Comparison

Sona Mobile vs Focus

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

Head to head
About

Sona Mobile

This mobile application grants users access to the Sona Systems platform. It is designed for participants, researchers, and principal investigators, requiring the specific URL of a Sona site for functionality.

Highlights
  • Access Sona Systems
  • For participants
  • For researchers
  • For principal investigators
  • Requires Sona site URL
Features
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This app provides access to Sona Systems for users of the system. It works for participant users, researchers and principal investigators. You will need to know the URL of your Sona site in order to use this app.

About

Focus

Features
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Focus: Summit Together turns your focused time into a journey up real mountains — alone or with a friend. Pick something to work on, choose a duration, and start climbing. Every minute you stay focused moves you further up the trail. Finish enough sessions and you reach the summit — of Fuji, Kilimanjaro, Denali, and dozens more. FOCUS IS NEVER METERED Unlimited sessions from 5 minutes to 3 hours, forever, for free. No daily caps, no ads, no account required. This is a timer first; the mountains are there to make showing up feel like progress. FOCUS ON ANYTHING Study for the exam, get through a workout, practise an instrument, read a book, write, code, or sit and meditate. Pick the activity and the app speaks its language: every chapter is a camp, every session is altitude, every focused hour is a step up the mountain. Focus and Summit together. YOUR TREK, YOUR PACE • Seventeen treks across six continents, free — from a gentle first ridge to a serious expedition • Camps mark real landmarks on each route, so a 25-minute session always gets you somewhere • A calm session screen: an ambient sky, a soft soundscape, and nothing to tap SUMMIT TOGETHER Bring a friend. Share a short code or link and climb side by side in real time. See when your friend is on the mountain, finish together, and gather at Camp to see who showed up this week. Focusing with one friend is always free. YOUR JOURNEY • Streaks, summits and badges at a glance on the Journey tab • Insights: which activities you actually finish, and when you focus best • A weekly recap on Sunday or Monday — your hours, your altitude, your friends — ready to share • Streak freezes so one busy day does not undo your month SOUNDS OF THE TRAIL Nine named trail sounds. Breathe, Still and Ember are free; Drift, Flow, Rush, Cascade, Kindle and Monsoon come with Summit Pro. Your chosen sound plays while you browse and during focus, including with the screen locked. Volume uses the device buttons — there is no in-app slider. WORKS OFFLINE Focusing never needs a connection. Sync, friends and subscriptions pick up when you are back online. SUMMIT PRO (optional) • All 45 treks, plus new drops • Six more named trail sounds • Unlimited insights history • Groups of up to 5 • Two streak freezes a week Summit Pro is an auto-renewable subscription offered as an annual plan (with a 7-day free trial), a 6-month plan, or a monthly plan (with an introductory first-month price for eligible new subscribers). Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Your subscription renews automatically at the standard price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No trackers. Anonymous usage analytics are on by default; turn them off any time in Settings › About. Your data is yours: export it or delete your account in two taps. Terms of Use: https://rishabhDS.github.io/focussummit-site/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://rishabhDS.github.io/focussummit-site/privacy/ Support: tiny.thinkers.ds@gmail.com

Screenshots

Sona Mobile4 screens
Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sona Mobile at none against Focus's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sona Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sona Mobile versus Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSona MobileFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSona SystemsRishabh Aggarwal

In-app purchases

None

Sona Mobile

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions3
  • Summit Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Summit Pro 6 Months$17.996 Months
  • Summit Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Sona Mobile free?
Sona Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sona Mobile or Focus have ads?
Neither Sona Mobile nor Focus shows ads.

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