Things take time vs Friendly Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Things take time
This app helps you track habits, routines, and personal metrics to visualize compounding progress over time. It displays multiple trackers simultaneously to reveal patterns and understand your growth. Designed for ease of use, it focuses on making tracking effortless and insightful.
- Track any habit, routine, or metric
- View multiple trackers side-by-side
- Visualize monthly progress at a glance
- Intuitive and effortless tracking design
- Detailed analytics for pattern recognition
- Privacy-focused with on-device data storage
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Good things take time. Real progress is built through small things done consistently — it won’t feel like much, until it does. Things take time is an app for tracking what matters, the small things, and seeing how they compound over time. KEY FEATURES • Track anything From habits and routines to personal metrics, notes, and daily actions — build trackers that fit your life, not the other way around. • See everything side by side Most apps show one tracker at a time, which hides the bigger picture. This one shows them all together so you can see patterns across your month. • Your month at a glance See how small things add up across your month, so you can stay consistent and notice real progress. • Built for ease of use Tracking should feel effortless. Everything is designed to be fast, simple, and intuitive. • Understand your patterns Detailed analytics for every tracker to help you uncover trends and better understand your progress over time. • Privacy first Your data stays on your device or in your iCloud. Nothing is collected, and nothing is tracked. Progress is often invisible in the moment. Things take time was built to make it visible — by showing how small things add up over time. Terms & Privacy: https://github.com/chesterhow/things-take-time/blob/main/terms-privacy.md
Friendly Focus
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Meet Casey—a well-traveled suitcase who has finally found somewhere to call home: a charming old hotel that has seen better days. Restoring it is a lot of work, and Casey is easily distracted. That’s where you come in! When you focus, Casey gets to work repairing and decorating the hotel. Complete your session to earn rewards and unlock new decorations — but stop early, and Casey may start twiddling his thumbs again. Perfect for studying, working, chores, or anything else you’ve been putting off. Features: - Focus timers for work, study, and everyday tasks - Deep Focus Mode to block distracting apps - Pomodoro-style breaks to help you recharge - Rewards for completing focus sessions - Decorations to unlock and use throughout the hotel - New rooms to restore and make your own - Progress that grows with every completed session Focus with Casey, rebuild the hotel, and create a place that finally feels like home—one session at a time. Privacy Policy: https://lockinblocker.app/friendlyfocus/privacy Terms of Use: https://lockinblocker.app/friendlyfocus/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Friendly Focus at 16.0 against Things take time's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Things take time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Friendly Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Things take time ships an update weekly, Friendly Focus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things take time | Friendly Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chester How | SEBASTIAN OLTEDAL THORP |
In-app purchases
Things take time
- Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
- Things take time + Lifetime$34.99
Friendly Focus
- Friendly Focus Pro Weekly$8.997 Days
- Friendly Focus Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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