Comparison

eSign vs Focus Buddy

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

Head to head
About

eSign

Easily sign documents on your iPhone without printing or scanning. Create custom signatures, add text, and export flattened PDFs privately. Ideal for everyday signing needs like leases and offer letters.

Highlights
  • Draw or generate handwritten-style signatures
  • Scan or import existing signatures
  • Sign PDFs with text, dates, and checkmarks
  • Private, local-first document storage
  • Export flattened, signed PDFs
  • Optional Face ID lock
Features
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Signing a document shouldn't mean printing, scrawling, scanning, and emailing it back. Signed lets you do the whole thing on your iPhone in under a minute — and keeps every document private to your device. Make a signature you're proud of - Draw it with your finger on a smooth, natural canvas. - Type it in one of twelve handwriting styles, or in any font on your iPhone. - Add your company seal or stamp: scan or import it once, then place it like a signature. - Scan or import one you already have. - Save your favorite as the default and reuse it everywhere. Sign any PDF in seconds - Import a PDF from Files, Photos, or another app. - Drop your signature, initials, name, date, text, or a checkmark exactly where they belong. - Your name and today's date fill themselves in, so the common stuff is one tap. - Export a clean, flattened, signed PDF and share it anywhere. Private by design — this is the part that matters Signed is local-first. Your documents, your signatures, your initials — they're stored only on your iPhone. We never upload them, we can't see them, and there's no cloud copy on any server. The paperwork you sign is nobody's business but yours. Made to feel good to use - A calm, clean design that gets out of your way. - Optional Face ID lock for an extra layer of privacy. - Dark mode from day one. Signed is for the everyday signing life — leases, NDAs, offer letters, school forms, waivers, the form your landlord just emailed. Fast, beautiful, and yours alone. What your subscription includes Signed Pro unlocks everything above: saving signatures, initials and seals to your library, and signing and exporting unlimited PDFs. Choose a weekly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. You can create your first signature free during setup; Signed Pro is required to keep using the app. The weekly subscription auto-renews until you cancel — manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://trysigned.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://trysigned.app/privacy

About

Focus Buddy

Features
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Focus Buddy helps you stay consistent with deep work, study, and daily routines. Use flexible Pomodoro study timers, ADHD-friendly focus flows, and simple habit tracking to build concentration and momentum every day. What you can do: - Start focused work sessions with customizable Pomodoro lengths - Plan study blocks and breaks with clear visual guidance - Track habits, streaks, and completed focus sessions - Use a supportive buddy-style experience to reduce distraction and stay on task Subscription Information Some features require a subscription to access premium content and advanced AI functionality. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/lmaktstudio/Privacy-Policy-2b98d972f8dd807ab42de7b4f8dbefbd

Screenshots

eSign4 screens
Focus Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

eSign and Focus Buddy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. eSign sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Focus Buddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eSign ships an update fortnightly, Focus Buddy every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
eSign versus Focus Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereSignFocus Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorth A Try LLCLingga Kusuma Sakti

In-app purchases

9 purchases

eSign

Subscriptions5
  • Signed Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Signed Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Signed Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Signed Annual$19.991 Year
  • Signed Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Focus Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99

Questions

Is eSign free?
eSign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Buddy free?
Focus Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do eSign or Focus Buddy have ads?
Neither eSign nor Focus Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eSign or Focus Buddy?
eSign ships an update fortnightly, and Focus Buddy every 10 days. Most recently, eSign was updated on October 24, 2026 and Focus Buddy on October 24, 2026.

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