FocusLapse vs SimpleCount by TOFU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusLapse
Record your study or work sessions as time-lapse videos. This app helps reduce phone distractions and provides a visual log of your effort. Review your progress with animated overlays and history tracking.
- Record study/work sessions as time-lapse videos
- Animated analog clock overlay
- Front and rear camera support
- Adjustable video speed
- Focus history and progress graphs
- Home screen widgets
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FocusLapse turns your study, work and reading sessions into time-lapse videos and a personal focus log. Set down your phone and start focusing. Recording yourself at work can help you stay with the task in front of you. Turn a long session into a short video, then look back and see the effort you put in. Features • Record time-lapse videos while you focus • Review your focus time in charts • Add a rating and a note to each session • Delete unwanted sessions and remove their time from your totals • Switch between front and rear cameras • Choose video orientation, clock design and study-time display before recording • Combine multiple time-lapse videos into one highlight video • Save finished videos to Photos • Check your focus time in a widget Keep a visual record of your study or work routine. You can share your finished videos through your usual social apps. Free to use, with no ads or account required. Videos, focus records, ratings and notes stay on your device and are not sent to the developer's servers. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian and French. The app follows your device's preferred languages.
SimpleCount by TOFU
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SimpleCount by TOFU Count anything. Simply. Whether you're tracking reps at the gym, keeping score with friends, or building daily habits — SimpleCount is the fastest and most elegant way to count. SIMPLECOUNT WIDGETS Count directly from your home screen. No app needed. SimpleCount Widgets let you increment and decrement your counters with a single tap — always visible, always ready. FEATURES Track anything with multiple counters per list. Organize your counters in lists — one for workouts, one for games, one for daily habits. Add as many as you need. Set goals and track your progress with a visual progress bar. Reach your goal and celebrate with confetti. Use the built-in interval timer for workouts, study sessions or timed rounds — with multiple rounds, pause and reset. Count in custom steps — by 2, 5, 10 or any number you choose. SIMPLECOUNT PREMIUM One-time purchase. No subscription. Ever. Unlimited lists Unlimited counters Medium widget with up to 3 counters Custom step size Goals with progress tracking Interval timer Custom widget colors SimpleCount is part of the TOFU app family — built in blocks, made for you. Do not eat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusLapse at none against SimpleCount by TOFU's 1. FocusLapse also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.3.1). SimpleCount by TOFU's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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. SimpleCount by TOFU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusLapse asks for nothing beyond the download.
FocusLapse ships an update fortnightly, SimpleCount by TOFU every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusLapse | SimpleCount by TOFU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.3.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cocon Godo Kaisha | Jerome Winter |
In-app purchases
FocusLapse
No in-app purchases
SimpleCount by TOFU
- SimpleCount Premium$4.99









