Comparison

Pomocat vs Orli

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

Orli

This app creates a dedicated focus environment by blocking distracting applications, playing ambient sounds, and capturing stray thoughts. It offers customizable timers and task management tools to help users concentrate and be more productive.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro & Flow focus modes
  • Customizable app blocking
  • Focus sounds (binaural beats, brown noise)
  • Thought capture
  • Lock screen timer (Live Activity)
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Three-pool task organization
Features
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You don't need more willpower. You need a better setup. Most focus apps give you a timer and guilt. Orli gives you a complete focus environment. Press start, and everything transforms — distracting apps blocked, focus sounds playing, wandering thoughts captured, timer visible on your lock screen and wrist. When the setup is right, focus follows naturally. FOCUS SESSION FEATURES: - Pomodoro & Flow modes — 25-minute sprints or continuous deep work - App blocking — choose what to block or what to allow - Binaural beats & brown noise — scientifically-backed focus sounds - Thought parking — capture wandering ideas without breaking your session - Exit commitment — gentle friction that keeps you going - Live Activity — your timer stays visible on your lock screen, always - Apple Watch — full session control from your wrist SMART TASK MANAGEMENT: - Three-pool organization — Now, Next, Someday - Quick capture — add tasks without losing focus Orli Plus unlocks app blocking, premium focus sounds, advanced analytics, and full session customization. Focus shouldn't be a fight. Set up your environment. The rest follows. Privacy Policy: https://orliplanner.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pomocat4 screens
Orli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orli at none against Pomocat's shown. Orli also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Pomocat's advantage is ratings volume (536 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Orli sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. 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 5.0 for Orli. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomocat has 536 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomocat ships an update every 3 weeks, Orli every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pomocat versus Orli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomocatOrli
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (536 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings536 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaeil RohAhmed Sayed Mokhtar Mohamed

Customer experience

Pomocat

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

Orli

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Orli

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Orli

Subscriptions3
  • Orli Plus - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Orli Plus - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Orli Plus - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomocat free?
Pomocat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orli free?
Orli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomocat or Orli?
Orli is rated higher. Pomocat averages 4.9 out of 5 from 536 ratings, while Orli averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pomocat or Orli have ads?
Pomocat shows ads; Orli does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomocat or Orli?
Pomocat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Orli every 4 days. Most recently, Pomocat was updated on November 3, 2026 and Orli on October 31, 2026.

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