Comparison

Foku vs Ago

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

Head to head
About

Foku

This app helps you stay focused and build productive habits using timed work sessions and breaks. It offers customizable timers, progress tracking, and a clean interface for deep work.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Live Activity & Dynamic Island integration
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Detailed statistics and session history
  • Streak tracking and activity grid
  • Customizable color themes
  • Notifications for sessions and breaks
Features
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Foku is a beautifully designed Pomodoro focus timer that helps you stay productive and build consistent work habits. Whether you're studying, working, coding, or creating — Foku keeps you in the zone with timed focus sessions followed by short and long breaks. The classic Pomodoro technique, reimagined with a clean, minimal interface. HOW IT WORKS - Start a focus session (default 25 minutes, fully customizable) - Take a short break when the timer ends - After completing a full cycle, enjoy a longer break - Repeat and watch your productivity grow FEATURES - Pomodoro Timer: Fully customizable focus, short break, and long break durations - Live Activity & Dynamic Island: See your timer right on your lock screen and Dynamic Island - Home Screen Widgets: Small and medium widgets showing today's focus time, sessions, and streak - Statistics: Daily, weekly, and monthly charts to visualize your progress - Session History: Review every completed session with duration and type - Streaks: Build a daily focus streak and stay motivated with an activity grid - Activity Grid: See your focus consistency over the last 5 weeks at a glance - Custom Color Themes: 7 themes to personalize your focus space (2 free, 5 Pro) - Cycles: Set custom sessions per cycle for your ideal workflow - Notifications: Get alerted when your session or break ends - Landscape Mode: Full landscape support for desk use FOKU PRO Unlock the full experience with Foku Pro: - Full statistics with weekly and monthly charts - Custom color themes (5 additional themes) - Custom timer durations - Auto-start breaks and focus sessions - Minimal mode for distraction-free focus - Support ongoing development WHY FOKU? Foku is built for people who value simplicity. No sign-ups, no clutter, no distractions — just you and your timer. Everything runs locally on your device, keeping your data private. No account required, ever. PERFECT FOR - Students studying for exams and building consistent study habits - Professionals doing deep work and focused project sprints - Developers, designers, and creators managing creative flow - Anyone building better daily routines with the Pomodoro method Start your free trial today and take your focus to the next level. Privacy Policy https://baransel.dev/foku/privacy Terms of Use https://baransel.dev/foku/terms

About

Ago

This app helps you track how long it's been since you last performed a task, like watering plants or changing an air filter. It focuses on providing factual information without pressure or notifications, allowing you to decide when to act.

Highlights
  • Time interval logging
  • Task reset with one tap
  • No streaks or pressure
  • Simple and private interface
  • Customizable icons and colors
  • Soft deadline indicators
Features
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When did you last change the air filter? Water the succulents? Call your mom? Ago answers one question: how long has it been? Tap once to reset. That's it. THE GAP BETWEEN A TO-DO LIST AND A CALENDAR Not a streak tracker. Not a to-do list. Ago lives in the gap between both - for things with a rough cadence you want to honor, not a fixed schedule. Car tires. The dentist. The friend you keep meaning to call. Plants that need water every couple of weeks or so. NO GUILT TRIPS. JUST THE NUMBER. Ago shows you how long it's been and gets out of the way. No judgment. No chain to break. No notifications nagging you. Open it when you want to know. The "three months?!" moment is the whole product. You see the number, you decide what to do about it. ALWAYS ONE GLANCE AWAY - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the live elapsed time, counting up in real time - Log something done right from the widget, without opening the app - A soft deadline turns a card overdue when it's been too long - a quiet cue, never an alarm BUILT TO BE EXACT, NOT FUZZY - See the precise time since you last did it, down to the day - Open any item for a monthly calendar of its history - Give each thing an icon and a color so the list reads at a glance WHAT PEOPLE TRACK WITH AGO - Home maintenance: air filter, furnace, gutters - Plant care and watering - Car service and tires - Medication and supplements - Friends and family: how long since you called? - Pet grooming and vet visits SIMPLE AND PRIVATE No accounts. No ads. Nothing to sign in to, nothing to manage. Your data syncs privately across your devices with iCloud, and stays yours. PAY ONCE. KEEP FOREVER. One-time purchase unlocks everything. No subscription. Ever. Pick a color, choose an icon, set a soft deadline, and Ago tells you when something's been a while. No alarm, no nag. Just a card that says it's time.

Screenshots

Foku4 screens
Ago4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ago at free against Foku's freemium. Ago also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Foku sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ago sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Foku against 5.0 for Ago. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ago has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foku ships an update every 6 days, Ago weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Foku versus Ago: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFokuAgo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings318 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaransel ArslanDay Two

Customer experience

Foku

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ago

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Foku

Subscriptions2
  • Foku - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Foku - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Foku - Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Ago

One-time2
  • Ago Pro$4.99
  • Ago Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Foku free?
Foku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ago free?
Ago is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Foku or Ago?
Foku and Ago are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 18 ratings respectively.
Do Foku or Ago have ads?
Neither Foku nor Ago shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Foku or Ago?
Foku ships an update every 6 days, and Ago weekly. Most recently, Foku was updated on October 12, 2026 and Ago on October 18, 2026.

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