Reviews of Focus Hero: Goals & Habits

By: Focus Hero Ltd App

List of user reviews and ratings for Focus Hero: Goals & Habits

Total ratings

4.50 (Rating count: 3,164)

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Review summary

Focus Hero is praised for its rewarding system, focus-enhancing gameplay, and charming visuals. However, recurring concerns include aggressive monetization and misleading trial billing, pushy onboarding with hard-to-skip prompts, frequent bugs affecting core features, and occasional progress data loss. These issues appear across multiple reviews, suggesting that while the concept and rewards can help with productivity, reliability and billing transparency need improvement.

Pros

Motivational rewards system helps me complete tasks and stay on track.
Helps improve focus and productivity, including for users with ADHD.
Engaging, game-like design with cute characters and pleasant music.
Solid core mechanic (timer, rewards, progression) that keeps users coming back.

Cons

Aggressive monetization and trial practices, including full charges during a promised free trial and refund difficulties.
Onboarding UX pushes a paid subscription with long animations and hard-to-dismiss prompts.
Frequent bugs and instability in core features (quests/goals, combat, item equipping, timer sounds).
Progress/data loss (erased progress, lost coins/items) undermining trust.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.60

All time rating average: 4.50

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50% (26)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-02	Vi*****	It’s impossible to tell if it even has a free tier. Blocks it until you take the “free trial” which you may forget to cancel (this should be the business model of many apps)
It’s impossible to tell if it even has a free tier. Blocks it until you take the “free trial” which you may forget to cancel (this should be the business model of many apps)
2026-05-22	B5*****	I see the potential here and really wanted to like it. However i did not like the lack of ease for customizing goals. In addition, stopping a goal session froze my phone and it took several restarts of the app to get it working again.
I see the potential here and really wanted to like it. However i did not like the lack of ease for customizing goals. In addition, stopping a goal session froze my phone and it took several restarts of the app to get it working again.
2026-04-29	no*****	It gives me the small rewards I need to get through tough tasks and bigger rewards to look forward to. The app still has room for improvement (it’s a one dev team, so that’s totally understandable). Keep up the good work!
It gives me the small rewards I need to get through tough tasks and bigger rewards to look forward to. The app still has room for improvement (it’s a one dev team, so that’s totally understandable). Keep up the good work!
2026-04-12	Kr*****	When I opened Focus Hero this morning, it started up and acted like it was my very first time. I don’t know what happened, but I’m pretty upset because I assume this means all the points I’ve been earning are gone. How do I fix this!? This would have been a five star review, but after this, I don’t know. UPDATE: I went to the App Store and found a message inviting anyone to email the creator of this app with issues so I did. I received a very quick reply! Turns out my font setting were too big which affected how much of the app screen I could see. They advised me on how to fix this and now the app is working again. They said they’re submitting another update that should be available soon. I’m really pleased with their help and quick reply! They seem very dedicated to having a high quality app 😊
When I opened Focus Hero this morning, it started up and acted like it was my very first time. I don’t know what happened, but I’m pretty upset because I assume this means all the points I’ve been earning are gone. How do I fix this!? This would have been a five star review, but after this, I don’t know. UPDATE: I went to the App Store and found a message inviting anyone to email the creator of this app with issues so I did. I received a very quick reply! Turns out my font setting were too big which affected how much of the app screen I could see. They advised me on how to fix this and now the app is working again. They said they’re submitting another update that should be available soon. I’m really pleased with their help and quick reply! They seem very dedicated to having a high quality app 😊
2026-04-04	Ki*****	The game recently update and it added so much to it! The guy who made this game clearly believes in it and what it can do for our time. The shows in the product and honestly, that’s been true in how it’s helped me reclaim some of my time.
The game recently update and it added so much to it! The guy who made this game clearly believes in it and what it can do for our time. The shows in the product and honestly, that’s been true in how it’s helped me reclaim some of my time.
2026-03-26	Lo*****	Dear god, I have never had an app that bugged me so much to subscribe as soon as I start it. Not only that, the "no thanks, I don't want to subscribe" buttons take a minute to fade in and are then incredibly faint, like those bad mobile game ads. There's even one screen where they make the X button blend in with the dog behind it so it's even harder to see! Really scummy, and then after saying no to a trial 5 times, it bothers you with incredibly long animations and five more screens just to say "Hey, I can help get your life together." Other apps do this but don't have nearly as many screens or long animations for it. And when you finally get past those obnoxious screens, you realize task customization is really limited, like not being able to control how often a task repeats. I can only assume the target audience for this focus app is boomers and children.
Dear god, I have never had an app that bugged me so much to subscribe as soon as I start it. Not only that, the "no thanks, I don't want to subscribe" buttons take a minute to fade in and are then incredibly faint, like those bad mobile game ads. There's even one screen where they make the X button blend in with the dog behind it so it's even harder to see! Really scummy, and then after saying no to a trial 5 times, it bothers you with incredibly long animations and five more screens just to say "Hey, I can help get your life together." Other apps do this but don't have nearly as many screens or long animations for it. And when you finally get past those obnoxious screens, you realize task customization is really limited, like not being able to control how often a task repeats. I can only assume the target audience for this focus app is boomers and children.
2026-03-23	Fi*****	I absolutely love using this app every day, and it has helped me more than anything else to get deep work done and to make it really fun! I hope this app can continue to stay alive and get all the funding it needs, because I want to keep using this app forever.
I absolutely love using this app every day, and it has helped me more than anything else to get deep work done and to make it really fun! I hope this app can continue to stay alive and get all the funding it needs, because I want to keep using this app forever.
2026-03-16	Ju*****	No free plan. In not going to fall for a “trial” that charges you $60 if you forget to unsubscribe
No free plan. In not going to fall for a “trial” that charges you $60 if you forget to unsubscribe
2026-03-06	Je*****	I want to like this app, but the financial aspect is far too scammy. Within three hours of installing this app, I was charged the full $59.99 subscription price despite the App Store listing a seven‑day free trial with a reminder before the trial ends. I gave the app a second chance to see if I wanted to continue using it. On day five (yesterday), I decided it wasn’t a good fit for me and requested a refund from Apple, since I was well within the trial period. Apple denied the request with the message “This purchase is not eligible for a review,” which I’m currently appealing. Based on Reddit threads and App Store reviews, this exact issue has been reported by users for over a year. I’m now on day six of the trial and still have not received a refund. If the issue isn’t resolved, I will have no choice but to report the app for potential ongoing fraud, since users have reported losing hundreds of dollars to this unresolved issue. Final review pending resolution of this ongoing issue.
I want to like this app, but the financial aspect is far too scammy. Within three hours of installing this app, I was charged the full $59.99 subscription price despite the App Store listing a seven‑day free trial with a reminder before the trial ends. I gave the app a second chance to see if I wanted to continue using it. On day five (yesterday), I decided it wasn’t a good fit for me and requested a refund from Apple, since I was well within the trial period. Apple denied the request with the message “This purchase is not eligible for a review,” which I’m currently appealing. Based on Reddit threads and App Store reviews, this exact issue has been reported by users for over a year. I’m now on day six of the trial and still have not received a refund. If the issue isn’t resolved, I will have no choice but to report the app for potential ongoing fraud, since users have reported losing hundreds of dollars to this unresolved issue. Final review pending resolution of this ongoing issue.
2026-03-05	Ky*****	As someone with ADHD i decided to give this app a try and got the free trial. It only took a few minutes before i realized this app was not for me. I canceled my subscription and was still charged for a full year and after trying everything i possibly could I was never able to get refunded.
As someone with ADHD i decided to give this app a try and got the free trial. It only took a few minutes before i realized this app was not for me. I canceled my subscription and was still charged for a full year and after trying everything i possibly could I was never able to get refunded.