Comparison

Cozy Focus vs Easel

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

Head to head
About

Cozy Focus

Features
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Plan your day in Pomodoro blocks. Stay focused in a cozy, aesthetic space with lofi music and ambient sounds. Cozy Focus combines a visual day planner with a beautiful focus timer โ€” completely free, no subscription required. No ads during your focus sessions. Just open the app, plan your day, and start your timer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Plan โ€” Add tasks and assign Pomodoro blocks to each one 2. Focus โ€” Choose a cozy background and ambient soundtrack, then start your timer 3. Grow โ€” Track your progress and build a daily focus streak YOUR COZY SPACE โ€ข Aesthetic Backgrounds โ€” Cozy Room, Rainy Window, and Night Sky with gentle animations โ€ข LoFi Music & Sounds โ€” Piano, lofi beats, and nature rain soundscapes โ€ข Background Audio โ€” Music keeps playing even when you switch apps SMART DAY PLANNER โ€ข Visual Schedule โ€” See your entire day in Pomodoro blocks at a glance โ€ข Drag & Drop โ€” Reorder tasks as priorities change โ€ข Progress Tracking โ€” Check off tasks as you complete them POMODORO TIMER โ€ข Customizable Sessions โ€” Set your own focus time, short break, and long break โ€ข Auto Cycle โ€” Focus โ†’ Break โ†’ Focus, automatically โ€ข Visual Timer Ring โ€” Beautiful teal gradient shows time remaining โ€ข Session Counter โ€” Track your 4-session Pomodoro cycle FOCUS STATS โ€ข Daily Focus Time โ€” Minutes focused today โ€ข Completed Pomodoros โ€” Finished session count โ€ข Focus Streak โ€” Build momentum with consecutive days WHY COZY FOCUS? Unlike other focus timer apps, Cozy Focus won't ask you to subscribe. All core features are free โ€” always. No ads interrupt your focus sessions. No complicated settings. Perfect for students studying for exams, remote workers planning their day, or anyone who wants a calm, aesthetic space to stay productive. Plan your day. Stay focused. Stay cozy.

About

Easel

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Easel turns focus into something you look forward to. Choose how long you want to concentrate. As your timer runs, a genuine masterpiece slowly emerges from the fog, painted from the center outward. When you finish, the painting is fully revealed and yours to keep in your personal gallery. No feeds. No noise. Just you, your work, and a quiet moment with a great painting. WHY EASEL A calmer way to focus. The reward is not a buzzing notification. It is a beautiful work of art, appearing only if you see your session through. Real masterpieces. Every painting is a genuine public domain work from the great museums, by artists like Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Turner, and Vermeer. Single sessions or full Pomodoro cycles. Focus once, or run classic Pomodoro blocks with breaks and earn a painting for each one. Your personal gallery. Every completed session adds its painting to a collection that grows with your focus. Focus with intention. Choose a collection to focus with, from serene landscapes to old master portraits. Quiet company. Optional ambient piano, drawn from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, plays gently while you work. Beautiful on every device. Widgets bring a painting of the day to your home and lock screen. Easel is free, made by one person, with a small tip jar for anyone who wants to support it. No subscriptions, no ads, no pressure. Focus. Reveal. Keep.

Screenshots

Cozy Focus4 screens
Easel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cozy Focus at none against Easel's 3. Cozy Focus also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Easel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cozy Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Cozy Focus versus Easel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCozy FocusEasel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB74 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developermingyu simAdam Markocki

In-app purchases

None

Cozy Focus

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Easel

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Nice Coffee$4.99
  • Coffee Pot$9.99

Questions

Is Cozy Focus free?
Cozy Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Easel free?
Easel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cozy Focus or Easel have ads?
Neither Cozy Focus nor Easel shows ads.

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