Comparison

Mendow vs Touhou Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Mendow

Features
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- Description - One‑liner: Mendow turns “ugh” into motion: it breaks tasks into small steps and auto‑schedules what you put off, so you always know what to do next. - Key Features - AI Step Breakdown: Type your task; AI turns it into clear, bite‑size actions. - Auto‑Schedule: Place backlog and unscheduled tasks into your day automatically. - Next Up: Always see the one best next step for today. - Routine Automation: Build daily/weekly habits and slot them in automatically. - Progress & Motivation: Level up with XP, titles, and visible progress. - Collection: Unlock and set Mr. Mendow icons and titles in your profile. - Smooth UX: Clean, focused UI that helps you start fast. - Mendow Plus: An optional plan for heavier AI usage. - Perfect for - Tasks that feel too big to start - Chronic procrastination and backlog build‑up - Split planning between calendar and to‑dos - Get started - Write one line → AI suggests small steps → Auto‑schedule into today. Small steps, real progress. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mendow Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Touhou Focus Timer

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Cut the work into fixed blocks of time, take one block at a time, and rest often. Touhou Focus Timer is a plain timer for time blocking. What makes it different is who sits next to you. A partner from Gensokyo says something short at each turn of the block — when you start, at the halfway mark, when the end is near, when you finish, during the break, when you stop early, and when you reach the day's goal. Every line is written for that one character: 864 lines in English and 864 in Japanese, with no generic encouragement anywhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Make a time block, such as 25 minutes of focus plus a 5 minute break, four times over 2. Pick the partner who will keep you company 3. Start. A notification tells you when the block is up WHAT YOU GET - As many time blocks as you like (name, focus length, break length, sets per day, partner) - A daily goal, and a ring on the home screen showing how much you have focused today - Notifications at the end of a block, so you never have to watch the screen while focusing - Records: today, a bar chart for the last 7 days, a grid for the last 5 weeks, lifetime totals, time spent with each partner, and your streak - Blocks you stop early are still recorded. They count toward the day's minutes, but not toward blocks completed - A dark palette for late nights (night mode) - English and Japanese EIGHTEEN PARTNERS Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame are with you from the start. The others join as your lifetime focus time adds up, in order. The thresholds are deliberately long, so if you would rather not wait you can watch a video and bring in any one partner right away. WHO IT IS FOR - You know what to do, but starting takes forever - You keep going for hours and end up worn out - You want to look back on the hours you put in - You would rather not sit at the desk alone NOTES - This is an unofficial fan work based on Touhou Project by Team Shanghai Alice. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original author or rights holders. - The app shows ads. Full-screen ads appear only while the timer is stopped; nothing interrupts a focus block or a break. - Character art: (X: @sanelta)

Screenshots

Mendow3 screens
Touhou Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Touhou Focus Timer at none against Mendow's 2. Touhou Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Mendow's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Mendow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Touhou Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mendow ships an update every 3 weeks, Touhou Focus Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Mendow versus Touhou Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMendowTouhou Focus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDAIKI HAYASHIHAREPPO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mendow

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
None

Touhou Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mendow free?
Mendow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Touhou Focus Timer free?
Touhou Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mendow or Touhou Focus Timer have ads?
Touhou Focus Timer shows ads; Mendow does not.
Which is updated more often, Mendow or Touhou Focus Timer?
Mendow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Touhou Focus Timer weekly. Most recently, Mendow was updated on October 18, 2026 and Touhou Focus Timer on October 20, 2026.

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