Comparison

FocusKit vs STAKD Arcs

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

Head to head
About

FocusKit

This app uses a Pomodoro timer with unique features like front camera detection to ensure you stay focused. It can lock distracting apps and offers customizable focus sessions and detailed statistics to help you achieve your daily goals.

Highlights
  • Front camera focus detection
  • App blocking during sessions
  • Customizable focus and break lengths
  • Task-specific timers
  • Detailed focus statistics
  • Daily goal and streak tracking
  • Lock screen countdown
Features
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FocusKit is a Pomodoro study timer that keeps you honest. Step away from your desk and the session pauses. Start a session and every app except the ones you allow stays locked until it ends. STEP AWAY? THE TIMER PAUSES The front camera checks that you're still there. If it can't see you for 10 seconds (you choose 5–30), the session pauses and waits for you. Faces are detected on your device — nothing is recorded or uploaded, and you can turn it off anytime. STRICT MODE: BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS While a session runs, every app except the ones you allow stays behind a Screen Time shield. FocusKit never sees which apps you use. POMODORO, YOUR WAY Classic 25-minute Pomodoros or long deep-work blocks: set focus from 5 to 60 minutes and give each task its own length. With Pro, tune short breaks, long breaks and cycles too. A FOCUS TIMER FOR EVERY TASK Give each task a color, an icon, a focus length and a weekly goal, then pick it before you start. See exactly where your hours go. STATS THAT KEEP YOU GOING Day and week views with time by task. Pro adds month and year views, insights, a year heatmap and your full session history. Share your stats in one tap. DAILY GOAL & FOCUS STREAK Set a daily goal from 15 minutes to 8 hours and keep your streak alive. Every focused minute earns coins — spend them on streak shields for the days life gets in the way. FOCUS SOUNDS Thunder and white noise, plus rain, fire and coffee shop with Pro — seamless loops that start with every session. Pro lets you layer them. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A Live Activity shows the countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause and stop. Home Screen widgets and StandBy keep today's progress in view. BUILT FOR • Students preparing for exams and finals • ADHD brains that drift • Deep work, writing and coding • Anyone trying to put the phone down FOCUSKIT PRO Unlimited tasks (the free plan includes 3), month and year stats with insights, custom breaks and cycles, every widget, every sound and mixing, and iCloud backup & restore. Weekly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. No account needed. Daily reminders are optional. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/focuskit-terms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/focuskitprivacypolicy/home

About

STAKD Arcs

Organize habits, tasks, and personal stats into focused life chapters. Track progress with flexible scheduling, set task priorities, and log life statistics with visual charts. A minimal interface provides a clear overview of your consistency over time.

Highlights
  • Organize habits and tasks by life area (Arcs)
  • Flexible habit scheduling (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Task management with priorities and reminders
  • Track life stats with sparkline charts
  • Weekly, monthly, and yearly consistency views
  • Minimalist dark interface
Features
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Build the life you want — one arc at a time. STAKD Arcs organizes your habits, tasks, and personal stats into arcs — focused chapters of your life that you define. Whether you're training for a competition, building a side project, or just trying to drink more water, each arc keeps everything in one place. Track habits with flexible scheduling — daily, weekly, or monthly — and watch your streaks grow. Manage tasks with priorities, due dates, and reminders. Log life stats like your squat PR, savings, or weight over time with sparkline charts that show your trajectory. Pulse gives you the big picture. See your weekly checkmarks, monthly heat grids, and a full-year heatmap of your consistency. Every view answers the same question: am I showing up? What makes STAKD Arcs different: • Arcs group your habits and tasks by life area — not just a flat list • Chapters let you evolve an arc without losing history • Life Stats track anything with a number — manual entries, sparkline graphs, and progress over time • Pulse dashboard shows weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time views of your activity • Designed to be minimal and fast — dark interface, no clutter, no social features No ads. No accounts. Your data stays on your device. Privacy policy: https://monroyindustries.xyz/STAKD-Arcs/stakd-arcs-privacy.html Terms: https://monroyindustries.xyz/STAKD-Arcs/stakd-arcs-termsofservice.html

Screenshots

FocusKit4 screens
STAKD Arcs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FocusKit at none against STAKD Arcs's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. FocusKit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and STAKD Arcs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 FocusKit against 5.0 for STAKD Arcs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
FocusKit versus STAKD Arcs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusKitSTAKD Arcs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbbosjon MamadaliyevMonroy Industries, LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FocusKit

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Annual Plan$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • FocusKit - Lifetime$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$24.99
1 purchases

STAKD Arcs

One-time1
  • Early Supporter AccessFree

Questions

Is FocusKit free?
FocusKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is STAKD Arcs free?
STAKD Arcs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FocusKit or STAKD Arcs?
FocusKit and STAKD Arcs are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FocusKit or STAKD Arcs have ads?
STAKD Arcs shows ads; FocusKit does not.

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