Timemoa vs Purro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Timemoa
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What's your hour worth? Some days, just sitting down at your desk is the hardest part. Some days you wonder, "Will this studying ever end?" Timemoa is a study timer built for those days. It shows you exactly what today's focus is worth. "If becoming a doctor is worth $1,000,000, what is one hour of studying worth right now?" $1M, 2 years, 8 hours a day, and your hour is worth $173. From the moment you start focusing, that value stacks up in your Vault. โ The value of your hour Divide your goal's value by your investment period and daily target hours, and that's what your hour is worth right now. Not sure what number to use? The value helper only needs your expected salary and working years. Now you have a reason to start. โ Focus, and it adds up The moment you start the focus timer, value accumulates in real time. Watch our signature hourglass fill your hour with falling golden sand. Plain focus or Pomodoro (25 min focus ยท 5 min rest): earn at your own rhythm. โ Showcase: a medal for consistency Every 100 hours of focus adds a gold bar to your Showcase. Hours you've already collected count retroactively. When you can see "I've done this much," you can sit down again tomorrow. Share your gold bars as an image. Consistency is worth showing off. โ It's okay to rest Rest is part of studying. We show the value spent on rest, without blame. If the deduction feels heavy, switch it to half or none. With none, your Vault stays untouched while you rest. โ Vault & streaks Today's earned value, Vault balance, a 7-day chart. Hit your daily goal and your streak continues. Streak Shield: even on a day you miss your goal, it spends one day's value to protect your streak. โ Time adds up even without opening the app ยท Lock Screen & Control Center buttons: start without unlocking ยท Home & Lock Screen widgets: today's value and goal gauge, start/stop right from the widget ยท Live Activity & Dynamic Island: your growing value, always in sight ยท Apple Watch: check, start, and finish from your wrist ยท Hourly notifications celebrate today's progress โ Made for ยท Students with a make-or-break exam ahead: college entrance, med/law school, civil service, certifications ยท Professionals preparing a career change after work ยท Anyone who needs "how much did I earn today?" more than "how long did I study?" ยท People for whom starting is the hardest part โ Your records are yours All data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. ยท iCloud backup: switch devices and restore in one tap ยท No login, no ads, no data collection โป All amounts shown in the app are virtual motivational values that translate your goal into the value of your time. There are no real-money deposits, payments, or transfers. It starts with this hour. Prove what your time is worth. Support: https://pherd94.github.io/timemoa-privacy/support/
Purro
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Meet Purro โ a hand-painted, softly animated cat who wants to hear what you have to say in English. Now she lives in the app between conversations, too: feed her, play with her, and keep her company in care mode, which is free and needs no account. Her care history syncs privately through your own iCloud, so it's the same Purro on your iPhone and iPad, and a home screen widget lets you check on her at a glance. Start a conversation and she remembers what you did together today. The first 10 minutes are free on a new install (limits apply), and you don't need an account to start. Speaking isn't the hard part. The hard part is opening your mouth in front of someone and worrying you'll get it wrong. Purro doesn't grade you, correct you, or wait for you to finish so she can jump in. She just listens โ genuinely, in real time, out loud โ and asks about whatever you just said. This isn't an English class. There's no curriculum, no vocabulary list, and no score at the end. It's a warm, low-pressure place to say things out loud in English, at your own pace, whenever you feel like it. What talking with Purro is like - Real-time voice conversation โ you talk, she talks back, right away - She talks less than you do, on purpose โ short replies, one gentle question at a time - A hand-painted watercolor character with soft, living animation โ she blinks, tilts her head, and reacts as you talk - English only, always โ Purro doesn't understand other languages, so the practice stays in English - No account needed to start โ you're signed in anonymously from the first launch Looking after Purro - Feed her, top up her water with a fresh bowl, and scoop the litter box - Brush her coat and pet her โ keep a finger on her and hear her purr (and feel it in your hand on iPhone) - Play with a feather wand, a laser dot, or a ball of yarn that rolls when you tilt your device - Turn the lights off at bedtime and she curls up to sleep - Come back after a few hours away and there's a little gift by the door, with a line about where she found it โ collect them all in her Care Notebook - No streaks to keep and nothing to lose โ she's always glad to see you Purro is for adults who read and write English just fine but freeze up the moment they have to say it out loud โ the people who've quietly given up on video-call English lessons, not because they didn't know the words, but because a real person was waiting on the other end. Purro's voice is powered by an AI model. Your microphone audio streams directly from your device to the AI service that powers the conversation, over an encrypted connection โ we never receive or store the audio, and no person reviews your conversations. Because replies are generated in real time by AI, they can occasionally be inaccurate or say something unexpected. Purro is intended for adults (13+) and is not directed at children. Subscriptions: Purro offers optional monthly subscriptions (Purro Daily, Purro Plus, and Purro Studio) that include additional conversation minutes each month. Pricing is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions on your device. Minute packs: if you'd rather not subscribe, you can buy conversation minutes once โ 10, 20 or 45 โ as a one-time purchase. Packs don't renew and, unlike a subscription, the minutes don't expire at the end of a month. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ootssu.com/purro/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timemoa at none against Purro's 6. Purro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Purro sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Timemoa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timemoa ships an update every 3 days, Purro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timemoa | Purro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days โ better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TAEHYEON KOO | JIYULMOM |
In-app purchases
Timemoa
No in-app purchases
Purro
- Purro Daily$9.991 Month
- Purro Plus$19.991 Month
- Purro Studio$49.991 Month
- 10 Minutes$6.99
- 20 Minutes$13.99
- 45 Minutes$29.99









