Comparison

TrueNote vs Focus

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

Head to head
About

TrueNote

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TrueNote turns voice notes into clear text and summaries on your iPhone. Record an idea, meeting, or lecture. TrueNote transcribes and summarizes on your device: recordings, transcripts, and summaries are not uploaded to TrueNote servers. No accounts, ads, tracking, or first-party analytics. PRIVACY โ€ข Recording, transcription, summaries, and search processing happen on your device. โ€ข Apple-controlled backups may include app data according to your settings. โ€ข The optional high-precision model download contacts Hugging Face. It sends no content, although the provider may receive network, request, and device metadata under its policy. โ€ข Works offline after the required model assets are installed. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap record and speak. 2. TrueNote transcribes your note. 3. Get a full summary and an automatic title. 4. Play, import, and export your notes. FREE โ€ข Unlimited number of notes. โ€ข Up to 5 minutes per recording or import. โ€ข Parakeet transcription when installed. โ€ข Full summaries, automatic titles, and import. โ€ข Markdown export. TRUENOTE PRO โ€ข Unlimited duration. โ€ข TXT and PDF export. โ€ข Playback speed control. โ€ข Action items on demand. REQUIREMENTS TrueNote requires iOS 26 or later. Summaries, titles, and action items require Apple Intelligence available and enabled; recording, transcription, playback, import, and export remain available without those AI features. High-precision transcription requires an optional model download. You are responsible for obtaining any permission required to record other people and for complying with applicable law. See TrueNote Pro price and terms on the App Store. Apple manages purchase, renewal, restore, and refund. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus

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You look up and forty minutes are gone. Or you're certain you worked for an hour when twelve minutes went by. Losing your grip on time has a name, and it's one of the most exhausting parts of daily life when focus doesn't come easily. Most apps answer this with a timer that rings. Focus starts somewhere else: making you able to feel time yourself. START WITH TIME The first exercise, Time Blind, asks you to reproduce a duration with no reference at all โ€” no clock, no countdown. You see the gap between the time you think passed and the time that actually did. It's uncomfortable the first time. It's also the most useful measurement you'll get about yourself. EIGHT MORE EXERCISES, EACH WITH A TARGET Keeping a rhythm with no cues, impulse control, acting fast or holding back, visual scanning, attention to detail, spatial memory, working memory, the ability to ignore what distracts. Each measures one specific thing, in two minutes. No filler, no decorative exercises. A FOCUS TIMER Simple, silent, with a notification when the session ends. Nothing more is needed to hold a session. YOUR DATA, NOT SLOGANS Focus will never claim your concentration is improving. It shows you your scores, your cumulative focus time, and the time of day your results are best. Measured facts, yours to interpret. This is deliberate: promises that don't hold up end up hurting the person who believed them. KID MODE A simplified interface with stars earned for every exercise completed, never lost. A parental gate protects purchases and settings. PRIVACY No data ever leaves your device. No account, no ads, no trackers. Everything stays stored locally, on your phone. Three exercises are free, no limits. Premium unlocks the six other exercises. The timer and your data stay free. Focus is a training and measurement tool. It is not a medical device, not a diagnosis, and not a replacement for professional support. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND TERMS Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before any purchase and is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://karnisalaheddine-hue.github.io/focus/privacy.html

Screenshots

TrueNote4 screens
Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focus at 17.0 against TrueNote's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. TrueNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.19 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrueNote ships an update every 3 days, Focus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
TrueNote versus Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrueNoteFocus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalvador Martinkarni salah eddine

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TrueNote

Subscriptions1
  • TrueNote Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.191 Month
  • Premium Yearly$10.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is TrueNote free?
TrueNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TrueNote or Focus have ads?
Neither TrueNote nor Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrueNote or Focus?
TrueNote ships an update every 3 days, and Focus every 5 days. Most recently, TrueNote was updated on November 5, 2026 and Focus on November 6, 2026.

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