Comparison

Critter Timer vs Mochi

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

Head to head
About

Critter Timer

This app provides a cozy focus timer experience on your Apple Watch with charming, hand-illustrated woodland companions. Engage in focused work sessions while your critter friend studies alongside you, then enjoy gentle break animations that shift the scene to twilight.

Highlights
  • Standalone watchOS app
  • Animated woodland companions
  • Customizable focus and break lengths
  • Time-sensitive notifications
  • Daily session tracking and streaks
  • Auto-start option for seamless transitions
Features
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Critter Timer is a cozy focus timer for your Apple Watch, starring hand-illustrated woodland companions that move and work alongside you. Tap to start a focus session, and your chosen critter settles into their tiny world — a rabbit by candlelight in a cozy hut, a fox curled up in an English library, or a cat working at a cottage desk. They study while you study. Then it's break time. Your companion stretches, looks out the window, sips tea, gazes at the stars. The scene shifts to twilight. Two minutes, five minutes, however long you set — and back to focus when you're ready. DESIGNED FOR THE WRIST • Standalone watchOS app — no iPhone needed once installed • Beautiful animated scenes optimized for Apple Watch displays • Digital Crown to adjust focus and break lengths • Simple tap-to-start, tap-to-pause controls • Time-sensitive notifications keep you on schedule, even during Focus mode • Subtle haptics throughout — never jarring THREE COMPANIONS, ONE WORLD • A rabbit in a quill-and-ink study, candle flickering, cozy hut at dusk • A fox in a Victorian library, leather chairs and stacked books • A cat at a cottage writing desk, surrounded by warm lamplight FOCUS SESSIONS • 5 to 60 minutes, in 5-minute increments • Choose your length per session BREAK SESSIONS • 1 to 30 minutes • Different scene tone — softer light, looser poses • A gentle reminder to actually rest BUILT FOR DEEP WORK • Track your daily session count and watch your streak grow • Auto-start option flows you straight from focus into break, and back again — no taps, no friction • Resume gracefully if you switch wrists, get pulled away, or your watch sleeps mid-session • Distinct visual tone for focus vs. break so you always know where you are WHY YET ANOTHER TIMER? Most focus timers feel like productivity software. Critter Timer feels like a window into a small, kind world. Whether you're working, studying, reading, journaling, meditating, or just trying to be present for 25 minutes — your companion is right there, doing their thing alongside you. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. Just you, your watch, and a small woodland friend. Built with care for people who love their Apple Watch and want a focus tool that respects both their attention and their aesthetic.

About

Mochi

Organize your daily tasks, habits, and goals with a charming to-do list app. Customize its appearance with numerous themes and track your progress with satisfying visual cues. Stay on track with reminders and access your lists from your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Simple task and errand checklist
  • Customizable themes
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Habit and routine tracking
  • Daily planner and schedule
Features
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Optimized for iPhone Duo. Built with the latest SDK, the app fills the entire inner display and automatically adjusts its layout whether the device is folded or open. Mochi is the cute, cozy to-do list where every task can get its own little emoji — tap the circle when you’re done and enjoy that tiny burst of calm. Switch between 101 themes (5 free, 96 with Premium) and keep your list on a Home Screen widget and Apple Watch. Plan school, work, errands, groceries, habits and daily routines in one adorable place. • Simple checklist for tasks and errands • Reminders that keep you on track • Daily planner, agenda and schedule • Habit and routine tracking • Notes, grocery lists, widgets and themes The free version includes 2 lists with up to 4 tasks each, 5 themes and 1 emoji set. Premium, an in-app purchase, unlocks unlimited lists and tasks, all 101 themes and all 11 emoji sets. Mochi helps you build a softer, prettier and more motivated everyday routine.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mochi at Free against Critter Timer's $1.99. Mochi also leads on ratings volume (43 vs 1). Critter Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Mochi is free to download; Critter Timer costs $1.99 up front. Mochi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Critter Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Critter Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mochi has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Critter Timer versus Mochi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCritter TimerMochi
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews—44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings143 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTodd SeabrookGuan Feng Lai

Customer experience

Critter Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mochi

All ratings42 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral11.9%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Critter Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mochi

One-time1
  • All Premium Skins$4.99

Questions

Is Critter Timer free?
Critter Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mochi free?
Mochi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Critter Timer or Mochi?
Critter Timer is rated higher. Critter Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Mochi averages 4.2 from 43 ratings.
Do Critter Timer or Mochi have ads?
Neither Critter Timer nor Mochi shows ads.

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