Comparison

Focustown vs CapyFocus

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

Head to head
About

Focustown

Features
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Can't stop reaching for your phone? Turn your focus into something you can watch grow. FocusTown is a gamified deep-work timer: every focus session you finish earns coins that build a cozy pixel town, block by block. Stay off your phone, and a tiny hamlet slowly becomes a thriving city. Pay once and it's yours forever — no subscription, no ads, and nothing about you is ever collected. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a focus session — Pomodoro-style or a custom length. 2. Put your phone down and do the work. 3. Earn coins for every session you complete. 4. Spend them to build and upgrade houses, libraries, parks and more. WHY YOU'LL STICK WITH IT — See your progress: abstract "focus time" becomes a town you can actually look at and feel proud of. — Build real habits: streaks and gentle momentum keep you coming back, day after day. — Calm by design: no social feeds, no attention-grabbing notifications, no endless scroll. — Your data stays yours: the app collects nothing. Nothing to leak, nothing to sell. — Pay once: unlock everything with a single one-time purchase — never a subscription. FEATURES — Flexible focus timer for work, study, reading, writing or mindfulness. — A cozy town builder with unique, beautifully styled buildings to collect and arrange. — Clear statistics: track daily, weekly and monthly focus trends. — Ambient sounds to help you settle in and block out distractions. WHO IT'S FOR Students revising for exams, remote workers fighting distraction, writers chasing flow, and anyone who wants to reclaim their attention — without renting their tools by the month. Plant your first building today and watch FocusTown grow. Questions or ideas? Reach us through the support link on our App Store page.

About

CapyFocus

This app uses a focus timer to help you concentrate, rewarding completed sessions with in-game currency. Use these rewards to build and customize a charming capybara town. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with customizable themes and privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Calm and friendly focus timer
  • Virtual capybara town building
  • Progress tracking with in-game currency
  • Customizable light and dark themes
  • Privacy controls for data
  • Offline progress storage
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Lock In Focus Effortlessly. Turn focused minutes into a cozy capybara town. Choose a timer, focus without distractions, and watch your capybaras get to work. Completed focus time earns carrots and capsules. Open capsules to reveal town tiles, place them on your board, and press and hold any placed tile to move it. FEATURES • A calm, friendly focus timer • A free Work board for every player • Visible progress through carrots, capsules, and town tiles • Permanent capybara friends • Capsule upgrades • Light and dark appearance options • No account or in-app advertising • Privacy controls for analytics, diagnostics, and attribution • Progress stored on your device and in your private iCloud storage Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focustown4 screens
CapyFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focustown at none against CapyFocus's shown. Focustown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Focustown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CapyFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focustown ships an update every 5 days, CapyFocus every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focustown versus CapyFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocustownCapyFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEXANDAR VINCENT PAULRAJFishEye Interactive

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focustown

One-time1
  • Unlock Focustown Premium$2.99
3 purchases

CapyFocus

Subscriptions2
  • CapyFocus Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • CapyFocus Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • CapyFocus Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Focustown free?
Focustown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CapyFocus free?
CapyFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focustown or CapyFocus have ads?
CapyFocus shows ads; Focustown does not.
Which is updated more often, Focustown or CapyFocus?
Focustown ships an update every 5 days, and CapyFocus every 2 days. Most recently, Focustown was updated on September 20, 2026 and CapyFocus on September 24, 2026.

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