Comparison

Focus Tower vs AstroFocus

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

Head to head
About

Focus Tower

This app helps you build productive habits and overcome distractions using the Pomodoro technique. Plan tasks, set focus timers, and build virtual towers to visualize your progress. Earn rewards and unlock new themes to stay motivated and get more done.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro technique timer
  • Task planning
  • Gamified tower building
  • Unlockable themes and rewards
  • Distraction blocking
  • Progress statistics
Features
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Most focus timers hand you a number at the end of the week. This one hands you a city. Set the timer and put the phone down. Every finished session lays another floor on your tower. Put a roof on it and the whole tower moves into a city you build — where it stands for good and pays you rent every day. BUILT ON THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE Work in one focused block, rest, repeat. Twenty-five minutes on, a short break, a longer one after four — the rhythm people have used since the 1980s, except here each block leaves a floor behind. BUILT FOR ATTENTION THAT WANDERS Starting is the hard part, so the app makes starting small: one block, 25 minutes, a reward you can see at the end of it. The shield takes the temptation off the table instead of asking you to out-argue it, and a session survives a locked screen — so a wobble costs you nothing. If you have ADHD, that is usually the combination that finally sticks. Focus comes from the rhythm, not from willpower. BLOCK WHAT PULLS YOU AWAY — FREE, ALWAYS • Shut selected apps for the length of a session, using Apple's own Screen Time • Keeps working with the screen locked and outside the app • No limit on how many, no paywall on blocking — ever THE TIMER • Pomodoro presets (10 / 25 / 45 min) or any length you like • Automatic cycles: focus → break → focus, a long break after four • Name the session — every floor remembers what you built it for • Lock your screen and the session keeps running. Nothing is lost. • Your floor rises on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island WHAT YOU KEEP • 6 towers to unlock, each with its own world and music • 6 lands to settle, 12 plots to a city • Finished towers pay daily rent in coins • 32 achievements, from your first floor to a city on every land • Daily streaks with streak protection • Towers, cities and history sync through your own iCloud PROOF YOU DID THE WORK • Export every session as a CSV spreadsheet — date, task, minutes, coins • Or as a printable PDF table, with your totals across the top • Export your city as a picture and show someone what a month of focus looks like • Your tower and streak on a home screen widget, your session on the Lock Screen Useful for a thesis log, for billable hours, or simply for proving to yourself that the week happened. FAIR AND PRIVATE • Free. One-time purchases only — no subscription • No ads. No accounts. No trackers. • We collect nothing. Your sessions stay on your device and in your iCloud. Put the phone down. Build something.

About

AstroFocus

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Staying focused is hard. Distractions are everywhere, and our minds rarely get the rest they need. AstroFocus turns your focus sessions into an epic space journey. Every session is a flight through the cosmos, helping you stay in orbit with your goals and away from phone distractions. You'll launch focus sessions, take timed breaks, and get smart reminders for hydration, eye rest, standing up, and even your own custom alerts. With soothing sounds, gamified milestones, and insights into your performance, AstroFocus becomes your co-pilot keeping you productive, healthy, and motivated. Key Features: • Flight Modes (Infinity, Standard, and Custom) • Focus Mode (Limit access to other Apps) • Timer Mode (Hide the spacecraft for screens others can see) • Daily Streaks (Ten focused minutes a day keeps your run alive) • Focus Reports (Track your progress with our focus score) • Insights (See when you focus best across 7, 30, 60 or 90 days) • Weekly Report (A recap of your week, once a week) • Productivity Tools (Calendar, Notes, and To-Dos) • Exploration Cards (Discover our Solar System) • Space Progress Map (Unlock new destinations in a gamification way) • Custom Spacecrafts (Unlock more with Space Distance) • Community Feed (Connect, share, and get inspired by other explorers) • Custom Music (Curated tracks to keep you in the zone) • Works Offline (Fly with no signal; everything syncs when you reconnect) AstroFocus is free to start. You can fly, take breaks and build a streak without paying anything, and your most recent week of progress is kept. An AstroFocus Monthly subscription unlocks the full app: your complete flight history, Insights, every spacecraft, the full space map and the community feed. New users can start a 7-day free trial directly within the app using Apple's secure In-App Purchase system.

Screenshots

Focus Tower4 screens
AstroFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Tower at none against AstroFocus's 1. Focus Tower also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. AstroFocus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Focus Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Tower ships an update weekly, AstroFocus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Tower versus AstroFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TowerAstroFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB281 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal CilindzKonstantinos Panteli

In-app purchases

None

Focus Tower

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AstroFocus

Subscriptions1
  • AstroFocus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Focus Tower free?
Focus Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AstroFocus free?
AstroFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Tower or AstroFocus have ads?
Neither Focus Tower nor AstroFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Tower or AstroFocus?
Focus Tower ships an update weekly, and AstroFocus every 6 weeks. Most recently, Focus Tower was updated on October 24, 2026 and AstroFocus on October 6, 2026.

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