Comparison

LifeToBe vs Focus Train

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

Head to head
About

LifeToBe

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Make Every Moment Count LifeToBe visualizes your expected lifespan to support your determination to run through life, even when various troubles arise ahead. For some, knowing the number of meals remaining might make each meal more precious. Others might realize just how much time they have for sleep. Some might look within themselves to run through their remaining year of life, while others might reset their goals when life expectancy unexpectedly extends. Life rarely goes straight, but this app is for those who want to live consciously of their mortality and keep going. Simply set your birth date and life expectancy to see your remaining life time displayed in real-time, down to the second. Key Features - Multiple Life Entry Management - Individually manage life time for yourself, family, pets, and other precious beings - Real-time Time Calculation - Display remaining time in years, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds, updating every second - Diverse Widgets - Continuously check remaining time on home screen and lock screen - Customizable Display - Detailed statistics display including remaining sleep time, meal count, and life progress bar - Beautiful Theme System - Support for light, dark, and automatic system switching - Complete Multi-language Support - Full support for Japanese and English - iCloud Sync - Seamlessly synchronize your data across all your devices (version 1.1.0+) Widget Features - Small/Medium/Large/Extra Large - Various sizes of home screen widgets - Lock Screen Support - Inline, Circular, Rectangular widgets - Individual Settings - Each widget can have different entries and display settings - App Intents Support - Change widget settings without opening the app Accessibility - Full VoiceOver support - Dynamic Type (font size change) support - High contrast mode support - User-friendly design for everyone Privacy - All data stored within the device - No transmission to external servers - Secure synchronization via iCloud (version 1.1.0+) Start being more conscious about your life's time with LifeToBe, and let it support your determination to keep running through whatever challenges life brings. Supported Platforms - iOS 18.0 or later - macOS 15.0 or later

About

Focus Train

This app transforms focus sessions into engaging train journeys. Stay concentrated to travel farther, collect trip stamps, and unlock new routes. It offers a visually appealing and rewarding alternative to traditional timers.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions with train journeys
  • Collect trip stamps and unlock new routes
  • Live Ticket on Lock Screen
  • One-tap widget for instant boarding
  • Customizable themes and train colors
  • Baggage blocking for distraction management
  • Native iOS design with haptics and Live Activities
Features
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Stop negotiating with yourself about when to start. FocusTrain turns every focus session into a train journey. You board, the train rolls while you work, and the deeper you go the farther it travels. By tonight you won't have "tried to focus" — you'll have a route on a map showing exactly where your attention took you. NOTHING DIES IF YOU LOOK AWAY Most focus apps motivate you with guilt: leave the screen and your tree withers, your streak burns, a number shames you. FocusTrain is built the other way around. Glance away and your train simply waits at the platform. Come back and it rolls on. It is the rare focus timer with no punishment mechanic at all — which is exactly why people who quit every other timer stay with this one. YOUR CONCENTRATION BECOMES SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE Every session you finish prints a boarding pass and inks a stamp in your book. Stations multiply, new routes and scenery unlock, the streak grows. Six months from now you won't have a bar chart you never open — you'll have a railway you built yourself, one session at a time. No other Pomodoro timer leaves you holding something worth keeping. IT STARTS AT YOUR STATION, NOT A GENERIC ONE During setup FocusTrain finds the real station nearest you and makes it your home stop. Add your own stations for the places that actually matter — your desk, your library, your café. The map is yours, not stock artwork. A TIMER YOU ACTUALLY OPEN 25 minutes, 50 minutes, or any length you set. Board in one tap from a Home Screen widget, keep a live ticket running on your Lock Screen, and see how far you have left without unlocking. Calm, quiet, no nagging. MAKE THE RIDE YOURS Unlock the full set of themes and train color palettes, dial in any custom HEX, add your own stations, and ride the Silent Car. Baggage blocking keeps distractions off the train, so the only thing on board is your attention. IT FEELS GOOD, AND THAT IS THE POINT 120Hz scrolling, haptics, Live Activities, a Home Screen widget, full Dark Mode, complete Dynamic Type. A true native iOS app, not a web wrapper. An app that feels this good is an app you will still open tomorrow — and tomorrow is the only thing that makes focus compound. IF ANY OF THIS IS YOU • You sit down to study and lose the first forty minutes to your phone. • Your best work only happens in long blocks, and every interruption costs you an hour. • ADHD makes starting the hardest part, and shame-based apps make it worse. • You've deleted three focus timers already because opening them felt like one more chore. WHAT STAYS YOURS Your trips, stats, and records never leave your device. No account required. No data collection. Location is used exactly once, during setup, to suggest your nearest station. Free to download. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, French, and German. The platform is clear. All aboard. Privacy Policy: https://elevenapril.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://elevenapril.com/terms.html

Screenshots

LifeToBe4 screens
Focus Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LifeToBe at none against Focus Train's 5. Focus Train's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Focus Train sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. LifeToBe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeToBe ships an update fortnightly, Focus Train every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LifeToBe versus Focus Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeToBeFocus Train
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—95.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIkiru Yoshizaki帅 陈

In-app purchases

None

LifeToBe

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Focus Train

Subscriptions3
  • FocusTrain Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • FocusTrain Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • FocusTrain Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • FocusTrain Premium Lifetime$24.99
  • FocusTrain Premium$29.99

Questions

Is LifeToBe free?
LifeToBe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Train free?
Focus Train is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LifeToBe or Focus Train have ads?
Neither LifeToBe nor Focus Train shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LifeToBe or Focus Train?
LifeToBe ships an update fortnightly, and Focus Train every 6 days. Most recently, LifeToBe was updated on October 11, 2026 and Focus Train on October 15, 2026.

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