Comparison

Shinka vs FocusMuseum

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

Head to head
About

Shinka

This app gamifies focus sessions, helping users build concentration habits. Users keep their phone away from distractions to earn experience for a growing companion, making productivity rewarding.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions
  • Companion evolution
  • XP and coin rewards
  • Leaderboard challenges
  • Distraction avoidance
  • Daily focus habit building
Features
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Train your focus. Evolve your Shinka. Take back control of your attention and turn focus into progress. Shinka is a gamified focus timer designed to help you stay concentrated while your companion grows with you. Every time you complete a focus session, your Shinka earns experience and evolves. The longer you stay focused, the more your Shinka progresses. Start a focus session and keep your phone away from distractions: - If you stay focused, your Shinka gains XP and becomes stronger. - If you leave the app or break your focus, your Shinka stops evolving. This simple system helps you build real concentration habits while making productivity fun and rewarding. Shinka helps you stay focused longer, reduce distractions from your phone, and build a daily focus habit. Whether you're studying, working, or creating, Shinka helps you enter deep focus sessions and improve your productivity. Choose your companion and start your focus journey. As you complete sessions you will earn XP and coins, level up your Shinka, unlock evolutions, and watch your companion grow with your progress. Your focus becomes visible through your Shinka’s evolution. Shinka encourages you to avoid distracting apps during your focus sessions so you can stay in the zone and protect your concentration. Stay present, stay focused, and watch your progress grow. Compare your progress with other players and climb the leaderboard. Challenge yourself and see who can stay focused the longest. Shinka transforms focus into a rewarding experience. Instead of fighting distractions, you train your attention and watch your companion evolve with you. Take back control of your attention and build a real focus habit, one session at a time. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FocusMuseum

Transform focus sessions into art discovery. Earn and collect masterpieces from renowned museums by staying on task. Track your progress and build a personal art collection.

Highlights
  • Discover art from museum collections
  • Progressively reveal artwork during focus sessions
  • Automatically collect artworks
  • Review focus history and progress
  • Search, filter, export, and share art
  • Customize focus experience
Features
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FocusMuseum is not just another focus timer. It turns every session into a small museum experience, where staying focused leads to discovering and collecting art. Artworks from the Rijksmuseum, The Met, and the Art Institute of Chicago become the starting point of your focus flow. When you complete a session, the artwork is added to your collection automatically. Every attempt is also recorded, helping you build a steadier rhythm with art as the reward. With FocusMuseum, you can: • Explore artworks from multiple museum collections and discover different styles, periods, and creators • Choose a focus duration and progressively reveal an artwork as you stay on task • Automatically collect artworks after successful sessions and build your own personal museum • Review daily focus history and check-in progress • Search, filter, export, and share artworks in your collection • Customize museum sources, reveal effects, and parts of the focus experience Pro unlocks more: • Custom focus durations • Manual artwork refresh • More advanced reveal animations and density effects • Pro-exclusive check-in avatars • Higher-quality artwork export Whether you want to reduce distractions, build a more consistent focus habit, or simply make more room for art in your day, AttentionMuseum is designed to make every completed session feel worth returning to. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://focusmuseum.huopijiu.com/Privacy-Policy/

Screenshots

Shinka4 screens
FocusMuseum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shinka at fortnightly against FocusMuseum's every 5 weeks. Shinka also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shinka sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and FocusMuseum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shinka ships an update fortnightly, FocusMuseum every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shinka versus FocusMuseum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShinkaFocusMuseum
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB25 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSimple. Studio Paris俊博 霍

Customer experience

Shinka

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

FocusMuseum

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Shinka

Subscriptions7
  • Shinka Pro Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Shinka Pro Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Shinka Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Shinka Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Shinka Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Shinka Pro Yearly$44.991 Year
  • Shinka Pro Yearly$89.991 Year
3 purchases

FocusMuseum

Subscriptions2
  • FocusMuseum Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FocusMuseum Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • FocusMuseum Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Shinka free?
Shinka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusMuseum free?
FocusMuseum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shinka or FocusMuseum have ads?
Neither Shinka nor FocusMuseum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shinka or FocusMuseum?
Shinka ships an update fortnightly, and FocusMuseum every 5 weeks. Most recently, Shinka was updated on October 30, 2026 and FocusMuseum on October 31, 2026.

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