Comparison

Focus Tree vs prettysmart

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

Head to head
About

Focus Tree

This app helps students stay focused during study sessions by blocking distractions and offering study timers. It also includes flashcards with spaced repetition for effective learning and allows users to study with friends by growing shared virtual gardens.

Highlights
  • Focus sessions with distraction blocking
  • Study timers and Pomodoro sessions
  • Flashcard creation and spaced repetition
  • Shared virtual gardens for group study
  • Progress tracking and accountability with friends
Features
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#1 Focus App for Students (2M+ users) Can’t stop checking your phone when you should be studying? Focus Tree helps you stay focused, study smarter, and get better grades together. FOCUS ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Start a focus session and block distractions automatically. Use study timers or Pomodoro sessions to stay consistent and productive. STUDY SMARTER WITH FLASHCARDS Create and review flashcards that actually stick. Use spaced repetition to remember more and ace your exams. STAY MOTIVATED WITH FRIENDS Join shared gardens with classmates or friends. Each time you focus, you add new blocks to your garden and design it your way. Work together, track each other’s streaks, and stay accountable. SEE REAL RESULTS Students who focus daily with Focus Tree report higher grades, stronger habits, and less stress. Focus Tree: study better, together. Privacy Policy: https://focustree.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://focustree.app/terms

About

prettysmart

This app locks distracting applications and requires users to study flashcards to unlock them. It uses AI to generate flashcards from notes and implements a spaced repetition system to optimize learning. Track your study progress and reclaim your screen time.

Highlights
  • AI-generated flashcards from notes
  • App locker linked to study progress
  • Spaced repetition scheduling (FSRS)
  • Track study time conversion
  • Offline study mode
  • Deck sharing
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prettysmart blocks distracting apps until you study. Review your flashcards to earn time on Instagram, TikTok, games, or whichever apps keep pulling you away from your work. Create flashcards from your notes, organize them by subject, and work through your reviews. You choose which apps to block, and studying earns you time to use them. CREATE FLASHCARDS Write your own cards or use AI to generate them from PDFs, lecture notes, and textbook photos. Import existing cards with CSV, or share decks with classmates. Add images and format your text to make cards easier to read. For visual subjects, use image occlusion to hide parts of an image and practice recalling what’s underneath. It’s useful for anatomy diagrams, maps, and anything you need to recognize by sight. STUDY AND REMEMBER prettysmart uses FSRS spaced repetition to schedule reviews based on how well you remember each card. You can follow your daily reviews or use Cram Mode for extra practice before an exam. Your flashcards are available offline, so you can study without an internet connection. KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED Group related topics into subdecks, sort your cards, and archive decks you’re no longer studying. Choose charms for your decks and customize the app with colors and light or dark mode. EARN YOUR SCREEN TIME Review flashcards to add minutes to your screen time budget. Using your selected apps spends those minutes. When your budget runs out, the apps are blocked until you earn more by studying. SUBSCRIPTION A subscription is required to access most features. A free trial is available so you can try prettysmart before subscribing. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://pretty-smart.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Focus Tree4 screens
prettysmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: prettysmart at none against Focus Tree's shown. prettysmart also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Focus Tree's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 18). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Tree sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and prettysmart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

prettysmart holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Tree has 5.7K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Focus Tree's written reviews are positive against 100% of prettysmart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Tree versus prettysmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Treeprettysmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.7K ratings)4.9 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.7K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB102 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFocus LabsStanislav Urban

Customer experience

Focus Tree

All ratings5,724 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews471 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative22.3%

prettysmart

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Focus Tree

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App gets stuck on loading screen
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Account recovery issues when changing devices
  • Screen time feature not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow pausing of study sessions
  • Provide more tiles/rewards for longer study sessions
  • Add option to choose different tile designs
  • Improve compatibility with larger devices like iPads

prettysmart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Focus Tree

Subscriptions8
  • Focus Tree Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Focus Tree Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time6
  • Coin Pack$0.99
  • Coin Pack$4.99
  • Coin Pack ($9.99)$9.99
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  • Coin Pack ($19.99)$19.99
  • Coin Pack ($49.99)$49.99
  • Coin Pack ($99.99)$99.99
7 purchases

prettysmart

Subscriptions7
  • Pro Access (Weekly)3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Pro Access (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Pro Access$14.991 Year
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  • Pro Access7 Days trial$28.991 Year
  • Pro Access3 Days trial$28.991 Year
  • Pro Access (Annual)1 Month trial$28.991 Year
  • Pro Access (Annual)3 Days trial$45.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Tree free?
Focus Tree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is prettysmart free?
prettysmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Tree or prettysmart?
prettysmart is rated higher. Focus Tree averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while prettysmart averages 4.9 from 18 ratings.
Do Focus Tree or prettysmart have ads?
Focus Tree shows ads; prettysmart does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Tree or prettysmart?
Focus Tree ships an update every 2 weeks, and prettysmart every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focus Tree was updated on October 28, 2026 and prettysmart on October 25, 2026.

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