Comparison

Lofi Bear vs Afternoon

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

Head to head
About

Lofi Bear

Enhance your focus and productivity with a blend of lofi music and customizable timers. Create a calm atmosphere for studying, working, or relaxing with curated playlists and ambient sounds. Gentle notifications help you manage your sessions effectively.

Highlights
  • Lofi music playlists
  • Customizable Pomodoro timers
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Session notifications
  • Personalized timer styles
Features
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Immerse yourself in a calm, productive atmosphere with Lofi Bear — your cozy companion for studying, working, and unwinding. Lofi Bear combines lofi music playlists with a customizable pomodoro timer to help you stay focused and productive while maintaining balance. Key Features: Focus with Lofi Music: Stream relaxing lofi beats across genres like Chill, Study, Beats, Ambient, and Dreamy — perfect for deep work or winding down. Custom Pomodoro Timers: Stay productive with built-in timers designed to enhance your focus sessions. Customize focus time, break lengths, and sessions to fit your workflow. LIsten to Ambient Sounds: Amplify your study sessions with different ambient sounds to focus to. Notifications: Enable notifications to gently remind you when it's time to take a break or start your next session. Personalized Timers: Choose from different timer types and colors to match your mood and tasks. Create your own peaceful study haven — one session at a time. Download Lofi Bear today and let the music guide your focus! This app is free with the option to upgrade to Premium. Lofi Bear Premium gives you access to additional features: -You can subscribe to this app to get access to pomodoro customization, unlimited song skips, and genre selection. -Subscription options are: 1-month with 3-day free trial, 1-year . Links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/11ad9f47-6e2c-4302-9ed3-6cfe0d4bfecc

About

Afternoon

This intelligent daily planner automatically schedules your habits into available time slots, helping you find time for what matters. View habits, tasks, and calendar events on a single timeline, track custom goals, and celebrate progress with analytics and achievements.

Highlights
  • Smart auto-scheduler for habits
  • Unified 24-hour timeline view
  • Custom goal tracking
  • Streak and achievement tracking
  • Apple Health and calendar integration
  • iCloud sync
  • Daily review and analytics
Features
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Your habits deserve better than a simple checklist. Afternoon is the intelligent daily planner that actually helps you find time for what matters. FIND TIME FOR YOUR HABITS—AUTOMATICALLY Most apps just track habits. Afternoon schedules them. Our smart auto-scheduler finds available slots in your day, avoiding conflicts and respecting your rhythm. No more wondering "when will I fit this in?" YOUR ENTIRE DAY, ONE BEAUTIFUL VIEW See habits, tasks, calendar events, and time blocks on a single 24-hour timeline. Finally understand where your time goes and what's coming next. TRACK WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Not all habits are checkboxes. Track pages read, miles run, minutes meditated, or any custom goal. Monitor streaks, celebrate wins, and unlock achievements as you build consistency. SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED • Apple Health sync for workouts, water, meditation, and sleep • Calendar integration prevents scheduling conflicts • iCloud sync keeps everything up-to-date across devices • Natural language: type "workout tomorrow at 6am" and we'll schedule it CELEBRATE PROGRESS Daily review flows, shareable "Today's Wrapped" cards, and detailed analytics help you see how far you've come. Fully customizable with 24 colors, 9 languages, and flexible display modes. Transform your habits into a realistic daily plan. Download Afternoon today.

Screenshots

Lofi Bear4 screens
Afternoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Afternoon at none against Lofi Bear's 3. Afternoon also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Lofi Bear's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 11) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Lofi Bear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Afternoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Lofi Bear against 4.6 for Afternoon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Lofi Bear's written reviews are positive against 100% of Afternoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lofi Bear ships an update monthly, Afternoon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lofi Bear versus Afternoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLofi BearAfternoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (49 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size506 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhilce Raphael VarquezOdd Omens

Customer experience

Lofi Bear

All ratings49 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%

Afternoon

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lofi Bear

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscribers$4.991 Month
  • Premium Subscribers3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$34.99
None

Afternoon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lofi Bear free?
Lofi Bear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Afternoon free?
Afternoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lofi Bear or Afternoon?
Afternoon is rated higher. Lofi Bear averages 4.5 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Afternoon averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Lofi Bear or Afternoon have ads?
Neither Lofi Bear nor Afternoon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lofi Bear or Afternoon?
Lofi Bear ships an update monthly, and Afternoon every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lofi Bear was updated on October 24, 2026 and Afternoon on October 30, 2026.

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