Comparison

FocusPiece vs DAYBOX

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

Head to head
About

FocusPiece

Features
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FocusPiece – Where Focus Becomes Art Concentration has become rare. FocusPiece makes it visible. Set the timer, put your phone down and sink into your work. While you stay focused, a hidden masterpiece emerges from the mist, piece by piece. At the end of every session you hold a fully revealed work of art that you have earned. No points. No aggressive streaks. No guilt. Just a calm, beautiful space for deep concentration. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your time: 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes of undisturbed focus. • Stay in the picture: as long as you remain in the app, the hidden painting sharpens with every minute. Leave, and the reveal gently pauses. • Collect masterpieces: every completed session unlocks a work and places it in your personal gallery. A GALLERY YOU EARN Your collection does not fill up by chance, but through real concentration. Every unlocked work carries the date, the length of your session and the story behind the original. Browse van Gogh's "Almond Blossom", Hokusai's "Great Wave", Monet's "Sunrise", Friedrich's "Wanderer" and many more classics of art history: public-domain masterpieces, curated for quiet moments. ON YOUR WRIST AS WELL With Apple Watch you start, pause and follow a session without reaching for your iPhone. On the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island your progress stays in view. DELIBERATELY MINIMAL FocusPiece was designed around a single principle: nothing that distracts. Warm paper white, a calm terracotta accent, clear typography. No loud notifications, no endless statistics, no mechanics designed to hook you. The app steps back so your focus and the art can step forward. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Focus timer with a freely selectable duration • Progressive art reveal in real time, tied to your concentration • Apple Watch: start, pause and follow a session from your wrist • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Personal gallery with every unlocked work • Challenges that unlock further works • One overview in the gallery: focus time collected, rounds and works revealed • Detail views with title, artist, year and collection context • Set a work as your lock screen • Optional ambient sounds, such as rain • Gentle completion chime and subtle haptic feedback • "Soft start" for a calm beginning to every session • Light mode that lets the artworks shine • Works entirely without an account; your data stays on your device WHO IS IT FOR? For everyone who wants to work more deeply: students studying for finals, creatives in flow, developers and writers, anyone who works with the Pomodoro technique, and everyone looking for a more beautiful, quieter alternative to noisy productivity apps. Concentration is a gift you give yourself. FocusPiece turns it into something you can see.

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DAYBOX

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Your todo list keeps growing, but you still don't know what to do first? DAYBOX separates remembering from prioritizing. First write down everything for today. Then choose the three that matter most and promote them to the top. Finally, give time only to the tasks that need it. ā–  Your day with DAYBOX 1. DUMP — Write everything down No priority, no category. Just a title. As fast as they come to mind. 2. PROMOTE — Pick the important three One tap lifts a task into FOCUS. Up to three you truly want to finish today. 3. PLAN — Timebox only what matters Not everything goes on a schedule. Only the tasks that need focus. 4. DO — Run your day, then it becomes a record. ā–  Why DAYBOX is different Ā· One field to add — capture your day in 30 seconds, no setup. Ā· Today's three — because not everything is equally important. Ā· Timeboxing is optional — you're never forced to schedule everything. Ā· No auto carry-over — you decide what yesterday's unfinished tasks become. No todo debt. Ā· One day, one sheet — no projects, no folders. Just today. All data stays on your device. No account, no sign-in. Write all, focus on three.

Screenshots

FocusPiece4 screens
DAYBOX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DAYBOX at none against FocusPiece's 3. DAYBOX also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. FocusPiece sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DAYBOX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusPiece ships an update fortnightly, DAYBOX every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
FocusPiece versus DAYBOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusPieceDAYBOX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoph Hessewoobyeong jeong

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusPiece

One-time3
  • Impressions$0.99
  • Nocturnes$0.99
  • Dutch Golden Age$0.99
None

DAYBOX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusPiece free?
FocusPiece is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DAYBOX free?
DAYBOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusPiece or DAYBOX have ads?
Neither FocusPiece nor DAYBOX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusPiece or DAYBOX?
FocusPiece ships an update fortnightly, and DAYBOX every 4 days. Most recently, FocusPiece was updated on October 3, 2026 and DAYBOX on October 16, 2026.

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