Comparison

Focus Text vs ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound

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

Head to head
About

Focus Text

Enhance your reading experience with this assistant that offers text scanning, read-aloud functionality, and distraction-free modes. Customize font, speed, and themes for better focus and clarity.

Highlights
  • Scan and convert printed documents to text
  • Read text aloud with system voice
  • Focus Mode: one sentence at a time
  • Adjust font size, reading speed, and appearance
  • Multiple reading themes
  • Multi-language support
  • Reading history
Features
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▶ Focus Text: Reading Assistant Focus Text is a reading assistant designed to help users read text with better focus, clarity, and comfort. The app combines text scanning, read-aloud support, and distraction-reduced reading modes to make reading easier and more accessible for everyday use. ▶ Key Features ▷ Scan printed documents and convert them into readable text ▷ Read text aloud using the system voice ▷ Focus Mode that displays one sentence at a time to reduce visual overload ▷ Adjust font size, reading speed, and visual appearance ▷ Light, paper-style, and dark reading themes ▷ Support for multiple languages when reading and scanning ▷ Reading history to quickly return to previous content ▶ Designed for Focused Reading Focus Text helps reduce distractions by breaking text into manageable sentences and giving users control over how content is displayed and read aloud. It is suitable for reading scanned documents, pasted text, or longer passages, providing a calm and structured reading experience. ▶ Accessibility Support Focus Text is built with accessibility in mind. ▷ Compatible with VoiceOver ▷ Clear visual layout and readable typography ▷ Customizable reading preferences ▷ Designed to support users who experience reading difficulties, attention challenges, or visual stress This app is a reading support tool. It does not diagnose or treat any medical condition. ▶ Simple and Purposeful Design Focus Text is intentionally minimal. Every feature is designed to support reading focus, clarity, and ease of use without unnecessary distractions.

About

ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound

Enhance your reading comprehension with visual focus tools, customizable text layouts, and ambient background sounds. This app helps make webpages and PDFs easier to follow, reducing rereading and improving concentration.

Highlights
  • Visual focus tools for webpages
  • Ambient focus sounds
  • PDF reading layout conversion
  • Customizable text and themes
  • Quick access to recent reads
Features
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READ WITHOUT LOSING YOUR PLACE. You know the feeling: you read the same paragraph three times, your eyes keep jumping around the page, and somehow none of it actually sticks. ADHD Reader turns webpages, PDFs, links, and text into a cleaner reading space designed to make it easier to stay with what you’re reading. OPEN IT. CLEAN IT UP. START READING. Paste text, open a link, or import a PDF. ADHD Reader removes unnecessary visual noise and gives you a focused reading view where the text is easier to follow. USE FOCUS MODES TO STAY WITH THE TEXT Choose Gentle, Balanced, or Strong focus depending on how much visual guidance you want. Focus anchors make parts of words easier to catch with your eyes, helping you move through long paragraphs without constantly losing your place. MAKE ANY WEBPAGE EASIER TO READ Use ADHD Reader Focus in Safari to turn distracting webpages into a cleaner reading experience without copying everything into another app. Less clutter. Less visual overload. More attention on the actual article. READ PDFs WITHOUT FIGHTING THE PAGE Open PDFs inside ADHD Reader and adjust the reading experience around you instead of forcing yourself to adapt to the document. CHANGE HOW TEXT LOOKS Make reading more comfortable with adjustable: • Text size • Fonts • Line and word spacing • Focus strength • Focus color • Light, Dark, and Paper appearances Your reading environment should work for your eyes, not the other way around. CREATE YOUR OWN FOCUS SOUND Choose from Rain, Fireplace, Ocean, Forest, Night, Coffee Shop, Deep Focus, and Pink Noise. Or mix multiple sounds together, adjust each one separately, and save your favorite mixes for reading, studying, or working. QUICK NOTES WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR FOCUS Catch an idea while you’re reading without switching to another app. Create notes, search them later, pin important ones, archive what you’re done with, and add reminders when you need to come back to something. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF ADHD Reader remembers your recent reads and saved reading position, so you can return without searching for the same page or finding your place again. ADHD Reader is made for people who: • Keep rereading the same paragraph • Lose their place in long articles • Get distracted by cluttered webpages • Struggle with dense blocks of text • Want more control over how text looks • Focus better with ambient sound • Want reading, notes, and focus tools in one place Stop fighting the page. Make reading easier to come back to, easier to follow, and easier to finish. PREMIUM Some ADHD Reader features require an active paid subscription or purchase. Available plans and pricing are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account after confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled through your Apple Account subscription settings. ADHD Reader is a reading and productivity tool. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent ADHD or any other medical condition. SUPPORT https://adhd-reader-legal.vercel.app/support PRIVACY POLICY https://adhd-reader-legal.vercel.app/privacy TERMS OF USE https://adhd-reader-legal.vercel.app/terms ADHD Reader is provided by BOROVIK GROUP INC.

Screenshots

Focus Text4 screens
ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Text at none against ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound's 2. ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Focus Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus Text against 5.0 for ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Focus Text versus ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TextADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHai Nam TrinhBOROVIK GROUP INC

In-app purchases

None

Focus Text

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound

Subscriptions2
  • ADHD Reader Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • ADHD Reader Pro Yearly$35.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Text free?
Focus Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound free?
ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Text or ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound?
Focus Text and ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Focus Text or ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound have ads?
Focus Text shows ads; ADHD Reader 一 Focus & Sound does not.

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