Comparison

Focus Beast vs THEAX

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

Head to head
About

Focus Beast

Transform productivity into an adventure by setting focus timers and blocking distracting apps. Earn in-game rewards, upgrade tools, and compete with others while building focus habits for study, work, or personal growth.

Highlights
  • Focus timers and Pomodoro mode
  • Gamified rewards system (ore, coins)
  • App and website blocking
  • Pickaxe upgrades and boosts
  • Guilds and leaderboards
  • Streak and achievement tracking
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Block distractions. Mine rewards. Level up your focus. Focus Beast turns productivity into an adventure. Start a focus timer, mine ore, and build your way through an underground world — all while blocking distracting apps. - Set focus timers or use Pomodoro mode - Earn ore and coins for every session - Upgrade your pickaxe and unlock boosts - Block distracting apps during sessions - Join guilds and compete on leaderboards - Track streaks, stats, and achievements - Focus and level up Whether you're studying, working, or building a habit — Focus Beast makes every minute count. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://swiftmill.io/privacypolicy.html

About

THEAX

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THEAX turns what you want to achieve into a clear, defensible plan, and helps you actually follow through. Most goals fail at "where do I even start?". THEAX fixes that: • DISCOVER — A short conversation helps you find the real goal underneath the noise. • BLUEPRINT — THEAX designs a personalized week-by-week plan: the tasks, habits and focus that move you forward. • EXECUTE — Daily tasks and habits keep you moving. THEAX adapts the plan every week based on how you're actually doing. • ASK — A copilot for your plan: talk through a decision, adjust your week, or get unstuck, any time. Built for real life, not a generic checklist. THEAX reasons about your situation, your time, and your constraints, and keeps the plan honest as things change. Voice or text. English or Spanish. Your plan, your pace. Start with an 8-day full-access trial. Subscriptions (Basic, Pro, Elite) are available in the app as auto-renewable subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.theaxapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.theaxapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Focus Beast4 screens
THEAX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Beast at none against THEAX's shown. THEAX's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Beast sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and THEAX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Beast versus THEAX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus BeastTHEAX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB62 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperSwiftmillTHEAX INC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Focus Beast

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Focus Beast Yearly$59.991 Year
3 purchases

THEAX

Subscriptions3
  • Basic$29.991 Month
  • THEAX Pro$46.991 Month
  • THEAX Elite$64.991 Month

Questions

Is Focus Beast free?
Focus Beast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is THEAX free?
THEAX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Beast or THEAX have ads?
THEAX shows ads; Focus Beast does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Beast or THEAX?
Focus Beast ships an update weekly, and THEAX weekly. Most recently, Focus Beast was updated on October 31, 2026 and THEAX on October 31, 2026.

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