Foku vs FocusValley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foku
This app uses your camera to detect distractions and gently guide you back to your studies. It offers a cute companion, lo-fi music, and progress tracking to enhance focus and build better habits.
- Smart distraction detection
- Lo-fi music for concentration
- Cute companion character
- Daily progress tracking
- Customizable Pomodoro timer
- Break games
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Stay focused with your friendly study companion! Foku is your adorable focus buddy who helps you stay on task during study sessions. Using your camera, Foku gently nudges you back when you get distracted — no judgment, just friendly reminders to keep you in the zone. HOW IT WORKS Simply start a session and Foku watches over you. Look away too long? Check your phone? Foku notices and brings your attention back with a gentle reminder. It's like having a supportive study partner who keeps you accountable. FEATURES • Smart distraction detection — Foku knows when you've drifted off • Spotify Lo-fi music — Chill beats to help you concentrate • Friendly companion — A cute character that celebrates your focus wins • Daily progress — Track your focus time and build better habits FOKU PLUS Upgrade for the ultimate focus experience: • Unlimited daily focus time • Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals • Fun break games to recharge • Choose your lo-fi mood • Exclusive stickers Whether you're studying for exams, working on projects, or just need help staying present — Foku is here to help you do your best work. Download now and make focus fun! Terms of Use: https://tetuji486597.github.io/foku-support/terms.html
FocusValley
This app provides a shared virtual farm environment where users focus simultaneously on tasks. Grow virtual crops, earn in-app currency, and customize your avatar while blocking distracting applications. It offers a unique, gamified approach to productivity and focus.
- Shared virtual focus farm
- Gamified task completion
- In-app currency and rewards
- Avatar customization
- Distracting app blocking
- Pomodoro timer
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Focusing alone is hard. So don't. FocusValley is a live farm where everyone is focusing at the same time. Pick a crop, set your timer, and grow together. No chatting, no distractions. Just quiet company. YOU GROW WHEN YOU FOCUS Pick a crop. Start as a seed. Every minute you stay focused, you grow and earn coins and diamonds. YOU'RE NOT ALONE Everyone is here to focus and grow. Don't have to talk to anyone. You just know they're there. Invite your friends to grow side by side. Either way, you're not doing this by yourself. DRESS UP, STAND OUT, SHOW OFF Spend your coins and diamonds on hats, eyes, hand gestures, and rare skins. Every session gets you closer to something new. Mix and match however you want. Make it yours. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Block social media, games, anything that pulls you away. It uses Apple's Screen Time, so once you start, you can't undo it. NO SCROLLING ON YOUR BREAK Toss paper balls at your neighbors, see who's still going, then get back to it. ANY LENGTH COUNTS Staring at something you can't start? Promise yourself 5 minutes. Just getting warmed up at minute 25? Keep going. Either way, you grow. THE FARM IS ALIVE Tap the chicken or the dog. Shake the trees. This is your FocusValley. Explore it. WHY FOCUSVALLEY A new fun way to focus. FocusValley rewards you for showing up. Working around ADHD, studying for an exam, doing deep work, or just trying to put the phone down. Whatever brought you here, there's a spot for you. Privacy Policy: https://focusvalley.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://focusvalley.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Foku at 100% against FocusValley's 50%. Foku also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). FocusValley's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Foku sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FocusValley sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Foku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Foku's written reviews are positive against 50% of FocusValley's.
Foku ships an update every 5 weeks, FocusValley every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foku | FocusValley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GORDON JIN | Lucid Hour |
Customer experience
Foku
FocusValley
In-app purchases
Foku
- Foku Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Foku Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
FocusValley
- Carrot Skin$1.99
- Banana Tree Skin$1.99
- Green Asparagus Skin$1.99
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- Crazy Tomato Skin$1.99
- Orange Tree Skin$1.99
- Saffron Skin$2.99
- Pumpkin Skin$2.99
- Broccoli Skin$2.99
- Shine Muscat Skin$2.99
- White Truffle Skin$2.99









