Comparison

BigYear vs CTRL Focus

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

Head to head
About

BigYear

Features
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Plan the year you actually want to live. BigYear turns your calendar into a clear, continuous view of the months ahead. See trips, birthdays, milestones, deadlines and long-term goals together—without losing them inside a weekly grid. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See your entire year in one scrollable calendar • Create single-day events and multi-day date ranges • Organize plans with calm, color-coded calendars • Jump back to today instantly • Review upcoming plans in a focused timeline • Choose Monday or Sunday as the first day of the week • Keep your calendars synced across iPhone and Mac BUILT FOR THE DATES THAT MATTER Use BigYear for holidays, launches, races, exams, family visits, travel, major deadlines and personal goals. Zoom out, make space and turn intentions into dates. Your year, at a glance.

About

CTRL Focus

Features
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You do not need another noisy productivity app. You need a simple way to start focused work, stay with it and build momentum. CTRL Focus is a clean deep work timer designed to help you protect your attention, structure your sessions and make focused work easier to start. Start a focus session, choose your duration and stay with one clear task at a time. Whether you are studying, building, writing, coding or working on your next project, CTRL Focus helps you create a simple rhythm for deep work. What you can do with CTRL Focus: Start focused work sessions Choose custom session durations Track your focus time Build visible focus momentum Review your stats Create a cleaner work rhythm Reduce friction before starting deep work Use CTRL Focus for: Deep work Studying Coding Writing Creative work Exam preparation Work sprints Pomodoro-style sessions Building better focus habits No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. Just a clean system for starting focused sessions and showing up consistently. Start a session. Protect your attention. Build momentum.

Screenshots

BigYear4 screens
CTRL Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CTRL Focus at weekly against BigYear's every 14 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BigYear ships an update every 14 months, CTRL Focus weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
BigYear versus CTRL Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigYearCTRL Focus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykhailo ChurilovCTRL Studio UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

In-app purchases

None

BigYear

No in-app purchases

None

CTRL Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BigYear free?
BigYear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CTRL Focus free?
CTRL Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BigYear or CTRL Focus have ads?
Neither BigYear nor CTRL Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BigYear or CTRL Focus?
BigYear ships an update every 14 months, and CTRL Focus weekly. Most recently, BigYear was updated on September 26, 2026 and CTRL Focus on October 5, 2026.

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