Coffe Focus vs Kissa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coffe Focus
This app facilitates collaborative deep-work sessions by synchronizing timers for teams. It offers built-in or custom work/break cycles and provides real-time updates via notifications and lock screen activity.
- Collaborative deep-work sessions
- Shared synchronized timers
- Customizable work/break cycles
- Real-time participant sync
- Admin controls for sessions
- Lock Screen/Dynamic Island updates
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Coffee Focus helps you stay productive with collaborative deep-work sessions. Create a session or join one with a simple code. Everyone follows the same timer, so your team can focus together and keep a steady rhythm. Use built-in Deep Work cycles or create your own custom blocks: • Work and break blocks • Shared session plan • Admin controls for start, pause, and reset • Real-time participant sync Coffee Focus keeps you informed while you work: • Live timer updates • Lock Screen / Dynamic Island activity on iPhone • Notifications for transitions and session progress Whether you work solo or with others, Coffee Focus gives you structure, clarity, and momentum to finish what matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kissa
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Kissa is a cozy Pomodoro timer that turns one task into a calming café ritual. Choose what you want to do, start Pomodoro or Count Up, and settle into your own illustrated coffee shop. Mix ambient sounds, complete focus sessions, earn cups, and unlock new characters and café details as your routine grows. Focus without punishment or pressure. Kissa gives you a quiet place to begin, restorative breaks, and an optional Gentle Nudge when you wander away. FOCUS YOUR WAY • Use Pomodoro for structured focus and breaks • Switch to Count Up for open-ended study, reading, or work • Choose a task before you begin, or start without one • Keep the screen awake while your session is active • Return gently with breathing and transition screens BUILD A SPACE THAT HELPS YOU START • Mix café ambience, rain, fire, keyboard sounds, noise, music, and more • Adjust each sound and save favorite mixes with Kissa Pro • Complete focus sessions to earn cups • Unlock characters, counters, plants, rugs, lamps, colors, and decorations KEEP YOUR NEXT STEP CLEAR • Capture simple to-dos without managing a complicated project system • Add tags and choose what you want to focus on now • Schedule future sessions and reminders with Kissa Pro SEE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE • Review completed and canceled sessions in Timeline • Explore focus time, sessions, tasks, and streaks in Statistics • Watch your café grow along with your routine OPTIONAL APPLE INTEGRATIONS • Manually back up and restore your cups, unlocked items, tasks, history, and settings with private iCloud backups. Off by default, with no automatic synchronization between devices. • Save newly completed Focus sessions and Count Up sessions you explicitly finish as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health. Off by default; Kissa does not read Health data or export past history. • Export planned sessions from the Pro planner to Apple Calendar. Events remain independent copies, without automatic synchronization. GENTLE SUPPORT, YOUR CHOICE Choose Gentle Nudge for an optional reminder if you leave during Focus, or Open Table for a completely quiet session. Kissa never blocks your other apps. KISSA PRO Unlock advanced timers, custom breaks and cycles, the complete sound catalog, saved mixes, planning, Timeline, Statistics, custom tags, and access to additional café items, including items you can unlock with earned cups. Made for studying, working, reading, and anyone who wants a warmer, lower-pressure way to focus. Start free on iPhone and iPad. No Kissa account required Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coffe Focus at none against Kissa's 5. Coffe Focus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Kissa's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Kissa sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Coffe Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coffe Focus ships an update every 3 months, Kissa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coffe Focus | Kissa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdelnaim BOUALi | Christian Andrade |
In-app purchases
Coffe Focus
No in-app purchases
Kissa
- Kissa Pro Quarterly$9.993 Months
- Kissa Pro Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- PRO Annualy Family$24.991 Year
- PRO - Lifetime$29.99
- PRO Family Lifetime$39.99





