Comparison

Focus Island vs Focus Hotel

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

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About

Focus Island

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Build a beautiful island by focusing in real life. Focus Island is a calm, cozy focus app where every completed session helps your island grow. Trees appear, paths take shape, the cabin slowly comes together, the dock stretches farther into the water, and warm lanterns begin to glow. This is not just a timer. It is a small world that becomes more alive each time you return to it. Focus Island is designed to feel warm, quiet, and rewarding. Less stress. More presence. With Focus Island, you can: - start focus sessions quickly and simply - choose a duration and category for each session - watch your island evolve over time - follow gentle stats for sessions, minutes, and streaks - choose between different island moods and themes - switch between day, dusk, and night in the island view The app is made for people who want: - a calm focus companion - a softer alternative to classic productivity tools - visual rewards instead of pressure - a place that feels good to open, even for a short moment Three focus sessions are included so you can try the experience first. After that, Focus Island Premium unlocks continued sessions and lets your island keep growing. Focus Island does not require an account in the MVP, and your progress is stored locally on your device. A little focus, a little more life. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Focus Hotel

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Focus Hotel gives your focus somewhere to go. Start a focus session and distracting apps are locked away until it ends. Complete it to earn Focusines, the currency you can spend on furniture, new outfits and, eventually, entirely new rooms. Most productivity apps ask you to be disciplined. This one gives you something to show for it. HOW IT WORKS • Choose how long you want to focus, then start. • Distracting apps stay blocked for the entire session. • Finish and earn the full reward. Cancel and earn nothing. No lecture, no broken streak, no guilt. • Spend what you earned in the store, then place every piece yourself, tile by tile. • Keep focusing and the hotel opens up: a living room, a kitchen and a bedroom of your own. YOU'RE NOT FOCUSING ALONE Other people's rooms are real places you can visit. See who is focusing right now, what they're working on and how far into their session they are. Say hello. Start your own session from their room and sit together while you both work. It's the quiet company of a library, on your phone. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • No sign-up. No account, email or password. Open the app and you're in. • Works offline. Focusing, earning and decorating never require a connection. • Nothing is rented. Every piece you buy stays yours. • A world, not a dashboard. Cozy pixel art you actually want to look at. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Track minutes focused, sessions completed and your completion rate: the number that shows whether you're getting better at staying focused. ABOUT APP BLOCKING Deep Focus uses Apple's Screen Time controls to keep selected apps blocked while a session is running. You grant permission once, you can say no, and focus sessions still work without blocking. Focus Hotel is free. Focusines are earned by focusing. You can also buy them if you'd rather furnish your hotel faster. Build a room worth coming back to. Terms of Use: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jesuscallejadev/Focus-Hotel/refs/heads/main/TermsOfUse

Screenshots

Focus Island4 screens
Focus Hotel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Island at none against Focus Hotel's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Focus Hotel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Focus Island asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Focus Island versus Focus Hotel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus IslandFocus Hotel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPatrick LindborgJesus Calleja Rodriguez

In-app purchases

None

Focus Island

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Hotel

One-time3
  • 300 Focusines$1.99
  • 900 Focusines$4.99
  • 2000 Focusines$9.99

Questions

Is Focus Island free?
Focus Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Hotel free?
Focus Hotel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Island or Focus Hotel have ads?
Neither Focus Island nor Focus Hotel shows ads.

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