Pomolapse vs Planeta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Planeta
This app gamifies focus sessions by growing a unique planet for each completed timer. Stay focused to build your galaxy, or leave early and watch your creations scatter. It's designed to help users, especially those with ADHD, stick to productivity techniques.
- Gamified focus timer
- Planet generation for completed sessions
- Galaxy exploration and history
- Focus Shield for phone locking
- Apple Watch and widget support
- Friend rankings and gifting
- Journaling and session logging
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Focus, and a planet forms. Stay until the timer ends and it joins your galaxy. Quit early and it scatters. A pomodoro focus timer that turns your time into worlds. Made with ADHD and restless focus in mind, Planeta gives every study block, homework hour or deep work sprint a reward you can actually see. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a session length from 5 to 120 minutes and start the timer. 2. While the clock counts down, your planet's terrain and colors take shape. 3. When time is up, the planet is yours and joins your galaxy. The rule is simple: stay to the end and you keep what you built. Leave early and nothing is left behind. It's an easy way to stick with the pomodoro technique, one session at a time. NO TWO ARE EVER ALIKE Every session generates a new terrain, color palette and set of rings. There are 20 planet types to discover, and no two planets ever come out the same. LONGER FOCUS, RICHER PLANETS Focus for more than 30 minutes and your planet gains an atmosphere. Go past 60 minutes and it gains a ring. Shorter sessions still leave a planet, just without the extra layers. That's a small reason to stay in flow a little longer. YOUR GALAXY The planets you earn settle into star systems. Pan across the map and see which session each planet came from. Your focus history becomes a place you can explore. THE CODEX A record of all 20 planet types that fills in as you discover each one. JOURNAL Every voyage is logged with its length, its tag and its planet. Add a note to any session so you remember what you worked on. It doubles as a simple study tracker for ADHD study habits, exam prep or long work days. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Apple Watch: start and end a session from your wrist • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, so your study timer is always a tap away • Live Activity: see the time left on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island FOCUS SHIELD Lock your phone down for the session and let through only the apps you choose. Fewer distractions, more time for deep work. FRIENDS Add friends, check the rankings and gift planets you've earned. iCLOUD BACKUP Your galaxy stays safe across your devices. PLANETA PLUS Planeta is free to download and use. Optional Planeta Plus unlocks: • Focus statistics and timeline • Daily Planet Crate • 5 daily repaints and 5 daily reshapes • 2x Lumens PLANET STYLE Optional Planet Style unlocks: • Render styles: Modern, Pixel, Retro • Planet and galaxy themes • Alternate app icons Pick a length, stay with it and watch your galaxy grow one planet at a time. Contact us: celik.mert58@hotmail.com Privacy Policy: https://mertcelik0.github.io/Planeta-Legal/PRIVACY_POLICY.html Terms of Use & EULA: https://mertcelik0.github.io/Planeta-Legal/TERMS_OF_USE_AND_EULA.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Planeta at none against Pomolapse's shown. Pomolapse's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Pomolapse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Planeta sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pomolapse ships an update every 5 days, Planeta every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomolapse | Planeta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Min Park | MERT CELIK |
Customer experience
Pomolapse
Planeta
In-app purchases
Pomolapse
- Pomolapse Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pomolapse Plus Annual1 Year trial$19.991 Year
- Pomolapse Plus Lifetime$39.99
Planeta
- Planeta+$1.997 Days
- Planeta+$3.991 Month
- Planeta+3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Style$4.99
- Planeta+ Lifetime$29.99









