Comparison

MaxDex vs FocusCall

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

Head to head
About

MaxDex

Features
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MaxDex is an AI accountability coach that calls your phone. Max plans your day around your energy, rings you in the morning to set it up, and calls again in the evening to check whether you actually did it. A to-do list is easy to ignore. A call is not. AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER THAT PHONES YOU โ€ข Morning wake up call: Max walks you through today's plan before the day gets away from you โ€ข Evening check-in: a short review of what got done and what moves to tomorrow โ€ข Reminder calls when it matters, instead of another notification you swipe away โ€ข Two-way voice conversation. Talk it through and Max updates your plan AI DAY PLANNER BUILT AROUND YOUR ENERGY You are not the same person at 9am and 3pm. MaxDex builds a 48-hour energy forecast from your sleep and steps and lays it over your planner, so demanding work lands in your peaks and easier tasks in your dips. When the day changes, Max reshuffles it. FOR ADHD, PROCRASTINATION AND TASK PARALYSIS If you know what to do but can't start, MaxDex gives you the outside structure a list never does: a voice that checks in, one next step at a time, and follow-up that notices when something slipped. It works a lot like body doubling, without a video call. GOAL TRACKER AND HABIT TRACKER Turn a big goal into a roadmap, and the roadmap into today's tasks. Track habits, steps and workouts in plain language. ENERGY TRACKER, NO WATCH NEEDED See your body and mind energy level hour by hour, what is driving it right now, and when your next peak is. SLEEP TRACKER AND AI CALORIE COUNTER โ€ข Sleep score and sleep history synced from Apple Health, or logged in a tap โ€ข Snap a photo of a meal to log calories and macros AN AI LIFE COACH YOU CAN TEXT OR CALL Chat with Max anytime. Max already knows your plan, your sleep and your energy, so the answers are about your day, not generic advice. WHO IT IS FOR People who know what to do and still don't do it. Freelancers and remote workers with no one checking in. Anyone with ADHD, a habit of procrastinating, or a to-do list that quietly became a museum. MaxDex is a productivity app, not a medical treatment. YOUR DATA MaxDex reads step count and sleep from Apple Health only with your permission, plus whatever you log yourself. It does not read heart rate or medical data. Your data is never sold or used for advertising. SUBSCRIPTION MaxDex is free to download. Scheduled AI calls and unlimited AI features need a MaxDex subscription, billed through your Apple ID. Plans, prices and what each includes are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://maxdexai.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://maxdexai.com/terms

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FocusCall

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Notifications get ignored. A ringing phone doesn't. FocusCall is an ADHD reminder app that places a real phone call the moment a task is due. WHY A CALL, NOT A PING A push notification blends into the noise you've trained yourself to tune out. A ringing phone forces a decision: pick up, or don't. That's the interruption an ADHD brain needs to switch tracks and actually act. HOW IT WORKS - Add a task for a specific time โ€” once, or recurring (daily, weekdays, weekly, or specific days) - At the right moment, your phone rings and a voice tells you the one thing to do - No answer? Nag Mode calls back as many times as you choose, until you respond ONE KEY DOES EVERYTHING No app to open, no typing. Just press: 1 โ€” I'm on it (done) 2 โ€” Snooze one hour 3 โ€” Remind me tomorrow 9 โ€” Cancel this reminder 0 โ€” Stop all reminder calls CALENDAR SYNC Let FocusCall read your phone's calendar and it calls you before your events โ€” no re-typing your day into another app. It sees whatever your Calendar app already shows: iCloud, Exchange, subscribed calendars, and any Google account you added in iOS Settings. You choose which calendars count. CALL ME WHEN I ARRIVE Set a location reminder and FocusCall rings when you get near the place โ€” the pharmacy, the office, the post office. BUILT FOR ADHD - Nag Mode โ€” one try is never enough. - Rotating scripts that change every time, so they never fade into robotic background noise. - Snooze with one key press, right from the call. - Predictable flat pricing โ€” no per-minute or per-call charges, ever. - Consent-first โ€” calls only your own verified number, stop instantly with one key. PLANS - Free: 5 calls per month to try it out. - Basic: 30 calls per month. - Pro: unlimited calls (fair use, up to ~15/day). - Pro+: unlimited calls for heavy users (fair use, up to ~30/day). Subscriptions auto-renew; cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. FocusCall is a productivity tool, not a medical device, and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Privacy: https://focuscall.app/privacy Terms: https://focuscall.app/terms

Screenshots

MaxDex4 screens
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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MaxDex at none against FocusCall's shown. MaxDex also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). FocusCall's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases 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. MaxDex sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and FocusCall sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MaxDex ships an update monthly, FocusCall weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
MaxDex versus FocusCall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxDexFocusCall
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermanharsh gillEvgenii Shestakov

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MaxDex

Subscriptions4
  • Maxdex base plan monthly$9.991 Month
  • maxdex pro plan monthly$19.991 Month
  • Maxdex base plan yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Maxdex pro plan yearly$199.991 Year
6 purchases

FocusCall

Subscriptions6
  • FocusCall Basic7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro+ Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Basic Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Pro+ Yearly7 Days trial$143.991 Year

Questions

Is MaxDex free?
MaxDex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusCall free?
FocusCall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MaxDex or FocusCall have ads?
FocusCall shows ads; MaxDex does not.
Which is updated more often, MaxDex or FocusCall?
MaxDex ships an update monthly, and FocusCall weekly. Most recently, MaxDex was updated on October 28, 2026 and FocusCall on October 28, 2026.

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