Comparison

FocusNow vs Differently

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

Head to head
About

FocusNow

Features
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FocusTimeNow is the simple yet powerful time tracking app that helps you understand where your time goes and make every moment count. KEY FEATURES: • One-Tap Time Tracking Start tracking any activity with a single tap. No complicated setup or lengthy forms - just choose your category and begin. • Six Essential Categories Track time across Work, Personal, Learning, Exercise, Break, and Life activities. Perfect balance for modern professionals and students. • Beautiful Analytics View detailed insights with interactive charts and summaries. Understand your patterns, identify productive periods, and optimize your schedule. • Project Support Organize activities by projects for deeper insights into specific goals and initiatives. • Clean Interface Designed with SwiftUI for a smooth, native iOS experience. Timeline view shows your entire day at a glance, while Summary view reveals patterns and trends. • Smart Insights Track productivity patterns, see time distribution across categories, and discover opportunities to optimize your daily routine. PERFECT FOR: - Professionals tracking billable hours - Students managing study time - Freelancers organizing projects - Anyone wanting better time awareness PRIVACY FOCUSED: All your data stays on your device. No accounts required, no data collection, complete privacy. Whether you're looking to boost productivity, balance work and life, or simply understand where your time goes, FocusTimeNow provides the insights you need without the complexity you don't want. Download FocusTimeNow and start making every moment count today.

About

Differently

This app helps individuals with ADHD overcome common productivity challenges. It offers a focus timer, task management, and brain-warming exercises to aid in starting and completing tasks. Visual tools and ambient sounds support sustained attention and task organization.

Highlights
  • Micro-step task timers
  • Brain-warming warm-up puzzles
  • Four-quadrant priority board
  • Calendar with task integration
  • Notebooks and thought boards
  • Body doubling feature
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Most productivity apps assume you can just start. Differently doesn't. It's a focus timer and task manager built around the three things that actually stall an ADHD brain: starting, staying, and knowing where the time went. FOCUS ONE MINUTE AT A TIME One task, a shrinking timer, and a buddy drawing beside you. Micro-steps turn "reply to that email" into three steps small enough to feel silly — each with its own small timer. STUCK? WARM UP YOUR BRAIN FIRST An arrow puzzle or a brain maze — thirty seconds of motion before the real work. Can't choose? Let the wheel pick your next task. KNOW WHAT MATTERS FIRST A four-quadrant priority board that answers "what first?" before you can spiral. Sort once, then do the top-left box. EVERY DEADLINE IN ONE PLACE A calendar with dots on the days, overdue folded away, and a task you can add right on the date. Reminders reach you even when the app is closed. EMPTY YOUR HEAD INTO NOTEBOOKS Brain dump, two ways: notebooks for writing, a board for spreading thoughts out and connecting them — switch with one tap, on phone and desktop. Lock private notes with a 4–6 digit PIN: titles and bodies are encrypted on your device before they sync, so only ciphertext ever reaches the server. SEE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GOT DONE Focus time, completion rate and the week in one glance. A graph view turns your tasks into a small constellation. STAY WITH IT Body doubling — see when friends are focusing. Status only, never your tasks and never your screen. Eleven ambient sounds, breaks with a game or with nothing at all. MADE TO BE LOOKED AT FOR HOURS Light, dark, and three neurodivergent moods — Neon Sign, Maple, Forest. Accent colors, a font choice, and a reduce-motion switch. YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple or Google. Your work syncs across phone, desktop and web, and the app keeps running offline. Delete your account and everything in it from Settings at any time. Available in English, 한국어, 日本語, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, हिन्दी, and Bahasa Indonesia. Differently is a focus and planning tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition.

Screenshots

FocusNow4 screens
Differently4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Differently at every 5 days against FocusNow's every 5 months. Differently also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusNow ships an update every 5 months, Differently every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FocusNow versus Differently: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusNowDifferently
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBing Qianko young hyeon

In-app purchases

None

FocusNow

No in-app purchases

None

Differently

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusNow free?
FocusNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Differently free?
Differently is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusNow or Differently have ads?
Neither FocusNow nor Differently shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusNow or Differently?
FocusNow ships an update every 5 months, and Differently every 5 days. Most recently, FocusNow was updated on October 25, 2026 and Differently on October 25, 2026.

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