Pinning vs Willow Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinning
Track important dates and milestones with a visually appealing countdown and calendar app. Organize events with notebooks, add custom icons, and display them on your home or lock screen with widgets. Share events with others via iCloud collaboration.
- Event countdown and count-up
- Calendar event syncing
- Birthday and anniversary tracking
- Event organization with notebooks
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- iCloud collaboration
- Recurring event notifications
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Pinning keeps the days that matter in view. Count down to trips, birthdays, deadlines and anniversaries, or count up from the moments you want to remember, all in one beautiful timeline. COUNT DOWN, OR COUNT UP • See how long until any date, or how long it’s been • Show time in days, weeks, months or years, the way you think about it • Multi-day events, like trips and conferences, show while they’re happening • Repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or on a schedule of your own BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES • See the age someone turns and the years you’re celebrating • Import birthdays from Contacts, with their photos • Supports the Chinese lunar calendar ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Group events into notebooks, add tags, and star the ones that matter most • Give every event a symbol, an emoji or your own image • Find anything in a moment with Quick Find SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE • Share a notebook with family and friends over iCloud and plan together • Share any event as a beautiful image NEVER MISS A DAY • Get reminded on the day, or days, weeks or a month before, at the time you choose • See your calendar events and reminders with due dates next to your countdowns • Rewind brings back what happened a month or a year ago today ALWAYS AT A GLANCE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Add an event right from Control Center • Siri and Shortcuts support • Apple Watch app with complications • A native Mac app EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Your events sync through iCloud across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. There’s no account to create, and your events stay in your iCloud. PINNING PRO Try everything free for 7 days. After that, the free plan keeps 7 events. Pinning Pro unlocks: • Unlimited events • Calendars in your timeline • Scheduled reminders • Importing birthdays from Contacts One purchase works across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or buy it once for life, each with or without Family Sharing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://pinning.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pinning.app/privacy-policy
Willow Focus
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Transform your handwritten ideas into powerful digital actions effortlessly. Designed for those who cherish pen and paper but thrive in a connected world, Willow Focus allows you to slow down, think clearly, and then seamlessly bring your ideas to life digitally. Simply snap a picture of your notes, tag them with actions like #Notion, and watch them sync instantly to your digital ecosystem. Whether you're battling digital distractions, managing productivity, or simply love the tactile feel of writing, Willow Focus ensures your analog creativity meets digital efficiency. Why you'll love Willow Focus: - Instantly convert handwritten notes into digital actions - Tag notes with specific integrations (e.g., #Notion, #Evernote, #Todoist) - Achieve clarity and mindfulness away from digital distractions - Capture thoughts naturally with paper and effortlessly digitize - Stay connected and productive across all your devices - Organize, archive, and access your ideas anytime, anywhere - Ideal for deep thinkers, planners, creative professionals, students, and productivity enthusiasts Unlock the best of both worlds: Keep your mindful moments intact while harnessing the endless possibilities of the digital world. Get Willow Focus now and redefine your productivity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Willow Focus at none against Pinning's 6. Willow Focus also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Pinning's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Pinning sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Willow Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pinning | Willow Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anybox LTD | Yavuz Uyar |
In-app purchases
Pinning
- Monthly$1.491 Month
- Monthly (Family Sharing)$2.491 Month
- Yearly$11.991 Year
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- Yearly (Family Sharing)$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99
- Lifetime (Family Sharing)$31.99
Willow Focus
No in-app purchases









