# Exocus: Gamified Focus Timer — Pomodoro, Beat Procrastination

> Gamified focus timer app that visualizes concentration as planet evolution. (iPhone/iPad app by Byland Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exocus-gamified-focus-timer/id6448949389 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Byland Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1142565234)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 120 App Store ratings · 161 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 80 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)
- Released: 2024-04-11
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exocus-gamified-focus-timer/id6448949389/reviews.md

## What is Exocus?

Exocus is a pixel-art, gamified focus timer app. Here, your focus is no longer boring, repetitive, or meaningless because every moment of your focus will transform your very own planet.

Do you struggle with staying motivated when you commit to doing something valuable in the long run, like learning new words, practicing an instrument, working out, or mastering a new language? Initially, you're full of enthusiasm, but soon, your passion wanes. Memorizing words becomes a chore, the instrument is neglected, workouts turn into a burden, and progress in the new language stalls...
You start doubting yourself: “Maybe I just don’t have what it takes to stick with long-term commitments.”

That’s not true! Let us explain the real reasons.

● Lack of Immediate Rewards:
You understand the long-term value of these tasks, but how much does this half-hour of focus matter right now?

● Repetition Leads to Boredom:
When the initial novelty wears off, the repetitive nature of the task can make you feel bored and tired.

● Overly Negative Focus: 
Focusing on what you haven't accomplished rather than acknowledging what you have done can lead to negative self-evaluation and loss of motivation.

Let Exocus Help You!


====== Exocus Solutions ======

Exocus is a gamified focus timer that visualizes your concentration as a planet's evolution, helping you achieve long-term, pain-free focus.

● Emotional Design and Sense of Meaning
After each focus session, you’ll see the story of what happened to your planet during that time. Even five minutes of focus equals 38.53 million years of evolution for your planet, so your focus is crucial. Want to raise the stakes? You can enable “Hardcore Mode,” where failing to focus might cause your planet to be destroyed!

● Stage-Based Incentives
Short-term Incentives: After each focus session, the planet’s landscape changes and tells you its story.
Medium-term Incentives: After several hours of focus, the planet undergoes more significant transformations, like forming magma, oceans, and land.
Long-term Incentives: After around ten hours of focus, the planet completes its evolution. You can then add it to your star system, with each project corresponding to a star system, showcasing your long-term accumulation in that project.

● Continuous Freshness
We offer hundreds of unique planet designs, satisfying your curiosity and desire to collect with constant surprises. See a planet's full appearance only after evolving it through focused efforts. Earn Stardust coins by focusing to unlock new planet seeds, motivating continuous concentration.


====== What Makes Exocus Special? ======

● Meticulously Crafted Design
Exocus uses a unique pixel art style, maintaining simplicity while incorporating delightful little Easter eggs for you to discover. We believe the beauty of Exocus can bring joy, which will ultimately translate into more focused time.

● Fun Game Elements
Exocus embraces gamified design in a bold yet restrained and professional manner. We hope the game elements help you enjoy focusing, and we also care deeply about your ability to truly focus. We’ve eliminated anything that could distract you because we genuinely want to focus on achieving long-term goals with you.

● Flexible Focus Modes
Exocus supports countdown timers, stopwatch mode, and the Pomodoro technique. In the Pomodoro technique, you can flexibly set focus and break durations and specify longer breaks after several focus cycles.

● Convenient Project Management
Each project corresponds to a planet. You can track different categories of focus time with projects and quickly switch between projects on the home screen by swiping left or right.

● Personalized Statistics
Based on your focus data, we provide personalized charts to help you understand your focus patterns and stay motivated to maintain consistent focus.


Terms of Use: https://byland.work/exocus/terms-en.html
Support: exocus@byland.work

## Key features

- Gamified focus timer
- Planet evolution visualization
- Pixel art design
- Stage-based incentives
- Unlockable planet designs
- Hardcore Mode for increased stakes

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Exopass | $17.99 | one-time |
| Exopass + Cosmoney x 200 | $34.99 | one-time |
| Cosmoney x 100 | $13.99 | one-time |
| Exopass | $34.99 | one-time |
| Cosmoney x 5 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Newcomer Pack | $0.29 | one-time |
| Cosmoney x 30 | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 161)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exocus-gamified-focus-timer/id6448949389/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 무조건 하세요

*2026-07-30*

일단 이 앱은 내가 공부를 열심히 할수록 황폐했던 행성이 점점 밝아지고 예뻐지는걸 보니까 다른 일단적인 타이머보다 횔씬 공부를 하고싶고 더 좋은것 같아요

### 5/5 — 진짜넘조아요 가로모드도 지원해주세용

*2026-07-29*

내행성들무럭무럭자라는거너무재밋고집중진짜잘됨. 근데 가로모드도 지원했으면좋겠어용. 핸드폰 가로로 놓고 약간 배경화면마냥 띄위놓으면서 공부하면 더 조을듯

### 5/5 — 。

*2026-07-28*

音乐很醒神，学不下去了可以听一下很有用

### 5/5 — 本当に可愛い、初めてこんなに続いた集中アプリ

*2026-07-28*

いつも勉強のお供に使っています！！
鮮やかな星がクルクル自転するのが可愛いのと、私のフォーカスで産まれた文明たちを眺めるのが、水槽の小魚を見ているようで愛おしくて本当に大好きです💕

一つだけ追加していただきたい機能があって、それがバイブレーションのON/OFF機能です
塾の自習室で使っていると、ボタンを押した時のバイブレーションが机を伝ってかなり大きな音になってしまって、周りの目を気にしてしまう時があります😢
どうか検討していただけませんか？？

これからのご夫婦の更なるご活躍を祈っています✨

**Developer response:** 温かいお言葉と応援、ありがとうございます！小さな星たちも、きっと喜んでお役に立てていることでしょう✨
いただいたご使用シーンのご提案について、ぜひ検討させていただきます。
どうぞ、素敵な集中時間をお過ごしください。勉強も順調に進みますように！

### 5/5 — 希望被看见🌟超级喜欢像素风的学习氛围工具🛠️

*2026-07-28*

特别喜欢像素风a，感觉学习起来belike 在赛博朋克时代，but 还是希望作者可以将其适用于安卓系统，想推荐给其他同学。可以再添加月总结周总结的检验报告就更好了比较有成就感，或者希望可以链接微信，朋友可以互相查看图鉴，增加动力

### 5/5 — ドット絵が可愛い！

*2026-07-25*

最近初めました！
こういう作業系のアプリって結局遊びすぎちゃうんですが、様子見すぎる必要も無いし、ゲーム性と利便性がいい塩梅ですごく集中できます。作業効率が上がるというか、勉強しよう、読書しようっていう気になれて作業が始めやすいです！以下、好きなところと改善していただきたいところをまとめました。


良いところ、好きなところ
・ドット絵が綺麗
・広告がない
・作業中画面を付けたままにすると流れ星流れたりする、画面の面白さ
・作業終わったあとの惑星の状態のコメントが被らなくて面白い
・カウントアップでスキマ時間も測りやすい

改善して欲しいところ
・わがままを承知で、無課金でもできることを増やして欲しい……！！
→無制限じゃなくていいので、同時に育てられる惑星を3つから増やして欲しい……！5個とか！（代わりに、広告を見ることで星貨幣が手に入るなど、広告の活用をすることで、無課金勢にも貢がせて下さい……！！）
・作業以外でも流れる、アプリ自体のSEとかBGMが欲しい
・時間の表示方法について。一日でリセットでもいいんだけど、その惑星の累計時間もみたい……！今大きく一日分出てるからその下に小さく累計の表示があると助かる

お願いします……！

### 3/5 — 画面に何も表示されず…

*2026-07-22*

大好きなアプリで、テスト期間など何十時間も使っていました。
しばらく使っていなくて、久しぶりに使ったのですが画面に何も表示されず、ウェジットからタイマーをスタートしましたがアプリを開いても何もできないので止めることができませんでした。
アプリを閉じたり、スマホを再起動しましたが直らず、結局1度アプリを消しました。登録したから途中からできるかなと思いましたが足りなかったようで、ゼロからです。残念。

**Developer response:** ご連絡ありがとうございます。ご不便をおかけして申し訳ございません。

通常、同じアカウントでログインいただければデータは復元される仕様となっております。お手数をおかけしますが、exocus@byland.work までアカウントIDとご使用の可能性のあるメールアドレスをご連絡ください。データベースにてアカウントを特定し、できる限り復元いたします。せっかく積み重ねられた集中の記録を、決して無駄にはいたしません。

### 5/5 — Ooo

*2026-07-22*

这个东西既可以让我专注还很好玩，尤其是创造自己的星系

### 5/5 — Really good for studying

*2026-07-18, version 1.5.1*

Allows you to set a stopwatch and time how long you study for which a lot of other focus apps don’t allow but it also not the only timing option. The interactive part of seeing the planet grows helps push me to study longer

### 5/5 — 結構いい感じ

*2026-07-16*

勉強のついでに星を育てられる、ちょっとずつ星が変わっていくと俺は頑張っているんだなとなんか感じる
音楽も流せるしその音楽もゆったりとした感じでドーパミン中毒になりつつありそうな俺も勉強中の無音に苦しむことも少なくなった
ほぼ義務みたいな感じで育てるのがおすすめ
勉強以外も対象にできるし星の種類もあるからいいと思う

## Frequently asked questions about Exocus

### What does Exocus do?

Exocus is a gamified focus timer that helps users stay motivated by visualizing their concentration as a planet's evolution. Each focus session contributes to the planet's growth and story, making the process more engaging and less tedious.

### How does the gamification work?

The app uses stage-based incentives. Short focus sessions change the planet's landscape, longer sessions lead to more significant transformations like forming oceans, and cumulative focus allows you to add evolved planets to your star system. You can also unlock new planet designs with earned in-app currency.

### Is Exocus free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering core gamified focus timer functionality. It also includes in-app purchases and advertisements, which can be used to unlock additional features or cosmetic items.

### What kind of devices is Exocus compatible with?

While specific device compatibility isn't detailed, it is a mobile application designed for smartphones and tablets. Users can typically find it on major app stores for both Android and iOS devices.

### What are the main benefits of using Exocus?

The primary benefit is overcoming procrastination and improving focus on long-term tasks. By providing immediate visual rewards and a sense of accomplishment through planet evolution, it combats boredom and lack of motivation associated with repetitive or challenging activities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.0 — 2026-08-01

[New] Rose Planet!
[New] Pomodoro Long Break mode
[New] Sync focus sessions to Apple Health as Mindfulness Minutes
[New] Support for Apple Shortcuts
[Optimization] Added markers in the Encyclopedia to distinguish "evolved but not mastered" planets
[Fix] Data synchronization issues
[Fix] Background stars display issue
[Fix] Other bugs and UI issues

Terms of Use: https://byland.work/exocus/terms-en.html
Support: exocus@byland.work

### 1.5.1 — 2026-05-25

[Fix] Incorrect "Mastered" classification for the Rabbit Planet in the Encyclopedia
[Fix] Statistics heatmap display issue
[Fix] Issue on lower version devices where Encyclopedia cards overlap the planet

Terms of Use: https://byland.work/exocus/terms-en.html
Support: exocus@byland.work

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Recent Updates

v1.5.0
[New] Planet Encyclopedia System!
[New] Planet name meanings (viewable in the Encyclopedia)
[Optimization] Full display of heatmap on Statistics page
[Optimization] Star system performance
[Optimization] Added confirmation dialog when deleting projects with existing records
[Fix] Page loop navigation issue
[Fix] Planet lagging issue in some cases
[Fix] Occasional issue where projects could not be deleted
[Fix] Home page white screen issue
[Fix] Corrected certain planet seed names based on research
[Fix] Fixed English translations
[Fix] Other bugs and UI issues

### 1.5.0 — 2026-05-23

[New] Planet Encyclopedia System!
[New] Planet name meanings (viewable in the Encyclopedia)
[Optimization] Full display of heatmap on Statistics page
[Optimization] Star system performance
[Optimization] Added confirmation dialog when deleting projects with existing records
[Fix] Page loop navigation issue
[Fix] Planet lagging issue in some cases
[Fix] Occasional issue where projects could not be deleted
[Fix] Home page white screen issue
[Fix] Corrected certain planet seed names based on research
[Fix] Fixed English translations
[Fix] Other bugs and UI issues

Terms of Use: https://byland.work/exocus/terms-en.html
Support: exocus@byland.work

### 1.4.6 — 2026-03-23

[Fix] Translation issues

Terms of Use: https://byland.work/exocus/terms-en.html
Support: exocus@byland.work

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Recent Updates

v1.4.5
[New] Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese language support
[Fix] Added missing translations in the English version
[Fix] Timer notification issue under specific circumstances
[Fix] Other bugs and UI issues

### 1.4.5 — 2026-03-19

[New] Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese language support
[Fix] Added missing translations in the English version
[Fix] Timer notification issue under specific circumstances
[Fix] Other bugs and UI issues

Terms of Use: https://byland.work/exocus/terms-en.html
Support: exocus@byland.work

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