Comparison

BUSY vs IsonAI

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

IsonAI

Features
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IsonAI brings powerful AI, web search with sources, image creation, and memory into one seamless conversation. Ask questions, understand documents, research the web, create and edit images, and get clear answers in Indonesian or English. Whether you're working, studying, researching a topic, planning a project, or simply looking for a quick answer, IsonAI helps you move from question to result faster. THREE MODELS, ONE CHAT • LYT for quick answers • Omni, the default, for everyday to complex tasks with images, audio, and documents • PRME for your most demanding tasks, including complex reasoning, coding, and math Choose how deeply IsonAI thinks, from Fast to Deep. The top bar always shows which model and thinking level you're using. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Ask anything Get clear, well-structured answers for work, study, research, and everyday life. • Answers with sources Search the web for up-to-date information and see the sources behind the answer. • Create and edit images Turn an idea into an image in seconds, then refine it through follow-up prompts. Attach up to four photos at once or combine two photos into one. • Understand documents Upload PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, EPUB, RTF, code, and text files, including password-protected PDFs, then ask questions about their contents. • Analyze photos Send an image and ask questions about what you see. • Find places nearby Discover cafes, restaurants, and other places through detailed place cards with directions. • Memory across conversations IsonAI remembers useful details from your chats so you don't have to repeat yourself. Review or remove what it remembers at any time. • Stay organized Group conversations into folders with their own instructions and export chats to PDF or Markdown. • Indonesian and English Chat naturally in either language and switch between them whenever you want. DESIGNED FOR DAILY USE • Fast and easy to use A clean interface designed to keep the focus on your conversation. • Clear, easy-to-follow answers Enjoy smooth streaming responses, thoughtful formatting, and a brief reasoning summary when available. • Get notified when it's ready Leave the app while a longer answer is being prepared and receive a notification when it's done. PRIVATE AND FLEXIBLE • Sign in your way Use Apple, Google, or email, or get started without creating an account. Switch between multiple accounts on one device. • Stay in control Use Incognito chats that stay out of your history and memory, and delete your account directly from the app. Start a conversation and see what IsonAI can do.

Screenshots

BUSY4 screens
IsonAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BUSY at 3 against IsonAI's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BUSY ships an update fortnightly, IsonAI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BUSY versus IsonAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBUSYIsonAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFlipper - FZCODimas Wibisono

In-app purchases

None

BUSY

No in-app purchases

None

IsonAI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BUSY free?
BUSY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IsonAI free?
IsonAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BUSY or IsonAI have ads?
Neither BUSY nor IsonAI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BUSY or IsonAI?
BUSY ships an update fortnightly, and IsonAI every 3 weeks. Most recently, BUSY was updated on November 4, 2026 and IsonAI on November 9, 2026.

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