Comparison

Focus Arc vs Again

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

Head to head
About

Focus Arc

Features
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Focus Arc turns your focus time into a little adventure. Start a timer, lock in on your task – and get cheered on by characters that root for you, hype you up, and sometimes just crack a bad joke. Stop the Doom-Scrolling Turn on Deep Focus and block distracting apps during your session. You choose which ones – Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, whatever pulls you in. No swiping, no "just a quick look". Just you and your task. Your Focus, Your Village Every session earns you coins. Use them to unlock new characters, build structures on your Focus Island, and watch your village grow – session by session. Over 25 Collectible Characters From the motivating Panda to the grumpy Troll to the philosophical Blue Pawn – every character has their own personality, their own lines, and their own animations. Some unlock through focus time, others through streaks or weekly challenges. A Timer That Fits You Classic countdown or endless mode as a stopwatch. With Live Activities on your lock screen and Apple Watch sync, you always know where you stand – even with your phone in your pocket. Daily Rewards & Challenges Log in daily for increasing rewards. Weekly challenges give you a goal and unlock exclusive content. Streaks & Achievements Keep your streak alive, hit milestones, and collect achievements. Every day counts. iCloud Sync & Apple Watch Your progress syncs across all your devices. Start sessions right from your wrist – timer sync between iPhone and Apple Watch works both ways. Focus Arc isn't just another timer app with gamification slapped on top. It's an app that genuinely tries to make focus time a little more enjoyable – with characters that feel like small companions on the way to better habits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Again

This app offers a simple, one-button approach to starting tasks you're avoiding. It provides calming interfaces for initiating work, setting daily intentions, and reflecting on your day, with quick thought capture on Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • One-button task initiation
  • Calm screen interface
  • Morning ritual setting
  • Evening reflection
  • Apple Watch thought capture
  • Privacy-focused, no data collection
Features
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Name one thing. Tap start. That's the whole idea. Again keeps one list. Each day you pick up to three things from it. Everything else stays parked, undated, so nothing goes overdue and nothing nags. When you're ready to work, name the thing, tap start, and the screen breathes with you while you work. No countdown, no score, nothing to keep up. When to reach for it: • Work you've been circling all morning • A chore that keeps sliding to tomorrow • A message you can't face writing • The first ten minutes of a deep-work block Open Again, name the thing, begin small. Two minutes counts. What's inside: Runway: the starting place. One button, a calm screen, a soft signal at the end. Time passes as colour, never as a number. Parked thoughts: when something else pops into your head mid-task, park it and keep going. Type it or say it; on your phone or with a tap on your watch. It waits quietly and asks nothing of you. An optional daily layer: pick up to three things in the morning, close the day gently in the evening, see your rhythm without a score. Use it when it helps. Skip it when it doesn't. One tap from outside the app: a home screen widget, a Siri shortcut, a watch complication. The shortest path from stuck to started. If you already run a calendar or to-do app, keep it. They hold what and when. Again holds the moment of starting; nothing here carries a date, so nothing here goes overdue. What Again will never do: • No count of days in a row • No notification about your absence • No badges, comparisons, or guilt • No timer staring at you during a session Whatever yesterday looked like, the welcome is the same. Free right now. No ads. No account. Everything you write stays on your device; your task names and thoughts are never sent to a server. Built for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. ————— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.getagainapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Focus Arc4 screens
Again4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Again at every 4 days against Focus Arc's every 9 days. Again also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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. Focus Arc sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Again sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Arc ships an update every 9 days, Again every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Focus Arc versus Again: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ArcAgain
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIbrahim VarliOutcome Stride Ltd

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Focus Arc

One-time11
  • Yellow Archer$0.99
  • Black Lancer$0.99
  • Yellow Lancer$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Yellow Monk$0.99
  • Red Monk$0.99
  • Black Archer$0.99
  • Blue Archer$0.99
  • Blue Monk$0.99
  • Blue Warrior$0.99
  • Bob$0.99
  • FocusArc Premium$8.99
2 purchases

Again

Subscriptions2
  • Again — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Again — Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Arc free?
Focus Arc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Again free?
Again is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Arc or Again have ads?
Neither Focus Arc nor Again shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Arc or Again?
Focus Arc ships an update every 9 days, and Again every 4 days. Most recently, Focus Arc was updated on October 25, 2026 and Again on October 31, 2026.

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