Comparison

Countdown Pro + vs FocusCard

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

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About

Countdown Pro +

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Countdown Pro – Your Ultimate Event Countdown Tracker Never miss an important day again. Countdown Pro is the beautifully designed, ad-free app that keeps your most meaningful events front and center. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, launches, personal milestones β€” all counted down in style. Features for all users (Basic Tier – One-Time Purchase, Lifetime Access) β€’ Unlimited Countdowns. Create as many countdowns as you want. Custom titles, optional emojis, all-day events, specific times, flexible repeat options, and reminder notifications ensure you're always ready. β€’ iCloud Sync Across Devices. Keep your countdowns synchronised between iPhone and iPad automatically. β€’ Easily switch between Future and Past views to keep track of upcoming events and remember the ones that have passed. β€’ Individual Calendar Timeline View. Pick any countdown and see exactly where it lands on an interactive calendar timeline. Perfect for visualizing your plans at a glance. β€’ Theme Personalization. Choose Light, Dark, or Grey modes, or design your own with precise custom color picking to match your style. β€’ Clean, Modern Design. An intuitive interface with thoughtful details like smart title shortening and emoji support for extra clarity. β€’ Ad-Free Forever. Enjoy a completely distraction-free experience with absolutely no ads ever. β€’ All data stays on device, nothing is collected. Plus Upgrade (Small One-Time upgrade payment, Lifetime Unlock, no subscriptions) Take your countdowns to the next level with the optional Plus upgrade. β€’ Home Screen Widgets. Add your countdowns directly to your Home Screen with beautifully designed, resizable widgets in Small, Medium, and Large sizes that can fit multiple countdowns with customisable colour. Your most important events, always at a glance. β€’ Smart title shortening for clean displays for widgets. β€’ Calendar Import. Seamlessly bring events from your device’s calendar into Countdown Pro. Skip manual entry for birthdays, holidays, and meetings. Simply click the event and its added to your countdown. β€’ All Future Plus Features will be Included. Buy once and enjoy all upcoming Plus-only features for life. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Why Choose Countdown Pro? Pay Once. Own Forever. Simple, transparent pricing. One-time purchases with lifetime access. β€’ Premium Design. Clean, modern, and highly customizable to suit your taste. β€’ Widget-Ready with Plus upgrade. Unlock advanced Home Screen integration for ultimate convenience. β€’ Privacy First. Your events stay securely on your device. No tracking. No data collecting. Ever. β€’ Thoughtful Details. Smart title shortening for clean displays for widgets. Emoji support. Advanced color picking. β€’ Download Countdown Pro today and make sure every important moment gets the countdown it deserves.

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FocusCard

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FocusCard is the app blocker you plan like a calendar. Instead of starting a timer every time you want to focus, you lay your blocks on a 24-hour grid once β€” and the day defends itself. Drag a block onto the hour you want protected. Stretch it to the length you need. Choose which apps and which websites stay outside it. From then on those apps shield themselves the second the block begins, and come back the second it ends. THE TIME GRID β€’ A real 24-hour day view, not a list of toggles β€’ Drag to place a card, drag its edge to resize it β€’ Overlapping cards sit side by side in lanes, so a long work block and a short meeting block both stay readable β€’ A live line follows the current time, so you always see what is guarding you right now β€’ Pinch to zoom out to the week, the month, the year, or a five-year map of your habits 15 READY-MADE PRESETS No blank page. Tap a preset and it lands on the grid already timed, already repeating, already pointed at the right apps: β€’ Deep Work β€” Morning Deep Work, Afternoon Sprint, Meeting Block β€’ Study β€” Study Session, Exam Lockdown, Reading Hour β€’ Family β€” Dinner Table, Kids Time β€’ Evening β€” Evening Wind Down, Gym β€’ Sleep β€” Lights Out, No Phone In Bed β€’ Detox β€” Social Media Diet, News Detox, Weekend Reset THREE WAYS TO BLOCK β€’ Soft β€” a shield you can pass when you genuinely mean it β€’ Hard β€” no bypass while the block is running β€’ Daily Limit β€” a budget instead of a ban: sessions per day, minutes per session, and a cooldown between them APP GROUPS YOU SET UP ONCE Sort your distractions into Social, Video, Games, Messaging, News and Shopping. Every preset and every new card pulls from those groups, so you never hunt through the picker twice. REPEATS THAT MATCH REAL LIFE Daily, weekdays, weekends, weekly, biweekly, monthly, every 3 or 6 months, yearly β€” or just one time. Build the week you want to live in and let it run. PAUSE WITHOUT LOSING IT Drag a card to the side rail when today genuinely needs to be different. It waits there instead of disappearing, and you can drop it back on the grid whenever you want. SEE THE WORK ADD UP Every block you hold becomes a completed session: levels, streaks and a focus score that rewards consistency. A journal keeps the moments you chose to stop and think instead of scroll. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FocusCard runs on Apple Screen Time (Family Controls). No VPN, no profile to install, no account to create. Your Screen Time and app usage stay on this device: FocusCard never uploads them and never sells them. MADE FOR Deep work and meeting-heavy days. Students and exam weeks. ADHD routines that work better when the decision is made in advance. Social media breaks, dopamine detox goals, and anyone who loses an evening to the feed. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Native, fast, and at home in both light and dark mode. Stop negotiating with yourself at 9am. Place the card once, and let the day hold the line. FOCUSCARD PRO Free keeps one card live. Pro unlocks unlimited cards, repeating schedules, daily app limits and the full card editor. Pick a weekly or yearly plan β€” both start with a free trial β€” or buy Lifetime once. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.cihat.dev/focuscard/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Countdown Pro +4 screens
FocusCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusCard at none against Countdown Pro +'s 1. FocusCard also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Countdown Pro + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusCard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Pro + ships an update every 3 months, FocusCard daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Countdown Pro + versus FocusCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown Pro +FocusCard
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason HewittCihat Salik

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown Pro +

One-time1
  • Upgrade to plus$0.99
None

FocusCard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown Pro + free?
Countdown Pro + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusCard free?
FocusCard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown Pro + or FocusCard have ads?
Neither Countdown Pro + nor FocusCard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Pro + or FocusCard?
Countdown Pro + ships an update every 3 months, and FocusCard daily. Most recently, Countdown Pro + was updated on October 9, 2026 and FocusCard on October 13, 2026.

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