Comparison

Focus Train vs NestTask

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

Head to head
About

Focus Train

This app transforms focus sessions into engaging train journeys. Stay concentrated to travel farther, collect trip stamps, and unlock new routes. It offers a visually appealing and rewarding alternative to traditional timers.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions with train journeys
  • Collect trip stamps and unlock new routes
  • Live Ticket on Lock Screen
  • One-tap widget for instant boarding
  • Customizable themes and train colors
  • Baggage blocking for distraction management
  • Native iOS design with haptics and Live Activities
Features
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Stop negotiating with yourself about when to start. FocusTrain turns every focus session into a train journey. You board, the train rolls while you work, and the deeper you go the farther it travels. By tonight you won't have "tried to focus" — you'll have a route on a map showing exactly where your attention took you. NOTHING DIES IF YOU LOOK AWAY Most focus apps motivate you with guilt: leave the screen and your tree withers, your streak burns, a number shames you. FocusTrain is built the other way around. Glance away and your train simply waits at the platform. Come back and it rolls on. It is the rare focus timer with no punishment mechanic at all — which is exactly why people who quit every other timer stay with this one. YOUR CONCENTRATION BECOMES SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE Every session you finish prints a boarding pass and inks a stamp in your book. Stations multiply, new routes and scenery unlock, the streak grows. Six months from now you won't have a bar chart you never open — you'll have a railway you built yourself, one session at a time. No other Pomodoro timer leaves you holding something worth keeping. IT STARTS AT YOUR STATION, NOT A GENERIC ONE During setup FocusTrain finds the real station nearest you and makes it your home stop. Add your own stations for the places that actually matter — your desk, your library, your café. The map is yours, not stock artwork. A TIMER YOU ACTUALLY OPEN 25 minutes, 50 minutes, or any length you set. Board in one tap from a Home Screen widget, keep a live ticket running on your Lock Screen, and see how far you have left without unlocking. Calm, quiet, no nagging. MAKE THE RIDE YOURS Unlock the full set of themes and train color palettes, dial in any custom HEX, add your own stations, and ride the Silent Car. Baggage blocking keeps distractions off the train, so the only thing on board is your attention. IT FEELS GOOD, AND THAT IS THE POINT 120Hz scrolling, haptics, Live Activities, a Home Screen widget, full Dark Mode, complete Dynamic Type. A true native iOS app, not a web wrapper. An app that feels this good is an app you will still open tomorrow — and tomorrow is the only thing that makes focus compound. IF ANY OF THIS IS YOU • You sit down to study and lose the first forty minutes to your phone. • Your best work only happens in long blocks, and every interruption costs you an hour. • ADHD makes starting the hardest part, and shame-based apps make it worse. • You've deleted three focus timers already because opening them felt like one more chore. WHAT STAYS YOURS Your trips, stats, and records never leave your device. No account required. No data collection. Location is used exactly once, during setup, to suggest your nearest station. Free to download. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, French, and German. The platform is clear. All aboard. Privacy Policy: https://elevenapril.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://elevenapril.com/terms.html

About

NestTask

Features
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毎回やることなのに、「何からだっけ?」と思い出すところから始めていませんか? NestTaskは、くり返す仕事や準備の手順をテンプレートにして、何度でも使えるチェックリストにするタスク管理アプリです。 月末業務、週次チェック、経費精算、提出前確認、イベントや旅行の準備など。大きな作業を親タスクと子タスクに分けておけば、次からは順番にチェックするだけ。どこまで終わったかもひと目でわかります。 毎日・毎週・毎月・月末・毎年の予定を設定すれば、対象日に合わせて「今日」のタスクとして確認できます。予定の決まっていない作業も、必要なときにすぐ始められます。 ■ NestTaskでできること ・くり返す作業手順をテンプレートとして保存 ・親タスクと子タスクに分けて整理 ・テンプレートから何度でもチェックリストを開始 ・毎日、毎週、毎月、月末、毎年の予定を設定 ・予定に合わせた事前表示や通知 ・チェックと進捗表示で作業状況を確認 ・完了したタスクを履歴として保存 ・テンプレートのJSON書き出し・読み込み(Pro) NestTaskは、ToDoを増やすためではなく、毎回の迷いを減らすためのアプリです。 データは端末内に保存されます。アカウント登録やクラウド同期は必要なく、オフラインでもシンプルに使えます。 無料版でも基本機能をご利用いただけます。NestTask Proでは、テンプレート数の上限解除、孫タスク、テンプレート複製、履歴検索・詳細確認、JSONバックアップ、外観変更などが利用できます。

Screenshots

Focus Train4 screens
NestTask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NestTask at none against Focus Train's 5. Focus Train's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Focus Train sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. NestTask asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Train ships an update every 5 days, NestTask every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Train versus NestTask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TrainNestTask
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer帅 陈IKKI NOMA

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Focus Train

Subscriptions3
  • FocusTrain Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • FocusTrain Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • FocusTrain Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • FocusTrain Premium Lifetime$24.99
  • FocusTrain Premium$29.99
None

NestTask

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Train free?
Focus Train is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NestTask free?
NestTask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Train or NestTask have ads?
Neither Focus Train nor NestTask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Train or NestTask?
Focus Train ships an update every 5 days, and NestTask every 4 weeks. Most recently, Focus Train was updated on October 1, 2026 and NestTask on September 21, 2026.

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