Comparison

Focus Traveller vs Plan Joy

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

Head to head
About

Focus Traveller

Enhance concentration and motivation with a unique timer that gamifies productivity. Track your progress, collaborate with friends in real-time, and enjoy immersive environments to stay focused.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions
  • Real-time group focus
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable environments
  • Music integration
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Do you struggle to stay concentrated when you’re working alone? Do you find yourself wishing for a study buddy to keep you motivated late at night? Focus Traveller is a productivity timer designed to help you find your flow. The longer you focus, the higher your traveller climb. Together, we get things done. Invite up to 10 friends to form a Focused Travel Group. Support one another, hold each other accountable, and reach new heights together. Key Features: Seamless Transitions: Effortlessly switch between focus sessions and rest periods. Flexible Modes: Choose between a traditional countdown or an open-ended stopwatch. Group Expeditions: Start a journey with friends and stay focused in real-time together. Curated Audio: Connect to Apple Music to play your personal focus tracks. Progress Tracking: Comprehensive daily logs to help you monitor your growth. Quick Access Widgets: Start a session directly from your Home Screen. Immersive Environments: Choose from various seasonal scenes to match your mood. Dark Mode: Increase your immersion and reduce eye strain with a sleek dark interface. Multitask Friendly: Use "General Focus Mode" to stay productive even when switching to other apps. Focus Status: Keep the Focus Traveller screen visible to let classmates or colleagues know you’re focusing Behind the Scenes The stunning animations, illustrations, and character designs are crafted by award-winning artist Kuan Hung Chen. Follow his work on Instagram @jimmykuang and stay updated with us @focustravellerco. Focus Traveller Pro features are available as a monthly subscription or as a one-time purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can go to your iTunes Account Settings to manage your subscription & turn off auto-renew. To restore all your previous purchases use the "Restore Purchased" button located at the bottom of the subscription button in the Pro popup page or go to the Focus Traveller Settings to tap on "Restore Purchased" Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Plan Joy

This app helps you manage your schedule and to-do lists with versatile planning templates and a supportive duck companion. It breaks down large goals into manageable steps and offers fun customization options. Track progress with visual views and statistics, and stay focused with a Pomodoro timer.

Highlights
  • Versatile planning templates
  • Goal breakdown into stages
  • Customizable themes and widgets
  • Task prioritization
  • Pomodoro focus timer
  • Progress statistics
  • Quick input methods (text, voice)
Features
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With versatile planning templates for all scenarios, managing schedules and todos becomes effortless. Your warm and comforting duck companion, JOY, is here to be your personal cheerleader, turning plans into easily achievable goals. Make Plans Planners, Pomodoro timer, notes, View, widgets, calendar, countdowns, and todo lists. Whether you're creating project plans, managing schedules, or focusing on work and study, everything becomes intuitive and seamless. Achieve All Goals Goal Breakdown: Weight loss, certification exams, self-improvement... All goals across various scenarios can be automatically broken down into stages, making it easier to achieve step by step. Fun and Creative Methods Customization: change themes, icons, stickers... freely Widgets: Your Joy always here for you. Comprehensive Features · Clear Priorities: Task prioritization based on quadrants, with single-column lists tailored to your habits. · Costume Rewards: Unlock exclusive costumes for completing tasks—your efforts deserve recognition. · Quick Input: Support for text, voice, and other input methods for fast task creation. · Time Control: Link individual tasks to the Focus Pomodoro timer, with customizable reminders, deadlines, and repeat options. · Visual View: Track activities efficiently with weekly, monthly, and yearly views for easy reference. · Focus Timer: A scientifically designed Pomodoro timer to help you maintain energy and focus. · Review Notes: Capture daily reflections and insights in a quick and convenient way. · Progress Statistics: Multi-dimensional data analysis to track progress and inform continuous improvement. · Widgets: Countdowns, planners, and other widgets for home screen & lock screens. Download Planjoy to discover more! Privacy Policy:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=127 User Agreement:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=126 Auto-Renewal Terms:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=125 Membership Service Agreement:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=128

Screenshots

Focus Traveller4 screens
Plan Joy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plan Joy at every 4 days against Focus Traveller's every 6 weeks. Plan Joy also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Focus Traveller's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 629). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Focus Traveller sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Plan Joy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Focus Traveller against 4.7 for Plan Joy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Traveller has 4.1K ratings behind it against 629, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Focus Traveller's written reviews are positive against 81% of Plan Joy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Traveller ships an update every 6 weeks, Plan Joy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Traveller versus Plan Joy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TravellerPlan Joy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better4.7 (629 ratings)
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews — better81.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better629
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size532 MB298 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEI JEN CHENChongqing Caochen Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Focus Traveller

All ratings4,076 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews932 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.6%

Plan Joy

All ratings619 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative10.3%

User reviews

Focus Traveller

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Calming and relaxing visuals
  • 🚀 Helps with focus and productivity
  • 💡 Unique concept of a hiking journey
  • 👍 Customizable characters
  • 👍 Ability to connect to music apps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with data/time tracking
  • 🔋 Drains battery when screen is on
  • 🔒 Lack of cross-device sync
  • 👎 Expensive premium features

Plan Joy

From 629 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient app with nice UI
  • 🚀 Helpful for planning and organizing tasks
  • 💖 Cute and motivating design
  • 🌟 Satisfying and stress-free experience

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Difficulty logging in and accessing app
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in the app
  • 🌍 Accessibility issues for users in certain regions

Bugs and requests

Focus Traveller

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Random data resets
  • Inconsistent time tracking
  • Landscape mode issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add pomodoro timer functionality
  • Introduce more background options
  • Allow manual time entry/editing
  • Implement Lock Screen widget
  • Add ability to block distracting apps

Plan Joy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearance of the cute bubble sound effect
  • Misspellings in the app
  • Inability to sign up or login properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for themes and backgrounds
  • Integration with Google Calendar
  • Ability to reorder tasks in the Eisenhower matrix
  • Syncing across multiple devices

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Focus Traveller

Subscriptions3
  • Focus Traveller Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Focus Traveller Pro Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Focus Traveller Pro Yearly3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time7
  • Seal$0.99
  • Fox$0.99
  • Corgi$0.99
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  • Bear$1.99
  • Tiger$1.99
  • Caty$1.99
  • Life Time Access$14.99
8 purchases

Plan Joy

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$10.001 Month
Show 4 more
  • Annual Subscription$29.901 Year
  • 1 Year$29.901 Year
  • 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 1 Year2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • 120 Diamonds$3.99

Questions

Is Focus Traveller free?
Focus Traveller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan Joy free?
Plan Joy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Traveller or Plan Joy?
Focus Traveller is rated higher. Focus Traveller averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Plan Joy averages 4.7 from 629 ratings.
Do Focus Traveller or Plan Joy have ads?
Neither Focus Traveller nor Plan Joy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Traveller or Plan Joy?
Focus Traveller ships an update every 6 weeks, and Plan Joy every 4 days. Most recently, Focus Traveller was updated on November 11, 2026 and Plan Joy on November 8, 2026.

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