Comparison

Epoca vs Richdown

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

Head to head
About

Epoca

This app transforms your focus sessions into a cosmic evolutionary journey. Lock your device to progress through historical eras and witness the birth of stars and civilizations. Track your deep work and unlock achievements as you stop procrastinating.

Highlights
  • Interactive historical timeline
  • Device locking for focus
  • Cosmic evolution simulation
  • Focus statistics tracking
  • Unlockable historical achievements
  • Gamified productivity tool
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Can you resist the temptation to check your phone while the universe evolves? Welcome to Epoca: Journey Through Time, the productivity tool where your focus determines the destiny of the cosmos. Turn your study or work sessions into millennia of evolution. How it works: Start your Era: Choose the historical or cosmic period you want to unlock. Lock your device: Time only moves forward if you stay away from distractions. Evolve: If you stay focused, you'll witness the birth of stars, civilizations, and future technologies. If you leave the app... time stands still. Key Features: Deep Gamification: More than a timer—it’s an interactive timeline from the origin of everything to the distant future. Focus Stats: Track how much time you’ve "lived" in a state of deep work. Historical Achievements: Unlock key human milestones as you improve your habits. Stop procrastinating and start making history. Your time is the engine of the universe. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Richdown

Features
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Plain Markdown, beautiful the moment you type it. Richdown is a focused Markdown editor that never makes you switch between "writing" and "reading." Headings, tables, code, quotes, task lists, even Mermaid diagrams render inline as you go — so you stay in the flow and watch the finished page take shape. And Richdown doesn't lock your files inside someone else's cloud. Open folders in iCloud Drive or on your device — or work straight in your own GitHub repositories. — Write — • Inline rich preview that keeps up with your typing • Tables, code blocks, quotes, task lists, Mermaid diagrams and images • Outline view and in-file search to navigate long documents • A Markdown toolbar above the keyboard for quick formatting — Keep — • Open iCloud Drive or on-device folders and edit in place • Browse subfolders; create, rename and delete files; sort by name or date • Pull to refresh. Files are stored on your device (iCloud / local) — nothing is uploaded to our servers — Connect (GitHub, optional) — • Open your own GitHub repositories, edit, and commit in one go • Browse commit history, diff a past version, and restore it • Switch and create branches; open pull requests • Traffic goes straight from your device to GitHub; your access token is kept only in the iOS Keychain Note: commit, history, diff and restore are GitHub-repository features (plain folders support editing and saving). — iPad — • A true two-pane layout: file list on the left, preview on the right Fast, private, and honest about your files. Distributed by StructWorks · Contact: support@structworks.dev

Screenshots

Epoca4 screens
Richdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Richdown at none against Epoca's 3. Richdown also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Epoca's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price 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. Epoca sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Richdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epoca ships an update weekly, Richdown every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Epoca versus Richdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpocaRichdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJuan Manuel BravoYo Suzuki

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Epoca

Subscriptions2
  • Epoca Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Epoca Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Epoca Premium Lifetime$49.99
None

Richdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Epoca free?
Epoca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Richdown free?
Richdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Epoca or Richdown have ads?
Neither Epoca nor Richdown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epoca or Richdown?
Epoca ships an update weekly, and Richdown every 2 weeks. Most recently, Epoca was updated on October 18, 2026 and Richdown on October 12, 2026.

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