Comparison

BeeProductive vs FocusLapse

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

Head to head
About

BeeProductive

Features
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Turn your focus time into a beautiful garden! BeeProductive gamifies productivity by recording timelapse videos of your work sessions and growing virtual flowers. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set a focus timer (30 min to 8 hours) 2. Choose a flower to grow 3. Work while the app records a timelapse 4. Complete your session to bloom your flower 5. Watch your garden grow over time TIMELAPSE RECORDING Record yourself working with our smart timelapse camera. The app captures frames at intelligent intervals, creating a satisfying video of your focus session. Share your timelapse on social media to inspire others! VIRTUAL GARDEN Every completed session plants a flower in your personal garden. The longer you focus, the bigger and rarer the flower. Build a lush garden that reflects your real productivity. HONEY CURRENCY Earn honey for every minute of focused work. Use honey to unlock 18 unique flower types across 4 rarity tiers: Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. FLOWER SHOP Collect beautiful flowers including sunflowers, tulips, roses, orchids, peonies, and more. Each flower is a reward for your dedication. STATISTICS & STREAKS Track your productive time, session count, completion rate, and daily streaks. Set weekly goals and watch your productivity grow. FEATURES - Focus timer from 30 minutes to 8 hours - Front-facing timelapse camera - 18 collectible flower types - Virtual garden visualization - Honey currency system - Daily streaks and statistics - Social media sharing - Premium subscriptions for extra features Stay focused. Grow your garden. Be productive. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bee-productive.com/privacy

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

BeeProductive4 screens
FocusLapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusLapse at none against BeeProductive's 8. On price, update cadence, ads 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. BeeProductive sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FocusLapse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BeeProductive versus FocusLapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeProductiveFocusLapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.5
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSidane LLCcocon Godo Kaisha

In-app purchases

8 purchases

BeeProductive

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • 100 Honey$0.99
  • 600 Honey (100 bonus)$4.99
  • 1,500 Honey (500 bonus)$9.99
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  • 3,500 Honey (1,000 bonus)$19.99
  • 8,000 Honey (3,000 bonus)$39.99
  • 18,000 Honey (8,000 bonus)$79.99
None

FocusLapse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeeProductive free?
BeeProductive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusLapse free?
FocusLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeeProductive or FocusLapse have ads?
Neither BeeProductive nor FocusLapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeeProductive or FocusLapse?
BeeProductive ships an update fortnightly, and FocusLapse fortnightly. Most recently, BeeProductive was updated on September 9, 2026 and FocusLapse on September 11, 2026.

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