Comparison

Focus Dial vs Legacy Loops

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

Head to head
About

Focus Dial

This app helps you improve focus with a simple, innovative timer. Track progress over time with customizable categories and interactive widgets. Sync data across devices with iCloud support.

Highlights
  • Innovative focus dial for time adjustment
  • Timer counts up towards goal
  • Track focus across weeks, months, years
  • Interactive Home Screen widgets
  • 10 customizable categories with colors/icons
  • iCloud backup and sync
Features
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Focus Dial is here to improve your ability to focus on the tasks and hobbies you care about! SIMPLE: 
Quickly adjust your goal time before each session using the innovative focus dial! POSITIVE: Timer counts up towards your goal. Focus on what you are doing and feel good about what you have done. Progress over perfection! POWERFUL: Track your focus across weeks, months, and years. Challenge yourself to become more intentional with your time and how you spend it. See your progress at a glance on your Home Screen with powerful and interactive widgets and live activities. CUSTOMIZABLE: Use up to 10 customizable categories with your favorite colors and icons for the tasks and hobbies you focus on. Automatically follow your devices dark or light theme, or specify which one you want to use in Focus Dial. SUPPORTS ICLOUD: Back up your data and sync across multiple iPhones and iPads. Start dialing in your focus today!

About

Legacy Loops

Features
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LEGACY-Loops helps parents and kids build self-discipline, confidence, and leadership—one small daily action at a time. Kids complete daily "LOOPS" that encourage kindness, focus, gratitude, and physical activity. Key Features: Daily Actions: Complete your LOOP each day to build consistent habits. Streak Tracking: Stay motivated by completing daily Loops and keeping your streak alive. Parent Dashboard: Parents can track progress, approve missions, and see growth in character and discipline. Coaching Tools: Coaches/Mentors/Team Leaders can manage teams and reward students for off-mat effort. Simple and Engaging Design: Built for families to use together in just a few minutes a day. LEGACY makes leadership training fun, measurable, and contagious—helping kids build habits that last a lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Dial4 screens
Legacy Loops3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Legacy Loops at Free against Focus Dial's $3.99. Legacy Loops also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Focus Dial's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Legacy Loops is free to download; Focus Dial costs $3.99 up front. Legacy Loops sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Focus Dial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Dial ships an update every 3 weeks, Legacy Loops weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Dial versus Legacy Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus DialLegacy Loops
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Wave CreativeLeadership Academy Inc

In-app purchases

None

Focus Dial

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Legacy Loops

Subscriptions3
  • LEGACY Individual$9.991 Month
  • Legacy-Missions Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Legacy-Missions Pro Annual$99.991 Year
One-time6
  • 1 Legacy Diamond$1.99
  • 3 Legacy Diamonds$4.99
  • 8 Legacy Diamonds$9.99
Show 3 more
  • 18 Legacy Diamonds$19.99
  • 40 Legacy Diamonds$39.99
  • 120 Legacy Diamonds$99.99

Questions

Is Focus Dial free?
Focus Dial costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Legacy Loops free?
Legacy Loops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Dial or Legacy Loops have ads?
Neither Focus Dial nor Legacy Loops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Dial or Legacy Loops?
Focus Dial ships an update every 3 weeks, and Legacy Loops weekly. Most recently, Focus Dial was updated on September 25, 2026 and Legacy Loops on September 6, 2026.

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