Comparison

Focus Tower vs studien(스터디언)

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

studien(스터디언)

This app uses a gamified approach to boost focus and productivity. Track your study sessions with a Pomodoro timer or stopwatch and discover unique planets based on your concentration time. Collect these discoveries in your personal catalog.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals
  • Stopwatch for flexible time tracking
  • Gamified planet discovery based on focus time
  • Personalized planet catalog
  • Daily goal tracking and progress visualization
Features
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Studien은 외계인 모리와 함께 집중한 시간만큼 행성을 탐사하는 앱입니다. 내가 책상에 앉아 있는 동안, 외계인 모리는 망원경 앞에서 새로운 신호를 기다립니다. 탐사가 끝나면 세상에 없던 행성이 하나 발견되고, 나만의 도감에 기록됩니다. ■ 두 가지 방법으로 탐사합니다 1. 뽀모도로 타이머 25분, 50분, 1시간 30분, 2시간 중 원하는 시간을 선택해 집중합니다. 선택한 시간이 곧 행성의 등급이 되며, 끝까지 집중할수록 더 희귀한 행성을 발견할 수 있습니다. 2. 스톱워치 시간을 정하지 않고 0초부터 자유롭게 기록합니다. 얼마나 집중할지 정하기 어려운 날에 사용하기 좋으며, 25분 이상 집중하면 행성을 발견할 수 있습니다. 어떤 방법을 선택하든 탐사가 끝나면 망원경에 새로운 신호가 도착하고, 행성이 천천히 모습을 드러냅니다. ■ 도감 행성은 별 1개부터 별 4개까지 다양한 등급으로 구성되어 있습니다. 현재 10종의 행성이 준비되어 있으며 앞으로도 계속 추가될 예정입니다. ■ 오늘의 목표 기록 오늘의 목표와 진행률, 시간대별 집중 기록을 확인할 수 있습니다.

Screenshots

Focus Tower4 screens
studien(스터디언)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: studien(스터디언) at 100% against Focus Tower's 50%. studien(스터디언) also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Focus Tower's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Tower ships an update every 9 days, studien(스터디언) every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Tower versus studien(스터디언): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Towerstudien(스터디언)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal CilindzRho changjun

Customer experience

Focus Tower

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

studien(스터디언)

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Focus Tower

No in-app purchases

None

studien(스터디언)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Tower free?
Focus Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is studien(스터디언) free?
studien(스터디언) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Tower or studien(스터디언) have ads?
Neither Focus Tower nor studien(스터디언) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Tower or studien(스터디언)?
Focus Tower ships an update every 9 days, and studien(스터디언) every 2 days. Most recently, Focus Tower was updated on September 25, 2026 and studien(스터디언) on September 22, 2026.

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