Comparison

Lofi Study Timer vs Task Cat

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

Head to head
About

Lofi Study Timer

This app provides curated lo-fi music playlists designed for deep focus and calm productivity. It offers five distinct ambient modes to enhance studying, reading, working, or relaxing, with a clean interface and animated visuals.

Highlights
  • 45+ original lo-fi tracks
  • 5 focused music categories
  • Ambient backgrounds and icons
  • Minimal design
  • Ad-free experience
  • MP3 playback with visuals
Features
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Lofi Study Timer is a cozy focus room in your pocket: a Pomodoro timer, chill lofi beats and soft background noise, all on one calm screen. PICK A ROOM, PRESS PLAY Choose a scene — a cozy room, a rainy city, a late café — and start a focus block. Gentle rain, snow or drifting stars move in the background while the timer counts down. We pick the music, so there is nothing to decide before you start. A REAL POMODORO TIMER • 25/5 and 50/10 presets, or your own lengths (Premium) • Short and long breaks, round dots, auto-start options • Pause, skip and reset — and a notification when a block or break ends • Write down what you're working on, so the session has a purpose BROWN NOISE, RAIN AND FIRE Layer background sounds under the music or use them on their own: rain, brown noise, fireplace, pink noise and white noise, each with its own volume. Great for ADHD focus, noisy rooms and long study nights. 50 LOFI TRACKS, 6 MOODS Study Focus, Reading Mode, Café Vibes, Night Time Study, Rain + Lofi and more, plus long seamless mixes built into the app that play with no internet at all. ROOMS THAT OPEN AS YOU FOCUS New rooms unlock as your focus hours add up — 1 hour, 3, 6, 10, 20 — so every session counts toward something. Streaks, minutes focused and a seven-day chart keep you coming back. MADE FOR LONG SESSIONS • Background playback and lock-screen controls • Sleep timer that fades out instead of cutting off • Offline downloads, favorites, shuffle, repeat and Up Next • Light and dark themes FREE, OR PREMIUM Free: the Pomodoro timer, two rooms, rain and brown noise, and a free selection of tracks, supported by ads that never play over your music or interrupt a focus block. Premium: every room, every sound, custom timer lengths, the full library and offline downloads, with no ads. Yearly, Monthly and a one-time Lifetime unlock are available; the paywall shows a free trial whenever one is offered. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. Music: public-domain (CC0) works by HoliznaCC0 via the Free Music Archive. Background sounds are made in-house. Privacy Policy: https://arifinazis.github.io/json/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Task Cat

Features
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Make room for a little focus, with cats for company. Task Cat is a cozy focus timer for study, work, and reading. Choose one thing to work on, set your time, and settle into a hand-drawn cat café. A small session is a good place to start. FOCUS AT YOUR PACE • Set a session from 5 to 90 minutes, with pause and resume. • Take a 5-minute break after a completed session, then start another when you are ready. • Choose Study, Work, Reading, or another activity and set a daily time goal. SEE YOUR SMALL STEPS ADD UP • Look back at daily records, weekly and monthly charts, and time by activity. • Follow your progress on a paw-print calendar and see your completed-session streak. • Keep the time you worked, even when you finish a session early. YOUR QUIET CAT COMPANY • Meet three café cats and occasional visitors. • Watch them stretch, groom, play, and find a cozy place to nap. • Get closer with the in-app camera, save favorite moments to your journal, and share a café photo. • Bring cat widgets to your Home Screen. A CAFÉ WITH YOUR OWN LITTLE TOUCHES Use coins for toys, food, treats, beds, and cushions. Shop items are consumable: each play or feeding uses one item. Placing a bed or cushion uses one from your inventory; it stays until you remove or replace it. Moving it costs nothing extra. Removed or replaced furniture does not return to your inventory. You can try furniture before buying it for free. The basic timer, café, and progress tracking are free. Every 240 minutes of completed focus sessions earns 1 coin, with time carried over between sessions. Breaks, paused time, and sessions ended early do not earn coins. Optional in-app purchases add 1, 3, or 8 coins. These are consumable purchases, not subscriptions. Coins do not expire. No account registration or ads. Records, photos, coins, and items are stored on your device. There is no account sync or purchase-history restoration of your coin balance after reinstalling the app or changing devices. Start with one small session. Your café companions are waiting. Privacy Policy: https://taskcat.site/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://taskcat.site/en/terms Contact: info@lumo.tokyo Support: https://taskcat.site/en/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lofi Study Timer4 screens
Task Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lofi Study Timer at none against Task Cat's 3. Lofi Study Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Task Cat sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Lofi Study Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lofi Study Timer versus Task Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLofi Study TimerTask Cat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArifin Azis Nur HidayatTaro Ueno

In-app purchases

None

Lofi Study Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Task Cat

One-time3
  • 1 Coin$1.99
  • 3 Coins$5.99
  • 8 Coins$14.99

Questions

Is Lofi Study Timer free?
Lofi Study Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Task Cat free?
Task Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lofi Study Timer or Task Cat have ads?
Neither Lofi Study Timer nor Task Cat shows ads.

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