# Competence: Focus Builds Towns — Study time builds a world

> Study time builds a world (iPhone/iPad app by 寛仁 九郎丸.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/competence-focus-builds-towns/id6821509381 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [寛仁 九郎丸](https://appshunter.io/developer/1443461509)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 50 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China) and 4 more
- Released: 2026-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-11-05

## What is Competence?

Competence is an app you leave running while you study or work.

Start a session and a model town begins to rise. A house, its roof, windows and a door, a garden tree, one floor of an office block — each piece rises from the ground as you focus.

FOCUSED TIME BECOMES A TOWN
- One piece every 15–36 seconds of focus
- Your first town is finished in an hour, crowned with a landmark in its central square
- Every 10 levels you get more land, from 3×3 blocks up to 9×9, starting with your next town
- Finished towns line up as your worlds. Revisit them, or share one as an image

GROWS FOR 10,000 HOURS
Your first level-up comes within an hour. Each level adds something small to your town square, and every five levels a new facility goes up in your next town. It starts with a clock tower and a fountain square; the rest is yours to discover. The higher you go, the more colour your towns take on.
Built to stay with you all the way through long exam preparation.

TRACK BY MATERIAL
Choose a material and category before you focus, and the Log shows your time and progress by category and by material.

TEN TOWN STYLES
Three to start with; the rest open up as you level, joining the rotation from your next town. In Worlds you can switch the town you are building to any unlocked style at any time.
- Countryside — farmhouses, barns, fields, a windmill
- Modern — apartments, offices, then towers
- Tropical — white flat-roofed houses, palms, a cove and beach, a lighthouse
- European castle town (Lv.5) — timber-framed houses, guild halls, walls and a castle
- Japanese castle town (Lv.10) — tiled machiya, a temple, gardens, a keep on stone walls, a moat and cherry trees
- Nordic harbour (Lv.15) — gabled wooden houses in rows, warehouses and jetties, a stave church
- Desert oasis (Lv.20) — mud-brick houses with courtyards, a domed market, wind towers, a spring and a caravanserai
- Stone capital (Lv.30) — cream stone blocks under grey mansard roofs, tree-lined boulevards, a river and bridges, an iron lattice tower and a triumphal arch
- Mediterranean town (Lv.40) — octagonal blocks with cut corners, ochre and pink walls with balconies, a palm-lined seafront, a church of many spires
- Brick capital (Lv.50) — brick terraces with chimneys, parks and squares, a river with a bascule bridge, a clock tower
World packs from the shop (Night in Japan, City of Gold, Hot Spring Valley) work as soon as you buy them, at any level.

KEEPS COUNTING WITH THE SCREEN OFF
Switch apps or lock your phone and your time still counts. When you come back, everything built while you were away rises at once.

LOG
See today's and this week's focus, a daily chart and your total so far.

SETTINGS
- Language (English, 日本語, Français, Deutsch, 한국어, 简体中文, 繁體中文, हिन्दी, Español, Italiano, Русский, Türkçe, ไทย, العربية)
- Vibration on/off
- Keep the screen on while focusing (off by default)
- A guide to Focus mode

PRIVACY
No account. Everything stays on your device and is never sent anywhere.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| City of Gold | $3.99 | one-time |
| Night in Japan | $3.99 | one-time |
| Corner Café | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gardener's Kit | $1.99 | one-time |
| Hot Spring Valley | $3.99 | one-time |
| Town of Cats | $1.99 | one-time |
| Gold Accents | $1.99 | one-time |
| Town Festival | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Competence safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Competence.

## Is Competence legit?

Competence: Focus Builds Towns has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Competence is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.19 — 2026-11-03

Remade the "Zone" and "Quiet café" focus sounds. No more sudden sharp sounds partway through, and Quiet café is now soft café jazz.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-02

No release notes.

## More apps by 寛仁 九郎丸

- [チャレッタ](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6755620321)
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All apps by 寛仁 九郎丸: https://appshunter.io/developer/1443461509

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