Zap vs RightNow Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zap
This app uses a science-backed timer to help you overcome distractions and complete tasks. It alternates between focus sprints and breaks, with smart app blocking to eliminate digital temptations. Earn rewards for completing sessions and stay motivated towards your goals.
- Customizable focus and break timer
- Goal setting and task management
- Smart app blocking
- Motivational notifications
- Dark mode
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ZAP is your essential focus tool designed to help you overcome distractions and complete your most important tasks. Our science-backed timer method trains your brain to stay locked in, alternating between intense focus sprints and quick recharge breaks. No more "I'll do it later" energy. How to use ZAP: 1. Answer a few quick questions to personalize your focus experience 2. Set your todos and start sessions* 3. Earn gems when you complete your session* ZAP keeps your brain in peak performance mode, while smart app blocking eliminates digital temptations. After each successful focus session, ZAP rewards your progress with encouraging notifications that build momentum toward your goals. Say goodbye to distractions and hello to completed tasks. Key features: - Simple, distraction-free timer with customizable work/break durations - Goal setting to keep you accountable - Dark mode for eye comfort during extended sessions - Motivational notifications celebrate your wins after each session If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at hello@digimaworks.com. Subscription information* Focus sessions and gem rewards require a subscription. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. From iTunes Account settings you can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your trial ends, the remaining free trial period will be forfeited when your purchase is confirmed. Apple's Standard End-User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our Terms of Service: https://tryzap.app/terms-and-conditions Our Privacy Policy: https://tryzap.app/privacy
RightNow Focus
This app provides a focused approach to task management by presenting only one task at a time based on your available time. It helps users overcome decision paralysis and the guilt associated with long to-do lists. Features include daily summaries, timed task loops, and starter routines.
- One task presented at a time
- Time-based task selection
- Daily morning and evening summaries
- Starter routines for various needs
- No scrolling or long lists
- Offline data storage
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You don't need another to-do list. You need someone to tell you what to do right now. Every productivity app eventually becomes the same thing: a long list you scroll, feel guilty about, and close. The problem was never the list — deciding what to do is the hardest part, and lists make YOU do the deciding at the worst possible moment. RightNow flips it. Tell it how much time you have — 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes — and it hands you exactly one card. Do it, or skip it. That's the whole app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your habits and tasks as cards 2. Pick the time you actually have 3. Get one card — the right one for right now 4. Tap Done. Feel it. Repeat. No browsing. No ranking. No scroll of shame. YOUR DAY HAS A SHAPE • Morning Brief — your first open of the day shows yesterday in one line, names today's focus, and gives you one button to start it • The loop — pick a time, get a card, all day long • Wrap Day — close the evening with your day's story: what you did, your 7-day trail, and one piece of coaching for tomorrow SMART ABOUT TIME • Morning cards deal in the morning, evening cards wait for evening • A 5-minute window gets a real 5-minute card — never a 2-hour project in disguise • Skipped something? It cycles back fairly. Hid it for today? It stays gone until tomorrow. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Starter Routines — five curated packs (Fitness, Sleep, Parenting, Personal Growth, Beauty) so you're never staring at a blank app • Routines — run your own ordered sequences, card by card • Someday — park ideas you're not ready for; they never nag and never get lost • History — completed tasks are kept, and restorable YOURS, PRIVATELY Everything lives on your phone. No account, no cloud, no feed, no ads. Your data never leaves your device. Try RightNow free for 7 days. If it earns its place, one purchase unlocks it forever — no subscription, ever. Stop managing your list. Start doing what's on it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RightNow Focus at none against Zap's 6. RightNow Focus also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Zap's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Zap sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. RightNow Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Zap against 5.0 for RightNow Focus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Zap ships an update weekly, RightNow Focus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zap | RightNow Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digima Works | Alexander Bradley |
Customer experience
Zap
RightNow Focus
In-app purchases
Zap
- Unlimited Zap2 variants$3.991 Month
- Unlimited Zap3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Unlimited Zap$17.991 Year
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- Unlimited Zap$19.991 Year
- Unlimited Zap3 Days trial$59.991 Year
RightNow Focus
No in-app purchases









