Peazehub vs Focusmate
Updated 31 August 2026
Short answer
Peazehub provides asynchronous accountability through group goals, group challenges, streaks and a public leaderboard for $29.99 once, with every session recorded to a permanent history. Focusmate provides scheduled live video sessions with a stranger, which is strong per session but requires booking and showing up on camera, and costs $8/month billed yearly, about $288 over three years, with limited long-term tracking. Peazehub covers the tracking and group side for roughly a tenth of the three-year cost; a Focusmate session can be added on top when you want a human at a set hour.
This is the widest price gap in the category: $29.99 once against roughly $288 over three years — about ten to one. It is also the clearest difference in what you are actually buying.
Focusmate's cost is legitimate — it runs a live matching network with real people on real calls, and that has an ongoing cost behind it. The question is whether live video is the thing you need.
Side by side
| Feature | Peazehub | Focusmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 one-time | Free for 3 sessions/week; Plus from $8/month billed yearly |
| Cost over three years | $29.99 | $288 |
| Live video sessions | No | Yes — paired 25, 50 or 75 minutes |
| Scheduling required | No | Yes, you book a slot |
| Camera required | No | Yes |
| Free tier | Timer, streaks, stats, groups, leaderboard | 3 sessions per week |
| Streaks | Day-based, permanent record of longest | No |
| Lifetime hour tracking | Yes, with heatmap | Session history |
| Study groups with shared goals | Yes, 3–20 members | No |
| Timer presets | Nine, from 25/5 to 90/30 | 25, 50 or 75 minutes |
Choose Peazehub if
- You do not want to schedule sessions or appear on camera
- You want the long-term record — hours, heatmap, streaks — more than a live partner
- You want accountability from a group without coordinating time zones
- $288 over three years is not something you want to commit to for a timer
Choose Focusmate if
- You cannot start without another person on camera, and you can keep a booked schedule
- A booked slot in a calendar is what makes you show up
- You want live body doubling rather than an asynchronous record
- Three sessions a week on the free tier is enough for you
Common questions
Is Peazehub cheaper than Focusmate?
Substantially. Peazehub is $29.99 once, with no subscription. Focusmate Plus starts at $8/month billed yearly, roughly $288 over three years. Focusmate's free tier is three sessions a week.
Does Peazehub have body doubling like Focusmate?
Asynchronously, not live. Peazehub study groups share an hours goal that every member's completed sessions move, without anyone needing to be online at the same time. Focusmate is live video with a booked partner, which is a stronger form of accountability if scheduling is not itself an obstacle for you.
Which is better for ADHD?
It depends on where the task fails. If you cannot start without another person present, Focusmate's live sessions address that directly. If the barrier is scheduling and camera anxiety, Peazehub's short intervals and asynchronous groups are lower friction. Many people find booking a session is itself a task they avoid.
Founder of Peazehub
Ibo Ozcan is the founder of Peazehub, a focus timer that records completed sessions for students. He also builds PageLock, an iOS app that replaces doomscrolling with reading, and writes about focus, study habits and digital wellbeing.
Peazehub, for one payment
$29.99 once, no subscription, with a 30-day refund window if it is not for you.