Comparison

Pomocat vs Folderly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pomocat

This app helps you focus on tasks with a cute cat companion and calming white noise. It offers customizable timers, progress tracking, and the ability to focus with friends. Premium features include reminders, more sound options, and advanced to-do list management.

Highlights
  • Cute cat animations
  • Relaxing white noise
  • Focus with friends
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable timers
  • Dark mode
Features
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Boost Your Focus with Pomocat: Cute Cat and White Noise Pomocat is your productivity partner, helping you focus with a cute cat companion and a serene environment. The adorable cat animations keep you company, reducing boredom and loneliness, and making it easier to stay positive. With a simple, intuitive UI, Pomocat minimizes distractions, letting you effortlessly dive into your work or studies. Whether it's meditation, exercise, cleaning, drawing, reading, or any other focus-required activity, Pomocat keeps you motivated and makes focusing enjoyable. Why You'll Love Pomocat Adorable Cat Animations - Get encouragement from cute cat animations that bring a smile to your face while you focus. Relaxing White Noise - Stay calm and minimize distractions with soothing white noise, helping you stay in the zone. Focus Together with Friends - Invite friends, hold each other accountable, and stay motivated while working together. Track Your Progress - Record your focused days on a stamp calendar and celebrate your achievements. Customizable Experience - Enjoy dark mode, flexible timer settings, and a variety of alarm sounds to suit your style. Premium Features Upgrade to Pomocat Premium for even more tools to enhance your focus: Reminders and D-Day Tracking - Stay organized with schedule reminders and countdown important events with D-Day tracking. Additional White Noise Options - Access over 20 extra white noise sounds to find the perfect background for your focus sessions. Flexible Focus Time Settings - Set your focus time as freely as you need, giving you ultimate control over your schedule. More Cute Animations - Enjoy even more adorable cat animations to keep you entertained while you work. Manage Multiple To-Do Lists - Keep track of all your tasks with the ability to manage multiple to-do lists, making productivity easier. Pomocat turns focus time into fun time—helping you escape the noise, concentrate on what really matters, and achieve your productivity goals. Download Pomocat now and start your focus journey today! By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Folderly

This app helps students manage their academic life by organizing files, tasks, and schedules. Create custom ID cards, break down tasks with sub-to-dos, and keep track of deadlines with a calendar and countdown feature. Personalize your experience with widgets and bookmark important links.

Highlights
  • Customizable ID Card creation
  • Intuitive To-do list with sub-tasks
  • Dedicated Course Folders for file organization
  • Study Sets for efficient review
  • Bookmark relevant web links
  • Class Schedule and Calendar view
  • Event Countdown timer
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Features ID Card - Create your custom ID Card! Select from a variety of logos or upload your own to make it uniquely yours. To-do List - Stay organized and meet deadlines effortlessly with our intuitive to-do list feature. Prioritize tasks, set reminders, and track your progress, ensuring you stay on course and accomplish your goals with ease. Subto-dos - Break down tasks into smaller, manageable steps, ensuring better organization and progress tracking. Course Folders - Simplify your academic life by effortlessly organizing files for different courses through dedicated folders, ensuring a streamlined and efficient learning experience. File Organization - Effortlessly manage and access course-related files with our dedicated course files feature, providing a streamlined and organized repository for all your academic materials. Study Sets - Enhance your study experience by creating personalized study sets, allowing you to efficiently organize and review key information, making exam preparation a structured and effective process. Bookmark Links - Easily centralize and access relevant web resources with our course links feature, offering a convenient way to organize and navigate online materials seamlessly within the context of your coursework. Class Schedule - Stay on top of your academic commitments with our class schedule maker, ensuring a well-organized timetable that keeps you on track and maximizes productivity throughout your classes. Calendar - Visualize all your to-dos and events in a Calendar view. Countdown - Stay prepared by tracking the days left until upcoming events. Widgets - Personalize your home screen with our widgets! Stay organized and on top of your schedule with our intuitive and easy-to-use schedule widget. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://folderly.top/folderly-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Pomocat4 screens
Folderly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Folderly at none against Pomocat's shown. Folderly also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 538). Pomocat's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomocat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Folderly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pomocat against 4.8 for Folderly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folderly has 3.2K ratings behind it against 538, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Pomocat's written reviews are positive against 86% of Folderly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomocat ships an update every 3 weeks, Folderly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pomocat versus Folderly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomocatFolderly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (538 ratings) — better4.8 (3.2K ratings)
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews — better86.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5383.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaeil RohRaethan Christian Supatan

Customer experience

Pomocat

All ratings482 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative1.2%

Folderly

All ratings3,216 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews750 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.3%

User reviews

Pomocat

From 538 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute and aesthetically pleasing design
  • 👍 Intuitive and simple user interface
  • 🎵 Quality variety of focus and break sounds
  • ⚙️ Customizable timer ratios and durations
  • 🆓 Generous free version with core functionality

Room to improve

  • 💳 Premium features required for multiple tasks
  • 💳 Limited customization without premium
  • 🔊 Aggressive meowing sound at timer end
  • 🐛 Number overlap on some phone screens
  • 🎨 Limited color customization options

Folderly

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💗 Aesthetically pleasing
  • 🗓️ Helpful scheduling features
  • 📁 Organized file management
  • 🧠 Improves productivity and focus
  • 🎨 Customizable and personalized

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🕰️ Limited schedule flexibility
  • 🔒 Lack of cross-device sync
  • 📂 Difficulty editing to-do lists
  • 🔍 Missing search or filtering options

Bugs and requests

Pomocat

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Numbers overlap on certain phone displays
  • Theme compatibility issues with iOS 18

Requested features

6 requests
  • Home screen widgets for timer tracking
  • iPad widget support
  • Dynamic Island timer display for background tracking
  • More color customization for cat and app interface
  • Built-in to-do list functionality
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  • Multiple tasks in free version

Folderly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with saving customized ID cards
  • Crashes when trying to add photos
  • Schedules not syncing across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view for scheduling
  • Ability to add online/asynchronous classes
  • Option to customize folder colors
  • Reminders for upcoming tests/exams
  • Integration with other school apps

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pomocat

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
  • Premium Semiannual Pass$13.996 Months
  • Premium Annual Pass$19.991 Year
10 purchases

Folderly

Subscriptions4
  • Folderly Plus (Monthly)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Folderly Plus (Monthly)3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Folderly Plus (Yearly)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Folderly Plus (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • Color Picker$2.99
  • Subto-dos$4.99
  • Calendar Sync$4.99
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  • Folderly Plus$14.99
  • Upgrade: Plus to Family$14.99
  • Folderly Family$29.99

Questions

Is Pomocat free?
Pomocat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folderly free?
Folderly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomocat or Folderly?
Pomocat is rated higher. Pomocat averages 4.9 out of 5 from 538 ratings, while Folderly averages 4.8 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Pomocat or Folderly have ads?
Pomocat shows ads; Folderly does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomocat or Folderly?
Pomocat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Folderly every 3 days. Most recently, Pomocat was updated on November 7, 2026 and Folderly on November 6, 2026.

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