# Roots vs Focus Pet

The clearest difference is ads: Roots at none against Focus Pet's shown. Focus Pet's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Roots sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Focus Pet sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Roots ships an update fortnightly, Focus Pet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on February 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Roots | Focus Pet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-pet-study-timer/id6761855692/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | — | **3** |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 34 MB | 132 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Irakli Grigolia](https://appshunter.io/developer/1583083592) | [Orhun Arda Kaya](https://appshunter.io/developer/1891812155) |

## What reviewers say

### Roots

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roots/id6748220776)

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Premium | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly Premium | $19.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium | $4.99 | one-time |


### Focus Pet

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-pet-study-timer/id6761855692)

This app combines a focus timer with a virtual pet to help you stay productive. Earn coins during focus sessions to grow and customize your pet, and build a world for it. It offers various focus modes, ambient sounds, and motivational tools.

**Highlights:** Focus timer with Pomodoro, deep work, and stopwatch modes, Virtual pet growth and customization, Habitat and room design for pets, Streaks, goals, and progress tracking, Ambient focus sounds, Coin rewards for focus sessions

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Focus Premium | $3.99 | per month |
| All premium. Save 58% vs monthly. | $24.99 | per year |
| Focus Pet - Study Timer | $0.99 | one-time |
| Focus Coins 1200 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Focus Coins 3000 | $3.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Roots free?

Roots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Focus Pet free?

Focus Pet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Roots or Focus Pet have ads?

Focus Pet shows ads; Roots does not.

### Which is updated more often, Roots or Focus Pet?

Roots ships an update fortnightly, and Focus Pet every 3 days. Most recently, Roots was updated on February 18, 2026 and Focus Pet on September 24, 2026.

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