Comparison

focus vs Notesy

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

Head to head
About

focus

This application helps you stay focused on tasks using a simple timer. It guides you through work sessions and scheduled breaks, with options to skip breaks and track your progress towards longer rest periods.

Highlights
  • Work and study session tracking
  • Short break notifications
  • Option to skip breaks
  • End of break notifications
  • Longer break reminders
  • Session history
Features
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The focus app is a very simple pomodoro timer that does not distract you from actually being focused on what matters. With focus you can: - Track your work or study sessions - Get notified when it's time for a short break - Skip short breaks if you feel like skippin' - Be notified when breaks end - Keep track of your sessions to remember about taking a longer break after 4 complete work sessions Use the focus app now, and achieve more!

About

Notesy

Features
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Notesy is your AI note-taker for meetings, calls, and lectures. Hit record and Notesy captures the audio, transcribes it accurately, and turns it into a clean summary with key points and action items — automatically. WHY NOTESY • One tap to record — no setup, no bots joining your call • Accurate transcripts you can search, copy, and share • AI summaries that pull out decisions and to-dos • Your recordings and notes, organized in one place • Works for meetings, interviews, lectures, and voice memos BUILT FOR TEAMS • Invite your team and share a recording pool • Owner controls for members and usage • Plans that scale from solo to business SIGN IN YOUR WAY • Sign in with Apple • Email and password Record smarter. Remember everything. Notesy does the note-taking so you don't have to.

Screenshots

focus4 screens
Notesy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Notesy at 15.1 against focus's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Notesy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

focus ships an update every 9 days, Notesy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
focus versus Notesy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfocusNotesy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakub AdamczykGarima Shekhar

In-app purchases

5 purchases

focus

One-time5
  • Home brewed coffee$1.99
  • Notifications Customization$1.99
  • Session Customization$3.99
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  • Coffee at the café$8.99
  • Take me to lunch$19.99
2 purchases

Notesy

Subscriptions2
  • Notesy Pro$9.991 Month
  • Notesy Business$39.991 Month

Questions

Is focus free?
focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notesy free?
Notesy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do focus or Notesy have ads?
Neither focus nor Notesy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, focus or Notesy?
focus ships an update every 9 days, and Notesy fortnightly. Most recently, focus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Notesy on October 31, 2026.

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