Comparison

FocusFlow vs MindJournal

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

Head to head
About

FocusFlow

Enhance productivity with a focus timer, habit tracker, and to-do list. Set custom focus plans, track habit completion, and manage daily tasks. Features include widgets, reminders, and cloud data backup for seamless synchronization.

Highlights
  • Focus timer with customizable durations and sound scenes
  • Habit tracking with daily, weekly, and monthly cycles
  • To-do list management with repeating frequencies
  • Desktop widgets for quick access
  • Detailed focus and habit statistics
  • Cloud data backup and multi-device sync
  • Privacy protection with password lock
Features
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◆ Stay focused and develop habits. Focusing makes us more efficient and good habits make our lives happier. Whether at work or at school, when you want to improve efficiency, focus can often get half the result with twice the effort. Focusing on what you expect will certainly make a difference. The reason why a person is excellent is because there are excellent habits behind it. Many times, we can't see how powerful the habits are, but at the critical moment we will understand the power of habits. FocusFlow is carefully designed with focus, habit, and to-do modes, so you can see at a glance the daily focus, habit, and to-do situation, allowing you to develop focus and good habits in a more targeted way. ◆ What are the features of FocusFlow? - Widgets: Support iOS 14 to add widgets to your desktop - Focus: Create a focus plan with a frequency of daily, weekly, weekly x days, monthly x days - Focus statistics: study, work, exercise, reading, different categories of clear focus time - Focus countdown: choose a focus duration of 5-180 minutes and choose different sound scenes to start focusing - Habits: create good habits to be cultivated with a frequency of daily, weekly, x days per week, x days per month cycles - Habit statistics: the number of days each habit has been completed and the percentage of pie charts for each habit at a glance - Habit log: you can choose different Emoji emoji and support uploading pictures - Today's to-do list: You can create a to-do list with repeating frequency - Customized bottom bar: Focus, Habits, and To Do bottom bar can be swapped - Data backup: automatic data backup in the cloud, multi-device synchronization - Focus/habit reminder: Timed reminder according to the created reminder time - Privacy protection: Password lock to protect your private data ◆ My website Code Power Studio: https://www.maliquankai.com (Occasionally share various resources of product/design) Code force all open resource site: https://design.maliquankai.com (Product/designer/independent developer's resource library) ◆ Contact me Your suggestions are vital to us, any questions and suggestions, write in the comment section or contact me. E-mail: larry@maliquankai.com Microblog: @Larry_Dev Zhihu: @Larry Twitter: @Larry About the subscription service of FocusFlow Premium The service is a subscription-based fee service, you can choose to use the service on a yearly or buyout basis. The premium version (per year) is a subscription-based fee service, which means you will pay in advance for future subscription usage. Currently you can choose to use the service on a yearly basis. Towards the end of each subscription cycle, your subscription will automatically renew by default, unless you cancel the automatic renewal yourself, or we cancel the service. - Fees. We currently offer a standard service price for the service of ¥18 per year with a ¥45 buyout, which is subject to change during promotional periods. When a price adjustment occurs, the new fee will be incurred on your next subscription cycle. - Refunds. Current subscriptions and one-time buyout fees will not be refundable. Please be sure to ensure that the feature service meets your needs. - Cancellation of subscriptions. To cancel a renewal subscription, please operate the cancellation at least 24 hours in advance. You can cancel by: Open System Settings - Click on Apple ID - Click on Subscriptions - Select FocusFlow Premium and cancel your subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.maliquankai.com/habit-en Privacy Policy: https://www.maliquankai.com/habit-privacy-policy-en

About

MindJournal

Features
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MindJournal 是一款專為日常記錄與自我反思設計的私人日誌 App。把文字、塗鴉、規劃與回顧整合在同一天,讓你用最自然的方式記下生活。 【五大核心功能】 ◆ 文字日誌 支援粗體、斜體、底線、對齊、字級與顏色。可附加圖片與影片,像寫一本屬於自己的筆記本。 ◆ 隨手塗鴉 使用 Apple Pencil 或手指,在多頁畫布上自由書寫、繪圖。靈感來了,隨手就畫。 ◆ 今日規劃 管理今天與明天的待辦事項,未完成的計劃會自動帶入下一天,不讓重要事項被遺忘。 ◆ 晚間回顧 為今天評分,記錄最開心的事、遇到的挑戰,以及明天可以改進的地方。養成每日反思的習慣。 ◆ 今日總覽 一覽當天的日誌摘要、塗鴉預覽與回顧重點,快速回顧你的一天。 【貼心設計】 • 以日期為中心,輕鬆翻閱任何一天的記錄 • 每日智慧語錄,為你帶來一點啟發 • 資料全部保存在本機,無需註冊帳號 • 支援匯出 JSON 完整備份,換機可自行還原 • 支援按年匯出日誌與回顧(PDF / Word 格式) 【隱私優先】 MindJournal 不收集個人資料,不使用第三方分析,你的日誌內容只存在你的裝置上。 開始記錄你的每一天,用 MindJournal 留下屬於自己的生活軌跡。

Screenshots

FocusFlow4 screens
MindJournal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MindJournal at none against FocusFlow's 2. MindJournal also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). FocusFlow's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.5). On price 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. FocusFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. MindJournal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusFlow ships an update every 6 weeks, MindJournal every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FocusFlow versus MindJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusFlowMindJournal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (215 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings215 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer世超 李Kwong Hin Lo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FocusFlow

Subscriptions1
  • Focus Habit(by year)$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focus Habit (permanent)$5.99
None

MindJournal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusFlow free?
FocusFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindJournal free?
MindJournal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusFlow or MindJournal have ads?
Neither FocusFlow nor MindJournal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusFlow or MindJournal?
FocusFlow ships an update every 6 weeks, and MindJournal every 9 days. Most recently, FocusFlow was updated on November 3, 2026 and MindJournal on October 31, 2026.

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