Comparison

LimeTime vs Focus Space

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

Head to head
About

LimeTime

This app helps families manage screen time by allowing children to earn, save, and spend time credits for completing chores and routines. Parents can set up a shared system with timers and track all time transactions.

Highlights
  • Earn time credits for chores and routines
  • Spend time credits on screen time
  • Built-in screen time timer
  • Track time balances and history
  • Approve or decline time requests
  • Parent controls with PIN protection
Features
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Screen time your kids earn — and a bank that actually enforces it. LimeTime turns screen time into a currency. Kids earn minutes by doing chores, keeping daily routines and reaching milestones, then spend those minutes on the apps you choose. When the balance runs out, the apps lock again. No arguing, no nagging — the rules are the same for everyone, and everyone can see them. A parental control app built around earning rather than punishing. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set up your family bank and add each child. 2. Create contracts — chores, homework, reading — and what each one pays. 3. Your child does them, you approve, the minutes land in their balance. 4. They start a timer to spend time, and the blocked apps unlock. 5. Time runs out, the apps lock again. PUT IT ON THEIR DEVICE WITH A CODE No typing your own password into your child's phone. Settings gives you a six-character code that lasts fifteen minutes; they enter it on their device and it pairs. Every paired device is listed, and unpairing takes effect immediately. BLOCKING THAT HOLDS • Choose exactly which apps on your child's device should cost time • Built on Apple's own Screen Time, so the block holds • Parent mode is never blocked • A check card asks the phone whether the apps are blocked right now — instead of repeating what you set up THE DAILY PROMISE A short list of the things you simply expect every day. Until your child ticks it off and you approve it, the timer stays shut. Approving pays a bonus. Entirely optional. WORKS WITH TODOIST Already keep your family's to-dos in Todoist? Connect it and every chore carries a price in minutes. Each child gets their own Todoist project; tick a task off there and the time lands in their bank, with LimeTime closed. Award it in LimeTime and it ticks itself off in Todoist. Tasks you already keep can be brought in as a repeating chore for each child, and your original stays where it is. LimeTime is not created by, affiliated with, or supported by Todoist. EARN, SAVE, SPEND • Contracts — chores and habits, priced in minutes • Milestones — longer goals, bigger rewards • The grove — a tree that grows on each visit and drops golden limes for extra minutes • Wishes — your child saves toward something real; you set what it's worth, and a bird grows on their tree until the wish comes true • Requests — your child asks, you approve or decline from your own phone EVERYONE CAN SEE WHERE THE TIME WENT • A full statement: where every minute came from and went • A Sunday evening recap of the week, in your own timezone • Family chat, so the negotiating happens in one place BUILT FOR FAMILIES • Up to five children, each with their own avatar, colours and passcode • Two children on the free plan • Parent controls behind a PIN • In nine languages: English, Español, Português, Français, Deutsch, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文, 繁體中文 SUBSCRIPTION LimeTime Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. The price is shown in the app before you buy, in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation, and it renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://limetime.app/privacy/

About

Focus Space

Features
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Focus Space: A smarter system to get work done. Most timers just count down. Focus Space turns your work into a repeatable cycle of progress: Plan your priorities, focus with visual Pomodoro sprints, and reflect on completed sessions. The 3-Step System: • Plan & Prioritize: Create multiple task lists and categorize every item by priority. • Focus with Pomodoro: Run focused sprints with hand-painted visual timers and ambient soundscapes. • Reflect & Refine: Note down how your session went, celebrate small wins, and build a lasting focus journal. Designed for Seamless Focus: • Live Activities & Dynamic Island on Lock Screen • Companion Link: Local Wi-Fi sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Macs • Full offline support with complete privacy: No account registration, no ads, and no tracking Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs-taupe-pi-86.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

LimeTime4 screens
Focus Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LimeTime at 15.1 against Focus Space's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. LimeTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Focus Space sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LimeTime ships an update weekly, Focus Space every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LimeTime versus Focus Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimeTimeFocus Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEI QINLakshya Agarwal

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LimeTime

Subscriptions2
  • LimeTime Plus Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • LimeTime Plus Annual Subscription$8.991 Year
2 purchases

Focus Space

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Space Premium Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Focus Space Premium Annual$24.901 Year

Questions

Is LimeTime free?
LimeTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Space free?
Focus Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LimeTime or Focus Space have ads?
Neither LimeTime nor Focus Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LimeTime or Focus Space?
LimeTime ships an update weekly, and Focus Space every 5 days. Most recently, LimeTime was updated on October 28, 2026 and Focus Space on October 25, 2026.

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