Comparison

Cosmie vs Doorway

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

Head to head
About

Cosmie

This app transforms focus sessions into a virtual universe where users grow planets by dedicating time to work, study, or reading. It offers collaborative focus modes with friends and tools to block distracting apps, encouraging consistent productivity.

Highlights
  • Shared focus universes with friends
  • App blocking for distraction prevention
  • Pomodoro timer and custom focus lengths
  • Planet collection and customization
  • Progress tracking with streaks and calendar
  • Leaderboards for collaborative focus
Features
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Every minute you focus becomes something real. Cosmie turns your focus sessions into a growing universe. Start a timer, put your phone down, and watch a planet come to life as you work, study, or read. Finish the session and it's yours — a small world you built with your own attention. FOCUS TOGETHER • Create shared "universes" and grow them with friends • See who's focusing right now, in real time • Climb the universe leaderboard together HOW IT WORKS • Pick a focus length (20–120 minutes) or run 10–90 minute Pomodoro blocks • Start the session and stay off your phone • Complete it to earn a planet, coins, and keep your streak alive • Cancel early and your planet breaks — the gentle pressure that keeps you honest BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS • Turn on Focus Shield and pick the apps that pull you away • They stay locked until the session ends — breaks unlock them • No punishment, no guilt: the shield just keeps the door shut STAY CONSISTENT • Daily focus goals with a progress ring • Streaks and a 30-day focus calendar to keep momentum • Categories to track what you're focusing on MAKE IT YOURS • Collect different planet types with coins you earn • Unlock themes and rare planets • A calm, space-themed home for your focus habit COSMIE PREMIUM • Up to 5 universes to grow with different groups • Full theme customization — 22 premium colors • Exclusive rare planet collection Weekly or yearly plans. Free trial available for eligible accounts. Focus is hard. Cosmie makes it something you look forward to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.cosmie.app/legal.html#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cosmie.app/legal.html#privacy

About

Doorway

Features
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Doorway puts a real door between you and the apps that eat your day. Pick an app, set a daily limit, and when your time is up iOS blocks it. No snooze button. If you truly need it, open a door: you get three a day, and each one buys five minutes of use before the app locks again. HOW IT WORKS • Pick apps with Apple's own app picker • Set a daily time limit • When the limit is reached, Screen Time blocks the app • Three doors a day, five minutes each, reset at midnight DOORWAY PRO • Limit every app, not just one • Block apps on a schedule, like bedtime or work hours • Beast Mode: no doors at all for the apps you cannot handle PRIVATE BY DESIGN Doorway has no account, no servers, no analytics and no ads. Your limits stay on your iPhone. Usage stats are drawn by iOS and never leave your device. PRICING The free version limits one app with a daily limit and doors. Doorway Pro is available as a weekly auto-renewing subscription for US$1.00 per week, a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription with a free trial for eligible users, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices vary by country or region and are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://ajain26.github.io/app-policies/doorway/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://ajain26.github.io/app-policies/doorway/terms.html

Screenshots

Cosmie4 screens
Doorway4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cosmie and Doorway are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Cosmie sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Doorway sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cosmie ships an update weekly, Doorway every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cosmie versus Doorway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmieDoorway
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYakup AcisAnshul Jain

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Cosmie

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$3.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$34.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 350 Coins (+50 Bonus)$2.99
  • 650 Coins (+150 Bonus)$4.99
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  • 1,400 Coins (+400 Bonus)$9.99
  • 3,000 Coins (+1,000 Bonus)$19.99
4 purchases

Doorway

Subscriptions3
  • Doorway Pro Weekly$1.007 Days
  • Doorway Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Doorway Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Doorway Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Cosmie free?
Cosmie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doorway free?
Doorway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cosmie or Doorway have ads?
Neither Cosmie nor Doorway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cosmie or Doorway?
Cosmie ships an update weekly, and Doorway every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cosmie was updated on November 13, 2026 and Doorway on November 13, 2026.

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