Comparison

Timestamped Field Notes vs Focusio

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

Head to head
About

Timestamped Field Notes

Efficiently record observations with time-stamped entries, minimizing typing through customizable quick-tap buttons. Export notes in various formats to cloud storage for easy review and analysis.

Highlights
  • Time-stamping of each entry
  • Customizable quick-tap buttons for common events/words
  • Reduced need for typing
  • Export notes to cloud storage (CSV, JSON, plain text)
  • Configurable timestamp precision (minutes/seconds)
  • Support for multiple keyword sets
Features
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When recording observations the last thing you want to be doing is looking down at your device, struggling with typos, entering times. Timestamped Field Notes allows efficient note taking; time-stamping each entry as you make it. Simply tap buttons to record the most commonly recorded events (or most used words), significantly reducing the need for typing. Fallback to the keyboard only when required. Export your notes in chronological order by exporting to cloud storage as CSV, JSON or plain text. Timestamped Field Notes supports timestamps to minutes or to seconds; configurable to display and/or export seconds (although they are always stored in case you change your mind.) Dates and/or Times can be exported. Note: Initially developed for monitoring nesting Peregrine Falcons (recording audibles, location activity, territory behaviors) this application can be configured for other time-stamped note taking endeavors: - Behavioral Event Recording (wildlife species, human subjects; students/teachers/patients/other.) - Personal well-being journal or daily notes log. - Marking key time points in interviews for easier post production (e.g. video editing.) - Interview note taking. Timestamped Field Notes supports multiple keyword sets.

About

Focusio

Features
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Focusio turns a goal into steps you can finish, then helps you focus on one step at a time. AI-DRAFTED PLANS (PREMIUM) Type a goal and generate a draft plan with Apple Intelligence. You get clear steps with a planned time for each. Review them, edit or delete what you do not need, and save only what you want. Available on devices and languages that support Apple Intelligence. BREAK GOALS INTO STEPS Create a goal, add steps and give each one a planned time. Choose a color, add notes and set an optional reminder for a date or for the days of the week you pick. SEE WHAT COMES NEXT The Goals screen shows your next step, how long you have focused today and how many sessions you have finished. Every goal has a progress ring, a count of finished steps and the time left. FOCUS ON ONE STEP Start a timer on the current step. Pause and resume when life interrupts, then stop when you are done. The ring follows your planned time, and each session saves its date and length. FOLLOW YOUR SESSION AT A GLANCE A running session appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. Pause, resume or stop it from there. FINISH WITH A SUMMARY When you finish a step, compare planned and spent time, save it, and mark the step complete. Changed your mind? Reopen it. QUIET BY DESIGN A calm design in light and dark, with support for larger text. Available in English and Ukrainian. No account is needed to get started. PREMIUM Tracking goals, steps and focus sessions is free. Premium adds AI plan generation. • Premium Monthly: renews every month. • Premium Annual: renews every year. Prices are shown in the App Store before you subscribe and may vary by country or region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.nestor.studio/focusio/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.nestor.studio/focusio/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Timestamped Field Notes4 screens
Focusio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focusio at Free against Timestamped Field Notes's $9.99. Focusio also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Timestamped Field Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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

Focusio is free to download; Timestamped Field Notes costs $9.99 up front. Focusio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Timestamped Field Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timestamped Field Notes ships an update every 2 months, Focusio every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Timestamped Field Notes versus Focusio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamped Field NotesFocusio
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeukadyePavel Nesterets

In-app purchases

None

Timestamped Field Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Focusio

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Timestamped Field Notes free?
Timestamped Field Notes costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focusio free?
Focusio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timestamped Field Notes or Focusio have ads?
Neither Timestamped Field Notes nor Focusio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timestamped Field Notes or Focusio?
Timestamped Field Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Focusio every 8 days. Most recently, Timestamped Field Notes was updated on October 20, 2026 and Focusio on October 21, 2026.

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