Comparison

Focustown vs Focus Pet

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

Head to head
About

Focustown

This app offers a virtual co-working space with cozy, low-poly environments where users can study or work alongside others globally. It features customizable avatars, in-app timers, and the ability to connect with friends for shared focus sessions.

Highlights
  • Cozy study environments
  • Study with real people globally
  • Earn coins and customize avatars
  • Study sessions with friends
  • Built-in focus timer
Features
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Study with people from all over the world in a cozy low poly environment. Focustown helps you achieve your dreams one focus session at a time. Pick your vibe — a cozy cafe or a quiet library — and join a server where you can sit next to real people studying in real time. Whether you're a student grinding for exams or a working professional tackling your next big project, you're never alone on your journey. FEATURES: • Cozy Study Environments – Choose between beautifully designed cafes and libraries to set the perfect study mood. • Study With Real People – Join servers and focus alongside others from around the world in real time. • Earn Coins & Customize – Complete focus sessions to earn coins and decorate your character with fun accessories. • Study With Friends – Start sessions with your real friends and hold each other accountable. • Focus Timer – A built-in study timer to keep you on track and make every session count. Focustown was built to inspire millions of students and working professionals — reminding them that they're not alone in their journey to make a dent in this universe. Your dreams are worth every focus session. Start yours today. Similar apps include: Forest, Focus Tree, Flora, or Study Bunny Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus Pet

This app gamifies focus sessions by rewarding users with virtual currency and pet growth for completing study or work intervals. It offers collaborative focus rooms, customizable habitats, and tools for habit tracking and journaling.

Highlights
  • Gamified Pomodoro timer
  • Virtual pet growth and customization
  • Collaborative focus rooms
  • Habit tracking and journaling
  • Customizable habitats and backgrounds
  • Ambient soundscapes
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Focus for 25 minutes. Come back to a pet that grew because you did. Focus Pet Study Timer turns study sessions into progress you can see. Start a Pomodoro, put the phone down, and every focused minute earns coins, XP and a streak worth protecting. A POMODORO TIMER THAT STICKS • Pomodoro (25/5), free timer or stopwatch • Your own focus and break lengths • Tag every session by what you're working on • Link a session to a task and tick it off the moment you finish • Daily goals, reminders and a full screen with nothing to tap • Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island STUDY WITH FRIENDS, IN REAL TIME Focus Rooms let you work next to people instead of alone. • Start or join a room of up to 4 people • Shared sessions with synced Pomodoro rounds and breaks • Everyone's pets sit together in the same habitat • Bonus coins when you finish together • Invite by link or straight from your friends list A PET THAT NOTICES • A growing cast of pets to unlock, each with its own animations • Raise one from baby to young to adult • Rare color variants and a shop full of accessories • Focus and it's happy. Disappear for days and it isn't. BUILD A PLACE WORTH COMING BACK TO • Habitats from a cozy room to a space station • Backgrounds and furniture for every mood • Drag anything anywhere, flip it, resize it • Better habitats pay bigger coin and XP bonuses on every session THE REST OF YOUR DAY • Calendar with tasks, repeats and reminders • Habit tracker with streaks and milestones • Journal with mood tracking and daily prompts • Meditation and breathing exercises for the gaps in between PROOF YOU'RE IMPROVING • Focus time by day and week • Your peak hours, best days and completion rate • Records for your longest session and best day • Achievements, streaks and streak freezes for the day life gets in the way SOUNDS THAT SHUT THE WORLD OUT Rain, forest, cafe, lo-fi and more pick one and let the room disappear. FOCUS PET PREMIUM • No ads • Bonus coins every day and after long sessions • Exclusive pets, backgrounds and ambient sounds • A full-year focus heatmap, monthly summaries and mood insights • Your complete session history, not just the last few • Unlimited pauses mid-session WHO IT'S FOR Students and exam prep, remote workers, developers, designers, writers and researchers — anyone working in Pomodoro rounds, time blocks or deep work sessions. Syncs to the cloud, in light or dark mode. Download Focus Pet Study Timer and turn every focused minute into something you can see. Terms of Use: https://www.mooderbaylabs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.mooderbaylabs.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Focustown4 screens
Focus Pet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Focustown at 9.4K against Focus Pet's 3. Focustown also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). Focus Pet's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Focustown sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Focus Pet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Pet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focustown has 9.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Focustown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Focus Pet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focustown ships an update daily, Focus Pet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Focustown versus Focus Pet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocustownFocus Pet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.4K — better3
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#143 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecond Round Inc.Orhun Arda Kaya

Customer experience

Focustown

All ratings9,189 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,056 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative13.3%

Focus Pet

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Focustown

Subscriptions5
  • Foucstown Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Foucstown Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Foucstown Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Foucstown Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Foucstown Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Pocketful Golden Beans$0.99
  • Sack of Golden Beans$2.99
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  • Bucket of Golden Beans$9.99
  • Bucket of Golden Beans$19.99
9 purchases

Focus Pet

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • All premium. Save 58% vs monthly.7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time7
  • 750 Focus Coin$0.99
  • Focus Pet - Study Timer$0.99
  • 2000 Focus Coins$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Focus Coins 1200$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
  • 5000 Focus Coins$3.99
  • Focus Coins 3000$3.99

Questions

Is Focustown free?
Focustown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Pet free?
Focus Pet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focustown or Focus Pet?
Focus Pet is rated higher. Focustown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Focus Pet averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Focustown or Focus Pet have ads?
Both Focustown and Focus Pet show ads.
Which is updated more often, Focustown or Focus Pet?
Focustown ships an update daily, and Focus Pet every 3 days. Most recently, Focustown was updated on November 9, 2026 and Focus Pet on November 5, 2026.

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