Comparison

juuno vs the boring app.

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

Head to head
About

juuno

This minimalist timer aids focus using the Pomodoro Technique, with 25-minute work sessions and short breaks. It's designed for students, remote workers, and creatives to improve productivity and build habits.

Highlights
  • 25-minute focus sessions
  • Short and long break cycles
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Optional focus mode
  • No accounts, ads, or data collection
Features
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Juuno is a beautifully minimal focus timer that helps you stay on track with the Pomodoro Technique — 25 minutes of deep work followed by short breaks. Whether you're studying, coding, writing, or just trying to reclaim your attention, Juuno makes it simple to get in the zone and build lasting habits. Features 25-minute focus sessions Short and long break cycles Clean, distraction-free interface Optional focus mode to block out noise Auto-restart and session tracking (coming soon) No accounts. No ads. No data collection. Just a focused experience designed to help you do your best work. Juuno is perfect for students, remote workers, creatives, or anyone who wants to get more done and feel better doing it. Start your focus journey today with Juuno.

About

the boring app.

This app is designed to break the habit of constantly checking your phone. It offers no reward each time you use it, weakening the reflex with every interaction. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no accounts or data harvesting.

Highlights
  • Breaks reward loop
  • Weakens checking reflex
  • No accounts required
  • No data harvesting
  • Distraction-free
Features
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Your phone is hard to put down. You pick it up without deciding to, open something, set it down, then reach for it again a minute later. That is not really a decision anymore. It is a habit, and habits run on payoff. Most times you check, something is waiting: a message, a new post, something you haven't seen. Rewards that arrive unpredictably are the kind that stick hardest, which is how checking became a reflex you barely notice. This app takes the payoff out of that moment. You pick which apps to block. When you go to open one, you come here first and solve a math problem. It is dull, it costs a little effort, and it gives you nothing back. The reflex still fires, but it meets a small wall instead of a reward, and a reflex that stops paying off slowly loses its grip. The cost also rises the more you lean on it. Unlock once and the gate is short; come back again the same day and it asks for more problems and gives less time. Leaning on it harder will make the app push back. You can set locked hours, when the blocked apps do not open at all and there is no problem that will let you in. Strict mode protects that: while a locked window is running, you cannot quietly widen your list, trim your hours, or shut the app off without solving your way through first. The watch app can remind you when a block is lifted, so a few earned minutes do not quietly turn into an hour. No accounts, no sign-in, no email, no data leaving your phone. Boring.

Screenshots

juuno4 screens
the boring app.3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: juuno at 15.1 against the boring app.'s 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for juuno against 5.0 for the boring app.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
juuno versus the boring app.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterjuunothe boring app.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan Cuffchristopher woods

Customer experience

juuno

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

the boring app.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

juuno

No in-app purchases

None

the boring app.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is juuno free?
juuno is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is the boring app. free?
the boring app. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, juuno or the boring app.?
juuno and the boring app. are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do juuno or the boring app. have ads?
Neither juuno nor the boring app. shows ads.

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