Comparison

Later Jar vs Focus Gallery

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

Head to head
About

Later Jar

Organize all your saved links, videos, and articles in one place. Automatically categorizes content and allows for private, PIN-protected saves. Syncs across devices with an optional Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Share sheet capture from any app
  • Import and categorize screenshots
  • In-app video playback
  • Automatic content categorization
  • PIN-protected private saves
  • Cross-device sync
  • JSON export
Features
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You know the move: you see something great, you screenshot it, and it dies in your camera roll. Later Jar fixes the habit. Share any link — a TikTok, an Instagram Reel, a YouTube video, a Reddit thread, a recipe, an article — and it lands in one beautiful library with its title and thumbnail, filed into the right category automatically. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH • Share sheet capture from any app — two taps and it's saved • Import your old screenshots: we read them and file them for you • Screenshot a YouTube video? We find the actual video — saved, playable, inside the app • Everything files itself into categories: Watch, Read, Recipes, Fitness, Travel and more • YouTube plays right inside the app; TikToks and Reels open exactly where you left them • "Up next" stays clean: opening something marks it finished automatically • Seal a private save under the lid — PIN-protected, invisible everywhere else • Search across titles, creators and descriptions • Private by design: device mode keeps your library entirely on your phone • Create a free account to sync your jar with laterjar.com • Export everything as JSON, anytime. Your saves are yours. FREE & FAIR Free gives you 5 saves with every capture method, plus 1 sealed save under the PIN-protected lid. No ads. No tracking. Ever. — Later Jar Pro — Free keeps 5 saves and 1 sealed item. Go Pro for everything the jar can hold: • Unlimited saves — the jar never fills • An unlimited sealed jar — hide as much as you want under the PIN-locked lid • Smart auto-filing that sorts every save into the right category • Private sync across all your devices $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation; renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of use: https://laterjar.com/terms.html Privacy policy: https://laterjar.com/privacy.html

About

Focus Gallery

Transform focus sessions into visual art. Select a painting, start a timer, and watch your artwork progress as you dedicate time to tasks. Your completed and ongoing projects are saved in a personal gallery, creating a tangible representation of your productivity.

Highlights
  • Choose artwork to start focusing
  • Artwork progress updates with each session
  • Collect finished and in-progress art
  • Create custom focus event categories
  • View detailed focus statistics
  • Review daily records in calendar views
Features
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FocusGallery turns every focus session into a piece of art. Choose a painting, start a focus session, and watch its progress grow as you spend time on what matters. With each session, your artwork moves closer to completion. Finished and in-progress pieces are collected in your personal gallery, turning your focus history into something you can actually see. Create custom focus events for reading, workouts, work, study, or anything else you want to track. Explore detailed stats and calendar views to understand your habits and see where your time goes. Focus is more than a timer here. It becomes a gallery of your effort. Key Features: - Choose artwork and start focusing - Update artwork progress after each session - Collect finished and in-progress pieces - Create custom focus event categories - View detailed focus stats and insights - Review your daily records in calendar views Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Later Jar4 screens
Focus Gallery4 screens

Verdict

The call

Later Jar and Focus Gallery are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Later Jar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Focus Gallery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Later Jar ships an update every 5 days, Focus Gallery every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Later Jar versus Focus Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLater JarFocus Gallery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB275 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGARRETT ANDREW MILLER旭 冯

Customer experience

Later Jar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focus Gallery

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Later Jar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Focus Gallery

One-time1
  • Unlock All Artworks$9.99

Questions

Is Later Jar free?
Later Jar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Gallery free?
Focus Gallery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Later Jar or Focus Gallery have ads?
Neither Later Jar nor Focus Gallery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Later Jar or Focus Gallery?
Later Jar ships an update every 5 days, and Focus Gallery every 6 days. Most recently, Later Jar was updated on October 23, 2026 and Focus Gallery on October 24, 2026.

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