Comparison

Focusoro vs Nekodoro

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

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About

Focusoro

Features
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Focusoro is a Pomodoro timer that knows when you reach for your phone. An ordinary timer counts down and hopes your willpower holds. Focusoro keeps your phone on the desk, records every urge you resist and shows you getting better, week after week. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT โ€ข It notices when you pick up your phone: motion sensors catch the lift, and you get a few seconds to put it back. โ€ข Focus imprint: a month of work draws a pattern that's yours alone, like a fingerprint. Share it with one tap. โ€ข The session starts itself: set the time, put your phone down, and the countdown begins once it stops moving. โ€ข It counts the urges you beat, not just the minutes. โ€ข Nine background sounds that keep playing with the screen locked. โ€ข A session length tailored to you, worked out from your own history. โ€ข Tasks and reports: see where your time went, week by week and month by month. โ€ข Sessions and stats stay on your phone: no accounts, no ads, no tracking. HOW IT WORKS Set the session length on the dial, down to the minute, tap Start and place your phone on your desk or a charger. As soon as it lies still, the countdown begins. The screen dims so it won't tempt you, and you're free to lock your phone: the session keeps going and the countdown stays on your Lock Screen. Reach for your phone mid-session and the screen lights up while it vibrates, nudging you back to work. Leave the app and the session fails, no exceptions. An incoming call or an alarm won't ruin it, though: the countdown waits until you're back and the phone is down again. YOUR FOCUS IMPRINT Every hour of focus draws one loop, and each completed session leaves a dot on it. Each day starts a new loop, so after a month you get a pattern that's yours alone, like a fingerprint. You see it after every session and in Progress, and you can share it as an image with one tap. BACKGROUND SOUNDS Rain, a thunderstorm, the sea, a forest, a cafรฉ, an airplane cabin, or brown, pink and white noise. The sound plays for the whole session, even with the screen locked, fades out the moment you pick up your phone and never interrupts music from other apps. BREAKS WITHOUT THE GUILT Finish a session and the break is all yours; every few sessions you get a longer one. The countdown sits on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. STATS THAT ACTUALLY TELL YOU SOMETHING A week-over-week report shows whether you're improving: how often you pick up your phone, how quickly you put it back and your self-control index. Thirty-day breakdowns show what ends your sessions, which lengths you actually finish and which background sound helps you focus most. After a week, Focusoro also suggests a session length based on your own history. TASKS AND TIME REPORTS Pick a task before you start and Focusoro records how much time you spend on it, even in a failed session, up to the moment it broke. Weekly and monthly reports show your work time day by day and split by task. Share a report with one tap or export it to CSV. APPLE WATCH, IPHONE AND IPAD Your watch shows the session and break countdowns, and if you reach for your phone, the seconds left to put it down. Focusoro runs on iPhone and iPad. PRIVACY Your sessions, tasks and stats stay on your device: no accounts, no ads, no tracking. We only send anonymous usage statistics, which you can turn off in Settings. Detecting when you pick up the phone requires access to motion data. PRICING Your first 4 sessions are free, no account or payment needed. Then choose monthly or yearly. Yearly starts with seven days free, and you can cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prefer to pay once? There's a lifetime purchase that never renews. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy policy: https://algowisent.com/en/privacy-policy/focusoro/index.php Terms of use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Nekodoro

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Nekodoro is a focus timer with a twist: your undivided attention is what keeps your virtual cat alive. HOW IT WORKS Start a focus session and commit to it. Finish, and you earn coins โ€” 5 coins per 30 minutes of focus, with a bonus for longer sessions. Walk away early, and your cat loses one of its 9 lives. Run out of lives, and that's it for your cat โ€” name a new one and start building your streak again. Every name is a fresh one, too โ€” you can't reuse a name you've already given a cat before. (A graveyard to look back on every cat you've had is coming soon.) It's a simple, honest mechanic that turns willpower into something you can actually see. YOUR CAT, YOUR WAY Unlock new breeds โ€” orange, tuxedo, tabby, silver tabby โ€” and dress them up with accessories you buy using coins earned from real focus time. Every session you complete is progress you can see on your companion. TRACK YOUR FOCUS A weekly bar chart shows exactly how many minutes you focused each day, Monday through Sunday, with full history you can scroll back through. See your current streak, total hours focused, this week's average, and your all-time average โ€” all in one place. DAILY REWARDS Check in daily to build a streak and earn bonus coins. Hit 2 hours of focus in a single day and claim an extra 30-coin bonus on top of what you've already earned. STAY ON TRACK Gentle reminders nudge you back to a session when you've drifted, and a daily reward reminder makes sure you never miss your streak. SIGN IN, OR DON'T Use Nekodoro fully anonymously as a guest โ€” everything stays on your device. Or sign in with Google or Apple to back up your progress and sync it across every device you own. NO ADS ON iOS Nekodoro is completely ad-free on iOS. No banners, no interruptions โ€” just you, your timer, and your cat. Whether you're studying, working deep, or just trying to put your phone down for 25 minutes at a time, Nekodoro gives you a reason to actually follow through.

Screenshots

Focusoro4 screens
Nekodoro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nekodoro at none against Focusoro's 3. Nekodoro also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Focusoro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Nekodoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Focusoro versus Nekodoro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusoroNekodoro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRafal DenkiewiczRitesh Sethia

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focusoro

Subscriptions2
  • Focusoro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Focusoro Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focusoro Lifetime$17.99
None

Nekodoro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focusoro free?
Focusoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nekodoro free?
Nekodoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focusoro or Nekodoro have ads?
Neither Focusoro nor Nekodoro shows ads.

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