Focus vs Focus Grove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Focus
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Stay focused, achieve more. Focus is the premium Pomodoro experience designed to help you reclaim your focus and master your time. Whether you're studying, working, or building habits β Focus helps you work smarter, not harder. POMODORO TIMER β’ Classic 25/5 intervals or fully customizable durations β’ Visual countdown with beautiful circular progress β’ Auto-progression from work to break sessions β’ Long breaks every 4 pomodoros to prevent burnout SMART TASK MANAGEMENT β’ Create tasks with priorities (Urgent, High, Medium, Low) β’ Organize with projects and color-coded tags β’ Link tasks to focus sessions for seamless workflow β’ Track completion and celebrate your progress CALENDAR VIEW β’ See your tasks and sessions on a visual calendar β’ Plan your week with horizontal date navigation β’ Never miss a deadline with organized scheduling ANALYTICS & REPORTS β’ Visualize your peak productivity hours β’ Track daily, weekly, and monthly focus time β’ Beautiful charts show your progress over time β’ Understand your patterns and optimize your workflow AMBIENT SOUNDS β’ 12 high-quality white noise and ambient sounds β’ Birds, rain, cafe, ocean waves, and more β’ Mix sounds for the perfect focus environment β’ Helps maintain deep concentration PREMIUM EXPERIENCE β’ Clean, minimal interface with no distractions β’ Light and dark mode with system detection β’ Smooth animations and haptic feedback β’ Cloud sync across all your devices (Premium) Download Focus today and transform how you work. Focus is built for students, professionals, writers, developers, and anyone who wants to master their time and achieve their goals. Auto-renewable subscription payment will be charged to the iTunes account at confirmation of purchase of Pomodoro Pro. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged at the cost of the subscription plan you chose: $4.99 - Monthly plan $39.99 - Annual plan You can manage and cancel the auto-renew subscription at any time from the account settings on iTunes (post-purchase), but we are unable to issue refunds for any pay periods that have already been billed. Terms of Use: https://pomodoro-website-iota.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pomodoro-website-iota.vercel.app/privacy
Focus Grove
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Focus Grove is a calm focus timer for study and deep work. Every session earns XP that grows your own cozy desk grove β plants, stationery and decor that unlock as you make real progress. No accounts. No signups. Your sessions, XP and stats stay on your iPhone. FOCUS YOUR WAY β’ 15, 25, 50 and 90-minute sessions β or Flow, an open-ended timer that counts up until you finish β’ Deep Work, Study Session and Quick Task modes β’ Tag each session (Maths, Coding, Readingβ¦) to see where your focus goes β’ Automatic short and long break prompts β’ Sessions keep their time even if the app is closed ALWAYS IN VIEW β’ Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you focus β’ Home Screen widgets for your streak, today's focus and the next desk unlock β’ Lock Screen widgets for a quick glance GROW YOUR DESK GROVE β’ Earn XP for every completed session β’ Unlock 24 collectible desk items, from a mini cactus to a zen garden β’ Desk themes: 1 free, 3 with Pro β’ No leaderboards, no punishments, no spammy notifications SEE YOUR PROGRESS β’ Daily streaks and total focus time β’ Weekly charts and a yearly heatmap β’ Focus time by tag, this week and all time β’ Share a card of your streak and desk with friends PRIVATE AND YOURS β’ Works offline, even in airplane mode β’ All data is stored on your device; back it up to Files or iCloud Drive and restore it on a new phone β’ The free version shows occasional ads from Google AdMob. You choose your ad privacy settings, and Pro removes ads completely. FOCUS GROVE PRO β PAY ONCE Try Pro free, then unlock it with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. β’ 2-hour preset and custom timers up to 3 hours β’ Ambient sounds: rain, forest, ocean, river, fire and cafΓ© β’ 3 extra desk themes β’ No ads Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Focus at none against Focus Grove's shown. Focus also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Focus Grove sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Focus | Focus Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 18.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abhishek Biswas | Swaminathan L |
In-app purchases
Focus
- Focus$4.991 Month
- Focus$39.991 Year
Focus Grove
- Focus Grove Pro$1.99








