Comparison

Arc Cycle vs Focus Timer Screen Time

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

Head to head
About

Arc Cycle

This app helps you build better habits and stay motivated with daily challenges and personalized motivational phrases. Track your progress, earn experience points, and customize your app experience to foster consistency and self-improvement.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking and progress monitoring
  • Daily random challenges
  • Curated motivational phrases
  • XP and leveling system
  • Customizable widgets and app appearance
  • No account required for instant use
Features
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Arc Cycle is the app that helps you build a better version of yourself, day after day. Track your habits, complete daily challenges, and stay motivated with punchlines curated just for you. • Complete habit tracker: create your routines, track your progress, stay consistent. • Daily random challenges: a surprise challenge within the time window you choose. • Motivational phrases: over 11 categories (explicit, love, faith, fun, discipline, well-being, and more). • XP and leveling system to keep you motivated. • Customizable widget: get a motivational phrase right on your Home Screen. • Advanced customization: wallpapers, colors, and even the app icon. • No account required: everything works instantly, with full respect for your privacy. Arc Cycle helps you stay focused, motivated, and consistent. Build Discipline, one cycle at a time. By downloading or using this app, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

About

Focus Timer Screen Time

Features
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Focus Moon turns every focus session into a small mission. Pick a destination, lock the apps that pull you off course, and stay on board until you land. Most timers only say “go.” Focus Moon gives you a ritual: a route, a quiet cabin, a clear horizon, and a Mission Log that proves the work happened. HOW A MISSION WORKS • Pick a destination: Moon Orbit, Mars Transfer, Europa Flyby, Titan Research, or Deep Space Drift. • Choose what you are working on: Deep Work, Study, Code, Read, Write, Design, or a custom mission type. • Engage Focus Shield to lock distracting apps via Screen Time. • Hit launch. The cabin goes quiet, the route appears, and the rocket starts its run. • Stay on course until you land. Your focused time is logged. STAY ON COURSE • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show progress without unlocking the phone. • Ambient soundscapes such as Spaceship Hum, Deep Space, Rain on Station, Solar Wind, and Command Deck set the cabin mood. • Calm haptics mark launch, countdown, and landing. • Cabin Silence works with iOS Focus modes so notifications stay outside. • Landscape Cockpit View turns iPhone into a flight window for long sessions. AFTER THE MISSION • Mission Log records route, duration, focused time, and apps blocked. • Telemetry tracks total focus hours, streaks, destinations discovered, and weekly progress. • Mission Recap is shareable as a clean card. • Polarity Drift adds a short arcade run after each mission to earn extra flight time. MADE FOR FOCUS, NOT NOISE • No ads. No social pressure. No notification spam. • Works fully offline. Your mission data stays on your device. • No account required. Subscription and purchase information: Premium Monthly — auto-renewable subscription for 1 month. Premium Annually — auto-renewable subscription for 1 year, includes a 7-day free trial. Premium Lifetime — one-time purchase for lifetime access. Premium Lifetime Pro — one-time purchase for lifetime Pro access. Price: the current price is shown on the App Store purchase screen before confirmation and may vary by country or region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EShS5aKs9cigvYYlV9mvCpTJBLoPLorADeMMAbR14qU/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Arc Cycle4 screens
Focus Timer Screen Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Arc Cycle at every 2 days against Focus Timer Screen Time's every 2 weeks. 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. Arc Cycle sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focus Timer Screen Time sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arc Cycle ships an update every 2 days, Focus Timer Screen Time every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Arc Cycle versus Focus Timer Screen Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArc CycleFocus Timer Screen Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBenoit LeroyYuliia Yevhenieva

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Arc Cycle

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$44.99
4 purchases

Focus Timer Screen Time

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annually7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime Pro$22.99
  • Premium Lifetime$33.99

Questions

Is Arc Cycle free?
Arc Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer Screen Time free?
Focus Timer Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arc Cycle or Focus Timer Screen Time have ads?
Neither Arc Cycle nor Focus Timer Screen Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arc Cycle or Focus Timer Screen Time?
Arc Cycle ships an update every 2 days, and Focus Timer Screen Time every 2 weeks. Most recently, Arc Cycle was updated on June 11, 2026 and Focus Timer Screen Time on August 18, 2026.

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