Comparison

Be Focused Pro vs Goal Tracker

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

Goal Tracker

This all-in-one productivity app helps you manage goals, habits, tasks, notes, and finances. It offers SMART goal setting, habit tracking, calendar sync, to-do lists with prioritization, encrypted notes, and personal budgeting tools. Designed for simplicity and privacy, it works offline and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • SMART goal setting with milestones
  • Unlimited habit tracking with streaks
  • Two-way calendar sync (Google, Outlook)
  • To-do lists with Eisenhower Matrix
  • End-to-end encrypted notes
  • Personal budgeting and expense tracking
  • Customizable tags for organization
Features
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Illumtori is the ultimate all-in-one productivity app. It comes with a goal tracker, daily habit tracker, calendar, to-do list, notes, and personal budget. It also protects your privacy with encryption and allows you to work offline. With one app, you have everything you need to maximize your productivity! SMART GOAL TRACKER * Provides a guided template to help you set goals that are: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. * Break down your goals by smaller milestones with deadlines that you set. * Keep motivated with a beautiful interface to track your progress. * Protect your privacy with end-to-end encryption ("E2EE"). No one can read your goals and why they are important, except you. DAILY HABIT TRACKER * Easily create and track unlimited habits across all your devices. * Designed for simplicity - quick to setup and effortless to maintain. * Stay motivated by tracking your streaks and building lasting habits! INTEGRATED CALENDAR * Two-way sync with Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook so you have everything in one place. * Never miss your upcoming events with reminders through push notifications. * Get a holistic view of your schedule by day, week, and month. TO-DO LIST * Organize your tasks with drag-and-drop that is synced across all your devices. * Utilize the Eisenhower Matrix, built into the app, to maximize your productivity. * Time block by creating events straight from your task list. * Separately track old tasks in an "overdue" category. No tasks will slip through the cracks. Notepad WITH E2EE * Protect your notes with end-to-end encryption. Only you know what you write in the app. * Focus on writing and nothing else because changes are saved and synced automatically across your devices. * Write down your ideas even when you are offline. The notes will sync up once you have connection again. PERSONAL BUDGET * Create your own personal budget to track your monthly income and expenses. * Use the app's various powerful analytical tools to gain insights into your finances. * Know your process at a glance with the app's beautiful UI. * Effortlessly budget each month by rolling forward your budget from the previous month. ORGANIZE WITH TAGS * Create as many tags as you need, add icons and color code them as you like, to help you stay organized. * The tag manager provides a holistic view of each tag and allows you to do focused work. TESTIMONIAL The developer built this app by himself with a prototype of Illumtori as his only productivity tool! All the tools were designed to be simple, powerful, beautiful, and work together. Enjoy all the benefits they bring without a learning curve. Download Illumtori and start your productivity journey today!

Screenshots

Be Focused Pro4 screens
Goal Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Goal Tracker at Free against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Goal Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Be Focused Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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

Goal Tracker is free to download; Be Focused Pro costs $19.99 up front. Goal Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Be Focused Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Be Focused Pro against 4.7 for Goal Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Focused Pro has 3K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Be Focused Pro's written reviews are positive against 58% of Goal Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, Goal Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Be Focused Pro versus Goal Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe Focused ProGoal Tracker
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (3K ratings)4.7 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better46
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys IevenkoBeaBea Lab Inc.

Customer experience

Be Focused Pro

All ratings2,972 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.3%

Goal Tracker

All ratings46 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%

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

Goal Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Be Focused Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Goal Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$9.001 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$72.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$229.99

Questions

Is Be Focused Pro free?
Be Focused Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goal Tracker free?
Goal Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Be Focused Pro or Goal Tracker?
Goal Tracker is rated higher. Be Focused Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Goal Tracker averages 4.7 from 46 ratings.
Do Be Focused Pro or Goal Tracker have ads?
Goal Tracker shows ads; Be Focused Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Be Focused Pro or Goal Tracker?
Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Goal Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Be Focused Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Goal Tracker on September 20, 2026.

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