Comparison

Be Focused Pro vs Thrivner Planner

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

Head to head
About

Be Focused Pro

This app helps you stay focused and productive by breaking down tasks into timed intervals with short breaks. It offers task management, customizable timers, progress tracking, and cross-device synchronization. Achieve your goals with structured work sessions.

Highlights
  • Task creation and management
  • Customizable work and break intervals
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period. Use Be Focused on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — everything stays perfectly in sync. Task Management • Create and manage tasks • Add notes and due dates to tasks • Organize tasks with tags and filters • Paste task lists from other apps Timer Control • Start, pause, or skip intervals • Auto-start the next interval (optionally) • Plan intervals needed for task completion and track accuracy • Manage completed intervals Timer Customization • Set durations for work sessions, short and long breaks • Define number of intervals before a long break • Set a daily goal for completed intervals • Assign different timer settings to individual tasks Reports • View detailed reports to monitor your progress • Export your data in CSV format Sounds and Notifications • Chronometer ticking sound with adjustable frequency • Variety of alarm sounds • Interactive notifications • Adjustable volume for alarms and chronometer Integration • Sync across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) * • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle ** • Integration with Shortcuts app to automate workflow Quick Access • Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen • Live activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control to start or stop the timer from the Lock Screen, Controls Center, or Action Button Automation • Integration with Shortcuts app (control tasks and timers via Shortcuts app) • Automate Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app Device Support • Apple Watch support • Also available for Mac • Dark and Light mode support * Sync with Mac requires Be Focused Pro for macOS, sold separately. ** Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.

About

Thrivner Planner

Organize your life with this visual planner and task manager. Color-code projects, prioritize tasks by urgency and effort, and break them down into smaller steps. Schedule tasks alongside appointments to optimize your time and boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Color-coded project organization
  • Prioritization by urgency and effort
  • Task breakdown with checklists
  • Repeating task scheduling
  • Calendar view for time-blocking
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Drag-and-drop rescheduling
Features
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Find the simple view of your complex life with Thrivner Planner, a project planner and daily task management app! Thrivner Planner provides a personalized, color-coded view of your projects that shows you how much attention and energy are required today and throughout the week. The visual display of big effort and small stuff together is a game-changer! Project Planning Enter your projects and assign colors so everything stays organized (work projects separate from home and family). Prioritization Enter your tasks and choose the urgency and effort it will take to complete (big things are big, small things are small). Task Management Add a checklist—either prebuilt or custom—to break down your tasks into smaller steps and to track the amount of effort required. Tasks can easily repeat: Enter your task once, choose how often it occurs, and count on it to appear as scheduled. And, when you’re ready to lighten the load, you can delegate to someone else via email or text. Time Management The Calendar view lets you see your projects overlaid with your appointments and meetings to show you know when you have time to work on projects. This is great for time-blocking! Productivity With insights and inspirations you can see when you’re most productive, set aside the time you need to focus, and even find ideas for getting “unstuck.” Ease Rescheduling happens. If you have to move a task to another day, just drag-and-drop it into the new day at the bottom of the screen. The Fine Print Sync across devices In-app customer support Thrivner Planner Pro includes: Unlimited sync among devices Unlimited projects and repeating tasks Unlimited search Unlimited insight and accomplishments history Privacy Policy: https://www.thrivner.com/thrivner-planner Terms of Use: https://www.thrivner.com/thrivner-planner In Thrivner Planner find the simple view of your complex life.

Screenshots

Be Focused Pro4 screens
Thrivner Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Thrivner Planner at Free against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Thrivner Planner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Be Focused Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3K vs 25). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Thrivner Planner is free to download; Be Focused Pro costs $19.99 up front. Thrivner Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Be Focused Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thrivner Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Focused Pro has 3K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Be Focused Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thrivner Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, Thrivner Planner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Be Focused Pro versus Thrivner Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe Focused ProThrivner Planner
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys IevenkoThrivner, Inc.

Customer experience

Be Focused Pro

All ratings2,972 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.5%

Thrivner Planner

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Be Focused Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Timers not working correctly
  • Notifications not triggering on silent mode
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to set custom timers per task
  • Option to skip or pause breaks
  • Integration with Apple Watch complications
  • Better reporting and analytics
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  • Ability to import tasks from other apps

Thrivner Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Be Focused Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Thrivner Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Planner Pro - Monthly$4.001 Month
  • Planner Pro - Yearly$42.001 Year

Questions

Is Be Focused Pro free?
Be Focused Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thrivner Planner free?
Thrivner Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Be Focused Pro or Thrivner Planner?
Thrivner Planner is rated higher. Be Focused Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Thrivner Planner averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Be Focused Pro or Thrivner Planner have ads?
Neither Be Focused Pro nor Thrivner Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Be Focused Pro or Thrivner Planner?
Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Thrivner Planner every 3 months. Most recently, Be Focused Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and Thrivner Planner on September 29, 2026.

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