Exocus vs Mofu
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
Mofu
This app uses a gentle approach to help you build focus habits. It features cute companions and a calming atmosphere to make study or work sessions more enjoyable and productive. Track your progress visually and customize your focus sessions to fit your needs.
- Cross-device focus timer (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
- Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island integration
- Visual progress tracking with growing 'pasture'
- Companion pets to accompany focus sessions
- Multiple focus modes (Normal, Strict, Whitelist, Flow)
- Ambient sounds for a calming atmosphere
- Detailed session history and statistics
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Every focus session you finish becomes a little journey with your pet. Mofu brings a Pomodoro timer, cozy campsites, and keepsakes together to make it easier to begin studying, reading, or working. Available on iPhone and iPad. Choose a pet and a campsite, set your focus goal, and start. Your campsite shapes the scene for that session. When you finish, your companion returns with a discovery that makes your time feel worth remembering. With Mofu, you can: • Focus somewhere cozy. Travel through 10 themed campsites, each with its own scene and collection. • Collect memories from finished sessions. While your current collection still has souvenirs to find, each successful focus goal brings back one new souvenir, with a chance to discover a rare treasure. Revisit your finds and progress in the Journey Book. • Find a rhythm that fits. Use Normal Mode or choose Flow Mode when you want to focus without a fixed end time. Mofu Pro also unlocks Strict and Whitelist Modes to help reduce distractions. Add ambient sounds to set the mood. • See how your time adds up. Explore your focus rhythm in Statistics and Timeline; advanced insights and full history require Mofu Pro. Then visit your pets in Pasture. • Keep focus close. Widgets are available on iPhone and iPad. On iPhone, follow an active timer with Live Activities and Dynamic Island on supported models. • Make Mofu feel like yours. Follow your system appearance or choose Light or Dark Mode. Pick a campsite, settle in with your pet, and give your next few minutes to what matters. Mofu Pro Mofu Pro is an optional upgrade available through monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your Pro access works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with the same Apple Account. Pro features include: • Access to the full set of 10 campsites and their matching journey themes • Additional companion pets • Weekly and monthly focus review widgets • Premium ambient sounds • Advanced statistics • Full Timeline access • Custom focus tags • Strict Mode and Whitelist Mode • iCloud sync for focus history across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Subscription information: • Apple charges your Apple Account under the terms shown at purchase confirmation. If a free trial applies, that screen shows when billing begins. • Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • The actual price, subscription period, and renewal cost are shown in the app and on Apple's purchase confirmation screen. • You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. The one-time lifetime purchase does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T2Nl5WOAdsl7JW-0Opf9xk5877KEBFiylG_pY5qtHuI/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-C0SuhCIz3JrOPR71KiTo4HOlsmi2-lCJ5fGtCuFqEE/edit?usp=sharing Contact: lsysun1@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Exocus at 131 against Mofu's 3. Exocus also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 80%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). 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. Exocus sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Mofu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Exocus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exocus has 131 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Exocus's written reviews are positive against 80% of Mofu's.
Exocus ships an update every 3 weeks, Mofu every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exocus | Mofu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (131 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 131 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Byland Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Songyu Li |
Customer experience
Exocus
Mofu
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
Mofu
- Tomo Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Tomo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Tomo Pro Lifetime$9.99






