Focus City vs FocusQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Focus City
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Focus City turns your focus time into a city on the real world map. Pick a spot anywhere on earth. Start a focus session. While you work, your territory grows around it. Finish the session and the land is yours. Lose focus and quit early? Your progress stops. Skip too many days and your territory starts shrinking. Stay consistent and your city keeps growing. Earn coins with every session and spend them on skyscrapers, landmarks, roads, parks and decorations to turn your territory into a city that is truly yours. HOW IT WORKS Choose your starting location, anywhere in the world Start a focus session when you want to get things done Watch your zone expand on the map while you stay focused Earn coins and spend them on buildings, roads and parks Come back daily to protect and grow your territory WHY FOCUS CITY WORKS Your progress is visible. Instead of an abstract streak counter, you see your focus time as real territory on a real map. Every session leaves something behind. Missing a day has consequences you can see: your city is at stake. FEATURES - Focus timer designed for deep work and study sessions - Your territory grows live on the map while you focus - Build your city with skyscrapers, landmarks, roads, parks and more - Customize your city colors and make it recognizable - Tag sessions (work, study, deep work, meditate) and see where your time goes - Statistics: daily and weekly focus time, streaks, level and area - Global, country and city leaderboards - Explore the map and discover cities built by others - No GPS needed: pick any spot in the world, your real location stays private - No account or sign-up required to start WHO IT IS FOR Students preparing for exams, professionals doing deep work, and anyone who wants to spend less time on their phone and more time on what matters. If streaks and forests stopped motivating you, defending a city might not. Your focus builds something. Start your city today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.focuscity.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.focuscity.app/privacy
FocusQuest
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Your focus timer is now an RPG. Start a session and your pixel-art hero sets off on a quest that lasts exactly as long as you stay focused โ every minute of real concentration moves them forward. FocusQuest turns the hardest part of deep work โ actually starting โ into the best part of your day. No guilt-trip charts. No streak-shaming. Just a quest board, a hero, and a world that grows a little every time you focus. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a quest from the daily board and set your timer. 2. Focus. Your hero adventures through scrolling pixel-art worlds while you work. 3. Finish and collect XP, gold, gear, and a longer streak. WHY YOU'LL ACTUALLY OPEN IT โข A focus timer you look forward to โ Pomodoro sessions reimagined as quests โข Real progression โ earn XP, gold, and armor every single session โข Level up a character that mirrors your focus habit, with no level cap โข Build daily streaks and see your whole focus history at a glance โข Five hand-crafted pixel-art worlds to journey through โข Calming soundscapes to drop into deep work fast โข Group quests โ focus side by side with friends in real time โข Works fully offline โ your focus shouldn't depend on a signal BUILT TO HELP YOU FOCUS, NOT DISTRACT YOU During a quest the world goes quiet: slow scrolling, nothing to tap, no noise. The game gets out of the way so you can do the work โ then celebrates you the moment you're done. NO PUNISHMENT, EVER Miss a day? Abandon a session? You never lose XP, gold, or gear you've already earned. FocusQuest only rewards you for showing up. MADE FOR Studying, deep work, writing, coding, reading, side projects, beating procrastination โ and anyone who's bounced off plain productivity timers. GOLD CARD MEMBERSHIP Go further with an optional Gold Card subscription: a monthly Guild Marks stipend, your complete focus history, daily perks, and the ability to host group quests. โข Monthly: $4.99 USD per month โข Annual: $39.99 USD per year (best value) FocusQuest is free to download and play. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at the time of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription by going to your Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://focus-quest.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://focus-quest.app/terms/ Start your first quest today โ your focus has never looked this good.
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Verdict
Focus City and FocusQuest are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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Both are free to download. Focus City sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FocusQuest sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Focus City | FocusQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Timmerman | Kaumon Aung |
In-app purchases
Focus City
- Focus City Premium$2.991 Month
- Focus City Premium$24.991 Year
- 100 Coins$0.99
- 300 Coins$1.99
- 1300 Coins$4.99
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- 3300 Coins$9.99
- 8000 Coins$19.99
- 23000 Coins$49.99
FocusQuest
- Gold Card โ Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
- Gold Card โ Annual Membership$39.991 Year
- Pouch of Guild Marks$1.99
- Satchel of Guild Marks$3.99
- Chest of Guild Marks$7.99
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- Vault of Guild Marks$16.99
- Dragon's Hoard of Guild Marks$34.99









