Comparison

Focus Grove vs Focus To

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

Head to head
About

Focus Grove

Features
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Focus Grove is a calm focus timer for study and deep work. Every session earns XP that grows your own cozy desk grove — plants, stationery and decor that unlock as you make real progress. No accounts. No signups. Your sessions, XP and stats stay on your iPhone. FOCUS YOUR WAY • 15, 25, 50 and 90-minute sessions — or Flow, an open-ended timer that counts up until you finish • Deep Work, Study Session and Quick Task modes • Tag each session (Maths, Coding, Reading…) to see where your focus goes • Automatic short and long break prompts • Sessions keep their time even if the app is closed ALWAYS IN VIEW • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you focus • Home Screen widgets for your streak, today's focus and the next desk unlock • Lock Screen widgets for a quick glance GROW YOUR DESK GROVE • Earn XP for every completed session • Unlock 24 collectible desk items, from a mini cactus to a zen garden • Desk themes: 1 free, 3 with Pro • No leaderboards, no punishments, no spammy notifications SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Daily streaks and total focus time • Weekly charts and a yearly heatmap • Focus time by tag, this week and all time • Share a card of your streak and desk with friends PRIVATE AND YOURS • Works offline, even in airplane mode • All data is stored on your device; back it up to Files or iCloud Drive and restore it on a new phone • The free version shows occasional ads from Google AdMob. You choose your ad privacy settings, and Pro removes ads completely. FOCUS GROVE PRO — PAY ONCE Try Pro free, then unlock it with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. • 2-hour preset and custom timers up to 3 hours • Ambient sounds: rain, forest, ocean, river, fire and café • 3 extra desk themes • No ads Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus To

Enhance your deep work with a beautifully designed Pomodoro timer. Features include customizable sessions, breathing exercises, live widgets, and detailed statistics to build focus habits. Available in multiple languages and across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Breathing exercises
  • Live widgets for Home Screen and Lock Screen
  • Detailed focus statistics and heatmap
  • Multi-language support
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Turn deep work into a daily habit. A beautifully crafted Pomodoro timer with breathing exercises, live widgets, and detailed stats — everything you need to build unbreakable focus, in one app. Available in 39 languages. No subscriptions, ever. POWERFUL FOCUS TIMER Start a session in seconds. Choose from four timer styles — Classic Ring, Dual Ring, Flip Clock, and 7-Segment LED — and make every session feel like yours. Set custom work and break durations, then let the timer guide your flow. BREATHING COACH Reset your mind between sessions. Box Breathing is included free. Unlock four more science-backed techniques with Pro to calm nerves before exams, energize before creative sprints, or wind down after a long day. YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR APP The app speaks your language — 39 of them, from English and Español to 日本語, العربية, हिन्दी and 中文. Choose yours on first launch with no need to change your phone settings, and switch anytime. Right-to-left layouts are fully supported. 13 BEAUTIFUL THEMES Five free themes to get started. Eight Pro themes for those who want their timer to match their mood, setup, or time of day. Every theme is designed to look great on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. LIVE EVERYWHERE Track your session without opening the app. Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, Dynamic Island, and Live Activities keep your timer always one glance away. STATS THAT MOTIVATE See your progress at a glance. Track your streak, review your focus score, explore your heatmap, and journal your reflections — all in one place. Understanding your patterns is the first step to improving them. FOCUS ZONES Tag every session as Work, Study, Creative, Health, Reading, or Other — then see exactly where your hours go with per-zone analytics. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Start, pause, and monitor sessions right from your wrist. Works standalone or synced with your iPhone. Extended runtime keeps your timer running even when your wrist drops. WORKS ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. iCloud sync keeps your stats, settings, and journal entries up to date everywhere. Pick up right where you left off, on any device. SIRI SHORTCUTS Say "Start my focus session" and go. Create custom Siri Shortcuts to launch a specific Focus Zone hands-free. PRO — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER A single, one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. Unlock everything below, plus every future Pro feature. What you get free: • Full Pomodoro timer with the Classic Ring style • 5 themes • Box Breathing • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Dynamic Island and Live Activities • Streaks and core stats • Apple Watch app • iCloud sync • Siri Shortcuts • All 39 languages with in-app language picker What Pro adds: • 8 additional themes • 3 timer styles — Dual Ring, Flip Clock, and 7-Segment LED • 3 duration picker styles — Card, Orbit, and Minimal • Focus Zones with per-zone analytics • 4 advanced breathing techniques • Focus journal • Detailed heatmap and focus score • Every future Pro feature Questions or feedback? Reach out — every message is read. Privacy Policy: https://focustimebreaker.web.app/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Supplemental Terms: https://focustimebreaker.web.app/terms Support: https://focustimebreaker.web.app/support

Screenshots

Focus Grove4 screens
Focus To4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus To at none against Focus Grove's shown. Focus To also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Focus Grove sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Focus To sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Grove ships an update every 7 months, Focus To every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Grove versus Focus To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus GroveFocus To
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwaminathan LMd Khaled Hasan Manna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Grove

One-time1
  • Focus Grove Pro$1.99
1 purchases

Focus To

One-time1
  • Focus DNA Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Focus Grove free?
Focus Grove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus To free?
Focus To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Grove or Focus To have ads?
Focus Grove shows ads; Focus To does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Grove or Focus To?
Focus Grove ships an update every 7 months, and Focus To every 2 months. Most recently, Focus Grove was updated on October 31, 2026 and Focus To on November 8, 2026.

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