Telos vs Grass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Telos
Build focus and habits with a gamified productivity app. Track your progress, block distractions, and earn rewards to build a personalized virtual city. Designed for self-improvement and staying on task.
- Gamified habit tracking
- Focus sessions with distraction blocking
- Earn rewards to build a virtual city
- Track daily or weekly goals
- Clean, modern interface with dark theme
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Telos is a gamified productivity app that helps you build focus and habits — and rewards you with your own growing city. Designed for students, professionals, and anyone chasing self-improvement, Telos makes staying on track feel rewarding and fun. ▶ TRACK HABITS THAT MATTER Set daily or weekly goals for habits like reading, running, or journaling. Watch your streaks grow and earn rewards as you stay consistent. ▶ FOCUS WITH FEWER DISTRACTIONS Start a focus session to block distracting apps and stay on task. Whether you’re studying or working, Telos helps you stay in flow. ▶ EARN REWARDS, BUILD YOUR CITY Every habit completed and focus session earns you bricks. Use them to unlock new buildings and grow your own city — a visual symbol of your progress. ▶ SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL DESIGN Telos features a clean, modern interface with a dark theme designed to keep you focused without visual clutter. TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Grass
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Grass — Focus, Visualized Turn your focused time into visible progress. Grass is a simple focus timer and session tracker that transforms every completed session into a colorful block on your daily timeline and a patch in your growing field. See when you focused, when you rested, and how your focus habits develop over time. There is no complicated productivity system to manage. Choose a duration, start the timer, and focus on what matters. Whether you prefer short study sessions or longer deep-work blocks, every completed session becomes part of your progress. Grow your Grass. Grow yourself. Key Features - Simple Focus and Break Timer Start a focus or break session in seconds with a clean, distraction-free interface. - Daily Focus Timeline See exactly when you focused, rested, and completed each session throughout the day. - Visual Focus History Explore your focus patterns across days, weeks, and months as your completed sessions grow into a field. -Focus Statistics Check your completed sessions, total focus time, break count, and break time at a glance. -Flexible Session Tracking Name your activities, choose colors, and edit or delete completed sessions whenever needed. -Study and Deep-Work Support Use Grass for studying, reading, writing, creative work, daily routines, or Pomodoro-style focus sessions. -iCloud Sync Keep your focus history synchronized across your Apple devices. -Light and Dark Mode Use Grass comfortably throughout the day and night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grass at none against Telos's 3. Telos's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Telos sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Grass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Telos ships an update weekly, Grass every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Telos | Grass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamza Karim | Paul Kim |
In-app purchases
Telos
- Telos Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Telos Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Telos premium$29.99
Grass
No in-app purchases









