Focal vs Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focal
This app offers a simple and intuitive meditation timer with customizable sound and color options. Track your progress with detailed statistics and a habit calendar to visualize your journey. Its clean design promotes focus during your meditation sessions.
- Customizable sounds
- Customizable colors
- Statistics tracking
- Habit calendar
- Clean design
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Welcome to Focal! An innovative and easy to use meditation timer. The app features customizable sounds and colors, stats tracking, and a habit calendar that visualizes your progress. The clean and seamless design makes it easier than ever to stay focused on your practice. Happy meditating with Focal!
Guide
This app offers personalized meditation sessions to help reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance overall well-being. Its AI learns from your feedback to adapt and provide more effective guidance over time. Explore a diverse library of tailored sessions for a calmer lifestyle.
- Customized meditation sessions
- AI learning and adaptation
- Diverse meditation library
- Stress and anxiety relief
- Sleep improvement
- Personalized guidance
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Welcome to Guide, your personalized meditation app designed to help you find peace, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, trouble sleeping, or just need a moment of calm, Guide Meditation is here to support you every step of the way. Key Features Customized Meditations: Guide offers a wide range of sessions catered to your specific needs. Whether you need help with anxiety, sleep, relaxation, or stress relief, our app provides personalized guidance to help you achieve your goals. Learning and Adapting: Our AI algorithm learns from your feedback and usage patterns, continuously improving and adapting to provide more effective meditations. The more you use Guide, the better it becomes at addressing your unique needs. Diverse Meditation Library: Explore a rich library of meditation sessions that are customized to your profile, and easily refer back to your favorites. Download Guide today and start your journey to a healthier, calmer, and more balanced lifestyle. Discover the benefits of personalized meditation and experience the positive impact it can have on your mental and emotional well-being.
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Verdict
Focal and Guide both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Focal's written reviews are positive against 75% of Guide's. Focal also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focal against 5.0 for Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Focal's written reviews are positive against 75% of Guide's.
| Parameter | Focal | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Majkut | Magi, Incorporated |
Customer experience
Focal
Guide
In-app purchases
Focal
No in-app purchases
Guide
No in-app purchases
