Comparison

Cascade vs Focus Cat

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

Head to head
About

Cascade

This app helps you regain focus by blocking distracting applications and offering mindfulness exercises. It provides different session modes to suit your needs, from strict blocking to intentional unlock windows, and helps you understand app design to reduce their hold on your attention.

Highlights
  • App blocking for set durations
  • Multiple session modes (Zen, Monk, Vault)
  • Mindfulness and breathing exercises
  • Rewire course on app design
  • Pattern recognition for habits
  • Routine building for sessions
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Cascade blocks the apps you pick, for as long as you pick. The rest of the app is about the moment you want to open them anyway. WHEN THE URGE COMES The feeling you name decides what you get: a short breathing exercise, a small thing to do away from the screen, or a question to think about. Each takes a minute or two. None of them lead back to the feed. ROUTINES Set the days and hours once. Sessions start and end on their own, even when the app is closed. ALWAYS ON Always locked keeps the apps you choose closed until you remove them. Check-ins add a short pause before an impulsive open. FRIENDS Add friends with a code. In the Progress tab you see each other's focus time, longest session and streak. You can invite friends into a focus session, or into a shared routine so everyone focuses at the same hours with their own apps. Every finished session also counts as a vote for the person you are becoming, and your friends can see your votes too. THE WEEKLY LETTER At the end of every week Cascade writes you a short letter: which days you focused, why you stopped, what you finished. Past letters stay in an archive. ALSO INSIDE Short meditations for focus, calm and sleep. Rewire, a course on why feeds are so hard to put down. A lock screen widget and Live Activities for your sessions. PRIVACY The list of apps you block stays on your phone. Blocking runs on Apple's Screen Time framework, on your device. We never see your apps. What you type in Ask Cascade goes to our server to be answered. PRICE Free: unlimited Zen sessions, one meditation, one Rewire lesson. Pro unlocks everything else, as a subscription or a one time purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 7 day free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus Cat

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Focus Cat – Boncuk turns focusing into something you do together. Start a focus session on your own, or join your group's cozy study room — where everyone's cat shows up while they work. Every clean, focused minute earns coins you can spend on your cat and your room, so staying on task actually builds something. WHY BONCUK? Focusing alone is hard. Boncuk makes it social, gentle, and a little playful — a study buddy that lives on your phone. • Focus together — See your friends' cats in a shared study room as they focus in real time. You're never grinding alone. • Earn as you focus — Every distraction-free minute turns into coins. No shaming, just steady rewards. • Make it yours — Decorate your own room and dress up your cat with hats, glasses, scarves and more. • A home you build together — Your whole group shares one cozy cat house with common rooms you decorate as a team, using coins you all earn together. • Group energy — Daily and weekly goals, streaks, reactions and meetups keep your group moving. • Block distractions (optional) — Lock away the apps that pull you off track during a session, and keep the ones you actually need. • Plan & reflect — A notebook for daily notes, goals, and your full focus history. • Daily habits — Add the habits that matter and Boncuk reminds you when it's time. FREE & PREMIUM The core app is free, always. Boncuk Premium unlocks a fully custom app blocklist, unlimited daily habits with reminders, and unlimited study goals — with more perks as Boncuk grows. Made for students, focus-seekers, and anyone who works better with friends (and a cat) nearby. — Boncuk Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://boncuk-app.web.app/privacy-en.html Terms of Use: https://boncuk-app.web.app/terms-en.html

Screenshots

Cascade4 screens
Focus Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focus Cat at 15.1 against Cascade's 17.6. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Cascade sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focus Cat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 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 Cascade against 5.0 for Focus Cat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cascade ships an update every 3 weeks, Focus Cat every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cascade versus Focus Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCascadeFocus Cat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size346 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIDIL CIVEZAbdullah Murat Guc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cascade

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$199.99
2 purchases

Focus Cat

Subscriptions2
  • Boncuk Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Boncuk Premium Annual7 Days trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Cascade free?
Cascade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Cat free?
Focus Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cascade or Focus Cat?
Cascade and Focus Cat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cascade or Focus Cat have ads?
Neither Cascade nor Focus Cat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cascade or Focus Cat?
Cascade ships an update every 3 weeks, and Focus Cat every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cascade was updated on October 25, 2026 and Focus Cat on October 24, 2026.

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