Comparison

Future Past vs Sprout Focus

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

Head to head
About

Future Past

Track important dates with a simple timeline. See days remaining or days past for any event. Syncs with your iOS Calendar and offers widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Off-calendar event timeline
  • iOS Calendar sync
  • Calendar view for event browsing
  • iOS widgets
  • Unlimited events (Pro)
  • Unlimited calendar integration (Pro)
Features
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Your important dates. Made simple. Add any event to see the days remaining or the days past. Future Past pulls the events you choose from your calendars into one clean, focused timeline — no more digging through calendar hell to find what matters. Features: Unified timeline — past and future events from your chosen calendars in one continuously scrolling view Favorites - star your most important dates to pin them to the top Fast search - find any event instantly, typos and all Home Screen widgets - see your next event or pin a specific one, right on your Home Screen Native calendar editing - add and edit events with the calendar picker you already know Future Past is free to use, with your timeline showing 1 week ahead and behind. Watch a short ad any time to unlock Pro - a timeline that stretches up to 100 years - for free, no purchase required.

About

Sprout Focus

Features
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Grow your focus, one session at a time. Sprout Focus turns deep work into a garden. Set a timer, lock your phone in your Sprout Focus planter, and watch a seed grow into a blooming plant while you stay focused. Pick up your phone too early and it never blooms — finish the session and your garden grows. Features • Pair with your Sprout Focus device over Bluetooth to physically lock away distractions • Watch your plant grow in real time as your focus session counts down • Tag sessions — studying, work, reading, exercise, meditation and more • Track your garden: total focus time, streaks, daily goals, and a breakdown of what you grew • Set a daily growth goal and gentle reminders to keep your streak alive Plant a session, stay present, and let your focus bloom.

Screenshots

Future Past3 screens
Sprout Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sprout Focus at none against Future Past's 1. Sprout Focus also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Future Past sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sprout Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Future Past versus Sprout Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuture PastSprout Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalking Chicken FriendCoding Minds, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Future Past

One-time1
  • Future Past Pro$14.99
None

Sprout Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Future Past free?
Future Past is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sprout Focus free?
Sprout Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Future Past or Sprout Focus have ads?
Neither Future Past nor Sprout Focus shows ads.

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