Comparison

FocusLapse vs SimpleCount by TOFU

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

SimpleCount by TOFU

Features
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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.

Screenshots

FocusLapse4 screens
SimpleCount by TOFU4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SimpleCount by TOFU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusLapse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FocusLapse versus SimpleCount by TOFU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusLapseSimpleCount by TOFU
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.3.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercocon Godo KaishaJerome Winter

In-app purchases

None

FocusLapse

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SimpleCount by TOFU

One-time1
  • SimpleCount Premium$4.99

Questions

Is FocusLapse free?
FocusLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleCount by TOFU free?
SimpleCount by TOFU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusLapse or SimpleCount by TOFU have ads?
Neither FocusLapse nor SimpleCount by TOFU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusLapse or SimpleCount by TOFU?
FocusLapse ships an update fortnightly, and SimpleCount by TOFU every 2 days. Most recently, FocusLapse was updated on October 16, 2026 and SimpleCount by TOFU on October 13, 2026.

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