Comparison

FocusValley vs FocusOrbit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Shared virtual focus farm
  • Gamified task completion
  • In-app currency and rewards
  • Avatar customization
  • Distracting app blocking
  • Pomodoro timer
Features
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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

About

FocusOrbit

Features
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Focus Orbit is an iPhone focus timer that turns your concentration time into a spaceflight experience. It includes two modes: “Custom Flight,” which works as a standard focus timer, and “Planet Roadmap,” where you advance from Earth to the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto as you accumulate focus time. One of the app’s strongest features is its “Mission Pass” boarding sequence before each session begins. Instead of simply tapping a start button, the user slides their mission pass to the right and physically feeds it through the on-screen scanner to authorize the flight. This makes the moment you begin focusing feel intentional, immersive, and memorable. Before each session, users choose their task, duration, and destination, then scan their mission pass to start the flight. Once the journey begins, the app avoids unnecessary interaction and lets users stay focused inside a calm, space-themed environment. After the session ends, the destination reached and focus record are saved to the flight log, making it easy to reflect on steady progress over time. In Planet Roadmap mode, focus time carries over continuously instead of resetting each time, allowing users to keep moving deeper into the solar system. Planets that can be landed on include landing, authorization, and liftoff sequences, while non-landable planets are passed through with flyby sequences, giving users a stronger sense of progress and achievement as they continue studying or working. Focus Orbit is designed to create immersion and a sense of momentum without losing the core purpose of a focus timer. It transforms studying, reading, creative work, and deep tasks into a quiet, cinematic journey through space.

Screenshots

FocusValley4 screens
FocusOrbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusOrbit at none against FocusValley's 10. FocusValley's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. FocusValley sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. FocusOrbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusValley ships an update every 2 weeks, FocusOrbit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FocusValley versus FocusOrbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusValleyFocusOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucid Hourkenshin miyamoto

In-app purchases

10 purchases

FocusValley

One-time10
  • 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
None

FocusOrbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusValley free?
FocusValley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusOrbit free?
FocusOrbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusValley or FocusOrbit have ads?
FocusOrbit shows ads; FocusValley does not.
Which is updated more often, FocusValley or FocusOrbit?
FocusValley ships an update every 2 weeks, and FocusOrbit fortnightly. Most recently, FocusValley was updated on September 23, 2026 and FocusOrbit on September 28, 2026.

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