Comparison

心流狐 vs Cortex

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

Head to head
About

心流狐

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《心流狐》是款 RPG 风专注 App。化身为迷雾行者,携小狐狸踏上发光台阶,以魔法卷轴立下任务契约。拆解目标、坚守专注,每完成一步都有治愈反馈,终破迷雾见光亮,让专注成为充满仪式感的冒险。

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Cortex

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A quieter evening. A clearer place to start. Cortex brings sleep sounds and a focus timer into one daily routine. Choose a sound for winding down, set your sleep timer, or start a focused stretch of work or study. No ads, no account, no sign-up. 40 SOUNDS FOR SLEEP AND FOCUS Explore 27 sleep soundscapes and 13 focus tracks. Soft piano, muted guitar, warm cello, low woodwinds and slow ambient textures give your evenings more variety. For work, choose lo-fi, acoustic music, gentle rhythms or a beatless reading background. Three focus tracks are built in and free. The other 37 tracks, including all sleep sounds, are part of Premium and download on demand. Once downloaded, they work offline. Wi-Fi is recommended for downloads. FIND YOUR NIGHTLY FAVOURITE Browse by category, save favorites and return to recent choices. The Downloaded view keeps ready-to-play sounds together. Listen to a 12-second preview of an unlocked, downloaded track before choosing it for your session. SLEEP TIMER, A SOFT FINISH Premium includes six sleep durations from 15 minutes to 2 hours. Your chosen sound repeats during the session and gradually fades to silence at the end, without an alarm. The 18 new sleep loops each contain at least three minutes of audio. A morning check-in lets you record how you slept. FOCUS AT YOUR OWN PACE Pomodoro 25/5, Long Focus 50/10, Short Sprint 15/3 and open-ended Flow are free. Track sessions, streaks and heatmaps. Premium adds AI Adaptive session lengths, up to 10 custom timer presets, weekly reports and CSV export. With your permission, Apple Health can provide heart rate variability, resting heart rate and sleep analysis for recovery and sleep insights. Health access is optional and read-only; these readings stay on your device. Cortex also works without Health. PREMIUM AND PURCHASES Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Eligible users may receive a 3-day monthly or 7-day annual free trial, only when confirmed by the App Store. Check your eligibility, price, billing period and first charge date before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://cortex-focus.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://cortex-focus.com/terms/

Screenshots

心流狐3 screens
Cortex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 心流狐 at none against Cortex's 3. 心流狐 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cortex sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 心流狐 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

心流狐 ships an update every 2 days, Cortex every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
心流狐 versus Cortex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter心流狐Cortex
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB87 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer仕琦 牛Dmitry Afanasyev

In-app purchases

None

心流狐

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cortex

Subscriptions2
  • AI Focus Timer Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • AI Focus Timer Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • AI Focus Timer Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is 心流狐 free?
心流狐 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cortex free?
Cortex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 心流狐 or Cortex have ads?
Cortex shows ads; 心流狐 does not.
Which is updated more often, 心流狐 or Cortex?
心流狐 ships an update every 2 days, and Cortex every 5 days. Most recently, 心流狐 was updated on November 13, 2026 and Cortex on November 13, 2026.

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