FocusNow vs Deep Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusNow
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FocusNow: Your Personalized Focus & Flow Coach Reclaim your time. Overcome distractions. Grow through every focused moment. FocusNow is more than just a timer — it’s a personalized productivity system that helps you stay deeply focused, achieve your goals, and unlock meaningful personal growth. Whether you’re a student, professional, or creator, FocusNow adapts to your unique rhythm with intelligent focus sessions, purpose-driven guidance, and empowering self-reflection.
Deep Focus
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Struggling to stay focused? This ADHD-friendly focus timer helps you study, work, and beat distractions with simple Pomodoro sessions and calming reminders. With a clean, calming interface and powerful features, Focus Timer: Minima is your distraction-free space to do your best work. Key features: Custom Focus Sessions Create timers tailored to your workflow. Use Pomodoro techniques, study sprints, or deep work blocks. The free version includes 15-minute sessions. Unlimited session length is available with a subscription. Productivity Stats Track your daily focus time and monitor trends. Free users can view daily stats. Weekly, monthly, and yearly insights are available with a subscription. Calendar Overview Visualize your focus history and maintain consistency over time. Light and Dark Modes Choose between a calming light mode or a sleek dark theme for a distraction-free experience. Customizable Alarms and Sounds Pick the perfect session start and end tones. Custom sounds are available with a subscription. No Distractions Minima is built for clarity. No ads, no clutter—just a focused experience. Focus Timer: Minima supports students, remote workers, creatives, and anyone managing attention challenges like ADHD. It’s the ideal tool to help you regain control of your time, stay productive, and enter a state of flow. Some features require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-for-Focus-Timer-Minima-23b9cc40c35f80f49d1bc0c08f0cafd1 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusNow at every 5 days against Deep Focus's every 3 weeks. Deep Focus's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. FocusNow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Deep Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusNow ships an update every 5 days, Deep Focus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusNow | Deep Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Enmuang Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Andrii Vikuk |
In-app purchases
FocusNow
- Pro$2.991 Month
- 年度订阅$19.991 Year
Deep Focus
- Focus Minima Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Focus Minima Premium Annual3 Days trial$7.991 Year
