Comparison

FocusDial 23dev vs Arc

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

Head to head
About

FocusDial 23dev

Features
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FocusDial is a visual daily planner that helps you see your time instead of managing your day through long task lists. Tasks appear as colored arcs on a 12-hour clock face, making it easier to understand when things start, how long they last, and where your time is going. Use Focus Mode to stay with the current task, create recurring tasks, organize categories, and view weekly stats. FocusDial Pro is available as an optional purchase. It unlocks calendar sync, widgets, unlimited exports, and an ad-free experience. Calendar sync can also be temporarily unlocked by watching a rewarded ad. FocusDial is built for visual thinkers, busy schedules, and anyone who wants a clearer way to plan the day.

About

Arc

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Arc is a day planner built around one idea: your whole day fits on a single circle. Midnight sits at the top and time runs clockwise, just like a clock you already know how to read. Your routine sits on the inside ring, your calendar wraps around the outside, and the weather sits alongside. One look and you are caught up. Nothing to scroll through, nothing to dig for. YOUR ROUTINE, ON THE INSIDE Block out the things that repeat: sleep, work, exercise, downtime. Each one gets its own colour, so your whole week is easy to read at a glance. Set it once and it is there every day. Late nights are handled properly, so a bedtime after midnight still lands on the right night. YOUR CALENDAR, ON THE OUTSIDE Arc shows the events already on your phone, laid out around the edge of your day. Add or change an event in Arc and your calendar updates too. No extra account, and nothing to keep in sync yourself. THE WEATHER, ALL AROUND See the forecast right beside your plans, so you know what to expect before you head out. Use your location or pick any city. A HOME-SCREEN WIDGET THAT STAYS CURRENT Put your whole day on your home screen. The widget keeps itself up to date, even overnight, so a single glance tells you what is happening now and what is coming next. No app to open. YOUR DAY STAYS YOURS Most planners send your calendar off to a company's servers. Arc does not. Your routine, your settings and your calendar all stay on your phone, where they belong. There is no sign-up and no login. Nothing sits online to be leaked or handed over. Open Arc and your day is already on the dial. FEATURES . A 24-hour circular view of your entire day . Recurring routine blocks with custom colours for sleep, work, exercise, leisure and more . Two-way sync with the calendar already on your phone . Live weather by location or by city . A native home-screen widget for iOS . Correct handling for sleep and late nights across midnight . No account, no sign-up, and no data sent to us . Works fully on your device

Screenshots

FocusDial 23dev4 screens
Arc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arc at none against FocusDial 23dev's 1. Arc also leads on ads (none vs shown). FocusDial 23dev's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price and device support 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. FocusDial 23dev sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arc asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 2 level
FocusDial 23dev versus Arc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusDial 23devArc
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size39 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwentythree Dev LLCByte Insights Limited

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FocusDial 23dev

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Arc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusDial 23dev free?
FocusDial 23dev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arc free?
Arc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusDial 23dev or Arc have ads?
FocusDial 23dev shows ads; Arc does not.

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