Comparison

FocusForFun vs TagChatNotes

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

Head to head
About

FocusForFun

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FocusForFun turns steps, exercise, and time in apps you choose into time for games, videos, and social media. You set the rules for how much time you earn. For example, earn 5 minutes for every 1,000 steps, or 10 minutes for every 5 minutes in a language app. When your time runs out, the apps and sites you limit are locked. Earn time Count steps, walking and running distance, Apple Health exercise minutes, or time spent in apps you pick. You choose which apps count. Add several earning conditions to a rule and adjust how many minutes each one earns. Choose your apps Pick the games, video apps, social media, and sites you want to limit. Set these separately from the apps you use to earn time. Home shows how much time is left and how close you are to earning more. Reset Choose a reset schedule. Unused time does not carry over. Permissions Screen Time access is needed to limit apps and measure app use. To earn time from steps, distance, or exercise, allow read access to Health. FocusForFun reads Health data and never writes to it.

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TagChatNotes

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Turn your thoughts into an organized, filterable timeline โ€” one message at a time. TagChatNotes is a minimalist note-taking app that feels like chatting with yourself. Instead of managing folders and files, you simply type a note, add a hashtag, and let the tags do the work of organizing your life. Whether you're jotting down ideas, tracking your mood, making a shopping list, or logging what you ate for lunch, TagChatNotes adapts to how you think. No friction, no structure to learn, no accounts to create. KEY FEATURES - Chat-style interface โ€” as familiar as texting a friend - Hashtag organization โ€” tag notes with #todo, #diary, #ideas, or anything you want - Instant filter โ€” find any note in seconds by tag filter - Complete privacy โ€” everything stays on your device - No account required โ€” open the app and start writing immediately - No ads, no tracking, no data collection - Works offline โ€” no internet connection needed PERFECT FOR - Quick thoughts and ideas - Daily journaling and mood tracking - To-do lists and reminders - Meeting notes and lectures - Gratitude logs and personal reflection - Tracking habits or routines PRIVACY FIRST Your notes belong to you. TagChatNotes stores everything locally on your device and never sends your data anywhere. No cloud sync means no data breaches. No account means no password to remember. No ads means no tracking. GETTING STARTED Open the app, tap the message box, write your note, and add one or more hashtags. That's it. Your notes appear in a chronological timeline, and tapping any hashtag filters your entire history by that topic. Simple. Fast. Private.

Screenshots

FocusForFun4 screens
TagChatNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TagChatNotes at none against FocusForFun's shown. TagChatNotes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
FocusForFun versus TagChatNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusForFunTagChatNotes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size106 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFORESTUNDER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYTuan Thanh Truong

In-app purchases

None

FocusForFun

No in-app purchases

None

TagChatNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusForFun free?
FocusForFun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TagChatNotes free?
TagChatNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusForFun or TagChatNotes have ads?
FocusForFun shows ads; TagChatNotes does not.

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