Comparison

Be Focused vs Concierge AI

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

Head to head
About

Be Focused

This app helps you stay focused by breaking down tasks into timed work intervals with short breaks. It offers task management, customizable timers, progress tracking, and cross-device synchronization. Enhance your productivity and concentration with this effective tool.

Highlights
  • Task creation and management
  • Customizable work/break intervals
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Widgets and Lock Screen controls
  • Sound and notification options
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 Pro Version Features • Single purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Sync across all your devices • Tags and filters to organize tasks and maintain focus • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle * • Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app • Export data in CSV format • No banners, no ads Be Focused is free to download and use forever. However, if you want to access the Pro features on all your iPhones, iPads, and Macs, you can upgrade to the Pro version. The Pro subscription comes in three different options: Monthly, Yearly with a 7-day trial, and Lifetime (one-time payment). Payment will be charged to your App Store account and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://xwavesoft.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://xwavesoft.com/terms-of-use.html * Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.

About

Concierge AI

Features
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Concierge AI is a personal team for everyday life. Instead of one generic assistant, Concierge AI gives you a team of specialised AI agents to help with the things that fill your day — from travel, style, fitness and nutrition to finance, career, communication, tech support, cars, sport, and planning. It’s built to feel calm, useful, and personal. Whether you’re planning a trip, replying to an important message, organising your week, finding somewhere to go, improving your routine, or getting on top of life admin, Concierge AI helps you move faster with less mental load. What you can do with Concierge AI: • Get help from specialised agents across different parts of life • Plan trips, find places to go, and organise shared plans • Improve your style and shop with better judgement • Build better routines for fitness and nutrition • Stay on top of money, spending, and life admin • Get career support, CV help, and job search guidance • Write better messages, emails, and replies • Solve everyday tech and car issues more easily • Turn conversations into tasks and follow-through • Use shared Rooms to plan with friends and family privately Why it feels different: • A team, not a bot • Built for everyday life, not companies • Designed to remember context and reduce mental load • Premium, minimal, and easy to use • Personal, calm, and never cluttered Create private Rooms for things like trips, household planning, job hunts, fitness, and more. Bring other people into the plan and let Concierge AI help the group move things forward. Concierge AI is designed for the moments that usually live in your head — the plans, decisions, reminders, replies, and details you don’t want to keep juggling alone. Built for your life. Not your workflow. Terms & Conditions: https://theconcierge.team/terms Privacy Policy: https://theconcierge.team/privacy

Screenshots

Be Focused4 screens
Concierge AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Concierge AI at none against Be Focused's shown. Concierge AI also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Be Focused sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Concierge AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Be Focused versus Concierge AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe FocusedConcierge AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB89 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDenys IevenkoThe London App Company

Bugs and requests

Be Focused

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer resets unexpectedly
  • Timers not syncing correctly across devices
  • Notifications not always working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to override Do Not Disturb mode
  • Ability to log partial intervals
  • Time tracking with notes per interval
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Ability to set task-specific time limits

Concierge AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Be Focused

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99
2 purchases

Concierge AI

Subscriptions2
  • Concierge AI Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Concierge AI Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Be Focused free?
Be Focused is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Concierge AI free?
Concierge AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Be Focused or Concierge AI have ads?
Be Focused shows ads; Concierge AI does not.

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