Comparison

Loop Focus vs Underway

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

Head to head
About

Loop Focus

Features
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a minimal focus timer that helps you build deep work habits โ€” without the noise. Start a session, pick a tag, and focus. Loop runs quietly in the background, tracking your time through the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. When you're done, your session is saved automatically. - Simple by design : No Pomodoro pressure. No forced breaks. Just a clean timer that stays out of your way and lets you work at your own pace. - Tags for every kind of work: Create custom tags โ€” Study, Work, Exercise, Reading, or anything else. See exactly where your time goes. - Stats that actually mean something: Weekly and monthly charts show your focus patterns at a glance. - Built for your rhythm: Night owl? Set a custom day boundary (e.g. 3 AM) so your late-night sessions count toward the right day. - Always within reach: Live Activity, Home Screen widget, Apple Watch companion app. - iCloud sync: Your sessions sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud. Start a session on your iPhone, check your stats on another device โ€” everything stays in sync.

About

Underway

Features
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Underway tracks every package, parcel, and order you're waiting on โ€” in one clean, unified list. Add a tracking number (or scan a barcode), and Underway auto-detects the carrier and follows it to your door. 900+ CARRIERS, ONE LIST USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Amazon, PostNL, DPD, GLS, Evri, Royal Mail, Colissimo, and 900+ more worldwide. Paste a number, scan a barcode, or share-to-import from any app โ€” Underway figures out the carrier for you. DELIVERY DAY, FRONT AND CENTER On the day it's out for delivery, Underway puts a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can glance at where your package is without opening anything. Home and Lock Screen widgets keep every delivery one tap away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Underway never reads your inbox. No Gmail scraping, no mailbox access, no selling your shopping history. Your parcels live on your device. That's it. NO ADS, EVER. No banner ads. No selling your data. Underway Premium gives you live tracking with automatic status updates, delivery alerts, Live Activities + Dynamic Island, and Home and Lock Screen widgets. Choose yearly, weekly, or a one-time Lifetime purchase and never see a renewal. EVERYTHING YOU GET - One unified list of every shipment, across every carrier - A clear status timeline for each parcel, from label to doorstep - Auto carrier detection from the tracking number - Barcode and QR scanning - Share-to-import from Mail, Messages, Safari, or any store app - On-device notifications for movement, out-for-delivery, and delivered - Live Activities + Dynamic Island on delivery day - Home and Lock Screen widgets - Available in 16 languages WHY UNDERWAY Most trackers want your inbox or bury you in ads. Underway does neither. It's a fast, private, beautifully simple way to answer one question โ€” "when does it arrive?" โ€” and then get out of your way. Download Underway and track your first parcel in seconds. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Loop Focus4 screens
Underway4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Underway sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Loop Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Loop Focus versus Underway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop FocusUnderway
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoungshin SonOday Maleh

In-app purchases

None

Loop Focus

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Underway

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

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

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