Focus wave vs RotStop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus wave
This app transforms your time management into a visual experience, helping you stay focused on studying, projects, or daily tasks. It offers a dynamic and adaptable approach to productivity beyond traditional timers.
- Visual time tracking
- Task management
- Customizable interface
- Study aid
- Project management
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Whether you are studying for exams, working on a side project, or just trying to manage your day, FocusWave turns your time into a visual experience. Say goodbye to boring clocks and hello to a productivity tool that adapts to your style.
RotStop
Manage your digital well-being with scheduled screen time limits and movement-based breaks. This app prioritizes your privacy with no accounts, ads, or tracking, keeping all data on your device.
- Scheduled screen time limits
- Movement-based breaks
- Health prerequisites
- No accounts required
- No in-app purchases
- No ads or tracking
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Control your screen time with schedules, limits, health prerequisites, and movement based breaks. No accounts, no purchases, no ads, no tracking — everything stays on your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus wave at every 2 weeks against RotStop's every 5 months. RotStop's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus wave against 5.0 for RotStop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Focus wave ships an update every 2 weeks, RotStop every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Focus wave | RotStop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franklin Park | Harkirat Bains |
Customer experience
Focus wave
RotStop
In-app purchases
Focus wave
No in-app purchases
RotStop
No in-app purchases
