Comparison

Focustown vs StudentHub

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

Head to head
About

Focustown

This app offers a virtual study environment where users can connect with others globally. Choose from cozy settings like cafes or libraries to focus alongside real people in real time, fostering accountability and motivation for students and professionals.

Highlights
  • Cozy study environments (cafes, libraries)
  • Study with real people globally
  • Earn coins and customize character
  • Study with friends for accountability
  • Built-in focus timer
Features
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Study with people from all over the world in a cozy low poly environment. Focustown helps you achieve your dreams one focus session at a time. Pick your vibe — a cozy cafe or a quiet library — and join a server where you can sit next to real people studying in real time. Whether you're a student grinding for exams or a working professional tackling your next big project, you're never alone on your journey. FEATURES: • Cozy Study Environments – Choose between beautifully designed cafes and libraries to set the perfect study mood. • Study With Real People – Join servers and focus alongside others from around the world in real time. • Earn Coins & Customize – Complete focus sessions to earn coins and decorate your character with fun accessories. • Study With Friends – Start sessions with your real friends and hold each other accountable. • Focus Timer – A built-in study timer to keep you on track and make every session count. Focustown was built to inspire millions of students and working professionals — reminding them that they're not alone in their journey to make a dent in this universe. Your dreams are worth every focus session. Start yours today. Similar apps include: Forest, Focus Tree, Flora, or Study Bunny Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StudentHub

This app consolidates your academic life, including timetables, notes, tasks, files, and lecture recordings. It offers tools for creating flashcards, quizzes, and summaries, with features like on-device transcription and iCloud syncing across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Integrated timetable and calendar
  • Organized note-taking with formatting
  • Task management by subject
  • Infinite canvas for brainstorming
  • On-device lecture recording and transcription
  • Flashcard and quiz creation
  • Automated study material generation
Features
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Everything for school, in one place. StudentHub keeps your timetable, notes, tasks, files, flashcards, lecture recordings and study sessions in one app, so you stop jumping between five of them. No account. No sign-up. No ads. Open it and start. What's inside: Calendar: paste the iCal link from your school and the timetable fills itself. Notes: organised by subject, with formatting and highlights. Tasks: see what is due, and for which subject. Boards: an infinite canvas for sketching, images and sticky notes. Recordings: record lectures and turn them into text on your device. Flashcards and quizzes: build decks by hand, or from your own material. Studio: turn notes, files and lectures into summaries, flashcards and study questions. Focus, grades and files: timed sessions, your average with a goal calculator, and PDFs and scans kept with the right subject. From lecture to study material: Record the class. StudentHub transcribes it on your device, so it works without a connection and your audio never leaves your phone. Then use the transcript in Studio to make a summary, a set of flashcards or exam questions. Scan a page or photograph a slide, and Studio can use that too. What is free: Everything you make yourself: notes, tasks, decks, cards, quizzes, boards, focus sessions, grades and recording. No limits, no account, no ads. Two things use a study action: transcribing a recording, and one run in Studio. You get 3 free every month, and you can earn around 11 more by setting the app up. You can also buy 15 as a one time purchase. StudentHub Pro: Unlimited transcription, and unlimited generation of flashcards, quizzes, summaries and study questions. Everything else in the app is free for everyone. Works on all your Apple devices: iPhone, iPad and Mac, synced through your own private iCloud. One subscription covers every device signed in with the same Apple Account. Subscription: StudentHub Pro comes as 6 months or 12 months. Your local price is shown in the App Store before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings at any time. If you cancel, nothing you made is lost. Your notes, recordings and decks stay yours and stay readable. You only lose the Pro features until you subscribe again. Privacy: Your content lives on your device and in your own private iCloud. We have no server that receives it, and no ads. Transcription and generation run entirely on your device. We measure anonymous usage events, such as how many people record a lecture, and they never include your content. Terms of Use: https://getstudenthub.app/documents/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://getstudenthub.app/documents/privacy-policy Made by one person. Questions: hello@contact.getstudenthub.app

Screenshots

Focustown4 screens
StudentHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StudentHub at none against Focustown's shown. StudentHub also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Focustown's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (8.4K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Focustown sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and StudentHub sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StudentHub holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focustown has 8.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focustown ships an update daily, StudentHub every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focustown versus StudentHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocustownStudentHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.4K — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecond Round Inc.Aleksander Kjølberg

Customer experience

Focustown

All ratings8,431 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews963 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative13.0%

StudentHub

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

21 purchases

Focustown

Subscriptions6
  • Foucstown Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Foucstown Pro Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Foucstown Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Foucstown Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Foucstown Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Foucstown Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time15
  • Pocketful of Brown Beans$0.99
  • Pocketful Golden Beans$0.99
  • Purchase Coffee Boost$0.99
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  • Single Coffee Boost$0.99
  • Handful of Golden Beans$0.99
  • Sack of Golden Beans$2.99
  • Bag of Brown Beans$3.99
  • Bucket of Golden Beans$3.99
  • Super Boost Pack$3.99
  • Sack of Golden Beans$3.99
  • Bucket of Brown Beans$9.99
  • Cart of Brown Beans$9.99
  • Bucket of Golden Beans$9.99
  • Bucket of Golden Beans$19.99
  • Cart of Golden Beans$39.99
5 purchases

StudentHub

Subscriptions2
  • Semester Pro$19.996 Months
  • Yearly Pro$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 2 Credits$1.99
  • 5 Credits$2.99
  • 15 Credits$3.99

Questions

Is Focustown free?
Focustown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StudentHub free?
StudentHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focustown or StudentHub?
StudentHub is rated higher. Focustown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.4K ratings, while StudentHub averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focustown or StudentHub have ads?
Focustown shows ads; StudentHub does not.
Which is updated more often, Focustown or StudentHub?
Focustown ships an update daily, and StudentHub every 9 days. Most recently, Focustown was updated on October 24, 2026 and StudentHub on October 16, 2026.

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