Comparison

Focus Easy vs GESTO

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

Head to head
About

Focus Easy

Features
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Focus Easy is a quiet launcher for iPhone. Pick the few apps you need, give them a page of their own, and open each with one tap. No badges, no icons calling for you, no account. Your apps in plain type The launcher shows your apps as big, plain names. Tap one and it opens. That's the whole idea. Contexts for your day Make a set of apps for each part of your day, such as Everyday, Work and Evening, and switch between them in a tap. Focus Easy can suggest the one that fits the time of day. A widget for a quieter Home Screen Put the Focus Easy widget on a Home Screen page of its own, in small, medium or large. Each widget follows your current context or shows one you pick. One app on the Lock Screen Add the One app widget beside the clock and reach the app you use most without hunting for it. Pick the app, or let it follow the first app of your current context. Works with Focus and Siri Pair the widget's page with an iOS Focus, and it's the only page you see while that Focus is on. Add the Focus Easy filter to a Focus, and Focus Easy switches to the right context, then back again after. Or say "Switch to Work in Focus Easy", and use the same action in Shortcuts automations. Any app Add the apps on your iPhone in a tap. Apps with no link, such as Phone or Camera, open through a shortcut you make once in the Shortcuts app, and Focus Easy shows you how. See what you reach for Usage counts the apps you open through Focus Easy over the last week. It doesn't read Screen Time, and the counts stay on your iPhone. Plain to look at Black type on a pale page, or pale type in Graphite or Black after dark. A single colored dot marks the context you're in, and the icon on your Home Screen takes the same color. A plain wallpaper in the widget's shade lets the list sit straight on the page. Private No account, no ads, no analytics and no network. Your apps, contexts and counts stay on your iPhone.

About

GESTO

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Draw a shape, and the app opens instantly. No more hunting through home screen pages. Open the drawing canvas from anywhere: AssistiveTouch, the Action Button, Back Tap, Control Center, or the Lock Screen. Works with about 270 popular apps and your own shortcuts. Available in English and Korean. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a gesture: pick an app or shortcut, then draw an easy-to-remember shape three times. 2. Open the canvas: use AssistiveTouch, the Action Button, or the GESTO control in Control Center or on the Lock Screen. 3. Draw: draw your saved shape and the app opens right away. OPEN FROM ANYWHERE • AssistiveTouch: tap the floating on-screen button once. • Action Button: press and hold to open the canvas. • Back Tap: double- or triple-tap the back of your iPhone. • Control Center and Lock Screen: add the "Gesto Canvas" control. • Shortcuts and Siri: "Open GESTO canvas" The in-app "Open from Anywhere" guide shows only the methods your iPhone supports, recommended ones first. OPENS WHAT YOU USE • About 270 popular apps for messaging, video, maps, shopping, finance, food delivery, AI, and more • Run your own shortcuts from the Shortcuts app by name. Apps that aren't in the list can be connected with an "Open App" shortcut. • Multi-stroke shapes are recognized, and GESTO warns you when a new gesture looks too similar to an existing one. MAKE IT YOURS • Adjust stroke width, stroke style, smoothing, and how long GESTO waits after you lift your finger. • Supports Dark Mode and larger text sizes. Contact: hebbianai@gmail.com

Screenshots

Focus Easy4 screens
GESTO4 screens

Verdict

The call

Focus Easy and GESTO are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Easy ships an update every 10 days, GESTO every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Focus Easy versus GESTO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus EasyGESTO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew StricklandHebbian AI Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Focus Easy

No in-app purchases

None

GESTO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Easy free?
Focus Easy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GESTO free?
GESTO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Easy or GESTO have ads?
Neither Focus Easy nor GESTO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Easy or GESTO?
Focus Easy ships an update every 10 days, and GESTO every 9 days. Most recently, Focus Easy was updated on November 5, 2026 and GESTO on November 6, 2026.

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