Comparison

Lucent vs Atteno

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

Head to head
About

Lucent

Features
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Lucent – Pomodoro Focus Timer helps you stay productive and focused throughout the day. Designed with simplicity and beauty in mind, Lucent brings the power of the Pomodoro Technique to your phone — helping you manage time effectively, avoid burnout, and achieve your goals.

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Atteno

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怐 Return to the Essence of Focus 怑 Atteno is a minimalist focus timer for study, deep work, and long-term time tracking on iPhone and iPad. 怐 Core Focus Tools 怑 • Flexible Timer: Count up, countdown, and Pomodoro modes in one app. • Immersive Experience: Breathing visuals with ambient sounds like rain, forest, and piano, plus local audio import. • Focus Tracking: Session history and heatmap views help you see both daily effort and long-term consistency. • Offline First: Fully usable without an internet connection. 怐 Free Insights 怑 • Redesigned Insights dashboard for clearer trends and faster reading. • New interactive heatmap with drill-down details and more flexible filters. • Insights "All" view is now free (moved from legacy Pro access). 怐 Pro Tools, One-Time Purchase 怑 Upgrade to Pro to unlock sync and deeper customization. No subscriptions: • Optional iCloud Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Interval chimes for yoga, meditation, and advanced timing routines. • Unlimited tags, custom Pomodoro templates, themes, and sound uploads. 怐 Your Data, Your Control 怑 • Local-first by default. • Manual export and import supported for backup and migration. • Sync uses your private Apple ID via CloudKit. Developers cannot access your data. 怐 Universal Purchase 怑 Pay once and unlock Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Download Atteno and build a focus system that stays simple, private, and consistent across devices.

Screenshots

Lucent4 screens
Atteno4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lucent at none against Atteno's 1. Lucent also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Atteno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lucent asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucent ships an update every 5 days, Atteno every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Lucent versus Atteno: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucentAtteno
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNguyen Trung Kien子文 ęØ

In-app purchases

None

Lucent

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Atteno

One-time1
  • Atteno Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Lucent free?
Lucent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atteno free?
Atteno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lucent or Atteno have ads?
Neither Lucent nor Atteno shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucent or Atteno?
Lucent ships an update every 5 days, and Atteno every 4 weeks. Most recently, Lucent was updated on October 28, 2026 and Atteno on October 24, 2026.

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