FocusValley vs Focustown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusValley
This app provides a shared virtual farm environment where users focus simultaneously on tasks. Grow virtual crops, earn in-app currency, and customize your avatar while blocking distracting applications. It offers a unique, gamified approach to productivity and focus.
- Shared virtual focus farm
- Gamified task completion
- In-app currency and rewards
- Avatar customization
- Distracting app blocking
- Pomodoro timer
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Focusing alone is hard. So don't. FocusValley is a live farm where everyone is focusing at the same time. Pick a crop, set your timer, and grow together. No chatting, no distractions. Just quiet company. YOU GROW WHEN YOU FOCUS Pick a crop. Start as a seed. Every minute you stay focused, you grow and earn coins and diamonds. YOU'RE NOT ALONE Everyone is here to focus and grow. Don't have to talk to anyone. You just know they're there. Invite your friends to grow side by side. Either way, you're not doing this by yourself. DRESS UP, STAND OUT, SHOW OFF Spend your coins and diamonds on hats, eyes, hand gestures, and rare skins. Every session gets you closer to something new. Mix and match however you want. Make it yours. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Block social media, games, anything that pulls you away. It uses Apple's Screen Time, so once you start, you can't undo it. NO SCROLLING ON YOUR BREAK Toss paper balls at your neighbors, see who's still going, then get back to it. ANY LENGTH COUNTS Staring at something you can't start? Promise yourself 5 minutes. Just getting warmed up at minute 25? Keep going. Either way, you grow. THE FARM IS ALIVE Tap the chicken or the dog. Shake the trees. This is your FocusValley. Explore it. WHY FOCUSVALLEY A new fun way to focus. FocusValley rewards you for showing up. Working around ADHD, studying for an exam, doing deep work, or just trying to put the phone down. Whatever brought you here, there's a spot for you. Privacy Policy: https://focusvalley.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://focusvalley.app/terms
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 — no subscription, no ads, and nothing about you is ever collected. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a focus session — 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 — See your progress: abstract "focus time" becomes a town you can actually look at and feel proud of. — Build real habits: streaks and gentle momentum keep you coming back, day after day. — Calm by design: no social feeds, no attention-grabbing notifications, no endless scroll. — Your data stays yours: the app collects nothing. Nothing to leak, nothing to sell. — Pay once: unlock everything with a single one-time purchase — never a subscription. FEATURES — Flexible focus timer for work, study, reading, writing or mindfulness. — A cozy town builder with unique, beautifully styled buildings to collect and arrange. — Clear statistics: track daily, weekly and monthly focus trends. — 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 — 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Focustown at every 5 days against FocusValley's every 2 weeks. Focustown also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. FocusValley sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Focustown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusValley ships an update every 2 weeks, Focustown every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusValley | Focustown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucid Hour | ALEXANDAR VINCENT PAULRAJ |
In-app purchases
FocusValley
- Carrot Skin$1.99
- Banana Tree Skin$1.99
- Green Asparagus Skin$1.99
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- Crazy Tomato Skin$1.99
- Orange Tree Skin$1.99
- Saffron Skin$2.99
- Pumpkin Skin$2.99
- Broccoli Skin$2.99
- Shine Muscat Skin$2.99
- White Truffle Skin$2.99
Focustown
- Unlock Focustown Premium$2.99









