Comparison

Focusity vs StudyAhead

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

Head to head
About

Focusity

Features
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A to-do list tells you what to do. Focusity tells you when. Import your timetable and your assignments — from Moodle, a spreadsheet, or a PDF of your exam schedule — and within minutes you have a weekly study plan that built itself: around the free time you actually have, in the hours you actually focus best. ā–  A weekly plan that builds itself • The engine lays out study blocks by due date, difficulty, and the hours each assignment really needs. • Set the times of day you focus best — morning, afternoon, evening or night — and the schedule is built around them. • Drag a block to a different time and the rest of the plan updates immediately. ā–  Fell behind? There is a plan B • Every missed class or assignment moves to one catch-up board, with a free slot already found for it. • Tap "Reschedule" and it goes back into your week — no rebuilding from scratch. • Mark something done in one tap, without leaving the board. ā–  Everything imports itself • Pull courses, assignments, exams and grades straight from Moodle, from a CSV or spreadsheet, or from a PDF exam timetable. • Duplicates are detected and filtered automatically. • Start in minutes, without typing in a single class by hand. ā–  Ready for the exam, with no surprises • Prep plans that are built backwards from the exam date. • Grade and credit tracking in one place, with a retake simulator. • A reminder arrives when an assignment moves into the danger zone — not on the morning of the exam. ā–  Keep the rhythm • A focus timer for every study block. • XP, streaks and a productivity score that turn consistency into a habit instead of an act of willpower. • Your streak is protected automatically — one freeze accrues each week, for the day when it simply is not possible. ā–  Built to be understood • The scheduling engine is algorithmic and transparent: you can always see why an hour was chosen, and change it by hand. • Works in English and Hebrew, with real right-to-left support in both. • Your data is yours — no ads, no selling data, and account deletion from inside the app. Less mess in your week. More time to study. Free to download, no credit card.

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StudyAhead

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You already know the exam date. What you don't know is what to do today. StudyAhead turns that one date into a day-by-day plan, then shows you a single task at a time — the one that's due right now. Not a timetable to fill in. Not a list of forty things to feel guilty about. One task, one button. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO LEAVE IT TO THE LAST MINUTE Most study apps hand you an empty calendar and wish you luck. That blank grid is exactly where good intentions go to die. StudyAhead does the planning part for you, so the only decision left is the easy one: start. HOW IT WORKS • Add your exam Name, date, and how long you want a session to be. • Get a real plan, instantly StudyAhead works backward from the exam and spreads the work across the days you actually said you're free. Every day between now and the exam gets its own task. • Open the app, hit start Today's screen holds one commitment. A timer runs while you study. You tap done. That's the loop. • Miss a day? It replans. Life happens. Skip a session and StudyAhead redistributes what's left across the time you have — no guilt spiral, no plan to rebuild by hand. WHAT KEEPS YOU COMING BACK • Streaks — the number that quietly makes you not want to break it • Milestones at 3, 7, 14, and 30 days — earned by showing up, not by hours vaguely "spent studying" • Reminders at a time you choose, with quiet hours that respect your sleep • Progress you can see — sessions, minutes, and how ready you actually are NO AI GUESSWORK Your plan comes from a published, deterministic schedule — not a language model improvising. Same inputs, same plan, every time, and you can always see why a task landed on the day it did. When your exam is in nine days, you want a plan you can trust, not a surprise. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE The whole study loop is free forever: build a plan, run guided sessions, keep your streak, see your history. No ads. No trial timer on the core app. We never lock you out of your own study records. StudyAhead Pro adds capacity when you need it: • Prepare for several exams at once instead of one • Set your own session length instead of picking a preset • Finer control over reminders and availability • Your full all-time progress archive Pro is a monthly or annual subscription, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Stop planning to study. Just study. Download StudyAhead and give tomorrow's you one less decision. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://study-ahead.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Focusity4 screens
StudyAhead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focusity at none against StudyAhead's 2. Focusity also leads on device support (3 vs 1). StudyAhead's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. StudyAhead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Focusity asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focusity ships an update every 5 days, StudyAhead every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Focusity versus StudyAhead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusityStudyAhead
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeir VakninNicholas Koay

In-app purchases

None

Focusity

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StudyAhead

Subscriptions2
  • StudyAhead Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • StudyAhead Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Focusity free?
Focusity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StudyAhead free?
StudyAhead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focusity or StudyAhead have ads?
Neither Focusity nor StudyAhead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focusity or StudyAhead?
Focusity ships an update every 5 days, and StudyAhead every 2 days. Most recently, Focusity was updated on September 10, 2026 and StudyAhead on September 17, 2026.

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