Comparison

FocusMakers vs Focus, My Lady

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

Head to head
About

FocusMakers

This app uses your camera to accurately track your actual study time, distinguishing it from passive desk time. It offers features like task planning, group study sessions, and app blocking to enhance focus. You can also create time-lapse videos of your study sessions and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • AI-powered focus time tracking
  • Task planning and scheduling
  • Group study sessions
  • Distracting app blocking
  • Study time-lapse video creation
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly rankings
  • Ambient study sounds
Features
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You sat at your desk for 8 hours. How much of that was real studying? FocusMakers uses your camera to count only the time you actually focused, and records it as your focus time. Start right away without signing up. Sign in with Kakao, Google or Apple to keep your records. ● Track total study time, focus time and focus rate - see in numbers that 8 hours at your desk was really 6 hours of focus ● Plan subjects and tasks by date in the planner - use repeats and the weekly view, and move unfinished tasks to another day ● Create a group or join a public one, and study with up to 6 people with cameras on ● Get a time-lapse video when you finish - save it to Photos or share it straight to Instagram Reels ● Block distracting apps while you study - they show a lock screen and unlock as soon as you finish ● See daily, weekly and monthly rankings for focus time, focus rate and time slot ● A calendar keeps your daily focus time and focus rate, and 5 minutes a day keeps your streak going ● Set an important exam date as a countdown and check the days left on Home every day ● Play ambient sound while you study - pick white noise, rain, café sounds or lo-fi music and focus Camera video for focus analysis and time-lapse photos never leave your device. Made for - Anyone tired of timing their study by hand - Students preparing for entrance exams, civil service exams or certifications on their own - People who study at cafés and libraries - Anyone who keeps reaching for their phone while studying - People who stay motivated studying alongside others - Anyone who works harder with a ranking to climb - Anyone who wants to record and share their study sessions Permissions [Required] - Camera: analyzes your study on the device to measure study time automatically and makes your time-lapse. Analysis video is never saved, and time-lapse photos stay on your device. [Optional] - Photos: used to save time-lapse videos to Photos. Everything else works without it. - Microphone: used to talk with members in group study rooms. Never recorded or saved. - Screen Time: used to turn on app blocking. Which apps you choose never leaves your device. - Tracking: used to measure ad performance. Every feature works without it. Contact: breathless.youth@gmail.com Support: https://focusmakers.app/support Terms: https://focusmakers.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://focusmakers.app/privacy Made by the breathless-youth team

About

Focus, My Lady

This app uses your device's camera to monitor your focus during study sessions. It employs a virtual tutor who "scolds" you if you look away or switch apps, with escalating reactions for repeated distractions. Track your progress with daily grades and reports.

Highlights
  • Gaze-aware focus timer
  • Progressive scolding system
  • Daily report card grading
  • Report calendar for streaks
  • Customizable lesson durations
  • Multiple virtual tutors
Features
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Keep reaching for your phone while studying? From today, your tutor is watching you, my lady. Stand your phone up and start a lesson. Your tutor quietly reads a book across from you. But the moment you look at your phone, the book snaps shut: "My lady!" Sideways glances, looking away, sneaking off, switching to another app — you'll be caught every time. ■ Made for · Students who grab their phone out of habit · Anyone who can't focus studying alone · People who work better when someone is watching ■ Features · Gaze-aware focus timer: notices eye contact, sideways glances, looking away and leaving your seat · Scolding that gets stricter: get caught three times in a row and your tutor gets truly angry · Today's report card: an S–C grade from focused time and scolds after every lesson · Report calendar: daily grades, focused time and streaks at a glance · 10/20/30-minute or custom lessons, with pause · iPhone and iPad ■ Tutors · Miss Eleanor (free): a strict but fair governess · Master Hun: the strictest of all — look away for one second and you'll hear it · Cloud: a cool young butler who studies with you in a night-time library · Sir Cedric: your guard knight, sworn to protect you — even from distractions · Baron Whiskers: a noble cat who lounges on the sofa — until you look at your phone. Then: a hiss and a fluffy paw. Hire premium tutors forever, or watch an ad to study with them once. ■ Privacy first Camera video is processed only on your device and is never saved or sent anywhere. No account needed. With hand-drawn retro illustrations — study with grace today, my lady.

Screenshots

FocusMakers4 screens
Focus, My Lady4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusMakers at none against Focus, My Lady's 4. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Focus, My Lady sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. FocusMakers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusMakers ships an update every 6 days, Focus, My Lady every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FocusMakers versus Focus, My Lady: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusMakersFocus, My Lady
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSangjae KwonTae Yong Park

Customer experience

FocusMakers

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focus, My Lady

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FocusMakers

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Focus, My Lady

One-time4
  • Hire Baron Whiskers the Cat$0.49
  • Hire Master Hun$0.49
  • Hire Cloud the Butler$0.49
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  • Hire Sir Cedric the Knight$0.49

Questions

Is FocusMakers free?
FocusMakers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus, My Lady free?
Focus, My Lady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusMakers or Focus, My Lady have ads?
Both FocusMakers and Focus, My Lady show ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusMakers or Focus, My Lady?
FocusMakers ships an update every 6 days, and Focus, My Lady every 5 days. Most recently, FocusMakers was updated on November 10, 2026 and Focus, My Lady on November 8, 2026.

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