Comparison

TimeBox Focus vs NoteCraft

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

Head to head
About

TimeBox Focus

Features
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TimeBox Focus helps you plan your day using simple time buckets. Create time blocks for different activities like work, side projects, learning, or rest. Start a timer for any bucket, pause it at any time, and switch to another bucket when your focus changes. Features: β€’ Create multiple time buckets in a 24-hour day β€’ Start, pause, and switch timers easily β€’ Track how much time you spend on each activity β€’ Simple, distraction-free design TimeBox Focus is built to help you stay mindful of where your time goes.

About

NoteCraft

Features
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NoteCraft is where your ideas feel at home. Capture a fleeting thought, draft a long read, plan your week or keep a journal β€” and watch it become something clean, organized and truly yours. WRITE BEAUTIFULLY A calm, focused editor with real power under the hood. Select any text to make it bold, italic or strikethrough; add headings, bulleted and numbered lists, checklists you can tick off, quotes, code blocks, tables, links and images. Markdown lovers feel instantly at home β€” everyone else just taps the toolbar. A WRITING PARTNER, BUILT IN Stuck on a line? Let the built-in AI step in. Polish your wording, expand a rough note or trim a long one, fix grammar, shift the tone, continue where you left off, pull out the key points, or turn a paragraph into a clean to-do list β€” all without leaving the page. ORGANIZED, EFFORTLESSLY Give notes a splash of color, pin the ones that matter to the top, and star your favorites for quick reach. Sort everything with colorful tags, switch between a grid and a list, and find anything in a heartbeat β€” search your whole library or hunt for a word inside a single note. Archive what's done, and a trash holds deleted notes in case you change your mind. NEVER LOSE A WORD Your work is saved as you type, and version history quietly keeps your earlier drafts, so you can look back or restore one anytime. Switch on cloud backup to keep everything safe and in sync across your devices β€” start on one, finish on another. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS Lock the app behind your face, fingerprint or passcode, so a quick glance never opens your notebook. Your writing stays private and entirely in your hands. SHARE IT YOUR WAY Send a note as plain text, export a clean PDF, or hand off a Markdown file β€” whatever the moment needs. Open NoteCraft and start with a single line. Everything else has room to grow. Subscription terms: NoteCraft offers an optional auto-renewing subscription. The price and billing period are shown in the app before you confirm. It renews automatically for the same period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime from your app store account. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getflutterapp.web.app/notecraft/privacy.html

Screenshots

TimeBox Focus4 screens
NoteCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeBox Focus at none against NoteCraft's 3. TimeBox Focus also leads on ads (none vs shown). NoteCraft's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence and device support 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

Both are free to download. NoteCraft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TimeBox Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeBox Focus ships an update weekly, NoteCraft every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
TimeBox Focus versus NoteCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeBox FocusNoteCraft
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.214.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKalpit PantεΊ†ιΈΏ ζž—

In-app purchases

None

TimeBox Focus

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NoteCraft

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Β· Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Β· Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Β· Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is TimeBox Focus free?
TimeBox Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoteCraft free?
NoteCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeBox Focus or NoteCraft have ads?
NoteCraft shows ads; TimeBox Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, TimeBox Focus or NoteCraft?
TimeBox Focus ships an update weekly, and NoteCraft every 11 days. Most recently, TimeBox Focus was updated on October 31, 2026 and NoteCraft on October 31, 2026.

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