BUSY vs Setuply
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BUSY
Enhance your productivity by blocking distracting apps and muting notifications. This tool offers customizable focus sessions, including Pomodoro-style workflows, and provides insights into your distraction attempts to help you improve focus.
- Customizable focus sessions (timer, Pomodoro, no time limit)
- Distraction blocking (apps, notifications)
- Accountability features (no skipping sessions)
- Distraction attempt tracking
- Apple Watch integration
- Customizable timer themes
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BUSY — Focus Timer & Distraction Blocker Stay focused. Get more done. Block distracting apps and notifications while adding structure to your day. Choose short focus sessions with regular breaks or switch to deep focus mode. Work without interruptions on iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. FEATURES: - Instant Focus. Start focusing in one tap. Choose Pomodoro-style sessions with breaks or work without time limits. - BUSY Bar Сontrol. Connect and manage your BUSY Bar from your phone. Start focus sessions, block distractions, update firmware, connect to Wi-Fi, and more. - Music Themes. Choose visual themes with music designed to support deep, focused work. - Block Distractions. Automatically block distracting apps and mute notifications so you stay in control. - Track Your Attempts. See how often you try to open blocked apps and build stronger focus habits. - Structured Focus Sessions. Stay consistent with focus intervals designed to improve productivity. - Apple Watch & Mac Support. Start, stop, or manage sessions from your Apple Watch or Mac. Everything syncs instantly. BUSY helps you stay focused, reduce distractions, and build better work habits — across all your devices.
Setuply
This app gamifies focus sessions, rewarding users with XP and coins for staying on task. Earned rewards can be used to customize a virtual desk space, encouraging consistent productivity for work, study, or creative endeavors.
- Gamified focus sessions
- Earn XP and coins
- Customizable virtual desk
- Track streaks and habits
- Unlock exclusive items
- XP multipliers
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Setuply transforms your focus time into a rewarding experience. Start a session, stay on task, and earn XP and coins as you go. Use your progress to unlock and place items on your customizable desk — from minimal setups to cozy productivity corners. Track your streaks, analyze your habits, and stay consistent with motivating rewards. Boost your gains with optional XP multipliers, and unlock exclusive items by reaching new levels or upgrading to Premium. Whether you’re working, studying, or creating, Setuply helps you stay productive in a space that feels like yours. Privacy Policy - https://elifcodes.wixstudio.com/setuply/privacy-policy Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Setuply at 100% against BUSY's 58%. Setuply also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). BUSY's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Setuply sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BUSY asks for nothing beyond the download.
BUSY holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BUSY has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of BUSY's written reviews are positive against 100% of Setuply's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BUSY ships an update fortnightly, Setuply every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BUSY | Setuply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flipper - FZCO | Elif Bilge Parlak |
Customer experience
BUSY
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In-app purchases
BUSY
No in-app purchases
Setuply
- All Access$3.991 Month
- All Access$14.991 Year
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