Comparison

Work Capy vs Purrductive

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

Head to head
About

Work Capy

Features
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Work Capy is a focus timer with a capybara who is sitting in a hot spring on your time. Start a session and put the phone down. Open something else mid-session and you get one warning. Do it again and Capy climbs out of the bath — the session is forfeit and pays nothing. That's the deal, and it's the whole reason it works. SOMETHING TO LOSE A timer with no consequences is a stopwatch. Leaving twice ends the run: no coins, and the time doesn't count towards your total. Nothing else is taken — your streak, your coins and everything you've unlocked are untouched. One slip costs you one session, not your week. ONLY LEAVING COUNTS Taking a call isn't leaving, and neither is locking the phone, however long the screen stays off (on an iPhone, that needs a passcode). Pausing is free. With notifications on, wander into another app and a heads-up can reach you while there's still time to come back. GENTLE MODE If stakes aren't what you need today, one switch in Settings turns them off entirely and Capy stays put no matter what. The app never decides that for you. POMODORO SETS Switch them on and soaks come in fours: a five-minute break after each, fifteen after the fourth. Or set one long block of deep work and leave it alone. DESK MODE Keeps the screen awake and dims everything down, so your phone becomes a desk buddy instead of a thing you pick up. On iPad too, where the bath is bigger. If you work better with someone beside you, a capybara counts. HE LIVES OFF YOUR FOCUS Capy sits in the water while you work. The hours you put in heat his bath: steam, a floating yuzu, then a bird, a turtle and a frog who all decide this is the spot. He is not proud of you. He is just very comfortable. You can name him, and pet him whenever you like. There is no reward for it; he enjoys it anyway. SEASONS Halloween, 20 October – 2 November: three hours of focus earn a jack-o'-lantern for the onsen, eight a witch hat. Winter, 1 December – 5 January: a snowman at three hours, a snowy onsen scene at eight. Both come back every year. Season items are earned, never sold. CAPY COINS AND CAPY'S DEN Every finished session pays out coins. Spend them on hats, sunglasses, outfit recolours, things for his bath and scenes that re-skin the whole app. PROFESSION THEMES Capy can be a student, a programmer, a designer, a doctor, a marketer or — regrettably — a vibecoder. Each one changes his outfit, the scene behind every screen and his job title. Buy the one you are, buy all six at once, or earn them with focus hours: Student at 15 hours in total, then Programmer at 30, Designer at 60, Doctor at 100, Marketer at 150 and Vibecoder at 220. THE CAPY PASS Bought once, kept for good. It switches off the ads, doubles the coins from every session, and adds the Chef Hat, the Halo, the Monocle and the Rainy Window scene. Everything does what it says: the Pass and all six professions, in one purchase. ADS ONLY WHEN YOU ASK No banners, no interstitials: only short videos you choose to watch, for coins. STATS WORTH SHARING A heatmap of your focus, day by day. An optional daily goal, shown as a ring. Streaks, clean runs, and a record of what you actually got done — including the sessions you lost. There's a recap card for the month, sized for stories, and milestones get cards too, if you feel like telling someone. GOOD FOR Homework, exam season and ADHD-friendly focus: one clear rule, one warning, and company while you work. NO ACCOUNT, NO MUSIC Your sessions and stats stay on your device, and the timer works offline. It runs on real wall time: reopen the app and you're back in the running session. There's no music or ambient sound, on purpose: if you focus to music, you already have something better than anything this app could ship. Every purchase is one-time, never a subscription. The timer itself is never paywalled, and a forfeited session can never be bought back or watched back. Privacy policy: https://work.chinesepowered.com/privacy.html

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Purrductive

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Focus feels easier with a little company. Cappy the capybara soaks in his hot spring while you work. He paddles, dozes, climbs out to play in the garden, and brings you a little gift every time you finish. Give up early and he's only a little sad: nothing dies here. No wilting trees, no telling off, and a lazy day keeps your streak safe on a day off. FOCUS YOUR WAY • Pick 5 to 60 minutes, or set your own timer • Strict: other apps are blocked and there's no pausing. Hold to give up • Whitelist: only the apps you choose stay open • Relax: no blocking, just you and Cappy COSY SOUNDS • Lo-fi music for every season • Soft rain or hot-spring water • Lo-fi plays alongside your own music, even with your phone on silent GIFTS, TOYS AND SEASONS • Earn 10 XP for every 5 minutes of focus • Cappy brings you a little gift and plays with his toys in the garden • Unlock cherry blossom, autumn leaves and snow as you level up CALM BREAKS • Breathe along with your pet, stretch with them, drink some water or rest your eyes • A colouring book to fill in with your finger or Apple Pencil • Keep distracting apps closed on breaks too, if you like TWO LOOKS • Bright and simple, or hand-drawn in coloured pencil • Pick the one you like when you start: it's yours. The other comes with Pro FOCUS TOGETHER • Invite up to 4 friends with a link • Their pets visit your garden while you all focus • No account needed ALWAYS WITH YOU • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Live Activity countdown in the Dynamic Island • Day and night scenes that follow your iPhone • Weekly tracker with minutes, sessions and streaks PURRDUCTIVE PRO Pro adds four more friends, each with a home of their own and toys to unlock as you level up: Biscuit the Shiba in his backyard, Miso the cat in a cosy living room, Pip the lop bunny in her burrow garden, and Mochi the red panda in a misty bamboo grove with a hammock. Plus both looks, Cappy's bobble hat and more toys, every season straight away, long breaks, every colouring page, and new friends as they arrive. • Monthly: Ā£2.49 a month • Yearly: Ā£12.99 a year, with a 1-week free trial • Lifetime: Ā£24.99, paid once Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The monthly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. No ads, no tracking, no account. Your focus history stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://purrductive-rooms.ranalytics.workers.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Work Capy4 screens
Purrductive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Purrductive at none against Work Capy's shown. Purrductive also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Work Capy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Purrductive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work Capy ships an update every 3 weeks, Purrductive every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Work Capy versus Purrductive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork CapyPurrductive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNelson Laireshav shakya

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Work Capy

One-time10
  • 2,500 Capy Coins$2.99
  • Programmer Capy$3.99
  • Vibecoder Capy$3.99
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  • Doctor Capy$3.99
  • Designer Capy$3.99
  • Student Capy$3.99
  • Marketer Capy$3.99
  • Capy Pass$9.99
  • Every Profession$14.99
  • Everything$19.99
3 purchases

Purrductive

Subscriptions2
  • Purrductive Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Purrductive Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Purrductive Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Work Capy free?
Work Capy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purrductive free?
Purrductive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Work Capy or Purrductive have ads?
Work Capy shows ads; Purrductive does not.
Which is updated more often, Work Capy or Purrductive?
Work Capy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Purrductive every 5 days. Most recently, Work Capy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Purrductive on October 29, 2026.

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