focus.music vs MindTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
focus.music
This app helps you achieve deep focus faster and maintain it longer through adaptive music environments. It learns your preferences to personalize sessions for sustained concentration during work or study.
- Adaptive focus environments
- Personalized session learning
- Human-composed music
- Focus sessions, not playlists
- Customizable session timers
- Research-backed design
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Ever sit down to work, only to find yourself distracted before you've even started? If you struggle with distractions, have ADHD, or find it difficult to get started, you're not alone. focus.music combines scientifically designed music with an adaptive system that helps you settle into work faster and stay focused longer. Start a session and begin. GUIDED OR MANUAL. YOU CHOOSE. There isn't one right way to use focus.music. Choose Guided Mode if you'd like focus.music to recommend focus environments based on your sessions. Choose Manual Mode if you already know what works best for you and want to browse and choose your own focus environment. Switch between them whenever you like. FOCUS SESSIONS, NOT PLAYLISTS This is not a playlist app. It is a focus environment designed for real work. Set a 25-minute, 50-minute, custom, or free-flow session. Name your task. Press play. Let the music support the work instead of competing for your attention. HUMAN MUSIC Every track is composed and performed by professional musicians. No AI-generated audio. No vocals competing for your attention. No endless playlists to sort through. Just carefully crafted focus environments designed to help you stay in the zone. A SYSTEM THAT LEARNS WITH YOU The more you use focus.music, the better it understands what helps you stay engaged. It learns from the sessions you complete and gradually makes better recommendations, while always leaving you in control. BUILT ON 16 YEARS OF RESEARCH focus.music combines more than 16 years of research into music, attention, and cognitive performance with behavioral data gathered across millions of real focus sessions. Our goal is simple. Help you spend less time trying to focus and more time doing meaningful work. BUILT FOR REAL WORK Use focus.music for: - Deep work - Writing - Studying - Coding - Planning - Creative work - Reading - Research - Admin tasks - Any task where staying focused matters TRY IT FREE Start with a 7-day free trial and experience the difference for yourself. Make your hours count. SUBSCRIPTION - FOCUS.MUSIC FULL ACCESS A focus.music subscription unlocks every focus environment and energy level, unlimited focus sessions, full timer control with 25-minute, 50-minute, custom, and free-flow sessions, plus uninterrupted playback. - Monthly: $4.99 per month - Annual: $39.99 per year (save 33%) - 7-day free trial with full access - no charge during the trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase - Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, at the rate of your selected plan - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings after purchase - Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription - We'll remind you by email before your trial ends. Cancel anytime in two clicks. Privacy Policy URL: https://focus.music/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://focus.music/terms Support URL: https://focus.music/faq Marketing URL: https://focus.music
MindTrack
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Most journaling apps tell you what to write. MindTrack lets you write your own questions - and asks them gently, in your own rhythm. Add your own prompts. "What am I avoiding?" "What did I learn today?" "How's my energy?" - whatever you actually want to track. MindTrack delivers them as soft notifications throughout the day, so you capture moments as they happen, not at a desk before bed. WHY MINDTRACK • You write the questions. Pick from suggestions or create your own. • Reminded gently. Up to 3 active questions, scheduled at your pace. • Tags + insights. Mark moments with custom tags. See patterns over weeks and months in clean, calm charts. • Stays private. No cloud, no account, no telemetry. Everything lives on your device. • AI-ready export. One tap exports your tracking as Markdown. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Pick or write your daily questions - short, intentional prompts • Get gentle notifications at times that fit your day • Answer in seconds with optional tags ("work", "rest", "ideas") • Browse your history on a heatmap calendar • See which tags dominate your week, month, year • Export your tracking as Markdown - for AI analysis or backup • Light & dark mode, both designed to feel like a quiet notebook DESIGN MindTrack uses serif typography for questions and a warm, calm palette. It's intentionally not a busy app - open it, answer, close it. Built with iOS in mind: Liquid Glass tabs, native notifications. PRIVACY Your entries never leave your device. There's no account, no sync, no telemetry. We literally cannot read your data - there's no server. Privacy: https://melihoztu.github.io/mindtrack-privacy-policy/ Terms (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
focus.music and MindTrack are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. focus.music sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MindTrack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | focus.music | MindTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dulcetta | Melih Ramazan Oeztuerk |
In-app purchases
focus.music
- Focus Music Monthly$4.991 Month
- Focus Music Yearly$39.991 Year
MindTrack
- MindTrack Pro$0.991 Month
- MindTrack Pro Yearly$8.991 Year









