Comparison

Focus Garden vs CapyFocus

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

Head to head
About

Focus Garden

Features
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Plant your focus. Grow your discipline. Focus Garden is a Pomodoro-style focus timer wrapped in a calming garden world. Start a session, and a plant grows. Build a streak. Watch your garden expand. Three lush biomes, smart streak shields, and a Lock Screen widget that keeps you in the zone, even when your phone is in your pocket. Built for students cramming for finals, writers chasing deadlines, professionals fighting distraction, and anyone who would rather grow a small forest than scroll one more time. WHY FOCUS GARDEN Three Garden Biomes Mystic Grove (free), Sun Oasis, and Monsoon Canopy. Each biome has its own plants, palette, and ambience. The plants you grow are saved per biome, so your garden grows in three different worlds at once. Wall-Clock Timer Lock the phone, switch to music, take a quick call. Your session keeps going. We track real time, not screen time, so the moment you start is the moment that counts. Streak Shield (Premium) One slip should not undo a month of consistency. Premium gives you a daily shield that protects your streak when life gets in the way. Use it when you need it. Let it stack when you do not. Detailed Insights (Premium) A 12-week activity heatmap, hour-of-day breakdown, week-over-week comparison, and a per-biome time split. See exactly when you do your best work and where your time really goes. Custom Alarm Sounds Pick from four hand-picked tones, including Garden Bell, Forest Whisper, Morning Dew, and Twilight Chime, that play when your session completes, even with the app fully closed. Live Activity Widget (iOS 16.1 and later) Your active session lives on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with a live countdown, plus Pause, Resume, and Cancel buttons right there. No more unlocking just to check the timer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your biome. 2. Set the duration, from 1 to 240 minutes. 3. Tap Start. A plant begins to grow. 4. When the alarm rings, the plant joins your garden. Build a streak. Watch your heatmap fill in. Premium unlocks the streak shield and detailed insights to keep you going. PRICING Focus Garden is free forever in Mystic Grove. Premium unlocks the other two biomes, the streak shield, and detailed insights. Weekly: 1.99 USD per week. Monthly: 2.99 USD per month. Annual: 19.99 USD per year, which is about 1.66 USD per month and a 50 percent saving over Monthly. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings, then your name, then Subscriptions. PRIVACY-FIRST No accounts, no emails, no ads. Your focus history is stored only on your device. We do not sell your data. Ever. Privacy Policy: https://www.zenbyte.app/focus-garden/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://www.zenbyte.app/focus-garden/terms-of-service.html A NOTE FROM US Focus Garden is a productivity companion, not a clinical or medical tool. Streaks, shields, and insights are motivational gamification, not diagnostic or scientifically validated measurements. Made with care by ZenByte. Questions or feedback: support@zenbyte.app

About

CapyFocus

This app uses a focus timer to help you concentrate, rewarding completed sessions with in-game currency. Use these rewards to build and customize a charming capybara town. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with customizable themes and privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Calm and friendly focus timer
  • Virtual capybara town building
  • Progress tracking with in-game currency
  • Customizable light and dark themes
  • Privacy controls for data
  • Offline progress storage
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Lock In Focus Effortlessly. Turn focused minutes into a cozy capybara town. Choose a timer, focus without distractions, and watch your capybaras get to work. Completed focus time earns carrots and capsules. Open capsules to reveal town tiles, place them on your board, and press and hold any placed tile to move it. FEATURES • A calm, friendly focus timer • A free Work board for every player • Visible progress through carrots, capsules, and town tiles • Permanent capybara friends • Capsule upgrades • Light and dark appearance options • No account or in-app advertising • Privacy controls for analytics, diagnostics, and attribution • Progress stored on your device and in your private iCloud storage Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Garden4 screens
CapyFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Garden at none against CapyFocus's shown. Focus Garden also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). CapyFocus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Garden sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and CapyFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Garden ships an update every 6 weeks, CapyFocus every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Garden versus CapyFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus GardenCapyFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZENBYTE DIJITAL TEKNOLOJILER LIMITED SIRKETIFishEye Interactive

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Garden

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$19.991 Year
3 purchases

CapyFocus

Subscriptions2
  • CapyFocus Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • CapyFocus Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • CapyFocus Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Focus Garden free?
Focus Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CapyFocus free?
CapyFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Garden or CapyFocus have ads?
CapyFocus shows ads; Focus Garden does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Garden or CapyFocus?
Focus Garden ships an update every 6 weeks, and CapyFocus every 2 days. Most recently, Focus Garden was updated on October 12, 2026 and CapyFocus on October 10, 2026.

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