Comparison

Focus On vs Loft

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

Head to head
About

Focus On

Manage multiple tasks, workouts, and daily habits with this productivity tool. It features a Pomodoro timer, stopwatch with lap tracking, and the ability to run multiple timers simultaneously. Gain insights into your time usage and build streaks with custom alerts and background functionality.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking with streaks and reminders
  • Multiple timers running simultaneously
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Stopwatch with lap tracking
  • Comprehensive statistics for time usage
  • Customizable alerts and labels
  • Background mode and offline functionality
Features
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Focus On is a habit tracker and focus timer made for ADHD brains. If any of these sound familiar, it was built for you: "One missed day and I give up." Streak freezes step in automatically, so one off day doesn't break your streak: 1 per habit each month, 3 with Premium. "I never know where to start." Pick ready-made habits like Take meds, Drink water or Deep work block, and tick them off from one Today screen. "I forget until it's too late." A calm morning reminder tells you how many habits are on today and which one to start with. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep them in sight. "I can't get going." Pomodoro sprints turn big tasks into short blocks. Run several timers at once and follow them on your Lock Screen with Live Activities. "My phone keeps pulling me away." Deep Focus blocks the apps you pick until your session ends. One session a day is free. It needs Screen Time permission, and you can end a session early. "Nothing ever feels like progress." Celebrations at 7, 30, 100 and 365 days, plus a year view that fills in every day you show up. Premium Unlimited Deep Focus sessions, scheduled and Pomodoro blocking, 3 streak freezes per habit each month, unlimited habits and timers, iCloud sync, all themes and no ads. Focus On is an independent app and is not affiliated with Focusmate Inc. ============================== Subscriptions Focus On is free to download. Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Available plans and prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country. Some plans include a free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings at any time after purchase. • If you cancel, your subscription stays active until the end of the current period. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/timer1/terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/timer1/privecy_policy

About

Loft

This app transforms copied AI answers and Markdown files into a comfortable reading experience on your iPhone. It supports various formatting like code blocks, tables, and diagrams, with privacy-focused on-device processing. Optional Pro features offer PDF export and branding removal.

Highlights
  • AI answer formatting
  • Markdown file viewing
  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • Mermaid diagram rendering
  • Multiple reading themes
  • On-device processing
  • Image and PDF export
Features
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Loft turns copied AI answers and Markdown into a clear, comfortable reading experience on iPhone. Paste text or open a local Markdown or text file. Loft formats headings, lists, quotes, code blocks, tables, math, and Mermaid diagrams on your device, with no account required and without uploading your text or files to the developer's servers. READ COMFORTABLY • Mobile-friendly layouts for long, structured text • Syntax-highlighted code blocks that stay readable at phone width • LaTeX math and tables that keep their alignment • Mermaid diagrams rendered as diagrams, not left as raw code • Four reading themes: Classic, Warm, Cool, and Dark PICK UP LATER • Recent reading history stays on your device • Reopen recent content and keep reading SAVE OR SHARE — FREE, NO LIMIT • Export supported full content as one high-quality image, as often as you like • Save to Photos or share with the iOS share sheet • Free images carry a small Loft mark LOFT PRO — OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Multi-page PDF for long content: code is never cut mid-line, tables break only between rows and repeat their headers, and headings never sit alone at the bottom of a page • Image without Loft branding • Three free generations on every install, then a single one-time purchase • No subscription, no plans, no ads • Reading, themes, history, local files, and standard image Save/Share stay free whether or not you buy PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Your text and files are processed on device • Optional product analytics stays off until you turn it on, and never includes your content, file names, or paths • No account required Requires iOS 17 or later. Loft is a reader, not an editor or AI generator. It does not generate, summarize, or rewrite your content.

Screenshots

Focus On4 screens
Loft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loft at none against Focus On's 6. Loft also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Focus On's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 2). On price, update cadence, monetization model and device support 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 On sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Loft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus On has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Focus On's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus On versus Loft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus OnLoft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (49 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhandker Tafiqul IslamVeloTract

Customer experience

Focus On

All ratings49 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Loft

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Focus On

Subscriptions5
  • Focus On Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Focus On Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Focus On Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
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  • Focus On Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Focus On Annual Subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Habit Tracker$49.99
None

Loft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus On free?
Focus On is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loft free?
Loft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus On or Loft?
Loft is rated higher. Focus On averages 4.7 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Loft averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Focus On or Loft have ads?
Focus On shows ads; Loft does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus On or Loft?
Focus On ships an update weekly, and Loft weekly. Most recently, Focus On was updated on October 27, 2026 and Loft on October 21, 2026.

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