Comparison

Appoint vs FocusKit

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

Head to head
About

Appoint

This calendar app learns your scheduling habits to suggest event details like titles, times, and locations. It offers multiple views, customization options, and privacy-focused local processing. Enjoy smart input, drag-and-drop rescheduling, and astronomical data.

Highlights
  • Smart event input with suggestions
  • Multiple customizable calendar views
  • Drag-and-drop event rescheduling
  • Privacy-focused local data processing
  • Sun, moon, and daylight data
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Create events faster than you ever thought possible. Appoint learns how you schedule — suggesting titles, times, locations, and details before you finish typing. It's a calendar built for people who value their time. SMART INPUT Type "3pm" or "9-12am" and Appoint sets the time. Type "1.5h" and it sets the duration. Start typing a title and it suggests the rest — prefilling time, calendar, notes, and recurrence from your history. Contact names are detected automatically. All of this works in any language. EVERY VIEW YOU NEED Day, week, month, and list views — each designed for a different purpose. Pinch to zoom in day and week views. See relative dates in the list view ("today", "in 3 weeks"). Color-coded dots in month view show how busy each day is at a glance. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from over a dozen built-in color themes — or create your own from scratch. Light, dark, colorful, minimal — Appoint looks the way you want it to. Event colors adapt automatically to your chosen theme so everything stays readable and beautiful. Customize work hours, week start day, default duration, and preferred map app. DRAG & DROP Long-press to move events between times and days. Quickly reschedule without opening a single form. STATISTICS See exactly where your time goes. Break your schedule down by calendar and time period, spot your busiest days and recurring commitments, and watch the numbers update as you pick any date range. Export any range to CSV or ICS when you need the raw data. PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud services, no tracking. Appoint works with iCloud, Google, Exchange, or any calendar service supported by iOS — but all the intelligence happens locally on your phone. SUN & MOON See sunrise and sunset times as subtle markers on your day and week timelines — calculated for your location, updating with the seasons. Moon phases appear on the month grid so you always know when the next full or new moon is. Astronomically accurate, no internet needed. Appoint only uses your approximate location — no precise tracking. WIDGETS Event countdown, upcoming schedule, sunrise & sunset forecast, and a full-year daylight chart — right on your home screen. Seven widgets in three sizes, each with theme support. ALSO INCLUDED - Powerful search across all fields and views - Scheduling conflict detection - Recurrence rules for repeating events - Multiple alarms and reminders - Invitations management - Integrated maps with turn-by-turn directions - Timezone support - Full iPad support Syncs with the built-in Calendar app — your events are always up to date. A one-time Appoint Pro purchase unlocks even more — no subscription, yours forever. Already bought Appoint? You already have Pro, with our thanks. feedback@appointcal.com

About

FocusKit

This app uses a Pomodoro timer with unique features like front camera detection to ensure you stay focused. It can lock distracting apps and offers customizable focus sessions and detailed statistics to help you achieve your daily goals.

Highlights
  • Front camera focus detection
  • App blocking during sessions
  • Customizable focus and break lengths
  • Task-specific timers
  • Detailed focus statistics
  • Daily goal and streak tracking
  • Lock screen countdown
Features
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FocusKit is a Pomodoro study timer that keeps you honest. Step away from your desk and the session pauses. Start a session and every app except the ones you allow stays locked until it ends. STEP AWAY? THE TIMER PAUSES The front camera checks that you're still there. If it can't see you for 10 seconds (you choose 5–30), the session pauses and waits for you. Faces are detected on your device — nothing is recorded or uploaded, and you can turn it off anytime. STRICT MODE: BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS While a session runs, every app except the ones you allow stays behind a Screen Time shield. FocusKit never sees which apps you use. POMODORO, YOUR WAY Classic 25-minute Pomodoros or long deep-work blocks: set focus from 5 to 60 minutes and give each task its own length. With Pro, tune short breaks, long breaks and cycles too. A FOCUS TIMER FOR EVERY TASK Give each task a color, an icon, a focus length and a weekly goal, then pick it before you start. See exactly where your hours go. STATS THAT KEEP YOU GOING Day and week views with time by task. Pro adds month and year views, insights, a year heatmap and your full session history. Share your stats in one tap. DAILY GOAL & FOCUS STREAK Set a daily goal from 15 minutes to 8 hours and keep your streak alive. Every focused minute earns coins — spend them on streak shields for the days life gets in the way. FOCUS SOUNDS Thunder and white noise, plus rain, fire and coffee shop with Pro — seamless loops that start with every session. Pro lets you layer them. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A Live Activity shows the countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause and stop. Home Screen widgets and StandBy keep today's progress in view. BUILT FOR • Students preparing for exams and finals • ADHD brains that drift • Deep work, writing and coding • Anyone trying to put the phone down FOCUSKIT PRO Unlimited tasks (the free plan includes 3), month and year stats with insights, custom breaks and cycles, every widget, every sound and mixing, and iCloud backup & restore. Weekly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. No account needed. Daily reminders are optional. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/focuskit-terms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/focuskitprivacypolicy/home

Screenshots

Appoint4 screens
FocusKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FocusKit at 5.0 against Appoint's 4.5. FocusKit also leads on monetization model (freemium vs paid). Appoint's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 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. Appoint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FocusKit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FocusKit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appoint ships an update every 10 days, FocusKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Appoint versus FocusKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppointFocusKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrs GortAbbosjon Mamadaliyev

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Appoint

One-time1
  • Appoint Pro$7.99
4 purchases

FocusKit

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Annual Plan$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • FocusKit - Lifetime$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$24.99

Questions

Is Appoint free?
Appoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusKit free?
FocusKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Appoint or FocusKit?
FocusKit is rated higher. Appoint averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while FocusKit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Appoint or FocusKit have ads?
Neither Appoint nor FocusKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appoint or FocusKit?
Appoint ships an update every 10 days, and FocusKit fortnightly. Most recently, Appoint was updated on November 1, 2026 and FocusKit on October 31, 2026.

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