Comparison

FocusTime vs ShowNotes

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

Head to head
About

FocusTime

This app helps users boost productivity by tracking time spent on tasks and projects. It offers features like setting daily goals, viewing progress insights, and a countdown timer for focused work sessions. Ideal for students, professionals, and entrepreneurs aiming to achieve their objectives.

Highlights
  • Time tracking for tasks and projects
  • Daily goal setting and progress tracking
  • Session recording and break monitoring
  • Countdown timer mode
  • Productivity insights and overview
Features
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Introducing FocusTime - the ultimate tool for staying on task and boosting productivity! Our app helps you stay focused on specific tasks and projects by tracking the time you spend on them and providing insights into your daily progress. With the new daily goal feature, you can set goals and track your progress towards them, ensuring that you stay on track and achieve more. Whether you're a student, professional, entrepreneur, or just looking to increase your productivity, FocusTime has everything you need to achieve your goals. Here's how it works: Step 1: Download and open the FocusTime app. Step 2: Press the "Play" button when you start focusing on a specific task or project. Step 3: As you focus, the app will keep track of the time you spend on that task. Step 4: Press the "Pause" button when you need to take a break. Step 5: Press the "End session" button when you finish working on a task and want to start tracking a new one. Step 6: Set a daily goal to stay motivated and track your progress towards it in the "Overview" tab. Here, you can also see the number of sessions, focused time for the past seven days, and the number of breaks minutes for today. Step 7: The app also features a Countdown Timer mode, where you can set a specific time to focus on a task or project, and receive a notification when the time is up. With FocusTime, you'll be able to easily track your daily productivity, take breaks when needed, set daily goals, and stay motivated to achieve your objectives. Get started now and experience the difference in your productivity!

About

ShowNotes

Features
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ShowNotes turns the chaos of trade shows, conferences, and networking events into organized, ready-to-act follow-ups. You're moving fast on the show floor โ€” shaking hands, collecting cards, having ten conversations you'll never remember by Friday. ShowNotes captures it all in the moment, so nothing slips through the cracks. Capture in seconds โ€ข Record voice notes right after a conversation, while it's still fresh in your mind โ€” AI transcribes them automatically โ€ข Scan business cards with your camera and instantly create a contact โ€ข Add follow-up tasks so you know exactly who to reach and when Everything is organized by event โ€ข Each trade show, conference, or networking event keeps its own contacts, notes, and tasks โ€ข Tag contacts, jot key details, and find anyone in seconds with global search โ€ข Set your role (attendee, exhibitor, speaker, organizer) and event type โ€” ShowNotes adapts Let AI do the busywork โ€ข Generate post-event summaries that pull your notes into a clear recap โ€ข Get a daily debrief prompt during multi-day events so nothing piles up (why be stuck on your computer debriefing when you could be destressing?) โ€ข Spend less time typing and more time actually connecting Share your details instantly โ€ข Create a digital business card(s) with a QR code and let new contacts save you in one scan (No more "I just ran out of my business cards") Built for the way you actually work โ€ข Works offline โ€” capture notes and scans even when the venue Wi-Fi doesn't cooperate, and everything syncs when you're back online โ€ข Fast, mobile-first design made for one-handed use on a busy floor Free to start. Capture notes, scan cards, and manage contacts for free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited capture, digital business cards, and more. Stop leaving events with a pocket full of random cards, scribbled notes, and a head full of half-remembered conversations. With ShowNotes, every handshake becomes a follow-up you'll actually make. Terms of Use: https://tradeshownotes.app/terms

Screenshots

FocusTime3 screens
ShowNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

FocusTime and ShowNotes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. FocusTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShowNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FocusTime versus ShowNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusTimeShowNotes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan Andrade CarlotaMighty Ops, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FocusTime

One-time1
  • FocusTime Pro$4.99
2 purchases

ShowNotes

Subscriptions2
  • ShowNotes Pro (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • ShowNotes Pro (Annual)$129.991 Year

Questions

Is FocusTime free?
FocusTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShowNotes free?
ShowNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusTime or ShowNotes have ads?
Neither FocusTime nor ShowNotes shows ads.

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