Comparison

Not Now Okay? vs TabiTimer

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

Head to head
About

Not Now Okay?

Features
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Flip your phone face down and slip into focus. Not Now Okay? is a gentle Pomodoro timer that helps you protect your work time. Enter today's mood and your task, and a slightly goofy AI assistant character suggests a work-and-break rhythm that fits you. It also gives you a small nudge before you start and after you finish. Repeat sets like 25 minutes of work with a 5-minute break, or 10 minutes of work with a 2-minute break, to keep moving without burning out. Features: - Choose what to do before starting focus - Get AI-suggested times and messages - Start or resume by flipping your phone face down - Review your focus history - Turn frequent tasks into shortcuts - Create share cards - Toggle sound, vibration, and notifications separately For studying, deep work, tidying, reading, and any moment you want to keep undisturbed.

About

TabiTimer

This app gamifies focus sessions by turning dedicated time into a virtual journey across Japan. As you concentrate on tasks like studying or working, your progress advances along a chosen route on a map. It offers various focus modes, social features with other users, and progress tracking to make concentration more engaging.

Highlights
  • Focus timer with countdown/count-up
  • Virtual travel progress on map
  • Multiple Japan routes
  • See other travelers
  • Daily/weekly focus records
  • Live Activity support
Features
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Turn your focus time into a journey across Japan. TabiTimer is a focus timer that moves you along a virtual travel route based on how long you stay focused. Use it while studying, working, reading, creating, or whenever you want to concentrate. The more time you focus, the farther your journey progresses on the map. Choose your favorite route, travel at your own pace, and watch your daily focus add up over time. Features Focus timer with both countdown and count-up modes Travel progress based on your focus time Multiple virtual routes across Japan See other travelers focusing on the same map Send preset chat messages to other travelers Daily and weekly focus records Focus calendar to look back on your progress Leaderboards Customizable avatars and profile BGM and ambient sounds for focused sessions Live Activity support for checking your timer from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Whether you're studying for an exam, working on a project, or building a daily habit, TabiTimer makes every focused minute feel like progress. Take your time, stay focused, and enjoy the journey. โ€ป TabiTimer is a virtual travel experience. Your actual GPS location is not used to progress along the route.

Screenshots

Not Now Okay?4 screens
TabiTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Not Now Okay? at none against TabiTimer's shown. Not Now Okay? also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). TabiTimer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Not Now Okay? ships an update every 3 weeks, TabiTimer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Not Now Okay? versus TabiTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNot Now Okay?TabiTimer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size74 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKen YanagisakoKosuke Yoshida

In-app purchases

None

Not Now Okay?

No in-app purchases

None

TabiTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Not Now Okay? free?
Not Now Okay? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabiTimer free?
TabiTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Not Now Okay? or TabiTimer have ads?
TabiTimer shows ads; Not Now Okay? does not.
Which is updated more often, Not Now Okay? or TabiTimer?
Not Now Okay? ships an update every 3 weeks, and TabiTimer every 2 days. Most recently, Not Now Okay? was updated on September 23, 2026 and TabiTimer on September 30, 2026.

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