Comparison

Epoca vs Orvena

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

Orvena

A private, on-device assistant that integrates with your phone's tools and services. It prioritizes user privacy with on-device processing and explicit consent for any data sharing. A one-time purchase unlocks advanced features like voice conversations and service integrations.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Integrates with calendar, reminders, maps, photos, and Apple Health
  • Receipts and approval for actions
  • Optional cloud model integration
  • Connects to Notion, GitHub, Home Assistant, and more
  • Voice conversations with on-device voice generation
Features
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Orvena is a complete assistant that runs on your iPhone. Its models run on the device itself, so conversations stay on your phone unless you choose a cloud model. There is no account, no Orvena server, and no analytics. ASK, AND IT GETS DONE Orvena works with the phone you already have: calendar, reminders, alarms and timers, maps and travel times, photos, Apple Health summaries, music, and files. Every action leaves a receipt you can read, and anything consequential asks for your approval before it runs. APPLE INTELLIGENCE, BUILT IN On iOS 27, Orvena can answer with Apple's on-device model, with nothing to download. It uses the same tools, receipts and approvals as Orvena's own model. You can also ask Orvena from Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and the Action button, and get the answer right where you asked. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Privacy pages usually ask for trust. Orvena's is a list: everything the app can ever send is enumerated in a short ledger in the privacy policy. On-device features work without any data leaving the phone, and anything that could ever leave asks first through a named consent step. ONE PURCHASE UNLOCKS THE REST The on-device assistant, every phone tool, web search and reading, and image understanding are free, without limits or a trial clock. A single one-time purchase adds: • Voice conversations, with a natural voice generated on the device • Connections to services you use, like Notion, Linear, GitHub, Home Assistant, and any MCP server, with sign-in built in • Apple's Private Cloud Compute on iOS 27, a larger model on Apple's servers that doesn't keep your data, within a daily limit Apple sets • Cloud models with your own API key, when you want a bigger model • Scheduled tasks, so Orvena can check on things at the right time and report back There is no subscription. REQUIREMENTS Orvena's own model runs on the phone itself, which needs recent hardware: iPhone 15 Pro or newer with 8 GB of memory, on iOS 26. The model, about 3.5 GB, downloads once. On iOS 27, iPhones with Apple Intelligence turned on can start with Apple's model instead, without the download.

Screenshots

Epoca4 screens
Orvena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Epoca at 5.0 against Orvena's 1.0. Epoca also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Epoca sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Orvena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Epoca holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Epoca versus Orvena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpocaOrvena
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJuan Manuel BravoAgnieszka Sela

Customer experience

Epoca

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Orvena

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
1 purchases

Orvena

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is Epoca free?
Epoca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orvena free?
Orvena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Epoca or Orvena?
Epoca is rated higher. Epoca averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Orvena averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Epoca or Orvena have ads?
Neither Epoca nor Orvena shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epoca or Orvena?
Epoca ships an update every 4 days, and Orvena every 4 days. Most recently, Epoca was updated on October 24, 2026 and Orvena on October 25, 2026.

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