Comparison

FocusBox vs Air Fryer

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

Head to head
About

FocusBox

Features
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FocusBox is an AI-powered task planner and focus timer designed to help you stay productive, focused, and in control of your time. Plan tasks faster, reduce distractions, and build consistent focus habits using smart AI planning, immersive focus timers, and powerful productivity insights. AI TASK PLANNING Turn any goal into a clear action plan. Describe what you want to accomplish and FocusBox uses AI to generate structured, actionable tasks and subtasks in seconds. Use voice input or type — it's up to you. Perfect for daily to-do lists, study sessions, work projects, and long-term goals. FOCUS TIMER THAT KEEPS YOU IN FLOW Stay focused with a clean, distraction-free fullscreen timer. Choose from calming visual environments like beaches, cities, and sunsets to create your ideal workspace. Great for deep work, Pomodoro sessions, and time blocking. TASKS, PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION Organize tasks into projects with custom colors and backgrounds. Browse ready-made templates or build your own. See what matters most, track progress, and never miss a deadline. FOCUS SOUNDS & AMBIENCE Boost concentration with ambient soundscapes — rain, ocean waves, coffee shop, lo-fi, and more. Combine visuals and sound to stay in the zone longer. CONNECT YOUR FAVORITE TOOLS Import tasks from Todoist, Asana, Jira, ClickUp, and Notion. Sync events from Google Calendar or block time for your tasks directly on your calendar. PRODUCTIVITY STATS & STREAKS Track focus time, completed tasks, and daily streaks. Visual insights help you stay motivated and build better habits over time. TEAMS & COLLABORATION Create teams, invite members, and work together on shared projects and tasks. CUSTOMIZE YOUR WORKFLOW Set default task durations, enable celebration animations, autoplay the next task, and fine-tune sounds. Light and dark mode included. FLEXIBLE PLANS Start free with up to 5 tasks. Upgrade to Basic or Pro for unlimited tasks, AI credits, advanced statistics, and premium features. Try free for 7 days.

About

Air Fryer

This app transforms focus sessions into a visual cooking experience. Set a timer and watch your food cook, providing a tangible and engaging way to track progress. It's designed to be harder to ignore than traditional timers, making completion feel more rewarding.

Highlights
  • Visual cooking timer
  • Multiple food themes
  • Focus Mode
  • Background timing
  • Live Activity/Dynamic Island
  • Session statistics
  • Quiet achievements
Features
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Most timers are easy to ignore. This one isn't. Air Fryer: Visual Study Timer turns your focus session into something you can see cooking — set a duration, hit Start, and watch fries go pale, golden, crispy as the minutes tick down. When you're done, the basket slides out, confetti flies, and your stats update. Finishing a session finally feels like finishing a session. Built for students cramming for exams, designers in deep focus, writers who need a soft container for a draft, and anyone in the ADHD community who finds that a tangible, externalized timer is easier to actually use than a number on a screen. — Why visual? A glance at "23:14" tells you very little about how far you are or how long you have left. Your brain has to do the math. Visual timers skip that step — progress is just there, in the shape and color of something familiar. Easier to glance at, harder to ignore, and completion feels like an actual moment. — What's inside • A real-looking air fryer with stainless chassis, glass window, glowing coils, rising steam — built entirely in SwiftUI, no images, all live shapes • 1 to 180 minute sessions with handy presets: 25-min Focus, 50-min Deep Work, 90-min Exam Prep • Five food themes: French fries, chicken wings, cookies, donuts, roasted veggies • Five built-in soundscapes: white noise, rain, coffee shop, brown noise, and fireplace • Focus Mode — one tap hides everything except the fryer and the time • Background-correct timing: keeps perfect time when you lock your phone • Live Activity and Dynamic Island indicator • Local notification when your session completes • Statistics: total focus, current and longest streak, 7-day chart, 12-week heatmap • Five quiet achievements that unlock as you do the work — no streak guilt • iPhone and iPad, light mode and dark mode, adaptive layouts — Your data Your session history, achievements, and preferences live only on your device. JTR Labs never receives them. An occasional interstitial ad after a completed session keeps the app free; iOS lets you decline tracking and the app works exactly the same. Reset All Data wipes everything in one tap. Full details in the in-app Privacy Policy. — Not a medical device This is a focus tool, not a clinical product. Many people in the ADHD community find visual timers helpful in general, but that's an observation about a tool — not a medical claim. If you're working with a clinician, this app is one of many things you might find useful (or not). — Designed and built by JTR Labs A small independent studio. We design and build apps for focus, learning, and curiosity — quietly opinionated, free of dark patterns, made to be kept. Questions or feedback? hello@jtrlabs.com

Screenshots

FocusBox4 screens
Air Fryer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Air Fryer at none against FocusBox's 4. FocusBox's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. FocusBox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Air Fryer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusBox ships an update fortnightly, Air Fryer every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FocusBox versus Air Fryer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusBoxAir Fryer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoadFocus LTDJTR Labs LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FocusBox

Subscriptions4
  • FocusBox Basic$4.991 Month
  • FocusBox Pro$9.991 Month
  • FocusBox Basic Yearly$34.991 Year
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  • FocusBox Pro Yearly$109.991 Year
None

Air Fryer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusBox free?
FocusBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Air Fryer free?
Air Fryer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusBox or Air Fryer have ads?
Air Fryer shows ads; FocusBox does not.
Which is updated more often, FocusBox or Air Fryer?
FocusBox ships an update fortnightly, and Air Fryer every 3 weeks. Most recently, FocusBox was updated on October 25, 2026 and Air Fryer on October 25, 2026.

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