Comparison

Endura vs Focus Fold

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

Head to head
About

Endura

This app gamifies study sessions by using a focus timer that hatches endangered animals. Completing study goals allows users to collect and care for virtual animals, with options to donate to wildlife conservation. It offers progress tracking and study tips.

Highlights
  • Gamified study timer
  • Hatch endangered animals
  • Personalize virtual sanctuary
  • Donate to WWF
  • Progress tracking
  • Study tips feed
Features
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Endura is the study app that makes focus feel like something worth fighting for. Set your timer, watch your egg come alive on screen, and stay in the app — because the moment you try to leave, Endura reminds you: your egg won’t survive without you. When time’s up, crack it open. Inside is a rare, real-world endangered animal, released into your personal sanctuary to roam, rest, and grow your collection. Features: ∙ STUDY TIMER — Choose your subject, set a timer, and focus. Our distraction-free timer keeps you motivated with gentle reminders — leave early and your egg might not make it. ∙ HATCH ENDANGERED ANIMALS — Every completed study session hatches a new endangered species — from Amur Leopards to Pangolins. Nickname them, learn about their conservation status, and build your sanctuary. ∙ PERSONALISE YOUR SANCTUARY — spend Eco-Credits on accessories and decorations (yes, your panda can wear a party hat) ∙ PROTECT REAL WILDLIFE — Donate directly to WWF conservation projects from inside the app. 100% of donations go to protecting habitats and endangered species worldwide. ∙ Progress Tracking — weekly, monthly, and subject-by-subject breakdowns with visual charts ∙ Global Leaderboards — compete with friends, classmates, and students worldwide ∙ Animal Study Tips Feed — scroll through unconventional, actually useful, research-backed study tips delivered by your animals ∙ To-Do Lists & Badges — stay organised and get rewarded for every milestone Endura took what makes social media impossible to put down — streaks, leaderboards, collections, social comparison — and redirected it somewhere that actually matters. Built by a 16-year-old IB student who believes her generation can truly change the course for endangered species. Endura is youth-led, free to use, and designed to make every study session count. Download Endura. Hatch your potential. Instagram: endura.eco

About

Focus Fold

Features
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Focus Fold is a calm, minimal Pomodoro timer for deep work, studying and getting into a flow state — without the clutter. Pick a session length, press start, and let Focus Fold handle the rest. Work in focused sprints, take short breaks, and build a daily focus streak that keeps you coming back. FOCUS TIMER THAT FITS YOUR DAY • Classic 25-minute Pomodoro sessions, or choose 5, 10, 15, 45 or 60 minutes • Start, reset or skip with one tap • Clear, distraction-free countdown so you can stay focused DAILY FOCUS GOAL & STREAKS • Set a daily goal and track your sessions • Earn XP and keep your Focus Fire streak alive • See how many minutes you focused this week STICKY TASK NOTES • Jot down your top tasks right next to your timer • Check them off as you finish each deep work sprint CALM SOUNDS & MOTIVATION • Optional meditative sounds to help you settle in • Fresh motivational quotes to keep you going BEAUTIFUL, MINIMAL DESIGN • Choose a theme: Sunrise, Midnight or Meadow • Designed for iPhone, simple and aesthetic PERFECT FOR • Students studying for exams or doing homework • Developers, writers and creators doing deep work • Anyone fighting procrastination or trying to stay focused, including people with ADHD Small focused sprints create big results. Download Focus Fold and start your first session today.

Screenshots

Endura4 screens
Focus Fold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Endura at none against Focus Fold's shown. Endura also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Endura ships an update fortnightly, Focus Fold every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Endura versus Focus Fold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnduraFocus Fold
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAseem MunshiPlayful Souls

In-app purchases

None

Endura

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Fold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Endura free?
Endura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Fold free?
Focus Fold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Endura or Focus Fold have ads?
Focus Fold shows ads; Endura does not.
Which is updated more often, Endura or Focus Fold?
Endura ships an update fortnightly, and Focus Fold every 2 months. Most recently, Endura was updated on October 31, 2026 and Focus Fold on October 28, 2026.

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