Focus Aura vs Study Smart Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Aura
This app gamifies focus sessions by growing virtual plants. Stay on task to cultivate a beautiful garden, or lose focus and watch your plants wilt. It offers social features to focus with friends and tools to block distracting apps.
- Gamified focus sessions with virtual plant growth
- Social focus sessions with friends
- App blocking for distractions
- Customizable Pomodoro cycles
- Collectible rare seeds and plants
- Progress tracking and weekly reviews
- Widgets and Live Activities integration
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Turn focus into a habit you actually look forward to. Focus Aura makes deep work feel rewarding โ and beautiful. Plant a seed, start a focus session, and watch it grow into a stunning plant every time you stay on task. Lose focus, and your plant wilts. A gentle nudge to keep going. FOCUS WITH FRIENDS Add friends with a personal invite link or code. See your focus week next to theirs, spot who is focusing right now, and cheer them on mid-session. Friends see your time and your level โ never your tasks. A STUNNING SPACE TO FOCUS We obsessed over every detail. A calm dark interface, soft glowing animations, and a living garden that's a genuine pleasure to open. Focus Aura doesn't just track your time โ it makes the experience feel like a tiny moment of calm in your day. THREE FOCUS MODES Strict โ leave the app and your plant dies. Maximum discipline. Lenient โ step away for up to 15 seconds. Real life, with stakes. Ambient โ pure focus, no penalties. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Social media, games, news โ choose what steals your attention and Focus Aura locks it for the session. Apps unlock on their own the moment the session ends. Built on Apple's Screen Time: we never see which apps you picked โ your list stays on your device. REAL POMODORO CYCLES Set your session and break lengths, choose how many sessions come before a long break, and let the app keep the rhythm for you. COLLECT BEAUTIFUL PLANTS Earn coins as you focus, then spend them in a gorgeous shop: Rare seeds across five rarity tiers โ from Common to Legendary A Seed of the Month, available only while the month lasts Each plant beautifully rendered, with its own name and story Ambient sounds: Rain, Forest, Ocean, Cafรฉ, Fireplace, Space Color themes: Cyberpunk, Solar Flare, Dark Matter, and more A GARDEN THAT NEEDS YOU Water your plants once a day for bonus coins. Walk away mid-session and your plant wilts โ it comes back to life with your next finished session. BUILD STREAKS, STAY CONSISTENT Keep your daily streak alive with at least one focus session a day. Save it with a Streak Freeze when life gets busy. TASKS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Create focus tasks for work, study, sport, or reading. Set session goals, make them recurring, and earn bonus coins on completion. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Beautiful insights show your weekly focus, best streaks, and the times of day you focus most. Every Sunday, a Weekly Review sums up what changed โ plus AI-powered analysis of your productivity. FITS THE REST OF YOUR PHONE Lock screen and home screen widgets, tinted with your plant's own colors Live Activities and the Dynamic Island keep the timer one glance away โ with buttons to end a session or a break Focus is logged as mindfulness minutes in Apple Health UNLOCK FOCUS AURA PRO Go further with Pro: 2ร coins on every session + bigger streak bonuses (up to +50%) Expand your garden from 2 to 6 active plots Higher chance of rare, epic & legendary seeds Custom session lengths (5โ180 min) & unlimited tags AI productivity insights + full session history Exclusive plants, premium themes & 50% off music Free automatic Streak Freeze Block any number of apps and whole categories No daily coin cap (free users: 500/day) Pro is available monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial. Plant your first seed today. Your garden โ and your focus โ start now. Terms of Use (EULA): https://focusaura.app/terms.html
Study Smart Timer
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Study Timer โ Pomodoro Focus Timer for Deep Work Boost your productivity with a clean, distraction-free Pomodoro timer. Alternate between focused work sessions and short breaks to stay sharp all day. โ Key Features โข Pomodoro Timer - Auto-cycle through Focus / Short Break / Long Break phases - Swipe up or down to quickly adjust session length - Keep Screen On option to prevent display sleep โข Focus Statistics - Today's total focus time and completed session count - Daily / Weekly / Monthly statistics with graphs - Focus breakdown by custom tags - Streak tracking for consistent habits โข Tag Management - Create custom tags for subjects or projects - Personalize with icons and colors โข Ambient Sounds - 6 background soundscapes: Rain, Night Cafe, Nature, White Noise, Forest, Ocean โข Personalized Settings - Customize focus duration, break length, rounds, and daily goal - Light / Dark / System theme - 4 color themes: Teal, Rose, Indigo, Amber - Full Korean and English language support โข Session History - View and manage your complete focus session history No sign-in required ยท Fully offline ยท Banner ads included (AdMob) ยท No server-side data collection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Study Smart Timer at none against Focus Aura's 2. Focus Aura's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Focus Aura sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Study Smart Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focus Aura ships an update monthly, Study Smart Timer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Aura | Study Smart Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Freemium | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitri Rosca | INSEOK CHOI |
In-app purchases
Focus Aura
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Study Smart Timer
No in-app purchases









