Comparison

Daypen vs Focusly

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

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About

Daypen

Features
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Take notes. Daypen gets you ready for the exam. Take notes with Apple Pencil or your finger on iPad and iPhone. Daypen Learn turns them into a summary, flashcards and a quiz, and your planner keeps lectures, deadlines and revision in one week. One purchase covers your iPhone, your iPad and your Mac. HANDWRITTEN NOTEBOOKS โ€ข Apple Pencil or finger, with fountain pen, ballpoint, pencil, highlighter and crayon โ€ข 380 templates: Cornell notes, lined and grid paper, 2026โ€“2027 calendars and exam planners โ€ข 137 covers, stickers and labels โ€ข Handwriting to text, and search inside your handwriting โ€ข Your notebooks in sync on iPhone and iPad, and shared notebooks you write in together, live โ€ข Record audio while you write, then tap your writing to hear that moment โ€ข Bring in a PDF, or add one to any notebook, and write on it: slides, past papers, worksheets โ€ข Write a formula by hand and Daypen solves it step by step โ€ข Shapes that complete themselves, a laser pointer, and a lasso that turns writing into a task or a calendar entry Your first launch opens with a ready Anatomy notebook and a Daypen Guide, so you can try everything at once. DAYPEN LEARN Pick a page, a notebook or everything you wrote. Daypen Learn makes a summary, key terms, flashcards and a quiz from your own notes. Cards you miss come back sooner, the ones you know wait longer. Take a timed practice exam from your sets and see the three topics to study next. Set a daily goal, keep a streak, follow your scores, and share a quiz as an image with your study group. STUDY ROOMS Study with friends wherever they are: one shared timer, what everyone is working on, and who is focusing or on a break. A PLANNER FOR YOUR WEEK Block out lectures, study sessions and deadlines. Drag a block to move it, tap the circle to finish it, and let it repeat. Get a reminder on time or when you arrive somewhere. Any plan can have its own notebook page. SUMMARISE Record a lecture, open an audio file, a PDF or a Word document, or share a link. Daypen gives you the summary, the key points, the to-dos and the dates, and every line drops into your plan with one tap. HABITS Reading, revision, sleep, the gym. Tap a ring to complete it, watch the streak grow, and see the week, month and year in charts. AN ASSISTANT THAT KNOWS YOUR PLANS Ask what is due, how the week went, or what a plan still needs. It reads only your own plans, habits and notes. THE VAULT Expiry dates with reminders, passwords and IBANs, opened with Face ID or a code of its own. Passwords and IBANs stay in your device's keychain. TOGETHER One book with your flatmates, partner or family: a shared list, habits you keep as a group, and a spending log you can fill from a photo of the receipt. ALSO โ€ข Widgets for the home and lock screen, and Siri โ€ข A record button in Control Center โ€ข Your Apple Calendar events beside your own plans โ€ข 28 languages FREE AND PRO Free for good: three notebooks with the basic papers and every pen, the planner, the list, notes, five habits, one shared book, the widgets, and your first five questions to the assistant. After the tour you get a free sample quiz. Daypen Pro adds unlimited notebooks, the full template library and every cover, handwriting to text and handwriting search, Daypen Learn, PDF and audio in notebooks, Summarise, the vault, the unlimited assistant, unlimited habits, and backup across devices. One purchase covers every iPhone, iPad and Mac on the same Apple Account: โ€ข A monthly or yearly subscription โ€ข Or a one-time lifetime purchase, which also covers every feature added to Pro from here on Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a single payment and does not renew. Terms of Use: https://gepgo.com/daypen/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://gepgo.com/daypen/en/privacy/

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Focusly

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Focus deeper. Get more done โ€” one Pomodoro at a time. Focusly is a completely free focus timer built around the proven Pomodoro Technique. Whether you're studying, working, or tackling any task that needs your full attention, Focusly helps you stay on track without distractions. TIMER Follow the classic Pomodoro cycle: focus โ†’ short break โ†’ long break after a set number of sessions. Start, pause, resume, or reset with a single tap. Skip a phase when you need to, track completed sessions in real time, and get notified the moment a phase ends. READY-MADE PROFILES Pick the rhythm that fits you: Classic 25/5/20 Deep Focus 50/10/25 Flexible 45/10/25 Beginner 20/5/15 Mini 15/5/15 Every profile follows 4 focus sessions with one long break. CUSTOM TIMERS Set your own focus, short break, and long break durations, and choose how many sessions until your long break. Your custom timer appears as a chip on the home screen โ€” edit it anytime, delete with a long press, and undo if you change your mind. 6 BEAUTIFUL THEMES Choose from OLED Flip, City & Circle, Neon Ring, Card Deck, Pomo Red, and Desktop. Your theme is saved automatically and can be changed anytime from the timer screen. AMBIENT SOUNDS Preview and pick from Silence, Waves, Rain, Relax, and Birds โ€” looped seamlessly throughout your session. HOME SCREEN WIDGET & LOCK SCREEN Track your timer from the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen with iOS Live Activity. The home screen widget shows your remaining time, status, and today's session count at a glance. Pause or resume directly from the widget or Live Activity. ANALYTICS See today's total focus time, your current streak, and how many pomodoros you've completed today and overall. Review your progress with a 7-day bar chart and a weekly summary. Focusly is completely free. A short onboarding walks you through setting up widgets and Live Activity on first launch, and a built-in "How it works" guide explains the technique. Ready to focus? Download Focusly and start your first Pomodoro session today.

Screenshots

Daypen4 screens
Focusly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focusly at none against Daypen's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Daypen sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Focusly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Daypen versus Focusly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaypenFocusly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size70 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli CanKubra Nur AKIN

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Daypen

Subscriptions3
  • Daypen Pro1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Daypen Pro Year (offer)$20.991 Year
  • Daypen Pro Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daypen Pro Lifetime$99.99
None

Focusly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daypen free?
Daypen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focusly free?
Focusly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daypen or Focusly have ads?
Neither Daypen nor Focusly shows ads.

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