Comparison

LoFiPomo vs Exocus

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

Head to head
About

LoFiPomo

Enhance your focus and productivity with a customizable timer based on the Pomodoro Technique. Set work and break durations, choose LoFi sounds, and track tasks across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and break durations
  • LoFi focus sounds
  • Intuitive and beautiful interface
  • Task-based Pomodoro tracking
  • Multi-device support (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
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this simple way to stay focused and productive. Use 「LoFiPomo」 and get things done. Basic steps - specific concentration and rest duration can be adjusted by yourself. 1、Set estimate pomodoros (1 = 25min of work) for each tasks 2、Select a task to work on 3、Start timer and focus on the task for 25 minutes 4、Take a break for 5 minutes when the alarm ring 5、Iterate 2-4 until you finish the tasks Here is what this app offers: • Simple, beautiful and intuitive interface. • Focus with LoFi sounds • Customize the length of Focus Session, short break, and long break. • Customize focus sessions, and sounds. • Support multiple devices, Mac,iPhone, iPad.

About

Exocus

This app transforms focus sessions into a gamified experience, visualizing your concentration as a planet's evolution. Earn rewards, unlock new designs, and overcome procrastination with engaging, pixel-art visuals and a unique reward system.

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

Screenshots

LoFiPomo4 screens
Exocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LoFiPomo at none against Exocus's 7. LoFiPomo also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Exocus's advantage is ratings volume (131 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Exocus sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. LoFiPomo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LoFiPomo against 4.9 for Exocus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exocus has 131 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of LoFiPomo's written reviews are positive against 96% of Exocus's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LoFiPomo versus Exocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoFiPomoExocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better96.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1131 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer婧嘉 郭Byland Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

LoFiPomo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Exocus

All ratings131 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%

In-app purchases

None

LoFiPomo

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Exocus

One-time7
  • Newcomer Pack$0.29
  • Cosmoney x 5$0.99
  • Cosmoney x 30$4.99
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  • Cosmoney x 100$13.99
  • Exopass$15.99
  • Exopass + Cosmoney x 200$34.99
  • Exopass$34.99

Questions

Is LoFiPomo free?
LoFiPomo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exocus free?
Exocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LoFiPomo or Exocus?
LoFiPomo is rated higher. LoFiPomo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Exocus averages 4.9 from 131 ratings.
Do LoFiPomo or Exocus have ads?
Neither LoFiPomo nor Exocus shows ads.

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