Comparison

BUSY vs RainCheck

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

RainCheck

Features
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You screenshot things to deal with later. Later never comes. RainCheck turns what you save into a card you can act on — the full recipe, the ratings and who made it, the price and the buy link, the address with directions — and files it somewhere you'll find it again. And it never asks for your photo library. RainCheck only ever sees the one thing you share with it. HOW IT WORKS Share a screenshot, an Instagram post, a tweet, a TikTok, or a link to RainCheck from the share sheet. That's the whole interaction. RainCheck reads it, works out what it is, and builds the card. WHAT YOU GET BACK - Movies & Shows — IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes ratings, year, runtime, genre, director, plot - Recipes — the full ingredient list and steps, prep and cook time, servings - Products — price, brand, and a working link to buy it - Places — address, phone, rating, price range, and one-tap directions - Events — date, venue, and one tap to add it to your calendar - Learning — the topic explained, with study tips, practice examples and what to learn next - Fashion — outfits kept as a visual grid, filtered by season, colour and style - Bookmarks — posts, threads and links, kept readable FIND IT LATER, IN YOUR WORDS Search the way you remember it, not the way it was written. "that pasta with the lemon" finds the recipe. Everything is sorted into collections on its own, so you never file anything by hand. THE LINK YOU DIDN'T SAVE Screenshotted a post and lost the link? RainCheck goes and finds the original. PRIVACY - No photo library access. Ever. RainCheck cannot see a single screenshot you don't hand it. - Adding an event to your calendar uses write-only access — RainCheck can create an event but can never read your calendar. - Analytics never receive your screenshots or the text inside them. - Your library syncs through your own iCloud account. RainCheck is a subscription. Your subscription unlocks saving and every card type above. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BUSY4 screens
RainCheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BUSY at none against RainCheck's 2. BUSY also leads on device support (3 vs 1). RainCheck's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RainCheck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. BUSY asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BUSY ships an update fortnightly, RainCheck every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BUSY versus RainCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBUSYRainCheck
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlipper - FZCOAhmet Samsun

In-app purchases

None

BUSY

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RainCheck

Subscriptions2
  • RainCheck7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • RainCheck7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is BUSY free?
BUSY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RainCheck free?
RainCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BUSY or RainCheck have ads?
Neither BUSY nor RainCheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BUSY or RainCheck?
BUSY ships an update fortnightly, and RainCheck every 5 days. Most recently, BUSY was updated on October 21, 2026 and RainCheck on October 19, 2026.

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