Focus vs CarLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus
This app helps users improve concentration and productivity by breaking work into structured intervals with scheduled breaks. It offers task management, detailed statistics, and syncs across all Apple devices, including Apple Watch and widgets.
- Customizable Pomodoro timer
- Unlimited to-do lists
- In-depth productivity statistics
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app
Read full descriptionHide full description
Do your best work. Focus helps you concentrate with timed focus sessions built on the Pomodoro technique, track your tasks and projects, and see real progress — across all your Apple devices. A calm, proven rhythm: plan, work, break, review. “[…] a tool that can genuinely make people more productive” – MacStories.net “[…] a must-have for anyone who finds themselves easily getting distracted or forgetting to take occasional breaks.” – iDownloadBlog.com I always use Focus when… … I need to start a deep-work session … I want to stop procrastinating and finally begin … I want to break a big project into focused sprints … I’m studying and need to concentrate … I want to protect my time from distractions … I want to build a daily focus habit … I want to see what I actually got done today … I want structure without a heavy, complicated system Benefits * Start focusing in seconds: pick a task, start a session, get to work * The proven Pomodoro rhythm — plan → work → break → review — that gives your attention somewhere to go * Sessions and tasks together: a focus timer plus real task, project, and time tracking (most apps split these into two) * See your progress: daily and weekly activity and goals make focus feel earned, never nagged * Restful breaks that are part of the rhythm, not slacking * Calm and encouraging — momentum, never hustle, grind, or guilt Features * Timed focus sessions with flexible session and break lengths * Tasks, projects, and time tracking * Daily and weekly activity and goals * In-app Learning: short, friendly guides you can apply as you read * Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island * Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight via App Intents * Seamless iCloud sync * Built-in accessibility * Privacy first: your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud * Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro * Handcrafted by real humans :-) Focus is free to start. Focus Pro unlocks everything with a 7-day free trial. Thanks for doing your best work with us! We’re always improving Focus. If you have feedback or an idea, we’d love to hear it. About us Focus is made by Jan & Kerstin, two independent app developers based in Germany. We built Focus for our own workdays — to concentrate, make real progress, and still keep things calm. Our goal: a productivity app that’s a joy to use every day. We built this tool for ourselves — and now we’d love to share it with you! Questions? We offer friendly support. Just drop us a note at support@meaningful-things.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. Privacy & Terms https://meaningful-things.com/privacy https://meaningful-things.com/terms
CarLog
Read full descriptionHide full description
CarLog turns a maintenance or repair receipt into a service record you can check line by line. Photograph the receipt or import one from your photo library, confirm every field against the wording it came from, and keep the record and the original together on your device. WHAT CARLOG DOES • Reads a receipt into a draft: date, shop, service lines, amounts, currency and odometer • Shows the receipt wording behind each field, marked confirmed, needs review, or unknown • Checks line items plus tax minus discount, currency, ambiguous dates, miles or kilometers, and receipts you already filed, all on your device • Saves nothing until you confirm, then stores the record together with the original image • Keeps a filterable history, exports one record as a PDF, and writes a new version each time you edit • Creates a reminder only from a next service the receipt states, or from an interval you set • Lets you type a record by hand at any time, with no AI and no credits THREE STEPS 1. Photograph or import a receipt. Text recognition runs on your device. 2. Read it with AI, or type the record yourself for free. 3. Confirm each field, then save the record with the original. PURCHASE OPTIONS CarLog is free to download and starts with a small number of AI credits. One AI receipt read uses one credit, so AI use stays limited to the credits you hold. Weekly Premium is an auto-renewing weekly subscription that includes AI credits every week. Credit packs are separate one-time purchases and their credits do not expire. Local Pro is a one-time purchase for local features only, namely bulk PDF and CSV export, and it adds no AI credits. Manual records, viewing originals, a single-record PDF and date reminders stay free. Prices are shown before payment, and purchases can be restored. PRIVACY AND SCOPE No account is needed to keep records. The original receipt image stays on your device. Recognized text and a downscaled copy of the image are sent to The Sky Bringup AI service to prepare the draft you confirm. Saved records, originals and reminders stay on your device. CarLog does not connect to your car, does not read vehicle data or fault codes, and does not diagnose anything; a mileage reminder uses the odometer reading you type in. Use CarLog only with receipts that are yours or that you are authorized to use. Start your service history with your next receipt. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://carlog.skybringup.com/privacy/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CarLog at 15.5 against Focus's 18.0. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Focus sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and CarLog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Focus | CarLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 311 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG | skybringup |
Bugs and requests
Focus
Reported bugs
5 issues- Infinite intro screen
- Prompts to set up app on every open
- Timer resets unexpectedly
- Sync issues between iPhone, iPad, and Watch
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to duplicate tasks
- Calendar integration
- Background sounds
- Customizable timer lengths
- Automatic focus mode switching
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- More detailed analytics and reporting
CarLog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus
- Focus - Monthly$6.991 Month
- Focus - 3 Months$14.993 Months
- Focus Yearly$19.991 Year
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- Focus Yearly$27.991 Year
- Focus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Focus Early Bird7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Focus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Focus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Patron Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
CarLog
- CarLog Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
- 20 AI Credits$2.99
- 60 AI Credits$6.99
- CarLog Local Pro$9.99








