Comparison

Focus Train vs Meowchi

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

Head to head
About

Focus Train

Enhance your focus with immersive railway journeys and ambient soundscapes. Track your progress like a travel log, unlock new destinations, and earn medals. This app offers a unique, atmospheric approach to productivity.

Highlights
  • Immersive focus journeys with satellite landscapes
  • Ambient soundscapes (train, rain, ocean, forest)
  • Gamified progress tracking and medal system
  • Cinematic views (satellite map or window mode)
  • Premium aesthetics with gesture-driven interface
  • Privacy-focused local data storage
Features
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Focus Train turns your productivity sessions into beautiful, scenic railway journeys. It is designed for students, deep workers, and dreamers who need an escape from distractions to find their flow. It has 3 primary features: - Immersive Focus Journeys: Transform your timer into a travel experience. Watch your train traverse real-world satellite landscapes as you work, with every minute bringing you closer to a new destination. - Ambient Soundscapes: Block out the noise with dynamic, high-quality audio environments. Choose from the rhythmic clatter of Train wheels, calming Raindrops, deep Ocean waves, or a peaceful Forest. - Gamified Progress: A tracking system that feels like a travel log. Record every trip in your history, track your total distance, unlock new stations, and earn medals as you master your focus. Cinematic Views: Switch between a detailed satellite map or an immersive "Window" mode to watch the world go by. Premium Aesthetics: A stunning, gesture-driven interface with liquid-glass effects, haptic feedback, and fluid animations. Privacy First: Your journey data and habits are stored locally on your device, respecting your privacy. Focus Train is a unique alternative to Forest, Flora, and generic Pomodoro timers for those seeking a more atmospheric and relaxing path to productivity! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Meowchi

This app offers a gamified approach to focus, featuring a virtual cat companion that helps users stay on task. It includes app blocking, custom soundscapes, and progress tracking, designed with neurodivergent individuals in mind.

Highlights
  • Virtual cat companion for focus sessions
  • App and website blocker
  • Customizable focus soundscapes
  • Gamified Pomodoro timer
  • Collectible mochi and room customization
  • Progress tracking with activity charts
  • Widgets and Live Activities support
Features
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## Cute Focus Timer ## App Blocker ## Study With Me Looking for a cute, comforting focus app with fun gamification and practical tools to help you stay on track? Meowchi turns staying off your phone, avoiding distractions, and getting things done into a cozy little game. And when you want company but don't have the energy for small talk or coordinating schedules, your cat is always ready to work alongside you. FOCUS FEELS EASIER WHEN SOMEONE'S DOING IT WITH YOU Start a focus session and watch your cat happily knead mochi while you work toward your goals. The longer you focus, the tastier your mochi gets! Collect six mochi, ship them to earn fish, then spend your fish on furniture, plants, and cozy decorations. Watch your little room grow with every session, even on days when getting started takes extra effort. MEOWCHI FEATURES 【Body Doubling with a Cat】
 Watch your cat knead, sweep, nap, and go about its day while you work alongside it. 【Stay Focused Mode & App Blocker】
 Block distracting apps and websites during focus sessions with Apple's Screen Time integration. 【Your Own Focus Soundscape】
 Mix ambient sounds, ASMR, and focus music to help you settle in and find your flow. 【Gamified Pomodoro Timer】 Choose Count Down Mode to work toward a target, or Count Up Mode to focus at your own pace. Stay focused to make delicious mochi, but get distracted before your countdown ends and you might make a cursed one! 【Collect Mochi, Earn Fish】 Discover rare mochi, fill your six-slot shipping box, and earn fish to decorate your room. 【A Cozy Room That Changes with Time】 Decorate with furniture, plants, and more as the lighting shifts from day to sunset and night. 【See Your Focus Progress】
 Track daily, monthly, and yearly focus time with detailed stats and a GitHub-style activity chart. 【Widgets & Live Activities】
 Check your focus session at a glance from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. MADE WITH CARE, KIND BY DESIGN Designed with ADHD and neurodivergent users in mind, Meowchi offers a simple, low-pressure way to focus and build routines. It's made for rough days, too, when you're overwhelmed, struggling to start, or need a little help settling your mind and emotions. Whether you're a student, freelancer, remote worker, artist, musician, or writer, your cat is here to keep you company. - 120+ Decor Items - 100% Handcrafted Art, Animation & Original Music, No AI - No Ads, Privacy First - Lifetime Purchase Option No guilt-inducing streaks. No wilting plants when you miss a day. Five minutes still counts. A rough day still counts. Meowchi will be happy to see you whenever you return. Focus should feel like looking after yourself, not punishing yourself. A LITTLE COMPANION, ALWAYS CLOSE Inspired by my own cat. Meowchi began with a simple wish: to have a companion by my side while I studied, worked, and went through life. We never know how much time we'll have with the ones we love. I wanted to create a cat I could carry in my phone and share that feeling with others who could use some company, too. There's a Vietnamese saying: “Stay near the light, and you brighten.” To me, it means the company we keep can shape how we feel and inspire us to grow. I hope Meowchi brings some warmth into your day and reminds you that even when you're working toward something on your own, you don't have to feel alone. Whether you need a study timer for exam prep, a cute Pomodoro timer for focused work, or a cat study companion to keep you company, Meowchi brings focus tools, relaxing sounds, and cozy rewards together in one place. Use your focus timer for studying, writing, drawing, making music, or any project that feels easier with a little company. Take your attention back. Live your own life with Meowchi. ----- Terms of Use: https://www.meowchi.app/terms
 Privacy Policy: https://www.meowchi.app/privacy

Screenshots

Focus Train4 screens
Meowchi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meowchi at 5.0 against Focus Train's 4.2. Meowchi also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Train sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Meowchi sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.19 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meowchi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Focus Train's written reviews are positive against 100% of Meowchi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Train ships an update every 2 weeks, Meowchi weekly. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Train versus Meowchi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TrainMeowchi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB282 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEloan TourtelierPham Minh Tram

Customer experience

Focus Train

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Meowchi

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus Train

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
10 purchases

Meowchi

Subscriptions3
  • Meowchi Pro - Weekly$1.197 Days
  • Meowchi Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Meowchi Pro - Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Midnight Ube Rug$0.99
  • Midnight Ube Sofa$1.99
  • Midnight Ube Window$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Midnight Ube Case$2.99
  • Void Cat$3.99
  • Marshmallow Cat$3.99
  • Meowchi Pro - Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Focus Train free?
Focus Train is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meowchi free?
Meowchi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Train or Meowchi?
Meowchi is rated higher. Focus Train averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Meowchi averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Focus Train or Meowchi have ads?
Neither Focus Train nor Meowchi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Train or Meowchi?
Focus Train ships an update every 2 weeks, and Meowchi weekly. Most recently, Focus Train was updated on November 13, 2026 and Meowchi on November 13, 2026.

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