Comparison

Focus Cat vs Chronicler

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus timer
  • Intuitive task list
  • Random decision maker
  • Premium themes
  • Multiple cat breeds
Features
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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!

About

Chronicler

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Focus Cat4 screens
Chronicler4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Cat versus Chronicler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus CatChronicler
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHING-HAO FANMARIUS LANG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Cat

One-time1
  • Pro Full Unlock$1.99
1 purchases

Chronicler

One-time1
  • Unlimited Categories$12.99

Questions

Is Focus Cat free?
Focus Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronicler free?
Chronicler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Cat or Chronicler have ads?
Focus Cat shows ads; Chronicler does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Cat or Chronicler?
Focus Cat ships an update fortnightly, and Chronicler fortnightly. Most recently, Focus Cat was updated on September 18, 2026 and Chronicler on September 19, 2026.

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