Comparison

Esri Events vs Bandwidth Focus

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

Head to head
About

Esri Events

Access comprehensive information for all Esri conferences, including agendas, session details, and event schedules. Manage your personal schedule, connect with fellow attendees, and navigate event venues with ease.

Highlights
  • Conference agendas
  • Session descriptions
  • Activity dates and times
  • Schedule management
  • Peer connection
  • Venue navigation
Features
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Information on all Esri conferences is available to you at the touch of your finger. Access important information including agendas, session descriptions, and activity dates and times. The app helps you manage your schedule, connect with peers, and navigate venues while attending Esri events.

About

Bandwidth Focus

This app helps you focus by rewarding completion rather than just time spent. It blocks distracting apps, requires conscious effort to quit early, and tracks your progress. Customize your experience with themes and sounds, and plan focus sessions directly from your home screen.

Highlights
  • Task-based focus sessions
  • App blocking via Screen Time
  • Conscious early quit mechanism
  • Distraction tracking
  • Anonymous group focus stats
  • Customizable themes and sounds
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Bandwidth: Focus Redefined Most focus apps just measure time. Bandwidth checks that you actually finished. Name the one thing that deserves your attention. A coach turns it into a concrete finish line before the timer starts. When time is up, you show the evidence — and the reward only unlocks if the proof matches what you committed to. Why This Works When Timers Don't A timer rewards sitting still. Bandwidth rewards finishing. That's the whole difference, and it's why a session here feels like a commitment instead of a countdown. Block the Apps That Pull You Away Pick the apps you can't be trusted with. During a session, they're genuinely shielded — this uses Apple's own Screen Time system, not a reminder you can swipe away. Leaving Takes a Conscious Choice Every session gets a release word, shown once. To quit early, you type it from memory. Miss it and you get a moment that names the pull and still lets you leave. No shame, no punishment, no broken-streak guilt trip — just a beat of awareness between the urge and the exit. Say No, and Count It The Shield tracks every distraction you turned down, tagged by reason, against a daily goal. Saying no is work. It should show up somewhere. A Pack, Not a Leaderboard See how many people are focusing right now and how locked down the group is — all anonymous, no names, no rankings, nothing to perform for. Make It Yours Six aura themes or your own custom colors, three timer styles, ambient backgrounds, focus sounds. Start It from Anywhere Put the widget on your home screen and a block is one tap away — 20, 45, or 60 minutes. There's a Lock Screen version too, and a long-press on the app icon does the same job. See Where Your Attention Went History keeps the receipts: minutes protected, sessions you verified versus ones you only logged, distractions turned down, and a twelve-week consistency grid. Day, week, month, all time. Plan It Before You Need It Commit to a block tomorrow morning while tonight's version of you is still sensible. Bandwidth reads the gaps between your calendar events and suggests where focus actually fits. Turn it on and committed blocks are added to a calendar of its own — which you can hide or delete anytime. It never edits your existing events. Private by Default Everything works on your device with no account. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, the coach runs entirely on-device — your task and your proof never leave your phone. No ads, no tracking, no selling anything about how you spend your attention. Free. iPhone, iOS 16.4+.

Screenshots

Esri Events4 screens
Bandwidth Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bandwidth Focus at fortnightly against Esri Events's every 3 months. Bandwidth Focus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Esri Events's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bandwidth Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Esri Events has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Esri Events ships an update every 3 months, Bandwidth Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Esri Events versus Bandwidth Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEsri EventsBandwidth Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperESRIDARSHAN JITENDRABHAI TOGADIYA

Customer experience

Esri Events

All ratings1,319 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative31.7%

Bandwidth Focus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Esri Events

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not displaying any events or content
  • Frequent logout issues requiring re-login
  • Crashes after short usage periods

Requested features

6 requests
  • Calendar view for schedule planning
  • Ability to add multiple sessions per time block
  • Keyword search for sessions and content
  • Automatic conflict detection and session recommendations
  • Integration with device calendar for scheduling
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  • Option to take and attach photos in session notes

Bandwidth Focus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Esri Events

No in-app purchases

None

Bandwidth Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Esri Events free?
Esri Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bandwidth Focus free?
Bandwidth Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Esri Events or Bandwidth Focus?
Bandwidth Focus is rated higher. Esri Events averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Bandwidth Focus averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Esri Events or Bandwidth Focus have ads?
Neither Esri Events nor Bandwidth Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Esri Events or Bandwidth Focus?
Esri Events ships an update every 3 months, and Bandwidth Focus fortnightly. Most recently, Esri Events was updated on October 26, 2026 and Bandwidth Focus on October 19, 2026.

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