Exocus vs Focus Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Gamified focus timer
- Planet evolution visualization
- Pixel art design
- Stage-based incentives
- Unlockable planet designs
- Hardcore Mode for increased stakes
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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
Focus Quest
This app helps users combat distraction and procrastination by gamifying focused work sessions. It offers ambient sounds, personalized insights, and analytics to improve productivity and build consistency.
- Focus music and ambient sounds
- Pre-built focus session templates
- Weekly and monthly focus challenges
- AI-powered coaching and insights
- Advanced analytics on distraction patterns
- Smart scheduling for optimal focus times
- Export stats and share progress
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FocusQuest - Turn Focus Into Fun! Feeling distracted, unmotivated, or stuck in endless scrolling loops? FocusQuest helps you defeat procrastination and turn focused work into a rewarding adventure. Each session brings you closer to your goals and further from distractions. FocusQuest is designed for anyone who wants to focus better, feel less stressed, and make productivity actually enjoyable. What you’ll get: - Focus music and ambient sounds to stay in flow. - Pre-built focus session templates such as Deep Work, Quick Sprint, and Chill Focus. - Weekly and monthly focus challenges that keep you consistent. - AI-powered coaching and personalized insights that adapt to your habits. - Advanced analytics to reveal your distraction patterns. - Smart scheduling that suggests your best focus times automatically. - Premium themes and full customization for a setup that feels like yours. - Export stats and share your adventure with friends. Meet the Focus Monsters: * Scrollzilla, the phone dragon who can’t stop scrolling. * Taskosaurus, the overwhelmed dino covered in sticky notes. * Procrastibear, the sleepy bear always ready for “just five more minutes.” * DoomRabbit, the hyper-energized burnout rabbit who can’t slow down. Download now to build long-term consistency without burnout and rediscover how good it feels to finish what you start! *All features described above require a FocusQuest Pro subscription. Subscription information: - You can subscribe to Upgrade to FocusQuest Pro to unlock all premium features: focus music & ambient sounds, AI insights, advanced analytics, smart scheduling, session templates, and more. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions available: Premium version, weekly, $3.99 and yearly $39.99 - You will be able to access everything for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (monthly or yearly package) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: https://www.appstarfamily.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://www.appstarfamily.com/terms-of-use.html * Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Pricing Matrix" determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $ USD
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Exocus at 4.9 against Focus Quest's 4.2. Exocus also leads on ratings volume (131 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Exocus sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Focus Quest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Exocus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exocus has 131 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Exocus | Focus Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (131 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 131 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byland Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | App Star Family |
Customer experience
Exocus
Focus Quest
In-app purchases
Exocus
- 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
Focus Quest
- Premium Version3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Premium Version$39.991 Year









