Comparison

Mind the Focus vs Levin

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

Head to head
About

Mind the Focus

This application automatically activates custom focus modes based on your calendar events. It allows you to define focus settings for upcoming events and customize activation times. You can also mute specific events or ignore certain calendars to ensure you stay focused on what matters.

Highlights
  • Automatic focus mode activation
  • Customizable focus settings per event
  • Scheduled focus activation/deactivation
  • Mute specific events
  • Ignore calendars
  • Calendar synchronization
Features
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Feel awkward after missing important parts during a work meeting? Regret prioritizing your phone over your friends while out? Stay focused effortlessly with Mind the Focus based on your calendar! Mind the Focus synchronizes with your calendar to automatically activate the focus that you desire for your next event. To stay focused, the app allows you to: • Decide the focus you want to have for your next event • Customize the time at which a focus is (de)activated before and after your events • Mute events that you do not require a focus for • Ignore calendars that do not require a focus With Mind the Focus, you will never find yourself at an event without the right focus! Start focusing on what matters to you now!

About

Levin

Features
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Levin — For people with too much on their mind You're not unorganized. You just have too many things that matter. Your brain is not a to-do list. Most apps expect you to structure everything upfront. That's not how real life works. You think in fragments — half a plan in the shower, a deadline while cooking, a idea you'll forget by tomorrow. Levin catches all of it. Voice, text, image — whatever form it takes. You don't file it, tag it, or decide what it is. You just send it. Levin listens, pulls out tasks and deadlines, and keeps the rest as thoughts you can revisit later. It learns how you think. Over time, Levin understands your priorities, your patterns, what you care about. Suggestions get sharper. Your morning view shows only what matters now — not everything, just what's ready. What Levin does for you: Captures thoughts instantly in any format — no structure required Extracts tasks, deadlines, and priorities from what you say Organizes everything into topics automatically Gives you a calm morning focus view of what actually needs attention Connects related thoughts so nothing exists in isolation Gets smarter the more you use it — your context, your world Extracts payment details from bills and invoices — IBAN, amount, reference — ready to copy This is not another productivity app that makes you feel behind. There are no streaks, no inbox zero, no guilt. Just a place where your thinking accumulates into something useful — and progress happens without forcing it. You don't need more discipline. You need a system that works the way you think. Terms of Use: https://getlevin.com/terms

Screenshots

Mind the Focus3 screens
Levin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Levin at Free against Mind the Focus's $4.99. Levin also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 27.0). Mind the Focus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Levin is free to download; Mind the Focus costs $4.99 up front. Levin sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Mind the Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind the Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, Levin every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mind the Focus versus Levin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind the FocusLevin
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel FuerstJANNIS ALEXANDER BUSCH

In-app purchases

None

Mind the Focus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Levin

Subscriptions1
  • Levin Plus$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Mind the Focus free?
Mind the Focus costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Levin free?
Levin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mind the Focus or Levin have ads?
Levin shows ads; Mind the Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, Mind the Focus or Levin?
Mind the Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Levin every 10 days. Most recently, Mind the Focus was updated on October 30, 2026 and Levin on October 25, 2026.

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