Comparison

Focus vs Vokabel

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

Head to head
About

Focus

This app helps you track study sessions, log workouts with detailed exercise information, and record daily activities. It offers a clear overview of your time spent on various tasks and progress in fitness and learning.

Highlights
  • Study journal and focus timer
  • Detailed workout logging
  • Customizable exercise library
  • Progress tracking for fitness
  • Record everyday activities
  • Unified records screen
Features
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Make room for what matters. StudyPalTeam brings study sessions, strength training, and everyday activities into one clear record of your days. STUDY WITH INTENTION Record what you studied and how long you spent. Use the study journal and focus timer, review earlier sessions, and see daily study time in simple charts. KEEP A BETTER WORKOUT LOG Record exercises with a training date, sets, reps, and individual weights. Choose pounds or kilograms, distinguish working sets from warm-ups, and add optional effort ratings and personal notes. MAKE YOUR EXERCISE LIBRARY YOUR OWN Browse more than 160 built-in exercises, search by name or equipment, and filter by muscle group. Create and edit your own exercises, save them to your account, and reuse them in future workouts. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Review training sets and exercise-specific weight trends. Revisit past workouts, inspect each set, and copy a previous exercise's sets into a new entry. REMEMBER EVERYDAY MOMENTS Keep a record of reading, creative projects, personal tasks, and other activities. See how often you record them, without having to attach a duration to every moment. ONE SIMPLE RECORDS SCREEN Switch between Study, Fitness, and Other. Search your history, browse records grouped by date, and add a new entry with the + button. KEEP YOUR STUDY CONNECTIONS Community study rankings and your profile remain part of the experience. Your earlier study history stays available alongside the newer journal features. Start with on-device journal entries in guest mode, or sign in to sync journal records and saved custom exercises to your account.

About

Vokabel

Features
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Learn the German you actually need — for daily life, work, the Bürgeramt and the official German exam. Vokabel explains everything in your own language (33 supported) and works fully offline. Ads are always optional — and Vokabel Plus has none. Five minutes a day is enough. Vokabel surfaces the words you keep forgetting and stays out of your way the rest of the time. MADE FOR PEOPLE BUILDING A LIFE IN GERMAN • Moving to Germany, Austria or Switzerland for work, study or family • Preparing for the official German exams at A1, A2 or B1 — or a visa language requirement • Travelers who want to actually talk to people • Anyone who wants a calm alternative to the big language apps — no pop-up ads, ever FREE, FOREVER • 160+ core A1 words with native pronunciation, an example sentence each and der/die/das on every noun • Spaced-repetition daily sessions, flashcards and quizzes • A learning path of short lessons, plus one Vokabel Plus lesson free every day — watch an optional ad for an extra life or lesson • Streaks, weekly leagues, progress tracking and widgets — including a quiz you answer right on your Home Screen • Greetings phrase set and the full app in your language • Speaking practice: say any word, phrase or sentence back and see exactly which words you missed — recognition runs entirely on your device, nothing is uploaded. VOKABEL PLUS • 2,400+ words from A1 to B1, each with an example sentence, built around the vocabulary the official exams expect • The full path in A1, A2 and B1 sections: 54 real-life units, from the Anmeldung to the rental contract and the job interview, each with its phrase pack, and a checkpoint test for every level • Exam prep plans: A1 in 60 days, A2 in 120, B1 in 180 • Unlimited lives, double XP and no ads • Vokabel Plus Family: the same Plus for up to 6 people with Family Sharing Plus is a subscription: $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year, or $44.99 per year for Family, with a 7-day free trial. Prices may vary by region. The one-time "Everyday Phrases" purchase remains available for that pack. Prefer not to subscribe? Vokabel Plus Lifetime is a single purchase that never renews. 33 LANGUAGES Vokabel speaks your language — every word and phrase is translated and read aloud in a native voice. English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and more. PRIVACY Vokabel itself collects no personal data — everything you learn stays on your device, and there are no servers or analytics. The free version shows ads from Google AdMob only when you choose to watch one; Google may then use your device's advertising identifier, but only if you allow tracking. Vokabel Plus has no ads. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://schnalz.net/app/vk/#privacy Viel Erfolg!

Screenshots

Focus4 screens
Vokabel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus at none against Vokabel's 8. Focus also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Vokabel sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, Vokabel every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus versus Vokabel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusVokabel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMai HeChristoph Carl LAMPRECHT

In-app purchases

None

Focus

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Vokabel

Subscriptions3
  • Vokabel Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Vokabel Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vokabel Plus Family7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time5
  • Tip — Coffee$1.99
  • Everyday Phrases$2.99
  • Tip — Lunch$4.99
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  • Tip — Dinner$9.99
  • Vokabel Plus Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vokabel free?
Vokabel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus or Vokabel have ads?
Vokabel shows ads; Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus or Vokabel?
Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Vokabel every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focus was updated on November 8, 2026 and Vokabel on October 31, 2026.

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