Comparison

Focus vs Prefrontal Focus

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

Head to head
About

Focus

This app offers daily brain drills based on cognitive psychology and neuroscience to improve focus, impulse control, and working memory. Track your progress with analytics and learn about the science behind each exercise. It's designed for deep work with a user-friendly interface and privacy-focused features.

Highlights
  • 15 science-based cognitive drills
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Brain science library with explanations
  • Customizable for deep work
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
  • JSON export/import backup
Features
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Focus turns classic cognitive psychology and neuroscience paradigms into 3–15 minute drills you can actually finish every day. Sound familiar? · Your eyes are on the screen, but your mind already left · You know you shouldn't tap, but your hand still does · Afternoon fog makes two lines of text impossible · You want better focus—but don't know what to practice or whether it's working Focus does not diagnose or treat medical conditions. It is a repeatable brain fitness plan—train your attention networks like you train your body. 【15 SCIENCE-BASED DRILLS】 Four skill pillars, one tap to start: · Sustained attention — Focus Lock, Schulte Grid, D2 Attention, Vigilance Control · Impulse inhibition — Go/No-Go, Stroop, Flanker, Dimensional Shifting · Working memory — Dual N-Back, Spatial Span, Spatial Reverse, Visual Paired Associates, Rhythm Sync, Time Perception · Neural recovery — Coherent breathing and downshift exercises 【PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE】 · Daily goals and streaks for consistent habit building · 30 cognitive achievement medals · Analytics: accuracy, reaction time, and trend curves · Time-of-day coaching: morning, midday, dusk, and night 【BRAIN SCIENCE LIBRARY】 Every drill links to plain-language neuroscience—prefrontal control, dopamine networks, synaptic plasticity, and ADHD-related cognitive patterns. 【BUILT FOR DEEP WORK】 · Soft, eye-friendly palette · Optional pink / white noise and ambient sounds · Haptics and daily reminders (optional) · Chinese and English UI 【PRIVACY FIRST】 · All training data stays on your device · No account required · JSON export / import backup · No ad tracking of personal identity 【IMPORTANT】 Focus is a self-training cognitive tool, not a medical device. For ADHD, anxiety, sleep disorders, or other health concerns, consult a licensed professional. Start with 10 minutes a day.

About

Prefrontal Focus

Features
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Prefrontal Focus is a local-first tool for general attention, visual search, and visual tracking practice. No account is required. Start Today’s Training immediately, or use Free Training to practice at your own pace. Training • 10 modes: Classic Search, Reverse Search, Red-Black Switching, Moving Search, Rotation Search, Reshuffle Search, Open Search, Interference Search, Visual Tracking (MOT), and position memory • Today’s Training combines a daily set of activities with fewer decisions • Free Training lets you adjust grid size, object count, target count, movement speed, and other mode parameters • Records show session count, time, accuracy, trends, and results by mode • Light, dark, and system appearance options • Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean Privacy and data Training records and settings stay on this device by default. The app requires no account, uses no advertising or third-party analytics SDKs, and does not upload training records. Purchases are handled by Apple StoreKit, with Restore Purchases available. Pro On first normal use, a one-time 72-hour full Pro experience starts locally on the device. It requires no purchase, makes no charge, does not auto-renew, and never converts into a paid subscription. After it ends, you may choose an annual auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prefrontal Focus is for general attention, visual search, and visual tracking practice. It is not a medical product and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease, or replace professional medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA) This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus4 screens
Prefrontal Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prefrontal Focus at Free against Focus's $0.99. Focus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads and device support 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

Prefrontal Focus is free to download; Focus costs $0.99 up front. Prefrontal Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Focus versus Prefrontal Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusPrefrontal Focus
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福荣 贺惜徐 彭

In-app purchases

None

Focus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Prefrontal Focus

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prefrontal Focus free?
Prefrontal Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus or Prefrontal Focus have ads?
Neither Focus nor Prefrontal Focus shows ads.

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