Comparison

Pros n Cons vs Be Focused Pro

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

Head to head
About

Pros n Cons

This app helps you make informed decisions by weighing pros and cons. You can list factors, assign importance, and assess options against each factor. It then ranks your options based on your input to guide you to the best choice.

Highlights
  • List decision factors
  • Assign importance to factors
  • Assess options against factors
  • Rank options automatically
  • Simple decision helper
Features
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Pros n Cons - simple yet powerful decision helper. List all factors and set their importance. List all options and assess them for each factor. Options will be sorted from the best to the worst based on the assessments multiplied by importance of corresponding factors. Make the best decision!

About

Be Focused Pro

This app helps you stay focused and productive by breaking down tasks into timed intervals with short breaks. It offers task management, customizable timers, progress tracking, and cross-device synchronization. Achieve your goals with structured work sessions.

Highlights
  • Task creation and management
  • Customizable work and break intervals
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period. Use Be Focused on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — everything stays perfectly in sync. Task Management • Create and manage tasks • Add notes and due dates to tasks • Organize tasks with tags and filters • Paste task lists from other apps Timer Control • Start, pause, or skip intervals • Auto-start the next interval (optionally) • Plan intervals needed for task completion and track accuracy • Manage completed intervals Timer Customization • Set durations for work sessions, short and long breaks • Define number of intervals before a long break • Set a daily goal for completed intervals • Assign different timer settings to individual tasks Reports • View detailed reports to monitor your progress • Export your data in CSV format Sounds and Notifications • Chronometer ticking sound with adjustable frequency • Variety of alarm sounds • Interactive notifications • Adjustable volume for alarms and chronometer Integration • Sync across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) * • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle ** • Integration with Shortcuts app to automate workflow Quick Access • Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen • Live activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control to start or stop the timer from the Lock Screen, Controls Center, or Action Button Automation • Integration with Shortcuts app (control tasks and timers via Shortcuts app) • Automate Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app Device Support • Apple Watch support • Also available for Mac • Dark and Light mode support * Sync with Mac requires Be Focused Pro for macOS, sold separately. ** Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.

Screenshots

Pros n Cons4 screens
Be Focused Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pros n Cons at $1.99 against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Pros n Cons also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 16.0). Be Focused Pro's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (3K vs 36). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Pros n Cons costs $1.99 and Be Focused Pro $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Be Focused Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Focused Pro has 3K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Pros n Cons's written reviews are positive against 80% of Be Focused Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pros n Cons ships an update every 4 months, Be Focused Pro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pros n Cons versus Be Focused Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPros n ConsBe Focused Pro
Price$1.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.1 (36 ratings)4.6 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews80.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings363K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB38 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMikhail AkopovDenys Ievenko

Customer experience

Pros n Cons

All ratings36 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral13.9%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative26.5%

Be Focused Pro

All ratings2,972 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.5%

Bugs and requests

Pros n Cons

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Be Focused Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Timers not working correctly
  • Notifications not triggering on silent mode
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to set custom timers per task
  • Option to skip or pause breaks
  • Integration with Apple Watch complications
  • Better reporting and analytics
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  • Ability to import tasks from other apps

In-app purchases

None

Pros n Cons

No in-app purchases

None

Be Focused Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pros n Cons free?
Pros n Cons costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Be Focused Pro free?
Be Focused Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pros n Cons or Be Focused Pro?
Be Focused Pro is rated higher. Pros n Cons averages 4.1 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Be Focused Pro averages 4.6 from 3K ratings.
Do Pros n Cons or Be Focused Pro have ads?
Neither Pros n Cons nor Be Focused Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pros n Cons or Be Focused Pro?
Pros n Cons ships an update every 4 months, and Be Focused Pro every 5 months. Most recently, Pros n Cons was updated on October 14, 2026 and Be Focused Pro on October 16, 2026.

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