Comparison

Lucent vs Atteno

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 β€” helping you manage time effectively, avoid burnout, and achieve your goals.

About

Atteno

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· 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 September 18, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

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

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 September 18, 2026 and Atteno on September 13, 2026.

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