Comparison

Ticked vs Focusly

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

Head to head
About

Ticked

Features
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Build your daily routine with a simple habit tracker. Tick what you did, see your progress, and get on with your day. START SMALL, TRACK YOUR WAY Create a habit step by step with a live preview. Use a simple checkmark, count glasses of water or pages read, or break a routine into a checklist. KEEP YOUR HABITS CLOSE Use Home Screen widgets to complete simple habits without opening Ticked. Add Lock Screen widgets for a quick view of your habits. Set reminders at the times that suit you. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Review the last seven days of recorded completions for free. Open a habit to see its recent activity. With Ticked Pro, explore detailed streaks, completion rates, and a monthly activity calendar. FIND YOUR OWN RHYTHM Schedule daily or weekly habits for free. Use colors, emojis, and a category to organize your routine. Find habits and categories in the dedicated Search tab. Pro adds monthly and every-N-days schedules, more colors, and unlimited categories and reminders. START FREE Track up to five habits, including up to two quantity or checklist habits. Daily and weekly schedules, one reminder per habit, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and iCloud sync are included. TICKED PRO Unlock unlimited habits and advanced habits, detailed statistics, monthly and interval schedules, the full color palette, and more categories and reminders. Available plans and local prices are shown in the app before purchase. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Use Ticked without creating an account. Habit data can sync through your private iCloud account. See our privacy policy for details about app analytics and purchases. Privacy policy: https://beticked.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focusly

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Focusly is a calm visual focus timer for reading, studying, deep work, and the tasks that deserve your full attention. Choose one task, start a session, and watch the screen fill with color as focused time grows. Focusly keeps the structure clear while your attention stays on the work. FOCUS WITH INTENTION - Start unlimited 15- or 25-minute focus sessions for free - Keep the selected task visible in portrait and landscape - Pause, resume, or close a session while saving focused time - Follow the countdown with widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island - Continue an ambient sound while the screen is locked TURN PLANS INTO PROGRESS - Keep up to 2 active tasks free; completed tasks do not count toward the limit - Add categories, notes, due dates, and session estimates - Connect focus sessions to tasks and see session progress - Review finished work in the Completed list UNDERSTAND YOUR RHYTHM - Review daily and weekly focused time, sessions, and streaks - See recent focus history and activity at a glance MAKE FOCUS SOUND LIKE YOU - Use Rainy Library or a silent timer for free - Preview the complete sound library and two-layer sound mixer FOCUSLY PRO - Unlock 45- and 60-minute presets and custom timers from 5 to 180 minutes - Create unlimited active tasks - Receive session completion notifications - Unlock four additional ambient sounds - Mix two sound layers, adjust each volume, and save named mixes - Explore 30-day insights and period comparisons - Choose from five exclusive alternate app icons Focusly Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Localized price and offer eligibility appear before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple Account. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Focusly works without an account. Tasks, sessions, preferences, and focus history remain on your device. Focusly has no ads and does not track you across apps or websites. Apple processes payments, and RevenueCat processes anonymous purchase history to validate subscriptions, prevent fraud, provide Pro access, and measure subscription performance. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focusly-support.ndsgnnn.chatgpt.site/privacy

Screenshots

Ticked4 screens
Focusly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focusly at 18.0 against Ticked's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ticked sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Focusly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticked ships an update every 3 weeks, Focusly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Ticked versus Focusly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickedFocusly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size61 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal KasprzykNurmuxammad Jobborov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ticked

Subscriptions3
  • Ticked Pro (1 Month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Ticked Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Ticked Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
4 purchases

Focusly

Subscriptions2
  • Focusly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Focusly Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Focusly Pro Lifetime$17.99
  • Focusly Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Ticked free?
Ticked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focusly free?
Focusly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ticked or Focusly have ads?
Neither Ticked nor Focusly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ticked or Focusly?
Ticked ships an update every 3 weeks, and Focusly fortnightly. Most recently, Ticked was updated on October 28, 2026 and Focusly on October 25, 2026.

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