Focus Train vs Fade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Train
Enhance your focus with immersive railway journeys and ambient soundscapes. Track your progress like a travel log, unlock new destinations, and earn medals. This app offers a unique, atmospheric approach to productivity.
- Immersive focus journeys with satellite landscapes
- Ambient soundscapes (train, rain, ocean, forest)
- Gamified progress tracking and medal system
- Cinematic views (satellite map or window mode)
- Premium aesthetics with gesture-driven interface
- Privacy-focused local data storage
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Focus Train turns your productivity sessions into beautiful, scenic railway journeys. It is designed for students, deep workers, and dreamers who need an escape from distractions to find their flow. It has 3 primary features: - Immersive Focus Journeys: Transform your timer into a travel experience. Watch your train traverse real-world satellite landscapes as you work, with every minute bringing you closer to a new destination. - Ambient Soundscapes: Block out the noise with dynamic, high-quality audio environments. Choose from the rhythmic clatter of Train wheels, calming Raindrops, deep Ocean waves, or a peaceful Forest. - Gamified Progress: A tracking system that feels like a travel log. Record every trip in your history, track your total distance, unlock new stations, and earn medals as you master your focus. Cinematic Views: Switch between a detailed satellite map or an immersive "Window" mode to watch the world go by. Premium Aesthetics: A stunning, gesture-driven interface with liquid-glass effects, haptic feedback, and fluid animations. Privacy First: Your journey data and habits are stored locally on your device, respecting your privacy. Focus Train is a unique alternative to Forest, Flora, and generic Pomodoro timers for those seeking a more atmospheric and relaxing path to productivity! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Fade
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Fade is a minimalist note-taking app designed for quick thoughts that don’t need to live forever. Capture ideas, reminders, shopping lists, parking locations, photos, and voice notes instantly — then let them disappear automatically. Your notes and media stay only on your device and are never stored in the cloud. Choose how long your notes should stay: • 24 hours (Default) • 48 hours • 72 hours Unlike traditional note apps, Fade helps keep your phone clean by removing temporary content when you no longer need it. No gallery clutter. No forgotten recordings. No endless list of old notes. Features: • Fast and distraction-free note taking • Voice note recording • Temporary photo attachments • Automatically disappearing notes and media • 24h, 48h, and 72h expiration options • Local-only storage for better privacy • Clean and minimal interface • Designed for speed and simplicity Perfect for: • Shopping lists • Parking spot reminders • Temporary voice memos • Quick ideas and random thoughts • Daily short-term reminders Fade helps you capture what matters now without creating permanent digital clutter. Think it. Save it. Let it fade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fade at none against Focus Train's 2. Fade also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Focus Train sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Fade asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Focus Train | Fade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eloan Tourtelier | Murat Demirbas |
In-app purchases
Focus Train
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Yearly$17.991 Year
Fade
No in-app purchases
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