FocusDown vs Savehive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusDown
This app helps you reduce phone usage and improve focus by simply flipping your phone face down. It gamifies your focus sessions with a mascot, leaderboards, and progress tracking to build lasting habits.
- Flip phone to start focus
- Focus mascot companion
- Leaderboards and friend challenges
- Session tracking and analytics
- Ambient soundscapes
- Pomodoro and custom timers
- Focus tags for organization
Read full descriptionHide full description
Your phone is winning. Flip it face down and take it back. FocusDown turns deep focus into a game. Block distracting apps, build streaks, and out-focus your friends. FLIP TO FOCUS Flip your phone face-down and your session starts. Lift it before time's up and your apps stay locked. The simplest way to actually put the phone down. BLOCK WHAT DISTRACTS YOU TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snap — lock the apps that eat your day during every focus session. No willpower required. BUILD A STREAK YOU WON'T BREAK Every session powers up your phone mascot — from Groggy to Legendary — and grows a streak you won't want to lose. RANK AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS Add friends, join live focus rooms, and climb the global leaderboard. Studying alone is boring. Studying ranked is not. COLLECT THE WORLD Earn stamps and souvenirs from every country, one session at a time. Turn focus hours into a passport you actually want to fill. BUILT FOR FOCUS THAT STICKS • Pomodoro timers + deep work sessions • Detailed stats — see exactly where your focus goes • Made for studying, deep work, and ADHD brains that need a nudge • Beat doomscrolling, dopamine detox & phone addiction for good Stop scrolling. Flip down. Lock in. Download FocusDown and make focus the game you want to win. Terms of Use: https://focusdownapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://focusdownapp.com/privacy
Savehive
Read full descriptionHide full description
Save it now, find it in seconds — even a word you only saw inside a screenshot. Savehive is the private, offline home for every link, note, photo and idea worth keeping. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Two taps from any app's Share Sheet — Safari, Photos, Maps, X, anywhere. • Links arrive with rich previews: title, description and cover image. • One home for six kinds of things: links, notes, photos, screenshots, videos, PDFs and places. FIND IT — EVEN INSIDE IMAGES • Blazing full-text search across titles, notes, links and tags. • Savehive reads the text inside your screenshots, so you can search a phrase you saw in a picture and jump straight to it. • Stop scrolling your camera roll — search your screenshots instead. ORGANIZE WITHOUT THE WORK • Group everything into Stashes — your own collections — and tag anything. • A calmer read-later: stash articles and videos for when you actually have time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Offline-first — your hive lives on your device. • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no trackers. Ever. SAVEHIVE PRO • Unlimited stashes and items, custom tags, and advanced search & filters. • Cross-device sync is on the way. Free to start: 3 stashes with 100 items each. Save anything. Find everything. Give your hive room to grow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://savehive.app/privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Savehive at none against FocusDown's shown. Savehive also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. FocusDown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Savehive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusDown ships an update every 3 weeks, Savehive every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusDown | Savehive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raidersoul LLC | MATKO SETNIK |
In-app purchases
FocusDown
- FocusDown Pro - Weekly$6.997 Days
- FocusDown Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- FocusDown Pro - Special Offer$14.991 Year
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- FocusDown Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Savehive
- Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
- Pro$8.991 Year









