка, практики дыхания и аффирмации помогают успокоить мысли, убрать тревогу и восстановить внутренний баланс. Если вы ищете: • медитации для сна • медитацию от тревоги • приложение для сна • релакс музыку и звуки природы • практики дыхания • аффирмации на каждый день Focus станет вашим инструментом ежедневного спокойствия и осознанности. Медитации для сна и осознанности В разделе «Медитации» доступны: • короткие медитации 5–10 минут • вечерняя медитация перед сном • медитации для глубокого сна • медитации от тревоги и стресса • медитации для концентрации • практики mindfulness Регулярная медитация помогает: • быстрее засыпать • улучшить качество сна • снизить уровень стресса • остановить поток мыслей • повысить фокус и продуктивность Сон, истории и музыка для сна Focus — это удобное приложение для сна с аудио-контентом для вечернего ритуала. В библиотеке: • убаюкивающие истории для сна • альбомы с релакс музыкой • спокойная музыка для сна • звуки природы • белый шум Музыка для сна и звуки природы помогают справиться с бессонницей и улучшить сон естественным способом. Практики дыхания и дыхательные упражнения Раздел «Практики дыхания» включает научно-обоснованные дыхательные техники. Дыхательные практики помогают: • снизить тревожность • стабилизировать дыхание • снять напряжение • восстановить эмоциональное равновесие Практики дыхания подходят для ежедневного антистресс-эффекта. Аффирмации для позитивного мышления Аффирмации помогают: • изменить негативные установки • укрепить уверенность • поддержать мотивацию • создать позитивный настрой Слушайте аффирмации утром, перед сном или в течение дня. Музыка природы Слушайте альбомы с релакс музыкой и звуки природы для сна, медитации, работы и отдыха. Регулируйте громкость в готовых миксах и устанавливайте таймер для комфортного завершения прослушивания. Прогресс и привычка медитировать • отслеживание медитаций • цели на каждый день • награды за регулярность • поддержка привычки Focus помогает сделать медитацию и дыхательные практики частью ежедневной жизни. Focus — ваш антистресс инструмент В условиях тревожности и перегрузки особенно важно поддерживать нервную систему. Медитация, сон, релакс музыка и практики дыхания помогают снизить уровень стресса и улучшить качество жизни. Начните медитировать уже сегодня. Приложение Focus использует Health app, чтобы отслеживать время ваших медитаций. Информация о подписке. Оплата за подписку будет списана с карты, привязанной к вашему iTunes. Подписка будет продлеваться по той же стоимости, если вы не отменили подписку менее чем за 24 часа до конца текущего периода. Вы можете управлять своей подпиской и отключить ее автоматическое обновление. Для отмены подписки зайдите в Настройки вашего устройства, выберите раздел Apple ID и зайдите в раздел "Подписки" Политика конфиденциальности https://focusmeditation.app/politika-konfidentsialnosti Условия использования https://focusmeditation.app/usloviya-ispolzovaniya

Screenshots

Meditation | Down Dog4 screens
Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meditation | Down Dog at 4.9 against Focus's 4.0. Meditation | Down Dog also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Meditation | Down Dog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Focus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meditation | Down Dog holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meditation | Down Dog has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Meditation | Down Dog's written reviews are positive against 93% of Focus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation | Down Dog ships an update every 9 days, Focus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Meditation | Down Dog versus Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation | Down DogFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews93.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYoga Buddhi Co.Focus meditation

Customer experience

Meditation | Down Dog

All ratings16,379 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews897 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.2%

Focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.7%

Bugs and requests

Meditation | Down Dog

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues with Apple TV screen mirroring
  • Inconsistent categorization in health tracking apps

Requested features

3 requests
  • Sleep timer option for sleep meditations
  • More diverse representation in imagery
  • Guided meditations on grief and loss

Focus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Meditation | Down Dog

Subscriptions4
  • All Access Subscription2 variants$12.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription$79.991 Year
  • All Access Subscription2 variants$99.991 Year
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  • All Access Subscription$119.991 Year
4 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions2
  • One month$4.991 Month
  • One year7 Days trial$27.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1 month$4.99
  • 1 year$27.99

Questions

Is Meditation | Down Dog free?
Meditation | Down Dog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meditation | Down Dog or Focus?
Meditation | Down Dog is rated higher. Meditation | Down Dog averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Focus averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Meditation | Down Dog or Focus have ads?
Neither Meditation | Down Dog nor Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation | Down Dog or Focus?
Meditation | Down Dog ships an update every 9 days, and Focus every 6 weeks. Most recently, Meditation | Down Dog was updated on November 1, 2026 and Focus on October 5, 2026.

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