Comparison

Deep Work Timer vs Productivitism

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

Head to head
About

Deep Work Timer

This app gamifies deep work sessions by allowing users to build and manage a virtual startup. Earn in-game currency, unlock rewards, and collaborate with others in shared virtual offices to stay focused and productive.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions
  • Virtual startup building
  • App and website blocking
  • Network collaboration
  • Customizable virtual office
  • Scheduled focus sessions
Features
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Stop scrolling. Start shipping. FocusCorp is a focus timer, app blocker, and productivity game built for founders. Turn deep work into visible progress: complete focus sessions, earn in-game cash, and grow your virtual startup one focused block at a time. MEET YOUR CO-FOUNDER Meet Bob, your virtual co-founder. Start a focus session and your office gets to work. Stay focused to complete challenges, hire employees, unlock rewards, and build a company that reflects the work you put in. BUILD YOUR FOCUS SYSTEM - Run flexible deep-work and Pomodoro-style focus sessions - Block distracting apps and websites using Apple Screen Time controls - Create scheduled sessions and app time limits - Build streaks and complete daily challenges - Earn in-game cash without artificial XP systems - Unlock furniture, decorations, employees, and office upgrades - Create your own founder character - Customize a virtual office that grows with your progress FOCUS WITH YOUR NETWORK Create or join a Network for your startup, fund, hacker house, or founder community. - Compete in weekly Network and global standings - See when members are online or actively focusing - Enter a shared cowork office with your founder character - Focus alongside other Network members - Decorate and expand your shared cowork space together MADE FOR PEOPLE BUILDING SOMETHING Whether you are shipping an MVP, writing, designing, fundraising, or working through your next difficult task, FocusCorp makes focused time feel meaningful. This is not another checklist. It is a focus game where showing up builds something. Your company will not build itself. Start the timer and get back to work. Terms of Use: https://focuscorp.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://focuscorp.app/privacy

About

Productivitism

Transform your real-life goals into a charming 16-bit RPG. Divide your ambitions into distinct characters, turn habits into quests, and use cozy focus modes to enhance productivity. Track your progress with detailed analytics and stat-max your life.

Highlights
  • Customizable RPG characters for life roles
  • Habits and tasks as levelable quests
  • Cozy focus modes with ambient sounds
  • Detailed habit grids and focus analytics
  • XP and stat-maxing for real-life goals
Features
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Are you a jack-of-all-trades suffering from a constant identity crisis? You want to code, work out, read, and build a business—but your brain gets overwhelmed, and you end up doing nothing at all. Welcome to Productivitism, the ultimate life-maxxing tool that turns your real-life goals into a cozy, 16-bit RPG. Stop using boring to-do lists that punish you. Instead, treat your life like a sandbox game. By dividing your goals into distinct, levelable "Characters," Productivitism helps you cure decision paralysis, separate your skill trees, and finally get things done. BUILD YOUR REAL-LIFE PARTY Don't mix up your identities. Create custom pixel-art avatars for every role you play in life (e.g., The Developer, The Entrepreneur, The Athlete, or The Student). Customize their hair, outfits, and accessories to match their vibe! TURN HABITS INTO QUESTS Assign specific daily tasks and habits to each character. Check off your retro quest scrolls to earn XP and watch your characters level up. Stat-maxxing your life has never been this rewarding. COZY FOCUS MODE ADHD acting up? Enter the Focus Room. Sit your character down in a cozy pixel-art library, set your timer, and choose your ambient background noise (Rain, Interior, Fireplace). Stay in the zone and earn bonus XP for deep, undistracted work. TRACK YOUR LORE (ANALYTICS) Check your Party stats to see who is putting in the most hours. Review your beautifully designed habit grids, focus analytics, and daily streaks to see exactly where your time is going. Stop treating your goals like a boring checklist. Your life is a sandbox game. It's time to play it like one. Free during Early Access — download now and create your first character.

Screenshots

Deep Work Timer4 screens
Productivitism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Productivitism at free against Deep Work Timer's free with in-app purchases. Productivitism also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Deep Work Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Productivitism sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Deep Work Timer against 5.0 for Productivitism. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Work Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Productivitism every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Deep Work Timer versus Productivitism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep Work TimerProductivitism
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBuddy app, MBHieu Trinh

Customer experience

Deep Work Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Productivitism

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Deep Work Timer

Subscriptions5
  • FocusCorp Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Founder Offer1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • FocusCorp Annual1 Month trial$19.991 Year
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  • FIRSTPICK Exclusive7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • FOCUSCORP Exclusive1 Month trial$19.991 Year
11 purchases

Productivitism

One-time11
  • Beach Dusk Palette$0.99
  • Coffee Warmth Paltte$0.99
  • Candy Pink Palette$1.99
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  • Candy Kingdom Welcome$1.99
  • Pink Room Focus Scene$2.99
  • Candy Lover Bundle$4.99
  • Coffee Store Focus room$4.99
  • Coffee House Bundle$4.99
  • Beach Welcome Scene$7.99
  • Beach Escape Bundle$7.99
  • Founders Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is Deep Work Timer free?
Deep Work Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Productivitism free?
Productivitism is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deep Work Timer or Productivitism?
Deep Work Timer and Productivitism are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Deep Work Timer or Productivitism have ads?
Neither Deep Work Timer nor Productivitism shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deep Work Timer or Productivitism?
Deep Work Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Productivitism every 4 days. Most recently, Deep Work Timer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Productivitism on October 24, 2026.

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