Comparison

Prism vs FocusBalloon

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

Head to head
About

Prism

This app helps you track and set time spent on projects. It offers tools to manage your time effectively, encouraging focus on important tasks. It aims to assist users in consistently working towards their goals.

Highlights
  • Project-based time tracking
  • Goal setting for time allocation
  • Time management tools
  • Focus on meaningful endeavors
  • User feedback for feature incorporation
Features
Read full description

Sometimes I wonder how much time I have spent on a meaningful endeavor, or how I can set goals to help myself consistently work towards it. Thus, I build the Prism. Prism allows you to track/set time spending on a project base, with a set of rule-of-thumb time management tools. Hope this little Prism can help you focus on the things you really want to do (it has helped me a lot at least). Feel free to leave a comment on the features you'd like Prism to incorporate!

About

FocusBalloon

Features
Read full description

Struggling to stay focused? Regular timers can feel boring, and it is easy to open another app before you even notice. Focus Balloon turns focus time into a journey. Set a focus duration, choose a reachable destination, and let your balloon take off. As you stay focused, the balloon moves across the map. When the session ends, you arrive at a new scenic spot and unlock it in your travel atlas. Focus Balloon includes 800+ locations around the world, from natural wonders and city landmarks to historic sites. Each completed focus session helps you travel farther and collect more places. It gives you a simple goal: Focus for a little longer, and reach the next destination. You can use Focus Balloon to: - Start studying, working, writing, or reading more easily - Turn abstract focus time into visible travel progress - Unlock an atlas of 800+ world locations - Reward completed sessions with scenic destinations - Review your daily, monthly, yearly, and all-time flight routes - Track focus time with tags and statistics - Use ambient sounds such as rain, waves, and campfire - Limit distracting apps during focus sessions with Screen Time permission Key features: - Balloon focus timer Your focus time becomes flight distance. The balloon moves toward your destination as the timer counts down. - 800+ world locations Complete focus sessions to reach new places and unlock clear scenic images. Unvisited locations remain blurred until you arrive. - Flight route history Look back at your focus journeys across today, this month, this year, and all time. - Focus statistics Review your focus duration, session count, trends, and tag distribution. - Focus tags Add tags such as study, work, reading, or meditation, or create your own categories. - Ambient travel sounds Choose from calming background sounds to help you settle into focus. - App blocking With iOS Screen Time permission, Focus Balloon can limit selected distracting apps during a focus session and restore access when it ends. Focus does not have to feel like forcing yourself through a timer. Give every session a place to reach. Focus Balloon: Measure the world with focus. Terms of Service: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DY0pkaWZyd1ZkSFpE Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DY2NZa1dyck9NSmdu Contact: wordunlock@163.com

Screenshots

Prism3 screens
FocusBalloon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prism at none against FocusBalloon's 3. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FocusBalloon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Prism asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Prism versus FocusBalloon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrismFocusBalloon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB915 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeifan Chen嘉润 侯

In-app purchases

None

Prism

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusBalloon

Subscriptions2
  • focusballon_month$3.991 Month
  • focusballon_year7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • alltime$39.99

Questions

Is Prism free?
Prism is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusBalloon free?
FocusBalloon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prism or FocusBalloon have ads?
Neither Prism nor FocusBalloon shows ads.

Other comparisons