Comparison

Stackbox vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Stackbox

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Stackbox is a read-it-later app that helps you save web pages, articles, blog posts, social media links, and YouTube links, then organize them for comfortable reading later. Found something you want to read but don’t have time right now? Save it to Stackbox and keep your links neatly collected for later. You can also manage RSS feeds in Stackbox. Add RSS feeds from your favorite blogs, news sites, magazines, and websites, and check new posts in one place. If you find something you want to revisit, you can bookmark it from your feed. Saved links are cleaned up for a better reading experience. Stackbox reduces ads and unnecessary elements, turning pages into a focused reading view. Adjust the theme and font size to create a reading environment that feels right for you. Highlight important passages and add notes as you read. You can translate English or foreign-language articles, and save content for offline reading. Organize saved articles with tags and categories. Use search to quickly find links, articles, and blog posts you saved before. With iCloud sync, your reading stays up to date across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can continue naturally from any device. Stackbox was built to help you do more than just save good content. It helps you come back to it, read it properly, and keep it useful. Recommended for people who: Save articles, blog posts, news, social media links, or YouTube links often Want an RSS reader or feed reader to follow posts from their favorite sites Want to bookmark and organize things to read later Like highlighting important passages and taking notes while reading Want to translate foreign-language articles or save content for offline reading Want to continue reading across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud sync Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://equal-starflower-cc6.notion.site/Stackbox-30658b41d1748030ac22db17505f979d?source=copy_link

About

Focus Timer

Features
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A Pomodoro focus timer for study and work. Block selected apps, settle into cabin white noise and take a virtual flight across Earth. Flight Pomodoro turns completed focus sessions into boarding passes you can collect. Choose your destination, print a ticket and take off when you are ready. FIND A JOURNEY FOR YOUR TIME Pick your departure and destination or discover flights by focus time. Time-scaled mode keeps longer journeys longer. You can also match a session to the estimated flight duration provided for a route. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS, BUILD YOUR CABIN Choose apps to block while you study, work or read. Set the mood with cabin ambience and flight-inspired sounds. App blocking requires Screen Time permission. Haptics are available on supported devices. WATCH YOUR FOCUS CROSS THE EARTH Follow your aircraft over detailed continents, oceans, clouds, day and night. The camera tracks your flight, and you can rotate and zoom the globe to explore. PRINT YOUR BOARDING PASS Start with a paper-printing animation at the top of your device. On iPhones with Dynamic Island, the animation connects to the island. Printing a ticket and starting a flight are separate, so you decide when to take off. COLLECT THE TIME YOU COMPLETED Finished flights become boarding passes in your album. Complete a flight with app blocking maintained to receive your first passport stamp at that arrival airport. Turn the pages and zoom in to explore your collection. KEEP A JOURNAL OF YOUR FOCUS Review focus time, add journey notes and look back on your week. Export your records or save an encrypted backup file to restore later. ONE APP PURCHASE. EVERY FEATURE INCLUDED. No additional in-app purchases or subscriptions. Explore every available destination, keep adding album and passport pages, choose from three album designs, four cabin soundscapes and five app icons, and save your focus environments. Existing users also receive every feature when they update. Each page holds eight items, with new pages added as your collection grows. Flights and boarding passes are virtual experiences for focus. Flight Pomodoro does not issue real airline tickets, book flights or track live airline operations.

Screenshots

Stackbox4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stackbox at Free against Focus Timer's $2.99. Focus Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Stackbox is free to download; Focus Timer costs $2.99 up front. Stackbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stackbox ships an update every 4 days, Focus Timer every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Stackbox versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStackboxFocus Timer
PriceFree β€” better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYunJae JeongSnapWorks Lab

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stackbox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stackbox free?
Stackbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stackbox or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Stackbox nor Focus Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stackbox or Focus Timer?
Stackbox ships an update every 4 days, and Focus Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Stackbox was updated on September 24, 2026 and Focus Timer on September 24, 2026.

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