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Fokus vs Akiflow: free during the public beta, no card

For people weighing Akiflow who want to start without a card, take meeting notes without a bot and keep a focus timer on their phone and wrist.

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The three differences

  1. Start free, with no card

    Akiflow’s pricing page says it has no free plan, and that its 7-day trial requires a card. Fokus is free during its public beta, no credit card.

  2. Meeting notes without a bot in the call

    Akiflow’s Meeting Assistant joins your meetings and is a $19-a-month add-on. Meeting Scribe, the Fokus add-on, records without a bot in the call.

  3. A focus timer on your phone and your wrist

    Akiflow’s help centre says its Focus Timer is desktop only, and that Akiflow doesn’t include a built-in notification blocker. In Fokus you start a timer from a task on your phone or your Apple Watch, and on Android Fokus switches Do Not Disturb on for the length of a focus session.

Feature by feature

Feature Fokus Akiflow
Free during the public beta
Yes

No credit card

No

No free plan; its 7-day trial needs a card

Meeting notes without a bot in the call
Yes

Meeting Scribe add-on

No

Its Meeting Assistant joins the meeting

A focus timer on your phone
Yes

No

Its Focus Timer is desktop only

An Apple Watch app
Yes

No

Its App Store listing names iPhone and iPad

Works with an e-paper display and a paper notebook
Yes

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No

Its download page lists macOS, Windows, the browser, Android and iOS

An AI assistant and daily rituals
Yes

Yes

Pricing

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Fokus

Free during the public beta

  • No credit card required.
  • After the beta: Pro at €15 a month billed yearly, or €19 billed monthly.
  • Add-ons such as Meeting Scribe are billed per workspace.

Akiflow

$19 per month, billed yearly

  • $34 a month when billed monthly.
  • 7-day trial; a card is required.
  • No free plan, according to its pricing page.
  • Meeting Assistant is a $19-a-month add-on.
Start Free No credit card required — free during the public beta.

Questions and answers

Is Fokus a good alternative to Akiflow?
Yes. Both bring your tasks and calendar together with an AI assistant, daily rituals and a focus timer. Fokus is free during its public beta, no credit card, records meetings without a bot in the call, and puts the focus timer on your phone and your Apple Watch.
Does Akiflow have a free plan?
Akiflow’s pricing page says it has no free plan, and that its 7-day trial requires a card. Fokus is free during its public beta, no credit card.
Can I run a focus timer on my phone?
In Fokus, yes: open a task on your iPhone or Android phone and start a timer, or start one on your Apple Watch. Akiflow’s help centre says its Focus Timer is desktop only.
Can I use Fokus on Linux?
Yes. Fokus runs on the web, macOS, Windows and Linux, on iPhone, Android and Apple Watch, with Chrome and Firefox extensions. Akiflow’s download page lists macOS, Windows, the browser, Android and iOS.
How does Fokus protect my account?
Fokus has two-factor authentication, with an authenticator app, an email code or approval from your phone. App Lock adds a PIN, Face ID or fingerprint in front of an app that is already signed in; it is a privacy gate, not encryption.
How do the prices compare?
Fokus is free during its public beta, no credit card. After the beta, Pro is €15 a month billed yearly or €19 billed monthly. Akiflow Pro is $19 a month billed yearly or $34 billed monthly, after a 7-day trial that requires a card.