Focustown vs POCHA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Focustown
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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 โ no subscription, no ads, and nothing about you is ever collected. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a focus session โ 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 โ See your progress: abstract "focus time" becomes a town you can actually look at and feel proud of. โ Build real habits: streaks and gentle momentum keep you coming back, day after day. โ Calm by design: no social feeds, no attention-grabbing notifications, no endless scroll. โ Your data stays yours: the app collects nothing. Nothing to leak, nothing to sell. โ Pay once: unlock everything with a single one-time purchase โ never a subscription. FEATURES โ Flexible focus timer for work, study, reading, writing or mindfulness. โ A cozy town builder with unique, beautifully styled buildings to collect and arrange. โ Clear statistics: track daily, weekly and monthly focus trends. โ 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 โ 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.
POCHA
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Stay focused, cut distractions and turn every session into visible progress with Pocha. POCHA is a gamified focus timer built for studying, deep work and better daily habits. Start a Pomodoro session or choose your own duration, work alongside Pocha and keep building momentum day after day. With POCHA you can: โข Run focus sessions and Pomodoro cycles โข Build a daily streak and stay consistent โข Track focus time, sessions and progress โข Complete daily challenges and earn rewards โข Review your stats and focus habits โข Share progress with friends โข Block distracting apps during sessions with POCHA Premium Whether you are revising for exams, working on a project, studying at university or simply trying to spend less time scrolling, POCHA makes focus feel more visual, rewarding and easier to repeat. Start a session. Stay focused. Grow your streak. POCHA is a productivity and time-management app. It does not diagnose, treat or replace professional care for ADHD. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focustown at 13.0 against POCHA's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Focustown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and POCHA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focustown | POCHA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALEXANDAR VINCENT PAULRAJ | PIERRE OLIVIER ALAIN HENRY AILLET |
In-app purchases
Focustown
- Unlock Focustown Premium$2.99
POCHA
- pocha premium subscription - weekly$2.997 Days
- pocha premium annual$29.991 Year









