Comparison

SummarizeIt vs FocusCard

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

Head to head
About

SummarizeIt

Instantly summarize web articles and analyze their sentiment using on-device processing. Customize summary length and format, translate content, and listen to summaries read aloud. All data remains private and processing works offline.

Highlights
  • Instant article summaries
  • Customizable summary length and format
  • Sentiment analysis
  • Multi-language translation
  • On-device processing
  • Offline functionality
  • Text-to-speech summaries
Features
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SummarizeIt uses Apple Intelligence to instantly summarize web articles and analyze their sentiment—entirely on your device. No data leaves your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. FEATURES 1. Instant Summaries: Get concise summaries of news articles, blog posts, and web content in seconds 2. Customizable Length & Format: Choose between Short, Standard, or Detailed summaries in paragraph or key points format 3. Sentiment Analysis: Understand the emotional tone (Positive, Neutral, or Negative) 4. Translation: Translate summaries into 9 languages including French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, and English 5. Summary History: Browse and manage past summaries with one-tap delete 6. Text-to-Speech: Listen to summaries read aloud with natural-sounding voices and proper language accents 7. Multi-Language Support: Works with English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and more 8. Privacy-First: All processing happens on-device using Apple Intelligence 9. No Internet Required: Works offline once the page is loaded 10. Smart Detection: Automatically finds the article you're viewing on continuous scroll pages 11. Saved Preferences: Your summary length, format, and translation settings are remembered between sessions PERFORMANCE 1. Short articles (less than 2,000 words): 15-30 seconds 2. Medium articles (2,000-5,000 words): 40-80 seconds 3. Long articles (5,000+ words): 90-150 seconds REQUIREMENTS iPhone 16 or newer, OR iPad with M1 chip or newer, OR Mac with M1 chip or newer iOS 26.0+ or macOS 26.0+ Apple Intelligence enabled How it works: 1. Open any article in Safari 2. Tap the SummarizeIt icon 3. Wait 15-90 seconds depending on article length 4. Read your summary with sentiment analysis 5. Adjust length, format, or add a translation as needed 6. Optionally listen to the summary with text-to-speech 7. Copy or share the summary 8. View past summaries in the History tab PRIVACY & SECURITY 1 100% on-device processing using Apple Intelligence 2. No data sent to external servers 3. No tracking or analytics 4. No personal data collection 5. Your browsing history stays private Perfect for: 1. Busy professionals who need to stay informed quickly 2. Students researching multiple sources 3. Anyone who wants to save time reading long articles 4. Language learners who want summaries translated or read aloud 5. People who prefer audio content while multitasking Note: Text-to-speech feature may occasionally pause due to Safari Web Speech API limitations. This is a known Safari limitation and not an issue with the extension.

About

FocusCard

Features
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Pick the apps that eat your day and FocusCard closes them. They open again when you have earned it: walk a number of steps, do a set of push-ups, or read for a few minutes. Walk. FocusCard reads today's step count from Apple Health. Steps you walked before opening the app count too, and every pass spends some of them. Push-ups. Lay your iPhone on the floor under your chest. Each time you come down to it and push back up counts as one. Read. Start the reading timer and keep FocusCard open. Leave the app and the timer stops. Meet the goal and the apps open for 15 to 60 minutes, your choice. Then they close again on their own, even when FocusCard is not running. Plan your day too. The Plan tab keeps FocusCard's 24-hour grid: cards that block apps at set hours, in soft or hard mode, with daily app budgets. Private by design. FocusCard works through Apple's Screen Time. There is no account, and your steps, rules and app choices stay on your device. FocusCard Pro adds rules and cards that repeat every day, as many as you need, daily app budgets and the full card editor. FocusCard Pro is an auto-renewing weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. A subscription renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.cihat.dev/focuscard/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

SummarizeIt4 screens
FocusCard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SummarizeIt at none against FocusCard's 3. FocusCard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, 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. FocusCard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SummarizeIt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SummarizeIt ships an update every 3 months, FocusCard every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SummarizeIt versus FocusCard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummarizeItFocusCard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatish NagdevCihat Salik

In-app purchases

None

SummarizeIt

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusCard

Subscriptions2
  • FocusWall Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • FocusWall Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • FocusWall Pro Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is SummarizeIt free?
SummarizeIt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusCard free?
FocusCard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SummarizeIt or FocusCard have ads?
Neither SummarizeIt nor FocusCard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SummarizeIt or FocusCard?
SummarizeIt ships an update every 3 months, and FocusCard every 3 days. Most recently, SummarizeIt was updated on November 8, 2026 and FocusCard on November 15, 2026.

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