FocusDown vs Pace
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
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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
Pace
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Pace is a day planner that keeps up with you instead of nagging you. Calendar, tasks, notes, a photo journal, and the small daily logs that add up — held in one place, on your device first. Everything lives on your phone. Sign in only if you want it mirrored across devices; stay a guest and nothing leaves the device. PLAN THE DAY • A Today view that shows what's next, not a wall of everything at once • Events and tasks on one timeline, with priorities and a monthly calendar • Bring in your Apple Calendar so your real events sit alongside your plan • Notes for the thinking that doesn't fit in a checkbox KEEP THE RECORD • Moments — a journal you can attach photos to • A daily check-in for mood and a line of reflection • Nutrition logging when you want it, ignorable when you don't SEE THE SHAPE OF IT • Recap pulls your week into something you'll actually read • Personal records track the streaks and bests worth keeping • A map for the places a day happens in YOURS, PRIVATELY • No ads, no third-party trackers, no cross-app tracking • Your data is used to run the app — nothing else • Delete your account and everything with it, from inside Settings PACE PLUS The planner is free, forever. Pace Plus is an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks deep history and heavy-storage extras — monthly or yearly, each with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://kzaran54-a11y.github.io/pace-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://kzaran54-a11y.github.io/pace-legal/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pace at none against FocusDown's shown. 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 Pace sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | FocusDown | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Raidersoul LLC | Zarak Khan |
In-app purchases
FocusDown
- FocusDown Pro - Weekly$6.997 Days
- FocusDown Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- FocusDown Pro - Special Offer$14.991 Year
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- FocusDown Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Pace
- Pace Plus — Yearly$14.991 Year









