Comparison

Focus Town vs Promise

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

Head to head
About

Focus Town

Features
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Focus Town helps you beat procrastination, protect your attention, and make meaningful progress—one focused session at a time. Whether you are studying, working, reading, planning, or completing a personal project, Focus Town gives you a calm and practical structure for getting started and staying consistent. Create your focus plan, choose a routine, organize your tasks, block distractions, and follow your progress—all from one thoughtfully designed app. YOUR PERSONALIZED FOCUS PLAN Tell Focus Town what you want to accomplish and how you prefer to work. Your personalized plan helps you choose a realistic focus rhythm and begin without overthinking. FOCUS TIMERS THAT FIT YOUR DAY Choose a quick session, follow a Pomodoro-style rhythm, start a longer Deep Work block, or create a custom timer with your preferred focus and break lengths. FOCUS ROUTINES FOR DIFFERENT GOALS Choose from routines designed for different kinds of work, including studying, deep work, creative projects, deadline sprints, morning focus, and desk recovery. You can also create custom routines that match your schedule and working style. PLAN WHAT MATTERS Create tasks, set priorities and due dates, and decide what deserves your attention next. View upcoming work in a simple calendar and start a focused session for the task you choose. DISTRACTION SHIELD Protect your focus by selecting distracting apps and websites to restrict while your timer is running. Focus Town helps you stay with the task you chose until the session is complete. HELPFUL REMINDERS Build a more consistent routine with optional notifications, including: • Daily focus reminders • Scheduled focus-block reminders • Focus session completion alerts • Break completion alerts You stay in control of which reminders you receive. HEALTHIER, MORE INTENTIONAL BREAKS Recover between sessions with gentle suggestions for movement, stretching, posture resets, breathing space, and other short activities designed to help you return refreshed. SEE YOUR MOMENTUM Turn progress into encouragement—not pressure. • Track focused minutes • Review completed sessions • Follow your daily goal • Build and maintain streaks • Explore weekly focus trends • Discover your strongest focus patterns FOCUS TOWN PREMIUM Upgrade to Focus Town Premium to unlock more ways to personalize and improve your routine, including: • The complete focus-routine library • Custom focus timers • Custom focus routines • Advanced progress insights • Smart healthy breaks • Focus sounds • Additional tools for specialized work and study sessions A CALMER WAY TO GET THINGS DONE Focus Town is more than a Pomodoro timer. It brings together focus sessions, task planning, distraction protection, healthy breaks, reminders, routines, and progress tracking in one calm experience. You do not need a perfect day or endless motivation. Choose one task, start one focus block, and let small sessions build meaningful momentum. Start your next focus session with Focus Town. Focus Town is a productivity and wellbeing tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focuscoach.lovable.app/privacy

About

Promise

This app helps you reduce screen time and digital distractions with playful app blocking and focus routines. It features a cute companion that keeps you accountable, offering gentle warnings before blocking access to distracting applications.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Reduce screen time
  • Set app limits
  • Focus routines
  • Soft warnings before blocks
  • Track screen time and usage
  • Build healthier phone habits
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Social media apps are designed to keep you scrolling. Promise helps you reduce screen time with playful app blocking, focus routines, and a cute companion who keeps you accountable. Set limits for distracting apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, games, or any app you want to use less. When you try to open a blocked app, Promise gives you a gentle pause before you continue. You can take a short break — or break your promise and watch your companion’s happiness drop. Promise is more than a screen time tracker or app blocker. It makes screen time control feel personal, visual, and motivating. Features: • Block distracting apps • Reduce screen time and doomscrolling • Set app limits and focus routines • Get soft warnings before hard blocks • Break the heart to unlock apps intentionally • Track screen time, phone pickups, and app usage • Build streaks and healthier phone habits • Choose cute companions like Whiskers, Mochi, or Capy Perfect for: • Reducing phone addiction • Spending less time on social media • Staying focused while studying or working • Building better digital wellbeing habits • Turning app blocking into something you actually care about Make a promise. Protect your companion. Take back your screen time.

Screenshots

Focus Town4 screens
Promise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Promise at none against Focus Town's 4. Promise also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Focus Town's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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 Town sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Promise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Town ships an update every 3 months, Promise every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Focus Town versus Promise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TownPromise
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNadia BaroutjiJAKUB ELIAS

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Focus Town

Subscriptions3
  • FocusCoach Premium - Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • FocusCoach Premium - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • FocusCoach Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
None

Promise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Town free?
Focus Town is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Promise free?
Promise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Town or Promise have ads?
Neither Focus Town nor Promise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Town or Promise?
Focus Town ships an update every 3 months, and Promise every 3 days. Most recently, Focus Town was updated on October 26, 2026 and Promise on October 24, 2026.

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