Comparison

AirFocus vs Tempo Aura

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

Head to head
About

AirFocus

This app transforms deep work sessions into immersive "flights" to help you stay distraction-free. Track progress, build focus habits, and visualize your productivity journeys with interactive maps and insightful analytics.

Highlights
  • Flight-style focus sessions
  • Progress tracking and visualization
  • Interactive map interface
  • Smart goals and scenarios
  • Insightful analytics
  • Digital boarding pass creation
Features
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AirFocus Take off into a new way to focus. AirFocus transforms your deep work sessions into immersive "flights", helping you stay distraction-free, track your progress, and build better focus habits one journey at a time. AirFocus is free to download. Some features require a FullAccess (monthly or yearly renewable) subscription which can be purchased via In-app purchases. An account is required to store your focus data securely, and to sync your progress across devices. - Flight-Style Focus Sessions Each session is a unique flight experience, set your destination, take off, and stay in full concentration until you land. - Track Every Minute Your focus time, flight distance, and session history are beautifully visualized, helping you see your improvement take off. - Interactive Map Interface Watch your focus journeys across the world with dynamic maps that adapt to your style standard, satellite, terra or monochrome. - Smart Goals & Scenarios Choose your focus “scenarios” study, code, write, meditate, and more. Each one contributes to your personal growth log. - Insightful Analytics View your “focus stats” like total time spent, airports visited and trends that help you build consistency. - Boarding Pass Design Each focus session creates a digital “boarding pass” a unique, snapshot of your productivity flight. - Simple, Calming, Beautiful A premium iOS-inspired experience designed to motivate you without distractions. Paid features: - Window view - Change to any map - Additional and more detailed analytics - Unlimited flights - Live activity You can manage or cancel subscriptions in App Store account settings. Legal Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.softwarelink.co.uk/airfocusprivacypolicy

About

Tempo Aura

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Tempo Aura is a calm focus timer built around your rhythm. Customize focus and break lengths, stay present in a distraction-free full-screen session, and follow your weekly progress, streaks, and completed sessions at a glance. Your timer settings and session history remain on your device. Timer, history and statistics work without Plus. Tempo Aura Plus is an optional one-time in-app purchase that removes ads. Advertising and purchase providers process data as explained in the privacy policy.

Screenshots

AirFocus4 screens
Tempo Aura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AirFocus at none against Tempo Aura's shown. Tempo Aura's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. AirFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tempo Aura sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirFocus ships an update every 4 weeks, Tempo Aura every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AirFocus versus Tempo Aura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirFocusTempo Aura
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSultan JavedREKL0W LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AirFocus

Subscriptions3
  • Full Access$4.991 Month
  • Full Access$12.991 Year
  • Full Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Tempo Aura

One-time1
  • Tempo Aura Plus$3.99

Questions

Is AirFocus free?
AirFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempo Aura free?
Tempo Aura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AirFocus or Tempo Aura have ads?
Tempo Aura shows ads; AirFocus does not.
Which is updated more often, AirFocus or Tempo Aura?
AirFocus ships an update every 4 weeks, and Tempo Aura every 4 days. Most recently, AirFocus was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tempo Aura on October 25, 2026.

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