Comparison

FocusFlight vs FocusLapse

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

Head to head
About

FocusFlight

This app combines aviation themes with productivity tools to help users focus. It blocks distracting apps and allows users to track their focus sessions with personalized routes and achievements.

Highlights
  • Personalized focus sessions
  • Distraction-free "Airplane Mode"
  • App blocking via Screen Time integration
  • Route tagging and focus data tracking
  • Virtual flight map and city unlocks
  • Customizable focus reminders
Features
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## Focus Timer ## App Blocker In a world full of distractions, FocusFlight offers a unique way to focus: turning every session into an immersive flight journey. From boarding and takeoff to staying focused in the air and landing at the end, FocusFlight combines aviation-inspired design with practical focus tools. It is more than a timer or app blocker — it is an experience that helps you avoid distractions, get into flow, and complete what matters. FocusFlight has been featured by the App Store as App of the Day. Whether you are studying, working, reading, or simply trying to put your phone down, FocusFlight helps you start with intention and end with a sense of completion. FOCUSFLIGHT FEATURES 【Immersive Flight Experience】 Opening FocusFlight feels like boarding a focus flight. Set your boarding pass, choose your task and focus duration, then begin your own deep focus journey. When the session ends, your flight lands safely with a clear sense of achievement. 【Airplane Mode, Block Distractions】 Turn on “Airplane Mode” to block distracting apps and websites during your focus session. Powered by Apple’s Screen Time integration, FocusFlight helps you stay away from interruptions and focus on what matters. 【3D Map Window View】 During your focus session, watch your journey through a 3D map window. As time passes, your flight moves across the world map, turning focus into a journey you can see and feel. 【3D Flight Routes】 Every focus session becomes a visualized flight route. See where you departed, where you are heading, and review the routes you have completed. 【Random Route Mode】 Not sure where to fly? Start with Random Route Mode. No need to choose a destination in advance — just begin focusing, and discover where you land when the session ends. 【FlightLog】 Every focus flight is saved in FlightLog. Review your departure city, landing city, focus duration, flight distance, and route history. 【Membership Cards & Flight Miles】 As your focus time and flight miles grow, you can unlock and upgrade your own membership cards. Each card marks your progress and gives your journey a stronger sense of identity. 【Multiple Map Modes】 FocusFlight offers 3D, satellite, and classic map modes. Explore routes and destinations from different perspectives, and enjoy traveling the world while staying focused. 【White Noise & Focus Music】 During each focus flight, you can turn on white noise or focus music to create a calmer environment for studying, working, or reading. From airplane ambience to soothing focus tracks, FocusFlight helps you enter a quieter, more focused state. 【Focus Records & Data Tracking】 Each session leaves a clear record, including your boarding pass, flight data, route, and focus duration. Use these records to review your focus habits and see the value of every session. 【Different Focus Types】 Choose focus types through seat options, such as study, work, reading, or creative time. Make every flight better matched to your current task, and make focusing more flexible and fun. SUBSCRIBE TO FOCUSFLIGHT • Subscription Plans: “FocusFlight All-Access Plan (Annual Auto-Renewal)” and “FocusFlight All-Access Plan (Monthly Auto-Renewal)”; • Subscription Type: Auto-renewable subscription; • Subscription Price: $18.99/year / $3.99/month; • Cancel Subscription: To cancel your subscription, go to iPhone Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions, and select “FocusFlight All-Access Plan (Annual Auto-Renewal)” or “FocusFlight All-Access Plan (Monthly Auto-Renewal)” to cancel. If you do not cancel at least 24 hours before the subscription period ends, the subscription will automatically renew. • Renewal: The Apple ID associated with the auto-renewable subscription will be charged through your App Store account within 24 hours before each billing period ends to extend the subscription. • Terms of Service, including subscription policies: https://focus.flights/terms • Privacy Policy: https://focus.flights/privacy

About

FocusLapse

Record your study or work sessions as time-lapse videos. This app helps reduce phone distractions and provides a visual log of your effort. Review your progress with animated overlays and history tracking.

Highlights
  • Record study/work sessions as time-lapse videos
  • Animated analog clock overlay
  • Front and rear camera support
  • Adjustable video speed
  • Focus history and progress graphs
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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FocusLapse turns your study, work and reading sessions into time-lapse videos and a personal focus log. Set down your phone and start focusing. Recording yourself at work can help you stay with the task in front of you. Turn a long session into a short video, then look back and see the effort you put in. Features • Record time-lapse videos while you focus • Review your focus time in charts • Add a rating and a note to each session • Delete unwanted sessions and remove their time from your totals • Switch between front and rear cameras • Choose video orientation, clock design and study-time display before recording • Combine multiple time-lapse videos into one highlight video • Save finished videos to Photos • Check your focus time in a widget Keep a visual record of your study or work routine. You can share your finished videos through your usual social apps. Free to use, with no ads or account required. Videos, focus records, ratings and notes stay on your device and are not sent to the developer's servers. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian and French. The app follows your device's preferred languages.

Screenshots

FocusFlight4 screens
FocusLapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusLapse at none against FocusFlight's 5. FocusLapse also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). FocusFlight's advantage is ratings volume (9.8K vs 8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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. FocusFlight sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FocusLapse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FocusLapse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FocusFlight has 9.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of FocusFlight's written reviews are positive against 100% of FocusLapse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusFlight ships an update every 5 days, FocusLapse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FocusFlight versus FocusLapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusFlightFocusLapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.8K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.8K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCement Planet LTDcocon Godo Kaisha

Customer experience

FocusFlight

All ratings9,817 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews990 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.5%

FocusLapse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FocusFlight

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Developer unresponsive to user feedback and inquiries

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more realistic flight simulation elements (e.g., flight paths, altitude, speed)
  • Rotate trends page to horizontal layout for better global view
  • Allow customization of aircraft types and interface

FocusLapse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

FocusFlight

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annually3 Days trial$18.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$18.99
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime$33.99
None

FocusLapse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusFlight free?
FocusFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusLapse free?
FocusLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FocusFlight or FocusLapse?
FocusLapse is rated higher. FocusFlight averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while FocusLapse averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do FocusFlight or FocusLapse have ads?
Neither FocusFlight nor FocusLapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusFlight or FocusLapse?
FocusFlight ships an update every 5 days, and FocusLapse fortnightly. Most recently, FocusFlight was updated on November 1, 2026 and FocusLapse on October 30, 2026.

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