Lilo vs Focus Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lilo
This app transforms solo study sessions into engaging, social challenges. Compete with friends, track your progress, and climb leaderboards to make learning fun and motivating. Build lasting focus habits through friendly competition and visible achievements.
- Focus timer with distraction avoidance
- Study challenges with friends
- Live leaderboards for comparison
- Progress tracking and stats
- Habit building and streaks
- Social accountability
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Stay focused. Compete with friends. Make studying fun. Lilo is a social study timer that transforms your study time into a motivating challenge. Instead of studying alone and losing focus, you can now set timers, compete with friends, climb leaderboards, and track your progress in a way that makes learning feel engaging and rewarding. FOCUS TIMER - Start a focus timer to stay consistent and avoid distractions. - Use Lilo for deep study sessions, daily homework, or exam preparation. - Build habits that last and turn focus into a routine. CHALLENGES WITH FRIENDS - Invite your friends to study challenges and see who can stay focused the longest. - Compete one-on-one or in groups to stay motivated. - Keep each other accountable while making learning more fun. LEADERBOARDS - Compare your study time with friends on live leaderboards. - See who studied the most this week and push yourself higher. - Use healthy competition to stay consistent. STATS AND PROGRESS - Track total study hours, daily streaks, and weekly progress. - Visualize your learning with charts and simple insights. - Celebrate small wins that build long-term results. WHY LILO? Studying does not have to feel boring or lonely. With Lilo, you are part of a challenge where focus is fun, progress is visible, and learning becomes social. Challenges, leaderboards, and progress tracking make it easier to stay locked in every day. Whether you are preparing for finals, working on projects, improving focus for self-study, or simply trying to build stronger habits, Lilo keeps you motivated and accountable. KEY FEATURES - Study timer with focus mode - Challenges with friends - Leaderboards for extra motivation - Study streaks and habit tracking - Stats and progress insights With Lilo, your study time becomes more than just work — it becomes a challenge, a competition, and a shared journey with friends. Download Lilo today and discover a new way of studying. Focus. Compete. Achieve. https://sites.google.com/view/lilo-study-timer-challenges/regulamin https://sites.google.com/view/lilo-study-timer-challenges/policy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Focus Buddy
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Focus Buddy helps you stay focused by studying together with other people. Join a virtual study room, start a focus timer, and work alongside students, learners, and productivity-minded people who are also trying to stay consistent. Instead of studying alone, Focus Buddy gives you a simple social space where focus feels easier. Whether you are preparing for exams, working on assignments, reading, coding, or building a daily study habit, Focus Buddy helps you turn focus into a shared experience. MAIN FEATURES JOIN STUDY ROOMS Enter virtual rooms and study together with other focused people. FOCUS TIMER Set a focus timer and stay committed to your study session. STUDY TOGETHER Feel the motivation of working alongside others, even when you are studying from home. BUILD CONSISTENCY Use focused sessions to improve your discipline, routine, and productivity. SIMPLE AND DISTRACTION-FREE Focus Buddy is designed to be clean, calm, and easy to use. PERFECT FOR Students Exam preparation Homework sessions Reading Deep work Pomodoro-style focus Remote studying Productivity routines Studying alone can feel boring. Focus Buddy makes it easier to show up, stay focused, and keep going. Join a study room, start your timer, and focus together. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lilo at 4.7 against Focus Buddy's 3.0. Lilo also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 2). Focus Buddy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Lilo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Focus Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lilo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lilo has 4.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Lilo | Focus Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pawel Gladysz | Kerem Cebi |
Customer experience
Lilo
Focus Buddy
In-app purchases
Lilo
- Premium Access$4.991 Month
- Premium Access Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Access Yearly$19.991 Year
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- Premium Access$29.991 Year
- Premium Access Yearly$29.991 Year
Focus Buddy
- Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year









