Comparison

Koku vs Focus, Human!

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

Head to head
About

Koku

This app helps you focus on tasks with customizable work and rest intervals. It offers a simple, distraction-free interface and integrates with your home screen and Apple Watch for easy access and control. Enjoy deep work without accounts, streaks, or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and rest sessions
  • Classic Pomodoro rhythm option
  • Home Screen widget for quick access
  • Live Activities on lock screen
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Minimalist, distraction-free design
Features
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Koku is a focus timer for deep work. Focus. Rest. Repeat. Set your own session lengths or use the classic rhythm - twenty-five minutes of focus, five minutes of rest, a longer break every four sessions. Each minute is a dot. Watch them fill. - No accounts. - No streaks. - No subscriptions. Just time, and the work in front of you. Add Koku to your Home Screen for quick access - start, pause, and skip sessions right from the widget. Keep the timer visible on your lock screen with Live Activities. Koku also includes an Apple Watch companion app that works with the iPhone app, so you can check your timer and control sessions from your wrist. Designed for iPhone, with an Apple Watch companion. Light and dark mode. Works in any language. Koku (刻) is the Japanese word for a moment of time.

About

Focus, Human!

Features
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Focus, Human! is a Pomodoro timer that helps you begin what matters with a good creature by your side. Choose a Pomo & Co. companion. Each has its own personality, lines, and reactions for getting ready, focusing, getting distracted, taking a break, and finishing. Inside you’ll find: • 15, 25, 45, or 60-minute sessions; • accurate pause, resume, and timer restoration; • optional completion notifications; • configurable sounds, haptics, and animation; • history, streaks, and Stats for Nerds; • achievements and Crew Trinkets for your desk; • Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Pomo and Zen Capybara are ready to work. Other creatures can permanently join your crew individually or in the complete bundle. Focus on what matters. Your creature will handle the commentary.

Screenshots

Koku4 screens
Focus, Human!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Koku at none against Focus, Human!'s 4. Focus, Human!'s advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.4). On price, 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, Human! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Koku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Koku versus Focus, Human!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKokuFocus, Human!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRodolfo Alberto Lopez TerriquezLUCAS ZACCARO DIAS SANTANA

In-app purchases

None

Koku

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Focus, Human!

One-time4
  • CLT-3000$1.99
  • Freelancer Bat$1.99
  • Manager Cat$1.99
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  • Complete Crew$2.99

Questions

Is Koku free?
Koku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus, Human! free?
Focus, Human! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Koku or Focus, Human! have ads?
Neither Koku nor Focus, Human! shows ads.

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