Fokku vs Visual Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fokku
This app acts as a focus companion, helping you start and complete tasks. It offers an AI body double for gentle encouragement, breaks down large tasks into manageable steps, and features a flexible timer with a win journal to track accomplishments.
- AI body double for encouragement
- Task breakdown into small steps
- Flexible and pause-able timer
- Win journal to track accomplishments
- Daily check-ins and energy rating
- Gamified daily quests and leveling
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Starting is the hardest part. Fokku sits with you until it isn't. If your brain has ever stared at a five-minute task for two hours, you know it's not laziness. Task paralysis, time blindness, streaks that break on the one day you're exhausted — Fokku was built for exactly those moments. No judgment. No pressure. No "just try harder." YOUR AI FOCUS COMPANION • Body doubling, anytime: Fokku sits with you while you work, checks in gently, and celebrates every step • "I can't start": when you're stuck, Fokku finds a two-minute first step you can actually do • Break It Down: big, scary tasks become tiny, doable steps — matched to your energy • Fokku remembers what you were working on, so you never start from zero • Choose your tone: warm and gentle, energetic coach, or calm and steady A TIMER YOU CAN FEEL • A melting disk shows time visually — you see it instead of calculating it • Pause, add 5 minutes, or wrap up right from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Start a session with the Action Button, Siri, or a single tap on a widget • Ending early isn't failing: every minute of focus counts GENTLE GAMIFICATION (NO GUILT) • Streaks with freezes: one hard day doesn't erase your progress • Rest mode: take a guilt-free break for 3, 7 or 14 days — everything waits for you • Daily quests and weekly goals sized for real life • A warm weekly review: your patterns, your wins, and one gentle idea for next week LITTLE HELPERS • Park a thought mid-session and deal with it later • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Works in 19 languages • Privacy first: your data stays on your device Fokku was built with the ADHD community in mind — and it's for anyone whose focus needs a kinder approach. FREE AND PAID Fokku is free to use: 10 AI credits a day, 5 active tasks, the focus timer, and a 7-day win history. Plus adds 50 AI credits a day, unlimited tasks, companion chat, and a 30-day history. Premium unlocks unlimited AI, full history, and weekly insights. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your App Store settings. Fokku is a productivity companion, not a medical device. Terms of Service: https://fokkuapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://fokkuapp.com/privacy
Visual Focus Timer
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Do you struggle with time blindness, ADHD, or standard timers that just trigger anxiety? Welcome to the ultimate tool built for your brain. Visual Focus Timer helps you wrap your head around time by turning abstract numbers into a beautiful, shrinking visual block. Instead of watching stressful seconds tick down, you can see exactly how much time you have left at a glance. Whether you are using the Pomodoro technique, studying for finals, or tackling household chores, this app is designed to get you into deep hyper-focus effortlessly. WHY VISUAL FOCUS TIMER WORKS: • Visual Timeboxing: A stunning, animated color block drains as time goes by, giving your brain an instant spatial understanding of time. • Built for ADHD & Neurodivergence: Designed specifically to combat time blindness without numeric anxiety. • One-Tap Presets: Quickly jump into action with local presets for micro-tasks, hyper-focus blocks, or deep work. • Haptic Sensory Alerts: Feel your progress with satisfying haptic feedback vibration patterns that guide your focus and reward your finished tasks. • Privacy First: 100% offline. No accounts, no data collecting, and no tedious setup. Just open it and focus. Perfect for time blocking, ADHD management, study sessions, productivity tracking, and minimalist lifestyle routines. Take control of your day now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Focus Timer at none against Fokku's 4. Visual Focus Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Fokku's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Fokku sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Visual Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Fokku | Visual Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iaroslav Sarchuk | Maria Guadalupe Escamilla Hernandez |
In-app purchases
Fokku
- Fokku Plus$3.991 Month
- Fokku Premium$7.991 Month
- Fokku Plus$34.991 Year
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- Fokku Premium$69.991 Year
Visual Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
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