Comparison

Focus Traveller vs Focus Friend

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

Focus Friend

This app offers a guilt-free daily planner designed for ADHD brains. It combines task management with neurodivergent focus strategies like body doubling and energy tracking to help users build momentum and complete tasks.

Highlights
  • Body doubling and study buddies
  • Energy-based planning
  • Visual focus timers with ambient noise
  • Zero-overhead task boards
  • Smart task suggestions
  • On-device privacy
Features
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Focus Friend is the guilt-free daily planner built specifically for the ADHD brain. If standard to-do lists leave you feeling overwhelmed, paralyzed, or burnt out, you are in the right place. We combine task management with proven neurodivergent focus strategies—like body doubling and energy tracking—so you can finally build momentum and get things done. WHY IT WORKS FOR ADHD: Body Doubling & Study Buddies: Can't start a task? Work alongside a virtual study buddy or a real-time "Work With Me" video right inside the app to instantly break through task paralysis. Energy-Based Planning: Stop forcing productivity. Track your energy levels to spot your natural focus windows and work when your brain is actually ready. Visual Focus Timers: Combat time blindness with simple, color-coded focus sessions and ambient background noise (brown noise, lo-fi, coffee shop). Zero-Overhead Task Boards: Triage your day fast. Sort tasks into High, Medium, or Low priority, or simply drop them into Morning, Afternoon, or Evening buckets. No complex scheduling required. Smart Task Support: Let on-device intelligence suggest categories and urgency so you don't have to overthink it. PRIVACY FIRST Your brain dump is safe. Your task data stays securely on your device, with smart suggestions running locally for maximum privacy. Important: Focus Friend is a productivity and self-management app. It is not a medical app and does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. PREMIUM & PRICING Focus Friend offers a free version to help you get started with limited daily tasks. Ready to go all in? Start a 7-day free trial of Focus Friend Premium (yearly plan) to unlock unlimited tasks, advanced tracking, and our full library of body-doubling features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shubhamjada.github.io/privacy/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Focus Traveller4 screens
Focus Friend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Friend at every 6 days against Focus Traveller's every 6 weeks. Focus Friend also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Focus Traveller's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Focus Traveller sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Focus Friend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 5.0 for Focus Friend. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Traveller has 4.1K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Focus Friend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Traveller ships an update every 6 weeks, Focus Friend every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Traveller versus Focus Friend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TravellerFocus Friend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size532 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEI JEN CHENShubham Jada

Customer experience

Focus Traveller

All ratings4,076 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews930 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.6%

Focus Friend

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Focus Friend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 4 more
  • Bear$1.99
  • Tiger$1.99
  • Caty$1.99
  • Life Time Access$14.99
2 purchases

Focus Friend

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Traveller free?
Focus Traveller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Friend free?
Focus Friend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Traveller or Focus Friend?
Focus Friend is rated higher. Focus Traveller averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Focus Friend averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus Traveller or Focus Friend have ads?
Neither Focus Traveller nor Focus Friend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Traveller or Focus Friend?
Focus Traveller ships an update every 6 weeks, and Focus Friend every 6 days. Most recently, Focus Traveller was updated on November 10, 2026 and Focus Friend on November 5, 2026.

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