CoFocus vs Cuboo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CoFocus
This app offers a unique map-based focus timer to help users study and work more effectively. It connects users with a global community of focusers and provides accountability tools to combat procrastination and build productive habits.
- Live Focus Map
- Squad Challenges
- Screen Recording Tracking
- Insightful Statistics
- Minimalist UI
- Dark Mode Support
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Focus shouldn't be a lonely journey. CoFocus is a revolutionary map-based focus timer that transforms the way you study and work. Breaking away from traditional, isolated timers, CoFocus provides a live map where you can see others focusing locally and globally. Combined with elegant design and strict accountability tools, it helps you put down your phone and enter your flow state effortlessly. Whether you are preparing for crucial exams, tackling deep work, or building a reading habit, CoFocus offers the silent, powerful companionship you need. Key Features: - Live Focus Map: Stop struggling alone. Discover people focusing near you or across the world on our interactive map. Feel the motivation of a global community working right alongside you. - Squad Challenges: Team up to beat procrastination. Join focus squads to share goals, track live team status, and stay accountable with friends or study partners. - Honest Tracking (Screen Record): No more self-deception. Our unique screen recording feature ensures you stay off distracting apps and captures your true, uninterrupted focus sessions. - Insightful Statistics: Track your growth with comprehensive weekly, monthly, and yearly reports. Review your timeline, analyze your habits, and focus purely on beating your personal best. - Minimalist & Elegant UI: Crafted for pure concentration. A beautiful, distraction-free interface with full Dark Mode support, designed to keep your eyes comfortable and your mind clear. Less screen time, more real progress. Download CoFocus and start your journey of self-evolution today! Terms For Usage:https://www.notion.so/SimpleFocus-198cd41e6f62800991dadbf20c06cfdf?pvs=74 Privacy Policy:https://www.notion.so/SimpleFocus-198cd41e6f6280918d3fd6ed7a567e3a?pvs=74
Cuboo
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Cuboo turns focus into a journey, built around the hyperfocus technique. Start a session and you board a train. As you work, it glides across Europe in real time — forests, mountains, and coastline drifting past your window. Stay on track and you arrive at a new capital, earning a stamp for your passport. Get distracted, and the train waits. THE HYPERFOCUS TECHNIQUE Hyperfocus is the state of complete, single-task immersion — where time falls away and your best work happens. Cuboo is designed to pull you into it and keep you there: one task, one train, one destination, with no notifications to break the spell. Instead of a timer counting down, you have somewhere to be. HOW IT WORKS • Pick what you're focusing on — deep work, study, reading, creating, anything. • Choose how far you're going, and board. • Block the apps that pull you away for the length of the ride. • Focus. Watch the world go by. Arrive. WHAT'S INSIDE • A live train window with real moving scenery • An ambient sound mixer — train clatter, rain on the glass, forest, and lo-fi • App blocking that holds while you focus, powered by Screen Time • 24 European capitals to travel to, each with its own collectible stamp • A departures board, boarding pass, and passport that make focus feel like travel • Simple stats so you can watch your focused hours add up Whether you're studying for an exam, writing, coding, or just trying to stay off your phone for an hour, Cuboo gives your focus a destination. All aboard. ——— Cuboo Pro Cuboo offers an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited journeys and every feature: • Monthly — $3.99 / month • Annual — $18.99 / year (includes a 3-day free trial) • Lifetime — $34.99, one-time Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. The lifetime option is a one-time purchase with no renewal. Terms of Use: https://cuboo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://cuboo.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cuboo at every 5 days against CoFocus's every 5 weeks. CoFocus's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. CoFocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Cuboo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CoFocus ships an update every 5 weeks, Cuboo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CoFocus | Cuboo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亮 陈 | STEFAN-ANDREI HATEGAN |
In-app purchases
CoFocus
- 月度会员$0.991 Month
- 年费会员$4.991 Year
Cuboo
- Cuboo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Cuboo Pro Annual3 Days trial$18.991 Year
- Cuboo Pro Lifetime$34.99









