Comparison

Focus Bottle vs Opening Bell

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

Head to head
About

Focus Bottle

Features
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Welcome to Focus Bottle Focus Bottle is a cute and delightful focus app that combines Focus Timer, Pomodoro Technique, Time Management, Growth Tracking, and Blind Box Gameplay. Each time you complete a focus session, you'll receive an adorable reward ball from a blind box and store it in your personal Focus Bottle — celebrating your effort, persistence, and growth. ◆ Focus Timer · Immersive Experience Start your focus sessions with a clean and calming countdown interface.
Supports lock screen operation, Live Activity, and Dynamic Island to keep track of your focus in real time.
Stay undisturbed with "Scholar Mode". ◆ Ball Collection · Motivation through Progress Choose a blind box theme before each session.
Every time you complete a focus, you’ll earn a ball reward — from series like fruits, animals, magic, houses, and more. ◆ Time Bottle System · Organize Freely Free users receive one default bottle.
You can unlock bottles of various styles to store and categorize your balls.
Create your personal growth collection. ◆ iCloud Sync · Secure & Seamless VIP members can sync data to iCloud manually.
Restore your focus history and ball collection across devices — safely and reliably. ◆ Flexible Timer · Calm Background Sounds Set any focus duration freely.
Enhance your sessions with soothing background music and gentle flash/vibration reminders. ◆ Minimal Design · Adorable Aesthetics Clean and soft UI.
Charming animations and delightful interactions accompany your quiet focus journey. VIP Membership Includes: * Pomodoro Mode * Custom Focus Tags * Unlock All Background Music * Scholar Mode * Full-Dimension Statistics * Home Screen Widget * iCloud Multi-Device Sync * And more features coming soon... Let Focus Bottle accompany you —
to record your time, and celebrate your growth. Focus Bottle Subscription Information * Subscribing to Focus Bottle VIP unlocks premium features, including: Pomodoro focus mode, custom focus tags, full background music access, Study Mode, detailed focus statistics, widget support, iCloud multi-device sync, additional bottle styles, and collection viewing privileges. * VIP subscription is available in Monthly Plan and Yearly Plan, and will auto-renew. * Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. * Subscriptions automatically renew within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours prior. * Users can manage or cancel subscriptions at any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. * If your VIP benefits are not activated, please tap "Restore Purchases" in the app. If the issue persists, contact us at gangneng@waysun.tech. * Pricing may vary by region. The final amount is subject to the App Store purchase page. * Once payment is confirmed, VIP benefits will be activated immediately for the duration of your subscription. Lifetime Membership Information * Purchasing a Lifetime Membership unlocks all VIP premium features permanently without the need for renewal. * Users may also individually purchase specific bottle styles as collectibles. These are one-time purchases and valid forever. * All purchases can be synced across devices using the app's "Restore Purchases" function. * Privacy Policy: https://www.waysun.tech/app/focus_bottle/privacy.html * Terms of Use: https://www.waysun.tech/app/focus_bottle/terms-of-use.html

About

Opening Bell

This app gamifies habit tracking by treating habits like stocks. Log your activities to increase their 'price,' and review your weekly performance with market-style earnings reports. It offers unique comeback bonuses and trading halts for missed habits.

Highlights
  • Habits as stock tickers
  • Price increases with logging
  • Weekly earnings reports
  • Comeback bonuses
  • Trading halts for misses
  • Customizable guidance
  • Social exchanges
Features
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Your habits trade like stocks. Log one and the price rises, miss it and it falls, and every Sunday the market posts earnings on your week. Most habit trackers give you a streak and take it away. This one gives you a price, and it pays most for coming back. HOW IT WORKS 1. List your habits as tickers. $GYM, $ZZZ, $BOOK, or your own. Each one opens at $10. 2. Log them as you go. A logged day lifts the price, a missed day takes 0.5% at the close. 3. Sunday, the market posts earnings. Your week is scored against the guidance you set, ticker by ticker. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Comebacks pay double. After two misses, your next session moves the price twice as far. • Three misses in a row halts the ticker until Monday. Not a guilt trip, a trading halt, with a screen that asks what got in the way. • Arm a circuit breaker and a third miss holds the price instead of halting it, so the week keeps trading. • Guidance is a promise you make to yourself, not a target the app picks. Beat it, meet it, or miss it. THE EARNINGS CALL Every week closes with a call. Put your own call on the record before the numbers print, read the print ticker by ticker, take the desk's questions, and set guidance for next week. It plays as a pixel-art trading floor, or as plain type if you prefer. Your answers stay on your device. THE TAPE • One index for your whole fund, weighted the way you set. • A page for every habit: the tape as a line or as candles, a rating from this week's numbers, and your streaks. • An archive of past calls. • A home screen widget with your price, today's move and the tape. • Light and dark, following your system or held either way. SHAREHOLDERS AND EXCHANGES • Send a link and a friend becomes a shareholder. They see your fund and the listings you leave open. Mark a listing private and it never leaves your book. • Open an exchange: a group of funds quoted as one index. The group chat, with a price on it. Joining is free for everyone. • The Street shows how everyone holding a habit is doing, in aggregate only, and only once ten or more people hold it. Opt out in Settings. • Block or report anyone. Blocking is silent. YOUR ACCOUNT • No sign-up to start. Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your fund and carry it to a new phone. • Export your data any time. Delete your account and history from Settings. • No ads, ever. OPENING BELL PLUS The free plan tracks 5 habits, opens the last 12 weeks of calls, gets 1 circuit breaker a month, and creates 1 exchange. Plus is optional and adds: • Up to 30 habits • Every week in the archive • Circuit breakers without a monthly cap • Up to 10 exchanges you create • The Lock Screen ticker: a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and the medium home screen widget • Your statement as a CSV export • Trading floor palettes: Terminal, Paper and Blue chip, light or dark • An analyst note written by AI each week, only if you allow it Plus is $2.99 a month, or $19.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Prices are in US dollars and vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings, Opening Bell Plus, Manage subscription, or in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fredfermin02.github.io/openingbell-legal/privacy/ Prices in Opening Bell are a score computed from your own check-ins. There is no real money, no real trading, and no brokerage. Opening Bell does not give investment advice.

Screenshots

Focus Bottle4 screens
Opening Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Opening Bell at every 4 days against Focus Bottle's every 9 days. Focus Bottle's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Focus Bottle sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Opening Bell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Bottle ships an update every 9 days, Opening Bell every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Bottle versus Opening Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus BottleOpening Bell
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer广西炜辰信息科技有限责任公司Frederick Fermin

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Focus Bottle

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Orange Energy Bottle$0.99
  • Beginner's Bottle$0.99
  • Sunshine Bottle$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Wooden Bottle$0.99
  • Fairy Tale Bottle$0.99
  • Lifetime Plan$14.99
2 purchases

Opening Bell

Subscriptions2
  • Opening Bell Plus, Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Opening Bell Plus, Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Bottle free?
Focus Bottle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Opening Bell free?
Opening Bell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Bottle or Opening Bell have ads?
Neither Focus Bottle nor Opening Bell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Bottle or Opening Bell?
Focus Bottle ships an update every 9 days, and Opening Bell every 4 days. Most recently, Focus Bottle was updated on October 28, 2026 and Opening Bell on October 31, 2026.

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