Comparison

Focus Study Timer vs AeroFocus

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

Head to head
About

Focus Study Timer

This app transforms study and focus sessions into immersive flights with ambient sounds and dynamic maps. It combines a focus timer with distraction-free habits to support deep concentration for students, professionals, and individuals with ADHD.

Highlights
  • Immersive focus flights with ambient sounds
  • Virtual flights to chosen destinations
  • Detailed productivity stats tracking
  • Dynamic maps for real-time route following
  • Gentle app blocker for distraction-free focus
  • Customizable study trip planning
Features
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FlightMode transforms your study sessions and focus time into peaceful, immersive flights. It helps you stay focused, calm, and productive in a natural and effortless way. Built for students, professionals, and creatives, including people with ADHD, FlightMode combines a focus timer with a distraction-free environment and app blocker–like habits to support deep concentration. Whether you are studying, working, reading, or coding, FlightMode offers a unique focus and productivity experience inspired by real in-flight moments. Take off, stay focused, and land with a real sense of accomplishment. Download FlightMode today and make deep focus feel simple. Why choose FlightMode? • Immersive Focus Flights Start a focus timer that feels like boarding a real airplane, with engine ambience, authentic cabin sounds, and smooth transitions designed for long deep focus sessions. • Choose Your Destination Select an airport anywhere in the world. The longer you stay focused, the farther you fly, turning study time and work sessions into motivating virtual flights. • Track Your Focus Journey View detailed productivity stats including total focus time, distance flown, number of flights, destinations visited, and personal bests. • Beautiful Dynamic Maps Follow your route in real time with clean, distraction-free maps powered by Apple Maps. • A Gentle App Blocker for Distraction-Free Focus FlightMode helps reduce interruptions by encouraging app blocking behaviors and limiting distractions through an airplane-like focus mode. This approach is especially helpful for studying, deep work, and ADHD-friendly routines. Take off into deep focus and make studying feel effortless. What you can do with FlightMode • Plan Your Study Trip Pick your arrival airport, set your study timer or work session, and enter a distraction-free focus mode. • Experience Authentic Focus Sounds Enjoy takeoff ambience, cabin noise, and carefully crafted looping audio designed for long focus and study sessions. • Build Progress With Every Flight Complete routes, unlock detailed stats, and reinforce productive habits through consistent focus sessions. • Celebrate Your Achievements After landing, enjoy a smooth end-of-flight animation that highlights your progress and milestones. Built for students, creators, and professionals Whether you are preparing for exams, working remotely, journaling, reading, or managing ADHD-related focus challenges, FlightMode works as a focus timer, productivity tool, and app blocker alternative within a calm and immersive experience. Join thousands of travelers taking off every day to reach deep focus, better productivity, and meaningful progress. Download FlightMode and start your next focus journey today. Terms : https://www.getflightmode.app/terms Privacy Policy : https://www.getflightmode.app/privacy

About

AeroFocus

Transform study sessions into engaging flights with this focus timer. Earn passport stamps for completed sessions, visualize your progress on a world map, and track your habits. Premium features offer collaborative focus and enhanced flight experiences.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer with flight simulation
  • World map visualization of completed sessions
  • Passport stamping and collection
  • Progress tracking and habit building
  • Lounge mode with city view
  • Collaborative focus sessions (beta)
Features
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A study timer where each session is a flight. Pick a destination and tear your boarding pass to take off. While you focus, your plane flies across the map. Stay until the end and you land, with a new stamp in your passport. Every country you visit lights up on your world map. Fly with friends Invite friends, pick your seats, and board the same flight. You can study in different places and still share the flight number and destination. Anyone can host a flight. Breaks come with a meal Focus and rest like Pomodoro. When it's time for a break, the in-flight meal is served. After that, you're back to cruising. The lounge: no countdown Don't want to decide how long? Pick a subject in the lounge and start. The timer counts up, and your time is saved when you check out. Block distracting apps until you land Choose apps to block only while you're flying. It uses Apple's Screen Time, and the apps you pick never leave your device. You can change them anytime in Settings. Also • Time left on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Passport stamps, mileage tiers, titles, and achievements • A world map of the countries and airports you've visited • Weekly focus stats • Vertical boarding passes to save and share Premium Take the window seat in 3D Cabin Mode. The crew makes announcements at takeoff and landing, and the seat-back screen shows your route and time left. Premium also adds cinematic flights, passport covers, and monthly and yearly stats. New subscribers may be eligible for a free trial. You can also buy a Lifetime pass once and keep Premium for good. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aerofocus1012.netlify.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Focus Study Timer4 screens
AeroFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AeroFocus at 100% against Focus Study Timer's 50%. AeroFocus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Focus Study Timer's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Study Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and AeroFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AeroFocus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Study Timer has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Focus Study Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of AeroFocus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Study Timer ships an update every 8 days, AeroFocus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Study Timer versus AeroFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Study TimerAeroFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB261 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLohan SerreYOON JIN SHIN

Customer experience

Focus Study Timer

All ratings98 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

AeroFocus

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Focus Study Timer

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
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  • Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime Subscription$24.99
  • Lifetime Promo Payment$24.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$49.99
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  • Lifetime Payment$49.99
3 purchases

AeroFocus

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is Focus Study Timer free?
Focus Study Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AeroFocus free?
AeroFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Study Timer or AeroFocus?
AeroFocus is rated higher. Focus Study Timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while AeroFocus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus Study Timer or AeroFocus have ads?
Focus Study Timer shows ads; AeroFocus does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Study Timer or AeroFocus?
Focus Study Timer ships an update every 8 days, and AeroFocus every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focus Study Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and AeroFocus on October 31, 2026.

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