Comparison

Focus Timer vs Exoplan

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

Head to head
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

About

Exoplan

This AI-powered calendar helps you schedule tasks and activities based on your natural energy levels throughout the day. It automatically organizes your schedule, offers widgets for quick access, and provides insights to optimize your productivity.

Highlights
  • Energy-aware planning
  • AI scheduling assistant
  • Tasks to scheduled sessions
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch insights
  • Privacy-focused design
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Meet Exoplan - an AI calendar that helps you plan around your real-life energy, not just your to-do list. Instead of guessing when you’ll be focused (or crash), Exoplan highlights your daily rhythm and turns messy plans into a clean schedule with an AI assistant. Add tasks, auto-organize your day, and keep everything visible with widgets. Key features • Energy-aware planning: See when your energy rises and dips so you can place deep work, workouts, and admin at the right time. • AI scheduling assistant: Type what you want to do - get a structured schedule added to your calendar in seconds. • Tasks → scheduled sessions: Track tasks, move them into time blocks, and keep a clear “Scheduled” vs “To-do” view. • Home Screen widgets: Your next sessions and key blocks - always visible. • Apple Watch insights: Sleep report + productivity score to help you understand how recovery affects your day. Made for • People who plan a lot but still feel behind. • Anyone trying to balance work, training, and life without overloading. • Folks who want a calendar that adapts to them. Privacy Your data stays yours. Exoplan is built to be useful without being creepy. Download Exoplan and plan with your rhythm.

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Exoplan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Timer at 80% against Exoplan's 0%. Focus Timer also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6). Exoplan's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Exoplan sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Exoplan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, Exoplan every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Timer versus Exoplan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerExoplan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (17 ratings) — better3.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorent PerillatMykhailo Lvov

Customer experience

Focus Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Exoplan

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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
5 purchases

Exoplan

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Early Adopter$12.991 Month
  • No Trial Subscription Tier$12.991 Month
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  • Trial Subscription Tier3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exoplan free?
Exoplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Timer or Exoplan?
Focus Timer is rated higher. Focus Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Exoplan averages 3.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Focus Timer or Exoplan have ads?
Neither Focus Timer nor Exoplan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Exoplan?
Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Exoplan every 4 days. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on July 8, 2026 and Exoplan on August 5, 2026.

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