FocusScore vs StudyIn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusScore
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The only study app that watches your eyes. FocusScore tracks your gaze direction, head angle, and posture through your front camera — then scores your focus from 0 to 100 in real time. No wearable needed. No self-reporting. Just turn on the camera and study. Every other focus app uses a timer. FocusScore uses computer vision. WHY FOCUSSCORE IS DIFFERENT Other study timer apps count minutes. FocusScore measures actual concentration. Our AI detects when your eyes wander, your posture slumps, or drowsiness sets in — and reflects it in your score instantly. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a session and allow camera access 2. AI analyzes gaze direction, head angle, and posture in real time 3. Your FocusScore (0-100) updates live on screen 4. After each session, review your focus vs. distraction timeline 5. Track daily, weekly, and monthly trends KEY FEATURES • Real-time gaze tracking and posture analysis via front camera • Live 0-100 FocusScore with S/A/B/C/D grading • Focus vs. distraction color-coded timeline • Pomodoro timer (25/5 min) and custom duration timer • Daily, weekly, monthly trend graphs • Calendar heatmap showing your study consistency • Study streak tracking for motivation • Subject tagging per session 100% ON-DEVICE PRIVACY All analysis runs entirely on your iPhone using Apple Vision framework. Camera frames are never stored, transmitted, or recorded. Only numeric scores sync to the server. No facial recognition. No biometric identification. Your camera data never leaves your device. SUBSCRIPTION FocusScore Pro unlocks unlimited sessions, weekly trends, and detailed insights. • Pro Monthly: Billed monthly • Pro Annual: Billed annually (save 33%) • Includes 7-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://jimmypark1.github.io/focusscore/privacy Terms of Service: https://jimmypark1.github.io/focusscore/terms
StudyIn
This app helps students prepare for standardized tests by blocking distracting applications. Users answer exam-specific questions to earn back screen time, reinforcing learning through retrieval practice and adaptive difficulty.
- App blocking for distracting applications
- Exam-specific practice questions
- Adaptive difficulty levels
- Mastery tracking for study topics
- Study and casual modes
- Exam countdown and session history
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StudyIn is an SAT/ACT app blocker designed specifically for students preparing for the Digital SAT/ACT. Block distracting apps like TikTok and Instagram, study, then pass Math or Reading & Writing questions to earn your screen time back. Unlike ordinary screen-time blockers, StudyIn combines app blocking with exam-specific questions, adaptive difficulty and mastery tracking. Block distracting apps, study, then prove you've studied by answering questions that are subject-specific and are the type that actually appear on your exam. Pass? You've earned your screen time! Guilt-free scrolling, and no more nagging feeling in the back of your head. Fail? No more coddling, your future is at stake here. Get back to studying and come back once you know your stuff. You can talk yourself into fifteen more minutes. You can't talk yourself into knowing the answer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that have you scrolling for hours. 2. Customise a study session to fit your needs. 3. Actually do some studying (this one is on you). 4. Answer questions from your real syllabus and see if you've earned access to your apps. 5. Pass, and your apps open for a set window. Enjoy your break. Fail, and the shield stays up. There is no negotiating here. A question doesn't care how tired you are or how much 6. you deserve a break. 7. Get back to studying. Repeat this pattern and see a healthy habit form. 8. Ace your exam! 9. Delete StudyIn or use us for your next exam. THE QUIZ IS THE STUDYING This is the part people don't expect. Twenty years of research on retrieval practice found that testing yourself beats rereading and highlighting, which are the two things almost everyone does (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006). Are you starting to get it? The thing standing between you and that dopamine hit is also the thing improving your score. Now you are training yourself to WANT to study. WHAT'S INSIDE - An OS-level shield on any app you choose, built on Apple's Family Controls framework, so it holds across the whole device instead of inside one app. - Questions from real syllabuses: SAT Reading & Writing, SAT Math, ACT Mathematics, ACT English & Reading. - Adaptive difficulty across four levels. Questions get harder as you improve, and the ones you got wrong come back until you have them locked down. - Per-module mastery tracking, so you can see which topics are costing you marks. - Different modes. Study mode for exam season, interval-gated. Casual mode for maintenance, with lives and a daily unlock budget. - An exam countdown, full session history, and a study companion that reacts to how the session is going. WHY IT COSTS What makes this study system work is the questions we put in front of you at quiz time. Too easy, and you don't learn anything. Too hard, and you lose motivation to study. That's why we use a difficulty-adaptive algorithm built on thousands of past-paper questions. This ensures concepts you have learnt are being reinforced, while also pushing the limits of your understanding. Private SAT tutoring runs $45 to $400 an hour. A year of StudyIn costs less than one of those hours and will help you build a study structure across your entire independent study. Unlike a generic free blocker, StudyIn will actually make you study. Psychological research and behavioural economics studies show time and time again that people who pay for a product, service, or program exhibit stronger commitment, completion rates, and perceived value compared to those who receive the same item for free. By paying, you are making a commitment to yourself about your intentions for studying. StudyIn is a subscription with weekly, monthly and annual plans. There is no free version and no ads. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, and you are not charged if you cancel before it ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StudyIn at none against FocusScore's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. FocusScore sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. StudyIn asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FocusScore | StudyIn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JunSoft Mobile Inc. | Pierce Duffy |
In-app purchases
FocusScore
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
StudyIn
No in-app purchases





