Comparison

Pomolapse vs FocusLapse

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

Head to head
About

Pomolapse

This app combines a focus timer with a camera to create short timelapse videos of your study or work sessions. Choose from different focus methods and video styles, and optionally add a tracking emoji to cover your face. Review your focus history and unlock advanced features.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro and goal-based focus timers
  • Record with front or rear camera
  • Export 8s, 20s, or full-flow videos
  • Multiple video styles
  • Optional face-tracking emoji
  • Focus session history and insights
Features
Read full description

Turn an hour of focus into an 8-second film. Pomolapse combines a focus timer and camera to turn time spent studying, working, or creating into a short timelapse you can keep. Choose how you focus • Pomodoro cycles with focus, short breaks, and long breaks • Goal-based focus with a target time, pause, and overtime Turn focus into a film • Record with the front or rear camera • Export an 8-second, 20-second, or full-flow video • Choose Immersive, Record, Dial, and other video styles • Keep your goal, focus time, date, and one-line note in the result • Optionally cover your face with a tracking emoji • Save or share a finished video right away Records and Insights • Browse sessions by date with video-first thumbnails • Review focus time, active days, and completed Pomodoro cycles • Unlock detailed patterns and achievements with Plus The core focus, record, save, and share experience is free. Watch one rewarded ad to unlock advanced output for a record, or use Plus for ongoing ad-free access. Videos and focus records stay on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FocusLapse

Record your study or work sessions as time-lapse videos. This app helps reduce phone distractions and provides a visual log of your effort. Review your progress with animated overlays and history tracking.

Highlights
  • Record study/work sessions as time-lapse videos
  • Animated analog clock overlay
  • Front and rear camera support
  • Adjustable video speed
  • Focus history and progress graphs
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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FocusLapse turns your study, work and reading sessions into time-lapse videos and a personal focus log. Set down your phone and start focusing. Recording yourself at work can help you stay with the task in front of you. Turn a long session into a short video, then look back and see the effort you put in. Features • Record time-lapse videos while you focus • Review your focus time in charts • Add a rating and a note to each session • Delete unwanted sessions and remove their time from your totals • Switch between front and rear cameras • Choose video orientation, clock design and study-time display before recording • Combine multiple time-lapse videos into one highlight video • Save finished videos to Photos • Check your focus time in a widget Keep a visual record of your study or work routine. You can share your finished videos through your usual social apps. Free to use, with no ads or account required. Videos, focus records, ratings and notes stay on your device and are not sent to the developer's servers. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian and French. The app follows your device's preferred languages.

Screenshots

Pomolapse4 screens
FocusLapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusLapse at none against Pomolapse's 2. FocusLapse also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Pomolapse's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomolapse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FocusLapse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomolapse ships an update every 4 days, FocusLapse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pomolapse versus FocusLapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomolapseFocusLapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMin Parkcocon Godo Kaisha

Customer experience

Pomolapse

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

FocusLapse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomolapse

Subscriptions1
  • Pomolapse Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pomolapse Plus Lifetime$19.99
None

FocusLapse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomolapse free?
Pomolapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusLapse free?
FocusLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pomolapse or FocusLapse have ads?
Pomolapse shows ads; FocusLapse does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomolapse or FocusLapse?
Pomolapse ships an update every 4 days, and FocusLapse fortnightly. Most recently, Pomolapse was updated on October 14, 2026 and FocusLapse on October 16, 2026.

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