Comparison

GladeFocus vs ChartSeats

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

Head to head
About

GladeFocus

This app helps you stay focused by blocking distracting apps and websites. Earn virtual currency by completing focus sessions to grow a personalized digital garden and compete on a global leaderboard. Achieve milestones and unlock special trees to enhance your virtual landscape.

Highlights
  • Fully locked app and website blocking
  • Gamified focus sessions with Acorn rewards
  • Grow and customize a digital garden
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Scheduled, recurring, and Pomodoro sessions
  • Cross-device synchronization
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GladeFocus turns "I'll stop scrolling in a minute" into focus you can actually see grow. Start a session, and GladeFocus blocks your distracting apps and websites until your time is up. Every minute you stay focused earns Acorns and grows a garden that's entirely your own. Finish sessions, plant seeds, watch your trees mature, and climb the monthly leaderboard. Your focus is the only thing that grows it. FULLY LOCKED BLOCKING - Blocks distracting apps with no easy way to bypass - Blocks distracting websites in every browser, not just one - Blocking holds even if you try to wriggle out mid-session - Build blocklists once and reuse them for any session GROW YOUR GLADE - Every focused minute earns Acorns - Spend Acorns in the Seed Shop and plant your garden - Trees grow as you keep focusing, then harvest for more Acorns - Hit focus milestones to earn golden keepsake trees CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD - See how your focused time stacks up against the community - Monthly rankings that reset so there's always a fresh start - Compete with friends globally for rewards BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS - Schedule future sessions, recurring sessions, and pomodoro sessions - A session history so you can see your streaks and your slips - Your Glade: watch your focused time add up over the days - Clean, distraction-free design that gets out of your way SYNCS EVERYWHERE GladeFocus shares one account across iPhone, Mac, and Chrome. Your blocklists, sessions, garden, and history follow you across every device. GLADE PRO Upgrade to Glade Pro for unlimited blocklists and advanced session types (scheduled, recurring, and pomodoro). Pro is an auto-renewable subscription billed through your Apple ID. Everything else in the app, including all blocking and free session types, works without Pro. Sign in with Apple. No ads, no third-party tracking. Ready to actually get the thing done? Plant your focus. Start a session. Terms of Service: https://gladefocus.com/terms

About

ChartSeats

Features
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ChartSeats helps you make seating charts for weddings, receptions, classrooms, banquets and private events right on your phone. Create an event, add guests, group them by family, friends or VIPs, then place round, row or head tables on a simple visual canvas. Tap or drag guests into seats, keep notes close by and preview a clean export before sharing your plan. ChartSeats is built for focused local planning: - Visual table canvas for real rooms - Guest list with groups, notes and VIP markers - Round, row and head table layouts - Local-first storage with no required account - Export preview for vendor and host handoff Premium unlocks expanded planning capacity and clean export options for serious event work. Privacy Policy: https://chartseats-pro.netlify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GladeFocus4 screens
ChartSeats3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: GladeFocus at 3 against ChartSeats's 1. GladeFocus also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. GladeFocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month and ChartSeats sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GladeFocus versus ChartSeats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladeFocusChartSeats
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWILLIAM LIUStarter Studio, Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GladeFocus

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$10.001 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$60.001 Year
3 purchases

ChartSeats

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is GladeFocus free?
GladeFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChartSeats free?
ChartSeats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GladeFocus or ChartSeats have ads?
Neither GladeFocus nor ChartSeats shows ads.

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