Comparison

Stay focused vs Studydown

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

Head to head
About

Stay focused

Features
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Boost Your Focus with Focus Timer Struggling to stay on task? Focus Timer is the elegant, powerful app designed to help you concentrate and get things done. Simply set your timer, eliminate distractions, and enter a state of deep work. What makes Focus Timer stand out? Simple, Intuitive Design: Start focusing in seconds, no complicated setup required. Detailed Focus Stats: Track your journey to better concentration with insightful data: Total Focus Time: Witness your accumulated hours of dedicated work. Daily Breakdown: See exactly how much focused time you're achieving on a given day. Whether you're a student, professional, or just looking to improve your attention span, Focus Timer provides the tools and data you need to succeed. Get Focus Timer now and transform the way you work!

About

Studydown

Features
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Put your phone down. See your effort add up. Studydown records time for the things that matter to you: a work project, a reading habit, language practice or a personal goal. Choose an activity, tap to start, then place your phone face down on a steady surface. Keep Studydown open while timing. Picking up your phone pauses the count after your chosen grace period; leaving the app stops additional time from being recorded. A record that fits your day β€’ Create, color and arrange your own activities. Add missed time or correct entries manually. β€’ See today and this week, consecutive days and a breakdown by activity. β€’ Set weekly goals and deadlines, with reminders every day or every few hours. β€’ Save records as CSV. Pro also includes complete JSON backup and restore. Try it, then choose The free allowance includes up to 3 activities and 5 recorded minutes in totalβ€”not a daily allowance. A session already started is kept in full. Buy Pro once for unlimited activities and recording, advanced statistics, goals, deadlines, widgets, Apple Watch and backups. No subscription. Timing and records work on your device, with no account or ads. You control whether to share exported files. Purchases and purchase restoration use Apple services. Every face-down session keeps a Focus Signature: phone pickups and average uninterrupted time. Give each deadline an effort target to see logged Activity time and the daily pace still required. Contact: hourstag.app@gmail.com Optimized for iPhone Duo.

Screenshots

Stay focused3 screens
Studydown3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stay focused at none against Studydown's 1. Studydown's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Studydown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stay focused asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Stay focused versus Studydown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStay focusedStudydown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size0 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRed Kite 9 LtdGuan Feng Lai

In-app purchases

None

Stay focused

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Studydown

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Stay focused free?
Stay focused is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Studydown free?
Studydown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stay focused or Studydown have ads?
Stay focused shows ads; Studydown does not.

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