Comparison

Focus Monke vs Oloi

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

Head to head
About

Focus Monke

This app uses a gamified approach to the Pomodoro technique, turning focus sessions into underwater dives. Earn rewards and build a vibrant reef by staying focused, with distracting apps automatically blocked. It's designed for those who struggle with distractions and need gentle encouragement.

Highlights
  • Gamified Pomodoro timer
  • App blocking via Screen Time
  • Reef building and fish collection
  • Reward system with bananas and bonuses
  • Streak tracking without guilt
  • Customizable app blocking
Features
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Your focus grows a tiny ocean. Focus Monke is a pomodoro timer with a heart. Every focus session is a dive: press start and Monke, a little guy in a big brass diving suit, takes his submarine down. He stays down as long as you stay focused. Surface at the end, and the reef you're building is a little more alive than you left it. HOW A DIVE WORKS - Pick your time, press START. That's the whole job. A classic 25-minute pomodoro, a two-hour deep session, whatever the day needs. - Your distracting apps go quiet. Focus Monke uses Apple's Screen Time to block apps for exactly as long as you're diving. When you surface, they come back. No willpower required. - Finish the dive and the good part happens: bananas, a spin of the bonus wheel, and sometimes a brand-new fish. BUILT FOR DISTRACTED BRAINS If your brain treats "just five minutes of scrolling" as a legally binding contract, welcome aboard. Focus Monke was made for the easily distracted, ADHD very much included. Short sessions still count. Rewards land every single time, not someday. No shame, no productivity sermons. Just a monke who believes in you. YOUR REEF Every fish in your aquarium was earned by focusing. Commons, rares, a few legends from the deep. Each one is hand-drawn and swims around your reef like it has somewhere to be. Feed them bananas. Name your tank. Take a selfie with Monke. It's your ocean, and you made it out of homework. DIVE TOGETHER Focus is easier when someone else is also focusing. Join a session and your monke takes a seat in the sunken ship alongside up to nine other divers, timers running, everyone quietly at work. Dive in at 2am and there's still a crew to sit with. Nobody can message you. Nobody can distract you. Just the quiet, specific comfort of a room where everyone is doing the thing they came to do. Leave whenever you like. The ship keeps sailing. DRESS UP YOUR MONKE Tap Monke and the dressing room opens. Hats, hair, glasses, beards, earrings, costumes, backgrounds, and diving gear that gets stranger the deeper you go. Every item is bought with bananas, and bananas come from focusing. There is nothing to buy with real money in there, ever. Your look follows you into the submarine, onto your stats, and into the ship next to everyone else's. STREAKS WITHOUT GUILT Show up and your streak grows, with milestones actually worth reaching. Miss a day and nobody yells at you. The reef is the reason to come back, not a red badge. CERTIFIED DIVER Focus Monke is free to use. Going Certified supports one small developer and one small monke, and unlocks: - 3x bananas and bigger bonuses after every dive - Choose exactly which apps get blocked, or let a dive block them all - The gold diving suit (Monke looks fantastic in it) - Special items in the shop And thanks to Certified Divers, there are no ads. For anyone. Ever. Certified Diver is available as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. GOOD QUESTIONS - Does it work offline? Yes, everything except group sessions. Airplane mode is honestly great for focusing. - Do I need an account? No. Open the app, start a dive. - Where does my data go? App blocking runs entirely on your device through Apple's own Screen Time. We never see what you do on your phone, and nothing is sold to anyone. Group sessions share just what the crew can see: your diver name, your flag, your monke's look. THE SMALL PRINT, WARMLY Hand-drawn art. One developer. One monke doing his best. If Focus Monke helps, tell a friend. The reef grows one dive at a time, and so does this little app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focusmonke.com/privacy.html

About

Oloi

Features
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Você abre o Instagram só pra responder uma mensagem. Vinte minutos depois, ainda tá lá, rolando Reels sem lembrar como chegou ali. O Oloi resolve isso na raiz: ele bloqueia de verdade o Instagram e o YouTube nativos do seu iPhone (usando o Screen Time da Apple) e te dá acesso às versões SEM Reels e SEM Shorts , direto dentro do próprio app. Mensagens, posts, stories, busca e vídeos normais continuam funcionando. O scroll infinito que rouba seu tempo, não. COMO FUNCIONA • Bloqueia o Instagram e o YouTube de verdade no seu aparelho, pelo Screen Time da Apple • Abre as versões filtradas dos dois direto no Oloi — sem Reels, sem Shorts • Mensagens, posts, stories e busca continuam funcionando normalmente • Modo Postar: libera 5 minutos por dia pra postar sem abrir todo o resto • Bloqueia outros apps também (jogos, redes sociais) com limite diário de minutos • Modo Difícil: adiciona fricção pra desbloquear, pra você não voltar no impulso • Sequência de dias protegido, pra acompanhar seu progresso Grátis durante o período de lançamento — sem pegadinha, sem teste grátis que vira cobrança escondida. O Oloi não é mais um app de "bem-estar digital" que só mostra um gráfico de quanto tempo você perdeu. Ele impede o scroll de acontecer.

Screenshots

Focus Monke4 screens
Oloi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oloi at none against Focus Monke's 4. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Focus Monke sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Oloi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Monke ships an update weekly, Oloi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Focus Monke versus Oloi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus MonkeOloi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB88 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBen HaunAlexandre Martins de Albuquerque

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Focus Monke

Subscriptions3
  • Certified Diver Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Certified Diver Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Certified Diver Annual1 Year trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Certified Diver Lifetime$29.99
None

Oloi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Monke free?
Focus Monke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oloi free?
Oloi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Monke or Oloi have ads?
Neither Focus Monke nor Oloi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Monke or Oloi?
Focus Monke ships an update weekly, and Oloi every 4 days. Most recently, Focus Monke was updated on October 15, 2026 and Oloi on October 14, 2026.

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