Comparison

Focus vs Loved Ones Calendar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Loved Ones Calendar

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Loved Ones Calendar is a calendar for sharing plans with the people who matter. Your partner, your family, your fans — you decide who sees what. ■ Choose who sees each calendar "Live shows" for your fans, "Family" for Mom, "Work" for your manager. Create as many calendars as you like and pick who can see each one. For each person, choose View only, Can add, or Can edit everything. ■ Viewers can't see each other People you share with see only the owner's name. They can't tell who else is on the calendar, or how many people there are. You can even show a different name to each person. ■ Just share a code. No sync setup Exchange a love code and you're connected. Do it on the spot with someone you're with, or send an invitation to someone far away. There's also a fan code you can post on social media — only people you approve get connected. ■ Hide what you don't want to show Save views such as A and B besides your main calendar, and switch between them. You can require a passcode or Face ID to switch. ■ Also • 13 Home Screen widgets (Today, Tomorrow, Upcoming, Calendar, Upcoming & Calendar, Today & Calendar, 3 Days, Today's Date, This Week, 2 Weeks, 3 Weeks, 4 Weeks, This Month) • Event alerts and repeating events • Birthdays from your contacts (with age when the birth year is known) • Continuous vertical scrolling or month-by-month paging • Move over from Google Calendar; export to .ics • Holidays for 43 countries, 20 languages ■ Pricing Keeping your own schedule is free. Sharing calendars with your loved ones requires the paid plan (auto-renews every year). The first 2 weeks are free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Your own calendars stay usable after the plan ends. Terms of Use: https://yoteicho-98475.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://yoteicho-98475.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Focus4 screens
Loved Ones Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loved Ones Calendar at daily against Focus's every 10 days. Loved Ones Calendar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Focus's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Focus sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Loved Ones Calendar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus ships an update every 10 days, Loved Ones Calendar daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus versus Loved Ones Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusLoved Ones Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeaningful Things GmbH & Co. KGMASATO AWATA

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
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  • More detailed analytics and reporting

Loved Ones Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions9
  • Focus - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Focus - 3 Months$14.993 Months
  • Focus Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • 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
1 purchases

Loved Ones Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Paid plan (1 year)14 Days trial$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loved Ones Calendar free?
Loved Ones Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus or Loved Ones Calendar have ads?
Neither Focus nor Loved Ones Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus or Loved Ones Calendar?
Focus ships an update every 10 days, and Loved Ones Calendar daily. Most recently, Focus was updated on October 15, 2026 and Loved Ones Calendar on October 8, 2026.

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