Focus Friend vs StartSmall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Friend
This app guides you through breathwork exercises to help you relax, focus, and improve your mood. It offers a multi-sensory experience designed to center your awareness and promote a sense of calm and energy.
- Guided breathwork exercises
- Multi-sensory experience
- Mood enhancement
- Stress and anxiety relief
- Improved focus
- Better sleep
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What if you had a tool that is so powerful that it could change your mood within moments? It could relax your muscles, and bring you more energy. What if the same tool could help you sleep better? Good news! You have access to this tool and it is your breath. Focus Friend provides a multi-sensory experience that guides you to use your breath to center your awareness, helping you to feel calm and focused once again. The next time you feel stressed or anxious, or if you just want to feel good really fast, try Focus Friend.
StartSmall
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StartSmall helps you take the next tiny step when starting feels impossible. When overwhelm hits, planning isn’t the problem. Starting is. StartSmall is designed for the moments when your brain freezes and you don’t know where to begin. Tap “I’m stuck” and the app suggests one small next step you can take right now. StartSmall is built for overwhelmed and neurodivergent minds, including people with ADHD and executive dysfunction. The goal isn’t perfect productivity. It’s helping you move forward one manageable step at a time. FEATURES Stuck mode Press one button and get a tiny next step. Starter tasks Simple actions that help you begin when motivation is low. Calm activities Short exercises designed to help regulate your nervous system when things feel overwhelming. Grounding tools Breathing and sensory resets for moments when your mind feels flooded. Gentle insights Reflect on small progress and patterns over time without pressure or judgment. Simple priorities Focus on just a few priorities each day so tasks feel manageable instead of overwhelming. Inbox for thoughts Save ideas and tasks for later so your brain doesn’t have to hold onto everything. Some features are available for free, while others require a StartSmall Pro subscription. StartSmall Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that provides access to premium routines, grounding tools, guided prompts, calming activities, and personalized insights. Subscription Details: • Title: StartSmall Pro • Length: Monthly • Price: $5.99/month (7-day free trial) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after the free trial period ends • Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Friend at none against StartSmall's 1. Focus Friend also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. StartSmall sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Focus Friend asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Focus Friend | StartSmall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Azim Pradhan | Yasmine Bailey |
In-app purchases
Focus Friend
No in-app purchases
StartSmall
- StartSmall Pro7 Days trial$5.991 Month
