TidyNotes vs Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
TidyNotes
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Tidy Notes keeps your thinking in one clean place. Write by hand, type, sketch, or mark up a PDF, then find any of it again in seconds. No clutter, no learning curve. WRITE HOWEVER YOU THINK - Handwrite with Apple Pencil or your finger, or switch to the keyboard mid-page. - Sketch diagrams and doodles alongside your text on the same page. - Choose lined, grid, dotted, or blank paper for every note. - Highlight, underline, and use tape to make the important parts stand out. PDFs AND DOCUMENTS - Import PDFs and write straight on top of them. - Scan paper documents, receipts, and handouts with your camera. - Fill in and sign forms without printing anything. - Export any note as a PDF and share it in one tap. STAY ORGANIZED - Group notes into folders and subfolders that match how you actually work. - Search your typed text and your notes to find anything fast. - Pin the notes you open every day to the top of your library. - Build checklists and tick items off as you go. FOR STUDENTS - Annotate lecture slides and textbook PDFs instead of reprinting them. - Keep a notebook per subject and a planner for deadlines in one app. - Review your own notes before an exam without hunting through paper. FOR WORK - Take meeting notes and mark up documents on the same page. - Keep client notes, plans, and scans together per project. - Share a clean PDF of your notes right after the meeting. Privacy Policy: https://tidynotes.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://tidynotes.net/terms Questions or feedback: support@tidynotes.net
Focus
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Take back your time from distracting apps and websites. Focus helps you protect time for work, study, rest and the people around you. Choose the apps, websites or categories that distract you, decide when they should be unavailable, and let your schedule repeat automatically. BUILD A ROUTINE THAT LASTS ⢠Block apps, website categories and individual websites ⢠Choose the days and hours that fit your week ⢠Keep scheduled settings locked while a block is active ⢠Add another website during a block without weakening the rest of your plan ⢠See a calm reminder when you try to open blocked content START FREE One recurring blocking period and every core blocking tool are free. A single optional purchase unlocks up to three blocking periods for different parts of your day. There is no subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN ⢠No account ⢠No ads ⢠No usage analytics ⢠No browsing history sent to us ⢠Your blocking choices stay on your device and in Apple's Screen Time system Focus uses Apple's Screen Time permission to apply the schedule you create. You can remove that permission at any time in iOS Settings.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TidyNotes at none against Focus's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TidyNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | TidyNotes | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IKA Studios Yazilim Anonim Sirketi | adir ben ami |
In-app purchases
TidyNotes
No in-app purchases
Focus
- Full Focus$4.99









