Yoakari vs TAKIPORO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yoakari
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When you try to open an app you chose, a night town appears. Choose “Don’t open it” and one more window lights up. You can also choose “Open for 5 minutes.” Nothing is taken away — you simply don’t get a light. After five minutes the screen comes back. As lights add up, buildings appear: a bathhouse, an old bookshop, a café, a lantern alley, a lighthouse. You can name every building you build. ■ What you can do ・Choose which apps bring up the screen ・See how often you stopped and how often you opened, on a 7-day chart ・Collect 24 kinds of buildings, plus one that shows up only rarely ・Set the hours the screen can appear (one-time purchase) ■ Nothing is forced Yoakari never makes an app permanently unusable. Choose “Open for 5 minutes” and you can use it. It is one quiet beat, so the choice stays yours. ■ About your records Your counts and the names you give buildings stay on this iPhone. Nothing is sent to the developer. No account is required. There are no ads. ■ About the purchase “Opening Night” is a one-time payment. There is no monthly fee. The free version lets you choose one app and build six kinds of buildings.
TAKIPORO
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Focus by the fire. TAKIPORO is a Pomodoro focus timer where you sit by a pixel-art campfire. Put your phone down, watch the fire, and give one thing your full attention for 25 minutes. ■ Focus by the campfire • Pomodoro: 25 minutes of focus, 5 minutes of rest (change the times freely) • The crackle of the fire, with insects, a stream, birdsong and waves to mix in • Six places to camp, from the forest and a southern beach to a starlit lake — at night or in the early morning • A daily reminder at the time you choose ■ Finish a focus, cook a camp meal • Every focus you complete cooks a camp meal • Your meals collect in the Cookbook: 48 dishes, from toasted marshmallows to beach-grilled spiny lobster • Earn acorns as you focus and gather camp gear such as fire pits and pots ■ Lock distracting apps • Keep the apps you choose locked while you focus (uses Screen Time) • See how much you used your phone this past week ■ Records • Look back on today's focus, your total, and what you focused on ■ TAKIPORO Premium • Premium stages: the Hill Above the City, the Snowy Highland and the Rainy Jungle • Mix ambient sounds freely • Lock as many apps as you like • Weekly, monthly and yearly charts • Premium-only camp meals Choose a monthly plan, a yearly plan (with a 3-day free trial) or a one-time purchase. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel during the free trial and you won't be charged. You can cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. No ads. For study, work, reading, exams and creative work. Light the fire and start today's focus. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://takiporo.rowser-ames.workers.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TAKIPORO at weekly against Yoakari's every 4 weeks. TAKIPORO also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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. Yoakari sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TAKIPORO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Yoakari ships an update every 4 weeks, TAKIPORO weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Yoakari | TAKIPORO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masato Oda | HIKARU KAWASAKI |
In-app purchases
Yoakari
- Opening Night$5.99
TAKIPORO
- プレミアム(月額)$1.991 Month
- プレミアム(年額)3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- プレミアム(買い切り)$29.99







