Comparison

Dot vs Focus King

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

Head to head
About

Dot

This AI assistant learns your habits to perform tasks across your apps. It offers privacy-first design, working locally on your device. Choose from various AI providers, including offline options, and create custom skills for personalized automation.

Highlights
  • Learns user habits and preferences
  • Creates custom skills for app automation
  • Controls smart home devices
  • Manages reminders and calendar events
  • Sends messages and emails
  • Supports multiple AI providers (Claude, Kimi, Apple Foundation)
  • Privacy-first, on-device processing
Features
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Dot is a powerful personal AI assistant built for your iPhone. Tell it what you need and it gets it done — securely right on your phone. Dot is special because it can learn from you and for you. Need something done in one of your apps? Dot will create a skill to get it done. What can Dot do? - Control your smart home — turn on the lights, lock the front door, adjust the thermostat - Manage reminders and calendar events — schedule meetings, set to-dos, check what's coming up - Send messages and emails — compose and send without switching apps - Play music — queue up a playlist on Apple Music or Spotify - Create notes — jot down ideas hands-free - Learn new skills by creating shortcuts Privacy-first by design Your conversations and data are only stored on your device. Dot works through your existing apps and Apple Shortcuts — no accounts or cloud services required. Extensible and intelligent Dot learns your preferences and remembers context across conversations. Need something new? Just ask — Dot can generate custom skills on the fly by creating new shortcuts tailored to your request. Fully transparent and accessible to you at all times. Choose your AI Choose your provider. Dot supports Claude, Kimi, and on-device Apple Foundation Models. Pick the one that fits your needs — including fully offline options for maximum privacy. Premium Subscription Details: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off, by going to iTunes Subscriptions after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.emotioncomputer.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.emotioncomputer.com/privacy-policy

About

Focus King

Features
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Focus King turns your focus sessions into battles for your kingdom. Choose an enemy, name your quest, set your battle length, and stay focused until the timer reaches zero. Win battles to earn gold, build your realm, grow your streak, and unlock new milestones. MAKE FOCUS FEEL LIKE A GAME • Battle distractions with focused timer sessions • Choose from quick presets or set a custom duration • Earn gold for completed battles • Upgrade your kingdom and unlock castle styles • Build streaks and track your total focus time • Unlock titles, achievements, and profile milestones MORE REASONS TO RETURN • Complete Daily Decrees for extra rewards • Take on multi-day Chain Quests • Fight a Weekly Boss with every successful focus minute • Climb seasonal ranks and earn end-of-season rewards • Compare your progress on global and weekly leaderboards WANT A HARDER CHALLENGE? Activate Siege Mode for higher rewards. Victory pays more, but defeat can break your streak. TRACK YOUR CONQUEST Review your battle history, recent activity, wins and losses, defeated enemies, achievements, and long-term focus progress from your Profile. Focus King is built for studying, deep work, reading, writing, coding, chores, or any task that deserves your full attention. Start a battle. Defeat distraction. Build your kingdom.

Screenshots

Dot4 screens
Focus King4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dot at none against Focus King's shown. Focus King's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Dot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Focus King sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot ships an update every 2 weeks, Focus King weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Dot versus Focus King: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotFocus King
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (42 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmotion ComputerLars Ghezzi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dot

Subscriptions2
  • AI Assistant Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • AI Assistant Premium$19.991 Month
1 purchases

Focus King

One-time1
  • Focus King Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus King free?
Focus King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot or Focus King have ads?
Focus King shows ads; Dot does not.
Which is updated more often, Dot or Focus King?
Dot ships an update every 2 weeks, and Focus King weekly. Most recently, Dot was updated on November 5, 2026 and Focus King on October 28, 2026.

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