Comparison

OptimalWork vs Focus & Prayer

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

Head to head
About

OptimalWork

This app helps you overcome procrastination, anxiety, and distraction by applying a new psychology of growth to your daily work. Achieve new heights of productivity, focus, and skill by approaching challenges as opportunities for profound development.

Highlights
  • Psychology of growth approach
  • Overcome procrastination
  • Reduce anxiety and distraction
  • Enhance productivity and focus
  • Skill development
  • Daily work application
Features
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The OptimalWork App is based on a revolutionary new psychology of growth. We'll teach you how to approach every challenge you face as a moment of profound growth. Not only that, you can apply everything in your daily work to overcome procrastination, anxiety, and distraction and achieve new heights of productivity, focus, and skill. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus & Prayer

Features
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SELAH – Focus and Prayer is a simple app designed to help you build a rhythm of focused work, quiet reflection, prayer and rest. The app works as a timer for focus sessions. Choose your session length, start the timer and use that time for work, study, reading, prayer or another meaningful task. After each session, SELAH helps you move into a short break so you can pause, breathe and prepare for the next cycle. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SELAH is based on working in time intervals: – set your focus time, – work without distractions, – take a short break, – after several sessions, move into a longer rest. During a short break, you can read a Scripture verse suggested by the app, reflect on it and pray with it. This turns your break into more than just a pause — it becomes a short moment of reflection and prayer. The app may be helpful if you want to: – manage your time better, – work in a calmer rhythm, – reduce distractions, – build consistency, – combine focus with prayer, – track your progress and session statistics. Main features: – focus session timer, – adjustable session length, – short breaks between sessions, – longer rest after several cycles, – completed session statistics, – progress reports, – achievements, – inspiring Scripture verses, – a dark, calm interface designed to support concentration. SELAH does not require creating an account or providing an email address. You can simply open the app, choose your time and start a session. The app was designed for people who want to work more calmly, study more regularly, pray more attentively and separate focused time from rest time. SELAH helps you create a simple daily rhythm: focus, break, reflection, prayer and rest.

Screenshots

OptimalWork4 screens
Focus & Prayer3 screens

Verdict

The call

OptimalWork and Focus & Prayer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. OptimalWork sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $18.95 per month and Focus & Prayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptimalWork ships an update fortnightly, Focus & Prayer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OptimalWork versus Focus & Prayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptimalWorkFocus & Prayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOptimalWorkMarek Kosno

In-app purchases

8 purchases

OptimalWork

Subscriptions8
  • Basic - Student Monthly$18.951 Month
  • Basic - Monthly$24.951 Month
  • Premium - Student Monthly$35.951 Month
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  • Premium - Monthly$49.951 Month
  • Basic - Student Yearly$149.991 Year
  • Basic - Yearly$199.991 Year
  • Premium - Student Yearly$274.991 Year
  • Premium - Yearly$359.991 Year
3 purchases

Focus & Prayer

Subscriptions2
  • Selah Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Selah Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Selah Premium - dostęp dożywotni$34.99

Questions

Is OptimalWork free?
OptimalWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus & Prayer free?
Focus & Prayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OptimalWork or Focus & Prayer have ads?
Neither OptimalWork nor Focus & Prayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OptimalWork or Focus & Prayer?
OptimalWork ships an update fortnightly, and Focus & Prayer every 2 weeks. Most recently, OptimalWork was updated on October 25, 2026 and Focus & Prayer on October 10, 2026.

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