Comparison

Focus Race vs Ghost Reader Live

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

Head to head
About

Focus Race

This app gamifies focus sessions into an interstellar journey. Earn fuel by staying focused, explore new worlds by completing missions, and compete on leaderboards. It turns discipline into progress with cosmic milestones and streaks.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions
  • Interstellar mission theme
  • Earn fuel by staying focused
  • Explore new worlds
  • Climb leaderboards
  • Track focus streaks
  • Unlock cosmic milestones
Features
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Focus Race transforms your focus time into an interstellar mission. Each session you start becomes a launch — the longer you stay focused, the farther your rocket travels through space. Earn fuel by resisting distractions, complete missions to explore new worlds, and climb the leaderboard against other focused minds. Designed for deep work, study, and creative flow, Focus Race uses game mechanics to turn discipline into progress. Track your focus streaks, unlock cosmic milestones, and make productivity feel like exploration. No timers that nag. No ads. Just your focus — visualized as a journey through the stars. Terms of Use (EULA): https://focusrace.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://focusrace.com/privacy

About

Ghost Reader Live

This app transforms documents and web content into spoken audio using on-device voices. Listen privately while following along with highlighted text, with options to adjust speed, navigate, and use lock-screen controls. A free tier offers limited daily listening, with premium options for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • On-device TTS narration
  • Focus mode with highlighting and auto-scroll
  • Adjustable listening speed (0.5x to 2x)
  • Document navigation and resume playback
  • Lock-screen and headphone controls
  • Sleep timer and MP3 export
  • Privacy-focused, no account required
Features
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Turn reading into listening — privately. Ghost Reader narrates PDFs, EPUBs, web articles, Markdown, and plain-text files with natural on-device voices. Import a document or paste a link, then listen while following the text in Focus mode. YOUR DOCUMENTS STAY WITH YOU Narration is generated on your iPhone. Your documents, extracted text, and audio are not sent to our servers. No account is required. MADE FOR LISTENING • Follow along with sentence highlighting and auto-scroll • Pick a voice and adjust listening speed from 0.5× to 2× • Navigate to any part of a document and resume where you stopped • Use lock-screen and headphone play/pause controls when narration is ready • Set a sleep timer or export narration as an MP3 FREE TO START Enjoy 30 minutes of narration each day for free. Upgrade through the App Store for unlimited listening with Monthly or Lifetime Access. Requires iPhone 12 or newer. Privacy Policy: https://bighippolabs.com/page-ghostreader/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://bighippolabs.com/page-ghostreader/terms.html

Screenshots

Focus Race4 screens
Ghost Reader Live3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ghost Reader Live at fortnightly against Focus Race's every 2 months. Focus Race's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Focus Race sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ghost Reader Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus Race against 5.0 for Ghost Reader Live. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Race ships an update every 2 months, Ghost Reader Live fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Race versus Ghost Reader Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus RaceGhost Reader Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB343 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPulsar Shift LLCJan Ancajas

Customer experience

Focus Race

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ghost Reader Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Focus Race

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Race Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Focus Race Pro - Annually7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Fuel Starter Pack$2.99
  • Fuel Pilot Pack$9.99
  • Fuel Commander Pack$24.99
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  • Fuel Galaxy Pack$49.99
2 purchases

Ghost Reader Live

Subscriptions1
  • Ghost Reader$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Focus Race free?
Focus Race is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Reader Live free?
Ghost Reader Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Race or Ghost Reader Live?
Focus Race and Ghost Reader Live are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Focus Race or Ghost Reader Live have ads?
Neither Focus Race nor Ghost Reader Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Race or Ghost Reader Live?
Focus Race ships an update every 2 months, and Ghost Reader Live fortnightly. Most recently, Focus Race was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ghost Reader Live on October 31, 2026.

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