Focus Cat vs Chronicler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Cat
Enhance your productivity with a charming feline companion. This app offers a customizable focus timer, an intuitive task list, and a fun decision-making tool to help you stay on track with your studies, work, or daily chores.
- Customizable focus timer
- Intuitive task list
- Random decision maker
- Premium themes
- Multiple cat breeds
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【Stay Focused with Your Guardian Cat】 Struggle with distractions? Meet Focus Cat, your ultimate companion for productivity and time management. Whether you're studying, working, or managing daily chores, your cute cat is always there to keep you on track. Key Features: Effective Focus Timer: Customize focus sessions and watch your cat stay by your side. Intuitive Task List: Effortlessly record and organize your to-do items with a clean, professional interface. Fun Decision Maker: Can't decide? Let the cat help you make choices with a random decider. Premium Themes: Unlock beautiful themes and various cat breeds to customize your personal workspace. Perfect For: Students aiming for better study efficiency. Professionals practicing Deep Work. Anyone who loves cats and wants a healing, productive experience. Download Focus Cat today and turn your goals into reality with your new feline friend!
Chronicler
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Chronicler makes time tracking effortless. Tap a category to start, tap again to stop. It’s that simple. Whether you’re logging work hours, study sessions, workouts, creative projects, daily habits, or focused Pomodoro sessions, Chronicler helps you understand where your time goes without getting in your way. Your day is shown as a clean, visual timeline, making it easy to review every session at a glance. With powerful insights, weekly summaries, category breakdowns, and activity charts, Chronicler turns simple time entries into meaningful patterns. See your totals, spot your most time-consuming activities, and build a clearer picture of your routines over time. For moments when you want extra focus, Chronicler also offers Pomodoro timers, a simple way to structure work and breaks while keeping everything connected to your time tracking. Designed to be fast, intuitive, and beautiful, Chronicler is time tracking that feels natural.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chronicler at none against Focus Cat's shown. Focus Cat's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Focus Cat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chronicler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Cat | Chronicler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHING-HAO FAN | MARIUS LANG |
In-app purchases
Focus Cat
- Pro Full Unlock$1.99
Chronicler
- Unlimited Categories$12.99









