Comparison

Time in Focus vs Spread Planner

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

Head to head
About

Time in Focus

This app helps you organize your tasks and focus on what matters with timed work sessions and app blocking. Track your progress and build productive habits without pressure.

Highlights
  • Task planning and organization
  • App blocking for distractions
  • Timed focus sessions with breaks
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Calendar and heatmap visualization
  • Private and iPhone-only operation
Features
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I built Time In Focus for myself as much as for anyone. I kept sitting down to do real work and then watching an hour go somewhere else. The problem was never that I didn't want to focus — it was making my phone less distracting, and having something to show for my work. So I made the thing I needed: a quiet timer that holds the line I set, and a way to close the apps that pull at me before they get the chance. It doesn't do anything clever. It keeps time, holds the line you set, and shows you what you did. That's it. I use it every day. FOCUS SESSIONS Pick a 25-minute sprint for something small or a 45-minute block for deep work. When the session ends, a break timer gives you room to step back before the next one. Set a daily goal, keep a streak if streaks help you, and have something to look back at. FOCUS SHIELD This is the part I lean on most. Before you start, you choose the apps you don't want to reach for. Once the session begins, the shield holds them closed for the whole thing. The only way past it is to end the session — no “just five minutes.” It's not enforcement. It's a door you can close, and a reminder of what you decided when you sat down. The apps are still there when you're done; they just don't get you mid-session. TASKS Add what you're working on before or during a session and check things off as you go. When a stray thought shows up — and it always does — the parking lot catches it, so you can set it down and stay where you are instead of chasing it. FOCUS VISUALS & SOUND Turn the screen into something quieter to sit with. More than fifteen visuals — Aurora, Grid, and Glass among them — shift slowly as the session runs. Pair them with rain, a cafe, or lo-fi if quiet isn't your thing. WHAT YOU DID A weekly calendar, a daily session chart, and lifetime stats. Not a scoreboard — a receipt. The days you actually showed up, kept where you can see them. BADGES Small markers along the way, from your first ten sessions out to the far end. They're there if you like them, easy to ignore if you don't. THE SMALL STUFF A flip clock shows the current time, so you don't reach for your phone to check it Dark and light themes with accent colors you pick A home screen widget with today's progress at a glance A daily reminder, if you want one Works in portrait and landscape YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything lives on your device. No account to make, no tracking, no ads. I never see your sessions, and there's nothing to sell. Your focus is yours. GETTING STARTED The Planner and widgets are free — no account, nothing to sign up for. The focus timer, app blocking, Tracking, and Screen Time reports are part of Pro. New here? Your first month of Pro is free — nothing charged today, no pressure. After that, only if it’s earned a place in your day. I hope it helps you get real work done. — Selim Privacy Policy: https://seamlessmigration.ai/time-in-focus/privacy-notice/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Spread Planner

Features
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Spread Planner is a planner that shows your week and your handwritten notes as a two-page spread. - Opens like an A6 planner The inner display of iPhone Duo has almost the same proportions as A-series paper. Open it and your week sits on the left page and your notes on the right, just like an open A6 planner. Half-open it and the fold becomes the spine. Close it to see just today's page. - Your week on the left, handwriting on the right Type your plans for each day on the week page. Events from your iOS Calendar appear right on the lines (read only, never changed). Write by hand on the note page. - Choose your paper Lined and grid paper are free. Pro adds dot, blank, timeline and two-column paper, and you can pick a different paper for every week. - Monthly spread (Pro) See the whole month across two pages. Like a paper planner, the seven days span both pages, with monthly notes at the far right. Tap a day to jump to that week. - Works on regular iPhone and iPad On iPhone, flip between Today, Week, Notes and Month with the switcher at the top. Turn iPad sideways for the spread. - Night paper In Dark Mode the page turns to a softer "night paper". - Your writing stays on your device No account needed. Everything you write is stored only on your device and never sent anywhere. No ads. - Pricing Week pages, handwritten notes, lined and grid paper and calendar events are free. Spread Planner Pro (one-time purchase) unlocks the monthly spread and every paper type.

Screenshots

Time in Focus4 screens
Spread Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Time in Focus and Spread Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Time in Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Spread Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Time in Focus versus Spread Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime in FocusSpread Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeamless Migration AI LLCSANWA Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time in Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly1 Month trial$35.901 Year
1 purchases

Spread Planner

One-time1
  • Spread Planner Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Time in Focus free?
Time in Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spread Planner free?
Spread Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time in Focus or Spread Planner have ads?
Neither Time in Focus nor Spread Planner shows ads.

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