Comparison

Hush Focus vs FocusLapse

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

Head to head
About

Hush Focus

Features
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Hush Focus helps you reclaim your attention - not by blocking distractions, but by making them disappear. Tap your Hush tag or start a focus session, and watch distracting apps vanish until you’re ready to return. Whether you’re working, studying, or just taking a mindful break, Hush turns your phone into a calm, focused space. What makes Hush different: - Hidden, not blocked: Apps you choose simply disappear until your session ends. - Tap to focus: Start or end a session instantly using your Hush NFC tag. - Smart schedules: Automate focus time that fits your routine. - Track your progress: See your daily focus streaks and total time reclaimed. - Peaceful design: Minimal, dark, and distraction-free by nature. No pings. No noise. No temptations - just flow.

About

FocusLapse

Record your study or work sessions as time-lapse videos. This app helps reduce phone distractions and provides a visual log of your effort. Review your progress with animated overlays and history tracking.

Highlights
  • Record study/work sessions as time-lapse videos
  • Animated analog clock overlay
  • Front and rear camera support
  • Adjustable video speed
  • Focus history and progress graphs
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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FocusLapse turns your study, work and reading sessions into time-lapse videos and a personal focus log. Set down your phone and start focusing. Recording yourself at work can help you stay with the task in front of you. Turn a long session into a short video, then look back and see the effort you put in. Features • Record time-lapse videos while you focus • Review your focus time in charts • Add a rating and a note to each session • Delete unwanted sessions and remove their time from your totals • Switch between front and rear cameras • Choose video orientation, clock design and study-time display before recording • Combine multiple time-lapse videos into one highlight video • Save finished videos to Photos • Check your focus time in a widget Keep a visual record of your study or work routine. You can share your finished videos through your usual social apps. Free to use, with no ads or account required. Videos, focus records, ratings and notes stay on your device and are not sent to the developer's servers. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian and French. The app follows your device's preferred languages.

Screenshots

Hush Focus4 screens
FocusLapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusLapse at fortnightly against Hush Focus's every 9 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

Hush Focus ships an update every 9 months, FocusLapse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hush Focus versus FocusLapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHush FocusFocusLapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdarsh Panikkarcocon Godo Kaisha

In-app purchases

None

Hush Focus

No in-app purchases

None

FocusLapse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hush Focus free?
Hush Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusLapse free?
FocusLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hush Focus or FocusLapse have ads?
Neither Hush Focus nor FocusLapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hush Focus or FocusLapse?
Hush Focus ships an update every 9 months, and FocusLapse fortnightly. Most recently, Hush Focus was updated on September 29, 2026 and FocusLapse on October 16, 2026.

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