Comparison

TimeGuide vs Focalify

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

Head to head
About

TimeGuide

This app combines tasks, events, and routines into a single, intuitive interface. It offers a clean design with features like repeating tasks, calendar sync, and visual priority to help you manage your schedule effectively.

Highlights
  • Repeating tasks and events
  • Visual priority highlighting
  • Intuitive add-task flow
  • Two-way calendar sync
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Customizable widgets
  • Multiple layout modes
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TimeGuide is a simpler way to see your tasks, events, and routines. Part planner, part calendar, and part task manager, adding to and editing your schedule with TimeGuide is fast and intuitive. Featuring a clean design, repeating tasks and two-way calendar sync on a dynamically scaling timeline. TimeGuide Features: • Repeating Tasks & Events - Your daily routines can coexist with important events giving you a big picture view of your time • Visual Priority - Highlighted tasks and calendar events are given visual significance so they aren’t drowned out by simple tasks or routines • Intuitive Add-Task Flow - Add new tasks & events in seconds • Mark Complete - Mark finished items complete to hide them from the timeline (even calendar events) • Calendar Month View - Get a bigger picture of your time • Subtasks - Auto-nested items make adding subtasks effortless. Add subtasks even to calendar events, or un-nest them in settings to see everything laid out • Calendar Sync - Add and edit events from your other calendars like Apple, Google, and Outlook • Cross-Device Sync - Tasks sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud sync • Per-Calendar Notifications - Silence notifications on an individual basis in Calendar Setup • Dynamic Timeline - Expanding and contracting layout keeps your day visible, while still letting you visualize your free time • Multiple Layouts - Minimal Mode and List Mode to fit your style • Customizable Colors - Light and Dark modes, with total freedom for accent colors • Widgets - Stylish up-to-date widgets with smooth progress bars and countdown timers to keep you on pace and on-track • Distraction Free - Made to live in the background of your life, so you can actually be productive Try all of TimeGuide free for 7 days then keep using it in read-only mode forever, or unlock Full Access for a single affordable lifetime purchase. Use of this app is subject to Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focalify

Features
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Make room for focused work. Focalify is a simple focus timer for studying, working and taking a mindful break. Choose a duration, start your session and give your attention a little space. GROW YOUR RHYTHM See your focus history as a calendar of blooms. Petals show progress toward your daily goal, and you can tap a day to inspect the focus time you recorded. Current and best streaks make your rhythm easy to understand. Days with recorded focus time count; breaks do not. If you have not focused today, yesterday’s streak remains available to continue today. SET A GOAL THAT FITS Choose daily and weekly focus goals. Review your recorded time, session history and progress without a crowded dashboard. Short sessions and sessions ended early still show the time you actually focused. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 12 accent colors and light, dark or system appearance. Find a timer style that suits you, with visuals including circles, waves and flowing shapes. STAY IN CONTROL Pause, resume and use fullscreen while keeping your session intact. Flexible layouts adapt to compact and wide windows, including the changing space on iPhone Duo. Focalify is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots

TimeGuide4 screens
Focalify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focalify at none against TimeGuide's 3. Focalify also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. TimeGuide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Focalify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeGuide ships an update every 2 weeks, Focalify every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TimeGuide versus Focalify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeGuideFocalify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel GrantRui Hu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeGuide

Subscriptions1
  • TimeGuide Pro (Yearly)$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • TimeGuide Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
  • TimeGuide Pro (Lifetime Offer)$19.99
None

Focalify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeGuide free?
TimeGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focalify free?
Focalify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeGuide or Focalify have ads?
Neither TimeGuide nor Focalify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeGuide or Focalify?
TimeGuide ships an update every 2 weeks, and Focalify every 5 days. Most recently, TimeGuide was updated on November 5, 2026 and Focalify on November 9, 2026.

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