Comparison

Gift a Habit vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Gift a Habit

Features
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This is the companion app of the gift-a-habit.com service where you can gift a habit to friends and family. By unlocking rewards, your giftee will be incentivized to keep the streak going to finally unlock the most precious gift of all, a new habit.

About

Focus Timer

Enhance focus and build productive habits with a tool that integrates a calendar, timer, and app blocker. Plan your day, track your time, and block distractions to reduce mental load and improve presence.

Highlights
  • Integrates with Apple Calendar
  • Creates focus timers from events
  • Standalone focus timer option
  • App blocking (scheduled and spontaneous)
  • Supports ADHD and neurodivergent minds
  • Reduces mental load
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Studious is designed to help you stay focused and build studious habits by combining your calendar, to-do list and a focus timer in a single app. 1 – Plan your day Studious connects to Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders and Google Calendar to help you stay organized easily. 2 – Stay focused Use the Studious timer to help you focus during events and block distracting apps. Stay in control of your focus session by adding more time or by ending early, Studious will automatically update your schedule for you. 3 – Get insights Understand how you spend your time by comparing your screen time to your focus time, and set limits on distracting apps. Using Studious can help you: → Create structure to support ADHD and neurodivergent minds → Work or study with greater sustained focus → Reduce mental load and decision fatigue Privacy Policy: https://getstudious.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getstudious.app/terms

Screenshots

Gift a Habit4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gift a Habit at none against Focus Timer's 5. Gift a Habit also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Focus Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gift a Habit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gift a Habit versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGift a HabitFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—18 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian VatesFlorent Perillat

In-app purchases

None

Gift a Habit

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Gift a Habit free?
Gift a Habit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gift a Habit or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Gift a Habit nor Focus Timer shows ads.

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