Comparison

Paso vs Focus Passage

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

Head to head
About

Paso

This app presents your tasks and notes on a continuous timeline, offering a clear weekly overview and flexible planning. It's designed for creators and professionals who need to focus on long-term direction without feeling overwhelmed by complex systems.

Highlights
  • Timeline-based task scheduling
  • Integrated notes and journaling
  • Simple task management
  • Weekly overview
  • Long-term project focus
Features
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Paso is a minimalist planner that puts tasks and notes on a timeline. See your week clearly. Plan calmly. Make steady progress without overwhelm. Most productivity apps push you into endless lists. Paso shows your life as a continuous timeline, where notes, tasks and reflections live together in context. Plan on a timeline Schedule tasks across days and weeks. See how your work connects over time instead of jumping between isolated to-do lists. Notes and journal in one place Capture ideas, write reflections, and connect them directly to your plans. No switching between apps. Simple task management Create tasks, organize projects, and move items freely on your timeline. No complex systems. No noise. Built for long-term builders Paso is designed for founders, creators and professionals who work on projects that never really “end”. It helps you focus on direction, not just daily output. If you want: – a clear weekly overview – flexible notes connected to real work – calm productivity without pressure – a simple planner you’ll actually use Paso is for you. Think clearly. Plan calmly. Build consistently. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus Passage

Transform focus sessions into nautical journeys. Sail across real seas to virtual harbors, with your chosen apps silenced until you arrive. Track your progress and discoveries in a captain's log.

Highlights
  • Simulated sailing passages
  • Real-world harbors and routes
  • App silencing during sessions
  • Daily weather variations
  • In-app discoveries and collectibles
  • Captain's logbook for tracking
Features
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Every focus session is a voyage. Focus Passage turns your working time into a sailing passage between real harbours. Pick a port, spin the helm, and your boat sets out along a real coast. Stay with your work and she sails on. Put the phone down. Cross the sea. HOW IT WORKS • Pick a real harbour. Choose where you're headed from the harbours within reach of your session, anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes. The longer you focus, the further you can go. • Spin the helm. The apps you chose go quiet the moment you set sail and stay that way until you arrive. • Sail. Watch your boat cross the chart in real time, over real water, past real headlands and lighthouses. • Arrive. Finish, and you wake up somewhere new. Stop early and you lose the miles. 1,149 REAL HARBOURS Every port is a real place, at its real position, and every passage is measured in real nautical miles along a route that stays in the water. Start from Lisbon, Brittany, the Chesapeake, the Cyclades, Sydney, the Caribbean — 56 coasts in 53 countries — and work your way along, one session at a time. THE WIND CHANGES EVERY DAY Each day brings its own weather, the same for everyone. A fresh breeze carries you further; a calm day asks for a little more patience. The wind decides how far you get — never how long you sit. YOUR APPS, SILENCED Choose the apps that pull you away — social, video, games, whatever steals your afternoon. During a session they stay shut. Focus Passage uses Apple's Screen Time and never learns which apps you picked: the choice stays on your iPhone. WHAT THE SEA TURNS UP Longer sessions go further out, and further out is where things happen. • Sightings — flying fish and dolphins, then turtles, sharks and whales. The albatross only appears on the longest passages. • Lighthouses raised as you round the headlands. • Messages in bottles, found drifting along the way. • A stamp for every harbour you reach. YOUR CAPTAIN'S LOG Every passage is written up in your logbook: miles sailed, hours focused, harbours reached, stamps, sightings and the notes you've found. It's a record of the time you took back — and a reason to sit down again tomorrow. YOUR YEAR, SAILED At a mile a minute, the hours that disappear into your phone add up to a real distance. Focus Passage shows you how far that time could carry you — and then helps you start sailing it. BUILT FOR DEEP WORK • Sessions from 30 to 90 minutes, sized for real work, study, reading or creative time • A gentle daily reminder at the hour you choose, on the days you choose • No streaks to break, no leaderboards, no noise — just the next harbour • Designed to be calm: one sea, one boat, one thing at a time Whether you're writing, studying for exams, coding, reading, or just tfternoon without scrolling, Focus Passage gives your attentionsomewhere to go. Set sail. — SUBSCRIPTION Focus Passage is free to download. Full access requires a Premium Passonthly or yearly. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or al. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a fn you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://odinsolutions.one/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://odinsolutions.one/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Paso4 screens
Focus Passage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paso at 100% against Focus Passage's 0%. Paso also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Paso sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Focus Passage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paso holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Paso's written reviews are positive against 0% of Focus Passage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paso ships an update every 4 days, Focus Passage fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paso versus Focus Passage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasoFocus Passage
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMACIEJ BRZEZINSKIOdin Solutions Lda

Customer experience

Paso

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focus Passage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Paso

Subscriptions9
  • Support$4.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Regular$8.991 Month
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  • Paso Premium Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Paso Premium Yearly$45.001 Year
  • Paso Premium Yearly$89.991 Year
  • Paso Premium Yearly Regular$89.991 Month
  • Paso Premium Yearly Promo$129.991 Year
  • Paso Premium Yearly$229.991 Year
2 purchases

Focus Passage

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Passage Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Focus Passage Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Paso free?
Paso is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Passage free?
Focus Passage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paso or Focus Passage?
Paso is rated higher. Paso averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Focus Passage averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Paso or Focus Passage have ads?
Focus Passage shows ads; Paso does not.
Which is updated more often, Paso or Focus Passage?
Paso ships an update every 4 days, and Focus Passage fortnightly. Most recently, Paso was updated on October 24, 2026 and Focus Passage on October 26, 2026.

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