Comparison

Focusly vs NestSense

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

Head to head
About

Focusly

This app helps you reduce digital distractions and cultivate healthier screen time habits. It offers tools to track usage, set app limits, and block distracting applications to improve focus and productivity.

Highlights
  • Screen time tracking
  • App usage limits
  • Focus timers
  • App blocking
  • Daily statistics
  • Habit formation
  • Smart reminders
Features
Currently charting
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Focusly: Screen Time helps you reduce distractions, develop healthier digital habits, and focus on what matters most. Whether you're studying, working, or simply want to reduce your phone usage, Focusly: Screen Time provides powerful tools to help you regain control of your attention. Features Screen Time Tracking. Monitor your daily device usage and see where your time goes. App Usage Limits. Set daily usage limits for specific apps to reduce unnecessary screen time. Focus Time. Stay productive with customizable focus timers and distraction-free periods. App Blocking. Block distracting apps during work, study, sleep, or personal time. Daily Insights. Track your progress with detailed statistics and screen time reports. Habit Formation. Build healthier habits and achieve your digital well-being goals. Smart Reminders. Receive helpful reminders when you exceed your screen time limits. Perfect for: students, professionals, remote workers, parents, and anyone looking to reduce phone addiction. Use Focusly: Screen Time to develop better habits, increase productivity, and reclaim your time. -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Privacy Policy: https://posixpath.com/screen/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://posixpath.com/screen/terms

About

NestSense

Features
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Choosing which room becomes the office, the nursery, or the bedroom shouldn't be guesswork. NestSense turns your iPhone into a room surveyor. Walk room to room and run a two-minute survey in each: it measures the noise floor through the microphone, estimates light in lux through the camera's exposure metadata, tests your real network speed where you actually stand, and reads the barometer for the tiny pressure flutter that gives away drafty windows. Then it tells you straight: • "Best office: Back bedroom — quietest floor, strongest network." • "Worst nursery: Street-side room — 3× more night-noise events." WHAT NESTSENSE MEASURES • Noise — the room's noise floor in dB, peaks, and overnight noise events • Light — estimated lux through the day (morning, midday, evening) • Network — real latency, jitter and throughput where you actually sit, not just bars • Drafts — barometric micro-fluctuations that give away leaky windows and doors NIGHT WATCH Leave the phone in a candidate nursery or bedroom overnight, plugged in. NestSense counts discrete noise events — passing cars, door slams, sirens — hour by hour, and gives you a morning summary. The screen stays true black, and no audio is ever recorded. SCORES THAT KNOW THEIR LIMITS Each room is scored 0–100 for Office, Nursery and Bedroom against comfort guidelines (like WHO night-noise levels). Scores are marked provisional until you've added the data that matters — light at different times of day, a full night of noise data. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is measured, scored and stored on your device. No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. Audio is analyzed as loudness numbers in memory and never recorded; the camera reads exposure metadata and never takes a photo. Perfect for moving into a new home, setting up a work-from-home desk, or choosing where the baby sleeps.

Screenshots

Focusly4 screens
NestSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NestSense at none against Focusly's shown. Focusly's advantage is chart position (#102 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focusly versus NestSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocuslyNestSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚楠 魏Anand Sengupta

In-app purchases

None

Focusly

No in-app purchases

None

NestSense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focusly free?
Focusly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NestSense free?
NestSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focusly or NestSense have ads?
Focusly shows ads; NestSense does not.

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