Comparison

Focus City vs Focustown

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

Head to head
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Focus City

Features
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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

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Focustown

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Can't stop reaching for your phone? Turn your focus into something you can watch grow. FocusTown is a gamified deep-work timer: every focus session you finish earns coins that build a cozy pixel town, block by block. Stay off your phone, and a tiny hamlet slowly becomes a thriving city. Pay once and it's yours forever โ€” no subscription, no ads, and nothing about you is ever collected. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a focus session โ€” Pomodoro-style or a custom length. 2. Put your phone down and do the work. 3. Earn coins for every session you complete. 4. Spend them to build and upgrade houses, libraries, parks and more. WHY YOU'LL STICK WITH IT โ€” See your progress: abstract "focus time" becomes a town you can actually look at and feel proud of. โ€” Build real habits: streaks and gentle momentum keep you coming back, day after day. โ€” Calm by design: no social feeds, no attention-grabbing notifications, no endless scroll. โ€” Your data stays yours: the app collects nothing. Nothing to leak, nothing to sell. โ€” Pay once: unlock everything with a single one-time purchase โ€” never a subscription. FEATURES โ€” Flexible focus timer for work, study, reading, writing or mindfulness. โ€” A cozy town builder with unique, beautifully styled buildings to collect and arrange. โ€” Clear statistics: track daily, weekly and monthly focus trends. โ€” Ambient sounds to help you settle in and block out distractions. WHO IT'S FOR Students revising for exams, remote workers fighting distraction, writers chasing flow, and anyone who wants to reclaim their attention โ€” without renting their tools by the month. Plant your first building today and watch FocusTown grow. Questions or ideas? Reach us through the support link on our App Store page.

Screenshots

Focus City4 screens
Focustown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focustown at 13.0 against Focus City's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus City sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Focustown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Focus City versus Focustown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus CityFocustown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size67 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas TimmermanALEXANDAR VINCENT PAULRAJ

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Focus City

Subscriptions2
  • Focus City Premium$2.991 Month
  • Focus City Premium$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • 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
1 purchases

Focustown

One-time1
  • Unlock Focustown Premium$2.99

Questions

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

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