NEN vs LookCalendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NEN
This app offers a calm Pomodoro-style timer designed for deep work and study sessions. It guides users through focus periods and breaks with a simple, distraction-resistant interface. Track progress, categorize work, and utilize Apple Watch controls for enhanced productivity.
- Focus, short break, and long break sessions
- Clear timer progress and round tracking
- Focus categories for different work types
- Apple Watch controls
- Live Activities and widgets
- Session history and progress insights
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NEN is a calm Pomodoro-style focus timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, built for deep work, study sessions, real breaks, and distraction-resistant routines. Start a focus session, move through short and long breaks, and keep your attention on the work in front of you. NEN is built around a simple Pomodoro-style timer flow with a quiet visual style, clear session progress, and useful controls when you need them. Use NEN for deep work, study blocks, writing sessions, coding, reading, or any routine where you want a focused rhythm without extra noise. Features: - Focus, short break, and long break sessions - Clear timer progress and round tracking - Focus categories for different kinds of work - Block selected apps during focus with NEN Pro - Apple Watch controls - Live Activities and widgets - Session history and progress insights - Optional NEN Pro lifetime unlock for deeper focus tools NEN is made for people who want a focused timer that feels calm, native, and easy to return to every day.
LookCalendar
See your entire month on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch. Customize today's date highlight and calendar styles. Pro features allow instant opening of your preferred calendar app from the widget.
- Full month view on Lock Screen
- Today's date highlighting
- Multiple calendar styles
- Weekday display toggle
- Tap widget to open preferred calendar app
- Monthly calendar on Apple Watch
- Calendar event indicators
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• View the full month at a glance on your Lock Screen • Highlight today’s date • Choose from multiple today-date highlight styles • Choose from multiple calendar styles • Toggle weekday display On/Off ■ Pro Features • Tap the Lock Screen widget to instantly open your preferred calendar app (Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, NAVER Calendar, TimeTree, Minical, and Signaling) • Monthly calendar on Apple Watch • Calendar event indicators • Access to all future Pro features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LookCalendar at none against NEN's 1. LookCalendar also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. NEN sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LookCalendar asks for nothing beyond the download.
NEN ships an update every 5 days, LookCalendar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NEN | LookCalendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nijanthan Vijayakumar | eunkyu choi |
Customer experience
NEN
LookCalendar
In-app purchases
NEN
- NEN Lifetime Unlock$6.99
LookCalendar
No in-app purchases
