Jikan Time Manager vs Lucid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jikan Time Manager
Track your daily activities and improve productivity by focusing on what matters. Organize your time, create routines, and stay motivated by earning points for completed tasks. Compare your progress and keep your world spinning.
- Activity time tracking
- Productivity improvement
- Daily routine creation
- Task-based motivation system
- Progress comparison
- Daily, weekly, monthly tracking
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Manage your world and keep the Earth spinning! Record the time you spend on each activity in your daily life and improve your productivity by focusing only on the things that matter. Organize your time and make the most out of your activities. Focus only on meaningful tasks, create your daily routine and see the benefits of a neatly organized world around you. Liberate yourself from all the distractions, keep your task in mind and stay on track. Motivate yourself and others around you, keep the Earth spinning with the points you earn by completing your tasks. If you lose your focus you may lose the Earth too... Keep track of all your activities on daily, weekly and monthly basis. Compare your results with others and prove to both them and to yourself that you can make it. Keep it spinning!
Lucid
This tool helps you get work done by blocking distractions and using a focus timer. Track your progress and set goals to improve productivity and reduce interruptions. Optimized for iPad, it offers a privacy-first experience with no ads or tracking.
- Focus timer for set work sessions
- Distraction blocking to minimize interruptions
- Activity tracking for productive time
- Progress visualization with a grid
- Background audio for enhanced focus
- Goal setting for daily, weekly, or monthly targets
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Lucid is a focus timer and distraction blocker built to help you actually get work done. Struggling to stay focused? Start a DeepWork session, block distractions on your phone, and make real progress on the tasks that matter. Whether you're studying, writing, coding, or creating, Lucid helps you stay focused and finish what you start. Key Features: Focus Timer – Start 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, or 45-minute deep work sessions Distraction Blocking – Reduce interruptions and stay locked in Activity Tracking – Track your focus sessions and productive time Progress Visualization – See your consistency with a GitHub-style grid Background Audio – Lo-fi music and white noise for better focus Smart Notifications – Gentle alerts to keep your workflow on track Goal Setting – Set daily, weekly, or monthly focus goals iPad Optimized – Designed for larger screens and work setups Perfect for: • Students studying for exams or working on assignments • Creators, writers, and developers building projects • Professionals who need deep focus time • Anyone looking to improve productivity and reduce distractions Privacy First Your data stays on your device. No ads. No tracking. No distractions. Start a focus session and get something done today. Privacy Policy: https://deep-work.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://deep-work.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lucid at 100% against Jikan Time Manager's 67%. Jikan Time Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Jikan Time Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lucid sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Jikan Time Manager ships an update monthly, Lucid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jikan Time Manager | Lucid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sola, K.K. | Raman Mama |
Customer experience
Jikan Time Manager
Lucid
In-app purchases
Jikan Time Manager
- Jikan Premium$0.99
Lucid
- Premium Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
- Premium Subscription$39.99
- Lifetime$39.99
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