Pick Focusmate if
people who will stay on Free at 3 sessions/week (no CC) while they book a first 25- or 50-minute match — then Plus at $8/mo annual when they need unlimited sessions, not a solo timer first.
Read the Focusmate pageFocusmate vs Tuple
Our take
Pick Focusmate if people who will stay on Free at 3 sessions/week (no CC) while they book a first 25- or 50-minute match — then Plus at $8/mo annual when they need unlimited sessions, not a solo timer first. Pick Tuple if engineering teams who will use the 14-day trial, then stay on $30/user/month while they share a first desktop — not a custom invoice first unless they need PO / SSO at scale, and not a forever-free
Best for
Focusmate A live partner you start at a public $
Tuple A pairing call you start at a public $
Free plan
Focusmate $0 · 3 sessions/week. “No credit card required.”
Tuple No free plan
Lowest paid
Focusmate Plus $8/mo, monthly only
Tuple Engineering teams $30/user/mo
Watch out
Focusmate Free is capped at 3 sessions/week
Tuple There is no permanent $0 seat
Last checked
Focusmate 2026-10-23 · focusmate.com/pricing
Tuple 2026-10-23 · tuple.app/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Tuple if
engineering teams who will use the 14-day trial, then stay on $30/user/month while they share a first desktop — not a custom invoice first unless they need PO / SSO at scale, and not a forever-free seat (there isn’t one except donated OSS licenses).
Read the Tuple page