FocusWindow vs Catchly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusWindow
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FocusWindow is an immersive focus tool. Opening the app feels like opening a window to another world. Ocean waves by the shore, views from a moving train, a gentle forest breeze, city lights at night… With immersive scene videos, focusing becomes calm and natural instead of dull and forced. Whether you're studying, writing, coding, reading, or simply reflecting, Focus Window helps you enter a deeper state of concentration with ease. An Immersive Focus Experience Unlike traditional Pomodoro timers, Focus Window creates a focused atmosphere through immersive scenes. It feels like sitting: by a seaside window in a mountain cabin on a moving train during a quiet rainy night Let time flow naturally while you focus. Key Features Focus Timer Clear timing and progress display. Start and end focus sessions anytime. Immersive Window Scenes Window views such as airplane windows, cruise ship cabins, and multiple weather and time-of-day atmospheres. Ambient Sound Mixer Combine sounds like ocean waves, rain, wind, and campfire to create your ideal focus environment. Focus Tags Add tags to each focus session (work, study, reading, meditation, rest, creativity). History & Statistics Review your focus sessions, total time, and long-term trends. 3D Heatmap Turn your focus data into a beautiful 3D heatmap visualization. STL Export Export your 3D heatmap as an STL file to save or even 3D print your focus history. Your Apple ID account will be charged upon confirmation of subscription. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy:https://docs.qq.com/doc/DU3R1V1ppREdrdU95 Terms of Use(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Catchly
Quickly capture fleeting thoughts, ideas, and potential actions without the pressure of immediate organization. This lightweight tool provides a safe space for inspiration, allowing you to refine and act on them later. It prioritizes speed and privacy, keeping your ideas on your devices.
- Fast idea capture
- Chronological timeline
- Search and filters
- Open, completed, archived states
- Importance and urgency markers
- Apple Reminders integration
- Home Screen widgets
- iCloud sync
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Catchly is a fast, lightweight place to capture ideas, thoughts, and possible next actions. Ideas can appear and disappear in seconds: a sentence that suddenly comes to mind, an unfinished plan, something to handle later, or an insight from work or reading. Catchly gives each one a safe place to land. Catchly does not force every thought to become a heavy task. Capture it first, organize it later, and decide when—or whether—it deserves action. WHY CATCHLY WORKS - Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. Catchly reduces the friction between a thought appearing and storing it somewhere you trust. - An idea does not need to be complete. Save the first trace now and refine it when you are ready. - Unfinished thoughts occupy attention. Writing them down helps clear mental space without creating a complicated to-do system. - Important and urgent are not the same. Lightweight importance and urgency markers help you decide what deserves attention. - Low-friction capture builds a lasting habit. Input, reminders, filters, widgets, and shortcuts are designed to stay out of your way. - Your ideas remain yours. Catchly requires no account, uses no advertising trackers, and keeps your content on your devices and in iCloud rather than on developer-operated servers. HOW TO USE IT - Tap the capture button and write down your idea. - Add a date when timing matters, with the option to create an Apple Reminder. - Mark an idea as important or urgent to make it easier to find later. - Complete ideas you have acted on, or archive those you no longer need in view. - Search and filter by status, importance, or urgency. - Add Catchly widgets to your Home Screen so earlier ideas can resurface. - Use shortcuts and system integrations to capture ideas with minimal interruption. MADE FOR REAL LIFE - Work: follow-up actions, product ideas, copy, and investigation notes. - Learning: reading notes, course insights, questions, and concepts to revisit. - Life: shopping ideas, travel plans, temporary tasks, gifts, and loose ends. - Creativity: titles, paragraphs, scenes, story concepts, and fragments of inspiration. - Reflection: review your timeline and rediscover directions worth pursuing. FEATURES - Fast capture without forcing ideas into a complex task structure - A chronological timeline for browsing and reflection - Search and filters for keywords, status, importance, and urgency - Open, completed, and archived states - Lightweight importance and urgency matrix - Apple Reminders integration - Home Screen widgets that resurface captured ideas - iCloud and CloudKit sync across your Apple devices - No Catchly account required - Privacy-friendly design with no advertising tracking or sale of personal data CATCHLY MAY BE FOR YOU IF - You collect scattered thoughts but do not want to turn them into projects immediately. - You want something more focused than a general notes app and lighter than a task manager. - You want ideas, possible actions, reminders, and review in one simple flow. - You have ADHD—or simply a busy, fast-moving mind—and want an external inbox for your thoughts. - You often lose ideas while switching tasks and want a lower-friction way to preserve them. - You prefer to capture first and decide what matters later. CONTACT Questions, feedback, or suggestions for new capture methods are always welcome. Support: freemind.dev.workshop@gmail.com EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://glib-march-c73.notion.site/375a6a5d5d23806393f5dece27445693
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Catchly at 3 against FocusWindow's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. FocusWindow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Catchly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | FocusWindow | Catchly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 博阳 秘 | 晓江 苏 |
In-app purchases
FocusWindow
- pro.monthly$0.991 Month
- pro.yearly$2.991 Year
- lifetime$8.99
Catchly
- Premium Lifetime$1.00





