Comparison

Focus Tower vs Screenplay Studio

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

Screenplay Studio

Features
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Screenplay Studio is a focused writing studio for iPhone and iPad, designed to keep you fast, clean, and in flow. Beyond film and TV screenplays, it includes format-friendly modes for different types of writing: Standup, Commercial, Podcast, and Theatre. Pick the mode that matches your project and write with a structure that feels stage-ready and easy to follow. The distraction-free interface helps you stay locked in on the words, not the tools. Save your project’s title and cover details, generate a professional-looking cover page, and turn your text into a shareable output in a few taps. With PDF export, you can quickly send your script or manuscript to producers, performers, collaborators, or friends for feedback. Full iPad support makes writing, reading, and revising far more comfortable on a larger screen. Screenplay Studio is ideal for screenwriters, comedians, podcasters, theatre writers, and creators who want speed, simplicity, and a smooth writing experience.

Screenshots

Focus Tower4 screens
Screenplay Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focus Tower at Free against Screenplay Studio's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Focus Tower is free to download; Screenplay Studio costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Focus Tower versus Screenplay Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TowerScreenplay Studio
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal CilindzBatikan Bozkurt Kursat

In-app purchases

None

Focus Tower

No in-app purchases

None

Screenplay Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Tower free?
Focus Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screenplay Studio free?
Screenplay Studio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Tower or Screenplay Studio have ads?
Neither Focus Tower nor Screenplay Studio shows ads.

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