Loft vs askora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Loft
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Put everything down. Protect your own time. Loft plays lofi the moment you open it, with a living window scene that follows the season, the hour and the weather. Make a place to study, work or wind down. Living scenes A loft, a cafe, a Korean hanok, Gyeongju's Wolji pond, a Busan coastal village, a cartoon train, a forest camp. The same spot looks different in spring and winter, by day and by night, in rain and in snow. Layered sound Rain, cafe murmur, campfire, train, birds, keyboard, a purring cat. Turn on several at once, set each volume, and drown out the world. 8 moods, 90 lofi tracks Calm, cozy, dreamy, sleepy, rainy, piano, uplifting, melancholy. Pick a mood and Loft keeps the music going. Time that stays yours Countdown, pomodoro or count-up. Notifications go quiet while you focus, and a finished session can go straight to your calendar. The timer stays on the lock screen, with pause and resume. Loft Plus Every scene, every track, every sound without limits, plus Google Calendar records and an ad-free screen. Loft Plus renews automatically every month or year unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://loft.myfavbit.com/privacy.html
askora
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askora keeps what you wrote down so you won't forget it. When you need it, ask in the words you remember. It answers with your own words and the date. If your entries don't say, it tells you so. Ask in the words you remember Ask "What was the name of that restaurant?" and askora shows the sentences you saved, with their dates, exactly as you wrote them. When it finds no evidence, it does not make one up. It says it could not find it in your entries. Write Type, speak, and add photos. One entry holds up to 10 photos. They are shrunk on your device and stripped of location data before upload. The AI does not read photos. Import Bring entries from Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Google Keep, Day One, Bear, KakaoTalk "chat with myself", and MD or TXT files. Vault Entries in the Vault are always left out of AI recall, AI replies and AI voice. Open it with your PIN or Face ID. Underline and read aloud Underline a sentence while you read and add a one-line note. The original text does not change. Entries can be read aloud. AI reply A short word of encouragement is added only to entries where you turned it on. No advice, no diagnosis. Your entries stay yours Export to Markdown, PDF, TXT or JSON, and import them back, at any time. After the trial you can still read, search, export and delete what you wrote. No ads, and your entries are not sold. How it works Every feature is free for 30 days after you sign up, with no card needed. After that, new entries and AI recall need a subscription. You subscribe in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple account and renews automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel it in the App Store. The app is available in Korean, English and Japanese. Your entries are not translated. Terms of Use: https://app.askora.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.askora.me/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: askora at none against Loft's 2. askora also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Loft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. askora asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loft ships an update every 3 days, askora daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loft | askora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOUNGMI JU | IDO |
In-app purchases
Loft
- Loft Plus (Monthly)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Loft Plus (Yearly)14 Days trial$19.991 Year
askora
No in-app purchases





