Stillfin vs Kissa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stillfin
This app transforms focused work sessions into a peaceful fishing simulation. As you study or work, your in-game angler fishes, and completing focus goals helps your island grow and unlocks rare catches. It offers a calming environment for productivity with optional social features.
- Focus timer with calming sounds
- Gamified focus sessions with fishing
- Island customization and growth
- Collect illustrated fish
- Friend system for collaboration
- Focus statistics and reports
- Optional iCloud sync
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A little less scrolling. A little more reeling. Stillfin turns your focus timer into an island fishing trip. Study, read or get lost in deep work while your angler watches the water. Come back with something to show for the time you gave yourself. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Optimized for iPhone Duo, folded or unfolded. Open the larger display to keep your island and focus charts side by side, with quick access to friends, your aquarium and widgets. FOCUS FIRST. FISH LATER. Choose a task, set your timer and cast your line. Finish your target to earn a fish sticker. Reel in early and the line comes back empty. What will you catch next? GOOD COMPANY, QUIET FOCUS Exchange island cards to add friends, including through AirDrop. Visit an island when its owner opens it, or settle in for shared focus with up to four people. Different tasks, the same little shore. SOMEONE HAS AN EYE ON YOUR ISLAND A sneaky thief helps himself to resources while you are away. Return to your focus habit and bring your island back to life. Give yourself a reason to come back tomorrow. MAKE TIME YOUR OWN Set your focus time, short breaks and long breaks for a rhythm that suits your day. Live Activities keep the timer visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices. BUILD YOUR LITTLE ESCAPE Choose a landscape and add trees, houses and animated fantasy companions. Earn focus progress to unlock more decorations, then make the island feel like yours. SEE YOUR EFFORT ADD UP Explore focus charts, keep mood notes, collect illustrated fish and share a focus report. Ambient sounds and light or dark themes help set the scene. Basic focus and fish collection are free. Some features require Pro, available monthly, yearly or as a lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled in App Store settings. Cast your line. Give your next task a little space. Privacy: https://boobar.app/stillfin/en/privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kissa
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Kissa is a cozy Pomodoro timer that turns one task into a calming café ritual. Choose what you want to do, start Pomodoro or Count Up, and settle into your own illustrated coffee shop. Mix ambient sounds, complete focus sessions, earn cups, and unlock new characters and café details as your routine grows. Focus without punishment or pressure. Kissa gives you a quiet place to begin, restorative breaks, and an optional Gentle Nudge when you wander away. FOCUS YOUR WAY • Use Pomodoro for structured focus and breaks • Switch to Count Up for open-ended study, reading, or work • Choose a task before you begin, or start without one • Keep the screen awake while your session is active • Return gently with breathing and transition screens BUILD A SPACE THAT HELPS YOU START • Mix café ambience, rain, fire, keyboard sounds, noise, music, and more • Adjust each sound and save favorite mixes with Kissa Pro • Complete focus sessions to earn cups • Unlock characters, counters, plants, rugs, lamps, colors, and decorations KEEP YOUR NEXT STEP CLEAR • Capture simple to-dos without managing a complicated project system • Add tags and choose what you want to focus on now • Schedule future sessions and reminders with Kissa Pro SEE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE • Review completed and canceled sessions in Timeline • Explore focus time, sessions, tasks, and streaks in Statistics • Watch your café grow along with your routine OPTIONAL APPLE INTEGRATIONS • Manually back up and restore your cups, unlocked items, tasks, history, and settings with private iCloud backups. Off by default, with no automatic synchronization between devices. • Save newly completed Focus sessions and Count Up sessions you explicitly finish as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health. Off by default; Kissa does not read Health data or export past history. • Export planned sessions from the Pro planner to Apple Calendar. Events remain independent copies, without automatic synchronization. GENTLE SUPPORT, YOUR CHOICE Choose Gentle Nudge for an optional reminder if you leave during Focus, or Open Table for a completely quiet session. Kissa never blocks your other apps. KISSA PRO Unlock advanced timers, custom breaks and cycles, the complete sound catalog, saved mixes, planning, Timeline, Statistics, custom tags, and access to additional café items, including items you can unlock with earned cups. Made for studying, working, reading, and anyone who wants a warmer, lower-pressure way to focus. Start free on iPhone and iPad. No Kissa account required Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Stillfin and Kissa are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stillfin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Kissa sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stillfin ships an update every 2 weeks, Kissa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stillfin | Kissa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 少强 吴 | Christian Andrade |
In-app purchases
Stillfin
- Stillfin Pro · Monthly$0.991 Month
- Stillfin Pro · Yearly$4.991 Year
- Stillfin Pro · Lifetime$12.99
Kissa
- Kissa Pro Quarterly$9.993 Months
- Kissa Pro Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- PRO Annualy Family$24.991 Year
- PRO - Lifetime$29.99
- PRO Family Lifetime$39.99









