Quote Focus vs Then
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Quote Focus
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Quote Focus is a focus timer for deep work and study β no fluff, no streaks, no engagement traps. Just the time you put in, with a daily attributed quote when you haven't started yet. Three modes: β’ Countdown β Set a duration and focus until it's done. β’ Stopwatch β Start and stop manually. No limit. β’ Cycle β Alternate focus and break intervals, Pomodoro-style. If you've tried Forest, Focus Keeper, Flora, or Focus Friend and wanted something quieter β without trees to grow or plants to kill β Quote Focus is built for that. Calm by design: β’ No ads, no analytics, no third-party tracking. β’ Time-sensitive notifications that break through Focus modes when a session ends. β’ Pause anytime β paused intervals are subtracted from active focus time, so totals reflect real work. β’ Full session history with a calendar-style day timeline. β’ Random attributed quote from authors like AtatΓΌrk, Mevlana, Marcus Aurelius, Steve Jobs, and Cal Newport β picked once per launch, in your language. β’ Light, dark, and system themes. β’ iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad. β’ 15 languages. Built for students, writers, designers, ADHD-friendly schedules, Pomodoro routines, and anyone who needs a clean way to put in focused hours. A simple alternative to FocusFlight, Opal, Study Bunny, and similar deep work apps. Privacy-first: your sessions live in your own iCloud account β nowhere else. No accounts. No login. No data sent anywhere. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Then
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"Then" keeps a short list - today, and only today. Finish a task, and add the next step. Your tasks quietly link into a path. The path keeps going until the work is done. When you're ready to think bigger, the paths climb toward your peaks β the long things you care about. - Today. Inbox. Peaks. - Tasks that connect. - One step at a time.
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Verdict
Quote Focus and Then are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Quote Focus | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burak Akyalcin | Oleg Gordieiev |
In-app purchases
Quote Focus
No in-app purchases
Then
No in-app purchases









