Focus Timer vs STAKD Arcs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Timer
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Plan your day in time boxes, focus on one block at a time and see where the time went, on iPhone and now on Mac. PLAN THE DAY • Pick up to three priorities for today: your Big 3. • Put tasks into time boxes on a timeline, each with a real start and end. • Unfinished tasks come back to the list with a miss recorded, so the ones you keep dodging rise instead of sinking. FOCUS • Start a box and the session counts down to its end, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island too. • Add at most three new tasks mid-session, so the running block doesn't turn back into an inbox. • Widgets for your Big 3, today's focus progress and a quick way into your tasks. LOOK BACK • A short review after each session: what got done, what went back and how it went. • A monthly calendar shows focus time and finished tasks day by day. • Insights chart your focus by week, month and year. ON IPHONE AND MAC • With Premium, iCloud keeps tasks, time boxes and sessions in sync between your iPhone and your Mac. • FocusMind for Mac adds a floating focus bar and a timer in the menu bar. • Import a TickTick backup or a CSV file, and export your data any time. • A Premium subscription or lifetime unlock covers both iPhone and Mac. FocusMind Premium Includes unlimited daily focus time, history older than 3 days and iCloud sync between iPhone and Mac. • Length: 1 month or 1 year, renewed automatically each period • Price: see in-app pricing for your region • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Account Settings on the App Store Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.pentarab.com/focusmind/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pentarab.com/focusmind/privacy
STAKD Arcs
Organize habits, tasks, and personal stats into focused life chapters. Track progress with flexible scheduling, set task priorities, and log life statistics with visual charts. A minimal interface provides a clear overview of your consistency over time.
- Organize habits and tasks by life area (Arcs)
- Flexible habit scheduling (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Task management with priorities and reminders
- Track life stats with sparkline charts
- Weekly, monthly, and yearly consistency views
- Minimalist dark interface
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Build the life you want — one arc at a time. STAKD Arcs organizes your habits, tasks, and personal stats into arcs — focused chapters of your life that you define. Whether you're training for a competition, building a side project, or just trying to drink more water, each arc keeps everything in one place. Track habits with flexible scheduling — daily, weekly, or monthly — and watch your streaks grow. Manage tasks with priorities, due dates, and reminders. Log life stats like your squat PR, savings, or weight over time with sparkline charts that show your trajectory. Pulse gives you the big picture. See your weekly checkmarks, monthly heat grids, and a full-year heatmap of your consistency. Every view answers the same question: am I showing up? What makes STAKD Arcs different: • Arcs group your habits and tasks by life area — not just a flat list • Chapters let you evolve an arc without losing history • Life Stats track anything with a number — manual entries, sparkline graphs, and progress over time • Pulse dashboard shows weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time views of your activity • Designed to be minimal and fast — dark interface, no clutter, no social features No ads. No accounts. Your data stays on your device. Privacy policy: https://monroyindustries.xyz/STAKD-Arcs/stakd-arcs-privacy.html Terms: https://monroyindustries.xyz/STAKD-Arcs/stakd-arcs-termsofservice.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Focus Timer at none against STAKD Arcs's shown. STAKD Arcs's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Focus Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and STAKD Arcs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Focus Timer | STAKD Arcs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pentarab | Monroy Industries, LLC |
In-app purchases
Focus Timer
- Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
- FocusMind Monthly$4.991 Month
- FocusMind Yearly$39.991 Year
- FocusMind Pro$49.99
STAKD Arcs
- Early Supporter AccessFree








