Comparison

Focus Tree vs VisualNote AI

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 timed work intervals. It also includes flashcards with spaced repetition and a unique social feature where users grow a virtual garden together as they achieve focus goals.

Highlights
  • Distraction blocking during focus sessions
  • Pomodoro and study timers
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Shared virtual garden for accountability
  • Progress tracking and streak monitoring
  • Collaborative study 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

VisualNote AI

Transform lectures, textbooks, voice memos, and links into visual notes like sketchnotes and mind maps. Study smarter and remember more with over 30 AI-powered visual styles. Create engaging study aids and visual knowledge bases.

Highlights
  • Convert lectures, textbooks, voice memos, and links to visuals
  • Create sketchnotes, mind maps, and infographics
  • Over 30 AI visual styles
  • AI that understands content for coherent visuals
  • Personal visual knowledge base
  • High-resolution downloads
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Turn any lecture into study notes you'll actually remember, then get flashcards, a quiz, a mind map and a podcast from the same note. Snap your class notes, record the lecture, paste a link or type what you have. VisualNote AI writes clear study notes and draws them as a hand-drawn visual page. From that one note you get every tool you need before the exam. HOW IT WORKS • Add your materials: photos of your notebook or textbook, a voice recording (record live or upload one), a web link, or your own typed notes. Mix them in one note. • Pick what to make: notes come first, then choose a visual, flashcards, a mind map, a quiz or a podcast. • Study: flip cards, take the quiz, follow the map, or listen on the way to class. WHAT YOU GET FROM ONE NOTE • Study notes: clean, structured notes written from your materials. • Visual notes: a hand-drawn page in the style you like, from Teen Diary to Blueprint, Comic or Swiss Design. • Flashcards: made for you, flip and test yourself. • Mind map: see how the ideas connect, in a vertical or radial layout. • Quiz: five questions at a time. Every miss comes with the right answer and why. • Podcast: a solo host, two hosts talking it through, a quick-fire drill or a debate, made from your class. • Chat: ask about your notes, get an explanation, or change the notes and the visual. MADE FOR STUDENTS Built for high school and university: lectures, textbook chapters, revision before tests, and exam prep. Visual notes help you remember more than a wall of text, and active recall with flashcards and quizzes is what makes it stick. FREE AND PRO Start free with a set of visuals, flashcards, mind maps and podcast minutes. VisualNote Pro unlocks more of everything, all styles and no watermark. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple ID settings. AI-generated content can contain mistakes: check important facts against your course materials. Terms: https://salvatorecastellitti.github.io/visualnoteai/termOfService.html Privacy: https://salvatorecastellitti.github.io/visualnoteai/privacy.html

Screenshots

Focus Tree4 screens
VisualNote AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Tree at 68% against VisualNote AI's 0%. Focus Tree also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). VisualNote AI's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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 Tree sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and VisualNote AI sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Tree ships an update every 2 weeks, VisualNote AI monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Tree versus VisualNote AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TreeVisualNote AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB94 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperFocus LabsSalvatore Castellitti

Customer experience

Focus Tree

All ratings5,745 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews472 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative22.2%

VisualNote AI

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

VisualNote AI

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
5 purchases

VisualNote AI

Subscriptions3
  • VisualNoteAI Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
  • VisualNoteAI Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • VisualNoteAI Yearly Subscription$109.001 Year
One-time2
  • Basic Sketch Pack - 5 credits$2.99
  • Intermediate Sketch Pack 15 credits$6.99

Questions

Is Focus Tree free?
Focus Tree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VisualNote AI free?
VisualNote AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Tree or VisualNote AI have ads?
Focus Tree shows ads; VisualNote AI does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Tree or VisualNote AI?
Focus Tree ships an update every 2 weeks, and VisualNote AI monthly. Most recently, Focus Tree was updated on November 2, 2026 and VisualNote AI on October 28, 2026.

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