Focus Frames vs Habit Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Frames
This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by interrupting autopilot moments. It offers a calming interface, mindful app blocking, and gentle focus timers to promote presence and reduce distractions throughout your day.
- Calming home screen design
- Mindful app blocking
- Gentle focus timers
- Digital wellness tools
- Create boundaries
- Reduce distractions
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Find calm every time you unlock. Your phone doesn’t have to pull you in — it can help you tune in to your life. Focus Frames gently interrupts autopilot moments so you can pause, set an intention, and move through your day with more focus and ease. Key Features • Minimal, calming design — transform your home screen into a space that inspires clarity, not clutter. • Mindful app blocking — protect your moments of presence, whether you’re at dinner, with loved ones, or winding down for rest. • Gentle Focus Timers — stay in flow with time blocks that support intention, not pressure. Perfect For • Digital Wellness Seekers — break the scroll cycle and reconnect with what matters. • Professionals — protect deep work and create boundaries that stick, including turning work mode off and focusing on your personal life. • Dating — enjoy quality time together without constant distractions. • Parents & Families — be more present and model healthy digital habits. • Students & Learners — stay present through study and lecture time. Subscription Information Focus Frames requires a $4.99/month subscription to access all content and features. Your subscription supports continued development and helps keep the experience free of ads and distractions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.getfocusframes.com/privacy-policy
Habit Tracker
This app helps you build self-improvement routines by visualizing your progress with a unique jar metaphor. Log habits to fill jars with marbles, track streaks, and organize your goals with custom colors. It's designed for privacy and ease of use.
- Visualize progress with habit jars
- Log habits by adding marbles
- Track streaks and stats
- Organize habits with custom colors
- Private data storage via iCloud
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The perfect habit tracker to help you on your shelf-improvement journey (pun intended). Habit Jars helps you visualize your progress. Every time you log a habit, you drop a marble into a jar. Keep stacking marbles at your own pace or start a Streak to help you stay consistent and motivated. You can organize your shelves, and give a unique color to each jar to easily track your progress at a glance. Why people love it: - Designed to feel like a real object in your hand. - Easy to use: tap to add a marble, that's it. - Track your streaks and stats over time. - Private by design, your data is stored on your iCloud account. The app is free to download and you can unlock unlimited jars and marbles with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, ever. So start small, fill your jars, and become the best version of yourshelf (fine I’ll stop). Privacy Policy: https://floperillat.com/habit-jars/privacy Terms of Service: https://floperillat.com/habit-jars/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Habit Tracker at free with in-app purchases against Focus Frames's subscription. Habit Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Focus Frames's advantage is iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Focus Frames sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Habit Tracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus Frames against 5.0 for Habit Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Focus Frames ships an update every 6 weeks, Habit Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Frames | Habit Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 — better | 26 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HatchByte Studios LLC | Florent Perillat |
In-app purchases
Focus Frames
- Focus Frames Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Habit Tracker
- Habit Jars - Lifetime$4.99
- Habit Jars - Lifetime$8.99
- Habit Jars - Lifetime$12.99









