Just Start vs Focable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Start
This app helps individuals overcome task initiation challenges with ADHD-friendly focus sessions. It offers customizable timers, AI-powered task breakdown, virtual body doubling, and ambient soundscapes to enhance concentration and productivity.
- Customizable Pomodoro timers
- AI task breakdown
- Virtual body doubling
- Live Activities & Dynamic Island integration
- Lock screen widgets
- Ambient soundscapes
- Evolving focus garden
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The task is big. Your first step doesn’t have to be. Just Start helps you begin the task you keep putting off. Describe what feels hard to start, find one small action, and take it into a short focus session. MAKE THE FIRST STEP SMALLER Ask the app’s AI for a concrete first step for your own task. Still feels like too much? Ask for a smaller action. If AI is unavailable, you can write your own step or use the timer directly. START WITH TWO OR FIVE MINUTES Begin a short session without answering a survey. Pause when you need to. Longer focus and break presets are available when you want more time. SUPPORT WHEN YOU WANT IT Choose visual timers and ambient sounds. Pro adds more sound options, mixing, and optional AI check-ins. These check-ins are automated messages, not a live person working beside you. KEEP A LITTLE MOMENTUM See your focus history and progress. Return to a recent task or use a routine for something you do regularly. Optional account sync is available; an account is not required to start. START FREE The free app includes up to three focus sessions and three AI task requests per day, core progress tools, and three ambient sounds. Pro adds unlimited focus sessions and expanded support. AI requires internet access and is subject to service limits. PRIVACY The timer and local progress work offline. When you request AI help, your task and relevant context are sent through our server to our AI provider. Optional account sync sends account and synced app data to our cloud service. Read the privacy policy before sharing sensitive task information. APP LANGUAGES Choose in Settings: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, Italiano, Nederlands, 日本語, Polski, 한국어, 繁體中文, العربية, Bahasa Indonesia, हिन्दी. PRO OPTIONS Monthly: $4.99 USD. Annual: $29.99 USD billed yearly. Existing lifetime purchases remain valid and can be restored. Local prices and terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Just Start is a productivity tool, not a diagnosis or treatment for ADHD. Privacy: https://getjuststart.app/privacy Terms: https://getjuststart.app/terms
Focable
This app helps users break down overwhelming tasks into small, manageable steps with AI-powered guidance. It offers a "body double" feature to keep users focused and a companion that grows with their progress, without shame for missed days.
- AI-powered task breakdown
- Companion "body double" feature
- Progress tracking without shame
- Customizable coach intensity
- Voice or text input
- Lock Screen Live Activity countdown
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Focable is the ADHD-friendly focus coach that turns "too much" into tiny, doable steps, with a companion who grows every time you show up. Say what you're stuck on, out loud or typed. Focable's AI coach breaks it into small steps with honest time estimates, a first step you can do in two minutes, and a plan that's saved so you can come back anytime. TOO MUCH? WE SHRINK IT. "Clean my whole apartment" becomes five small steps with real time estimates and a projected finish time. Big lifelong goals get honest treatment: a first session, not a fake 20-minute miracle. NEVER FOCUS ALONE Start a "Do it with me" session and your companion sits with you while a wall-clock timer counts down (it keeps perfect time even if you switch apps). A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen. NO STREAKS. NO SHAME. Miss a day? Nothing resets. Ever. Your companion just waits, and greets you warmly when you come back. Focable counts the days you showed up, and that number only goes up. SHOW UP. WATCH IT GROW. Your companion levels up from a seedling to a blooming sprout as you finish real steps. Earn coins with every step and spend them on outfits: hats, glasses, scarves, and color themes. A COACH THAT MATCHES YOUR BRAIN Choose your coach intensity, from a single gentle nudge to more frequent check-ins. Reminders are warm and task-specific, never guilt-trips. MORE - Voice or text input - Copy any plan with one tap - Daily habit nudges for long-term goals (toggle per goal) - Light and dark themes - Works fully without an account FOCABLE PRO Unlimited breakdowns and coach features. $9.99/month or $59.99/year. One honest price, cancel anytime in a tap. No trial traps. Focable is a productivity tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or provide medical advice for ADHD or any condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focable.yiribaai.com/privacy Terms: https://focable.yiribaai.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Focable at every 5 days against Just Start's every 11 days. Just Start's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Just Start sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Focable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Just Start against 5.0 for Focable. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Just Start ships an update every 11 days, Focable every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just Start | Focable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Estus Holdings LLC | Yiriba LLC |
Customer experience
Just Start
Focable
In-app purchases
Just Start
- Just Start Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Just Start Pro Annual$29.991 Year
Focable
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99








