NoMo vs FocusCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
NoMo
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Block distracting apps. Build a village with your focus. NoMo helps you make time for studying, work, reading, or simply being away from the scroll. Choose distracting apps, start a focus session, and turn completed focus time into a little village of your own. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS, FREE โข Block chosen apps during focus sessions with Apple's Screen Time permission. โข Use the focus timer even if you decline blocking permission. โข Start without providing an email address or signing in with Apple. FOCUS โ COINS โ VILLAGE โข Earn coins from qualifying completed focus sessions. โข Save for homes, gardens and details that make your village feel like you. โข Choose colours, arrange pieces and give animal companions a home. โข Welcome pets and explore more of your island as you progress. A CALMER ROUTINE โข Choose a focus duration or use count-up mode. โข Settle into free ambient sounds or focus in silence. โข See your focus time add up and keep a private, device-local journal. OPTIONAL NOMO PREMIUM NoMo Premium adds website blocking, scheduled Quiet Hours, full focus insights, weekly Field Notes, additional village designs and sound mixing. Some designs require NoMo Premium plus earned coins. Membership does not unlock every displayed item immediately or multiply the normal coin-earning rate. Pieces you acquire remain yours to place and edit after membership ends. Pets and regions also depend on your progress. YOUR DATA, CLEARLY EXPLAINED Connected guest mode creates a technical account for synced progress. Link an email or Apple identity to recover that account on another installation. Your v2 journal stays on the device. Optional first-party Usage analytics starts off; essential account, sync and purchase processing is separate. No advertising tracking. PURCHASE INFORMATION NoMo is free to start. Optional NoMo Premium monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled. Founder Lifetime is a one-time, non-consumable purchase with no recurring charge. The App Store shows your exact price, currency, billing period and introductory-offer eligibility before confirmation. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel subscriptions in Apple Account subscription settings. Cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends to avoid renewal. Account deletion does not cancel billing. Restore purchases using the same Apple Account. Terms: https://nomoinc.co/terms Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://nomoinc.co/privacy
FocusCat
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You want to focus, but the phone keeps pulling you back. FocusCat is simple. Choose a length, start, put the phone down. Your cat stalks a butterfly on the screen while you work. Your cat hunts while you focus As the timer runs, your cat closes in on a butterfly. At first it just sits and watches, tail swishing. Then its eyes go wide as it takes aim, and it starts creeping closer. When time is up it snatches the butterfly with one paw. You can tell how far along you are from the cat's posture alone, without checking the clock. Your cat calls you when time is up When the session ends your cat meows until you tap the screen. Leave the phone face down and you still won't miss it. Leave the app and your focus breaks Switch to another app and the session is recorded as failed. There is a 25 second grace period for a mistapped notification or a short call, but stay away longer and your cat gives up waiting. That one rule is the whole app. Lofi plays while you focus A quiet loop runs in the background. One tap mutes it when you're somewhere you can't make noise. You decide the length Pick 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, or set your own from 1 minute up to 3 hours. A cat that grows with you Successful focus time adds up and your cat grows. No ads while you focus Ads appear only after a session ends. Nothing covers the screen while you're focusing. No account, no sign-in, no purchases. Free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusCat at none against NoMo's 3. NoMo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. NoMo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. FocusCat asks for nothing beyond the download.
NoMo ships an update every 3 weeks, FocusCat every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoMo | FocusCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gleb Suchkov Kalmykob | Hyeok Kwon |
In-app purchases
NoMo
- NoMo Premium$5.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Lifetime$69.99
FocusCat
No in-app purchases









