Comparison

Be Focused Pro vs Mobile Diary

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

Mobile Diary

This app displays your entire month on a single screen with no scrolling. It allows for detailed notes, task management, and photo integration for each day. Share calendars and collaborate with others easily.

Highlights
  • Whole month on one screen
  • Expandable day cells for notes
  • Task checklists
  • Photo integration
  • Shared calendars
  • Automatic reminders
  • iCloud backup and sync
Features
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Your whole month, two lines a day — on one screen. Mobile Diary shows all 31 days at once with no scrolling. Each day expands to fit what you write, so nothing gets cut off. Add photos, check off tasks, and share calendars with the people you plan with. WHY TWOLINE • The whole month on a single screen — no scrolling, no tapping into each day • Day cells grow with your text, so long notes are never truncated • Write freely, like a memo — events, to-dos, budgets, ideas • Automatic reminders for today's and tomorrow's events, plus timed events — no setup needed CALENDARS • Create calendars by theme and view or edit several at once • Year and month views; holidays from your iPhone's holiday calendar • Lunar calendar support DAY VIEW • Tap a date to see that day in detail • Checklists — completed items are hidden from the month view • Copy, move, or delete events in a tap; move to today, tomorrow, or any date • Photos taken on that day appear automatically • Countdown to upcoming days REPEATING EVENTS • Daily, weekly, monthly (by date or weekday), yearly • Lunar-date repeats for birthdays and anniversaries SHARED CALENDARS • Invite family and friends with a phone number or email — no sign-up • Share photos and comment on them together • Activity alerts when someone posts a photo or comment SEARCH & BACKUP • Find past events fast with search • Your data stays in your own iCloud and syncs across your devices WIDGETS • Month (with previous/next) and day widgets on your Home Screen Start planning a calmer, clearer month today.

Screenshots

Be Focused Pro4 screens
Mobile Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mobile Diary at $1.99 against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Mobile Diary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Be Focused Pro's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Be Focused Pro costs $19.99 and Mobile Diary $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mobile Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Focused Pro has 3K ratings behind it against 2, 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 Mobile Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, Mobile Diary every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Be Focused Pro versus Mobile Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe Focused ProMobile Diary
Price$19.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys Ievenkosanghun lee

Customer experience

Be Focused Pro

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

Mobile Diary

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Mobile Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Be Focused Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Mobile Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Be Focused Pro free?
Be Focused Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mobile Diary free?
Mobile Diary costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Be Focused Pro or Mobile Diary?
Mobile Diary is rated higher. Be Focused Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Mobile Diary averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Be Focused Pro or Mobile Diary have ads?
Neither Be Focused Pro nor Mobile Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Be Focused Pro or Mobile Diary?
Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Mobile Diary every 6 weeks. Most recently, Be Focused Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mobile Diary on November 7, 2026.

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