NextUp vs FocusPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
NextUp
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NextUp remembers every customer for you. Record a meeting and it writes it up, pulls out what you promised and what they owe you, and tells you what to do next. Each customer gets one record. Their meetings, the emails you forward, your notes and files all land in the same place, so before the next call you can see where things stand without digging. WHAT YOU CAN DO ⢠Record meetings in the room on iPhone and iPad, or video calls on your Mac. Nothing joins the call. On a Mac you can keep the video, or just the slides, beside the transcript. ⢠The summary is written for you, and follow-ups appear while you're still talking. ⢠Your tasks, meetings and customers stay in sync on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and the web. Tick something off on your phone and it's done on your Mac. ⢠Forward a customer's email and it's filed against the right customer, with anything they've asked for turned into a task. ⢠See what's in the way of each deal and what you still don't know about it. ⢠Ask Whisper by voice or text. Try "what do I owe Kestrel?" or "plan my day" and get an answer from your own meetings and email. ⢠Keep track of what other people owe you, so you're not left waiting on someone who's forgotten. ⢠Send a meeting recap as a link, or share a project with your team. YOUR DATA Your meetings are encrypted on our servers and never used to train AI models. Delete your account and they go with it. PRICING NextUp is free to start, with 200 credits for recording and summaries. To keep going you'll want a subscription. Personal gives you credits every month, plus the web app and Apple Watch. Pro adds email forwarding, shared projects and more credits. You can also buy credit packs whenever you need them. Privacy Policy: https://nextupai.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FocusPass
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Your distracting apps need a Pass. FocusPass blocks the apps you choose and lets you deliberately request short periods of access when you actually need them. When the Pass ends, the app locks again on its own. PROTECT. CHOOSE. RETURN. BLOCK THE DISTRACTIONS Pick apps, whole categories or websites with Apple's own Screen Time picker. Opening one shows a native shield: PROTECTED. You chose to protect this app. CHOOSE BEFORE OPENING Every shield offers two choices. GO BACK and return to what you were doing, or USE A PASS. Pick a length (for example 5, 10 or 15 minutes) and an optional reason like Reply, Post, Check something or Research, as a note to yourself. AUTOMATICALLY RELOCK The relock is scheduled with iOS before the app opens, so protection resumes when the Pass ends even if FocusPass is closed. End a Pass early anytime. An optional Reset Window stops one Pass from turning into three. EVERY GO BACK COUNTS Each time you choose Go Back at a shield, FocusPass records one Focus Save. It counts the choice honestly, with no invented minutes and no guesses about what you did next. BUILD RULES FOR YOUR ROUTINE ⢠Wallets: a daily Pass plan for a group of apps ⢠Focus Zones: protected hours for Work, Study, Evening or Sleep ⢠Task Access: up to 3 minutes for one specific task when you're out of Passes. It never spends a Pass and it's limited so it can't become a loop ⢠Essentials: apps you must always reach stay available PROTECT YOUR DEEP FOCUS Start a 25, 45, 60 or 90-minute session from Home, Siri, Apple Watch or a widget. Protected apps stay shielded, and the timer appears in a Live Activity and the Dynamic Island. Focus Rescue gives a short, once-per-session exit for something truly essential. UNDERSTAND YOUR DISTRACTIONS A Pass heatmap shows when you reach for your apps. When there's enough data, FocusPass points out one pattern, like "Most of your Passes happen after 9 PM", and offers a fix you control, like an Evening Zone. Weekly Review, Focus Saves by day and Pass reflections are all calculated on your device. OPTIONAL PROGRESS Momentum, missions and a calm Sanctuary grow from real recorded actions. One off day never erases your progress, and nothing can be bought to skip ahead. YOUR FOCUS. YOUR CONTROL. Turn Off All Protection always works and is never locked behind a purchase or streak. Protection Check shows exactly what's working and how to fix what isn't. Uses Apple's Screen Time frameworks. If a parent or organization manages Screen Time, their settings come first. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics SDKs. Your rules and history stay on your device, and Apple keeps your app selections opaque, even to FocusPass. Purchases are validated through Apple and RevenueCat using an anonymous ID. FREE AND PRO Free is useful forever: native shields, Go Back and Focus Saves, timed Passes, automatic relocking, one Wallet, one Focus Zone, one Deep Focus session a day, 7-day insights, Momentum and missions. FocusPass Pro adds more Wallets with exact custom rules, more Focus Zones, Free Windows and Rule Profiles, Task Access, Adaptive Resistance, unlimited Deep Focus, full history and premium Pass materials. Pro never sells a way around your own rules. Works on iPhone and iPad with iOS 18 or later. The Apple Watch app shows your status and focus timer; blocking always happens on your iPhone. FocusPass Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. The yearly plan includes a free trial for eligible new subscribers. Prices appear in your local currency before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms: https://ifocuspass.rork.app/terms.html Privacy: https://ifocuspass.rork.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NextUp at every 2 days against FocusPass's every 3 weeks. FocusPass's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. NextUp sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FocusPass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NextUp ships an update every 2 days, FocusPass every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextUp | FocusPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch ā better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital3 Pty Ltd | James Gray |
In-app purchases
NextUp
- NextUp Personal$4.991 Month
- NextUp Pro$14.991 Month
- NextUp Personal Annual$49.991 Year
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- NextUp Pro Annual$149.991 Year
- 50 AI Credits$0.99
- 150 AI Credits$2.99
- 500 AI Credits$9.99
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- 1,200 AI Credits$19.99
- 3,000 AI Credits$39.99
FocusPass
- FocusPass Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- FocusPass Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year





