Comparison

Caught Me vs Shrimpodoro

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

Head to head
About

Caught Me

Features
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Staying focused is hard. You don't have to do it alone. CaughtMe is a simple focus companion. Pick a task and a time, put down your phone, and let a character help you follow through. • Character companions: Director Wang is free. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks Senior Lin, Slacker Cat, Robot 404, Aunt Zhou and Boss Zhang. • Desk focus: Get occasional check-ins and a reminder when you pick up your phone. A quiet lock-screen timer is available too. • Optional app limits: With Screen Time permission, limit the apps and categories you choose during a focus session. • Records and achievements: Review your focus time, session history and six achievements. • English and Chinese: Follow your device language or choose manually in Settings. • Local-first: No account or ads. Your tasks and records stay on your device. Motion detection may occasionally misread movement; you can recalibrate in the app. App limits require iOS Screen Time authorization. Requires iOS 17 or later on iPhone.

About

Shrimpodoro

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Your pomodoro breaks are making you tired. Five minutes of scrolling turns into forty, and you come back curled up like a shrimp. Shrimpodoro is a pomodoro timer with one rule: your next pomodoro stays locked until you squat. HOW A ROUND WORKS • Focus for 5–120 minutes (25 by default). A tiny hand-drawn version of you types along and slowly curls into a shrimp. • Time's up. The next pomodoro is locked. • Do 5, 10 or 20 squats. Your front camera counts every rep right on your iPhone. Video is never recorded or uploaded, and it works up close, even with your feet out of frame. • A pink tomato drops into your pile, and the next round unlocks. TWO THINGS TO COLLECT • Tomatoes for focus: finish a round and squat for a pink tomato. Skip or give up and it's a black one. They pile up on your home screen all day. • Landmarks for squats: every squat climbs 1 meter. Unlock 38 badges, from a little house to the Eiffel Tower, Mt. Fuji and Everest (8,849 m). ALSO • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, StandBy, and a Dynamic Island timer • Siri: "Start a pomodoro with Shrimpodoro" or "Add 10 minutes in Shrimpodoro" • Day, week, month and year stats • Share your day as an image or a short video • No account, no sign-up. Your history stays on your iPhone. WHY SQUATS Short movement breaks during long sitting are linked to less fatigue and better mood, and a minute of squats every 20 minutes helped keep brain blood flow from dropping during hours of sitting. Standing up alone isn't enough. Moving is. FREE AND PRO Free: unlimited pomodoros and all 38 landmark badges. Shrimpodoro Pro: month and year reports, focus insights (your golden hour, the minute you tend to quit, and whether you’re improving), and sharing without a watermark. Monthly, yearly or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage them in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://www.shrimpodoro.com/terms Privacy: https://www.shrimpodoro.com/privacy Shrimpodoro is not a medical app. Squat only if it's safe for you.

Screenshots

Caught Me4 screens
Shrimpodoro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shrimpodoro at daily against Caught Me's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Caught Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shrimpodoro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caught Me ships an update every 6 days, Shrimpodoro daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Caught Me versus Shrimpodoro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaught MeShrimpodoro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer德旭 孟千皓 罗

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Caught Me

One-time1
  • CaughtMe Pro$3.99
3 purchases

Shrimpodoro

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$16.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Caught Me free?
Caught Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shrimpodoro free?
Shrimpodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Caught Me or Shrimpodoro have ads?
Neither Caught Me nor Shrimpodoro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caught Me or Shrimpodoro?
Caught Me ships an update every 6 days, and Shrimpodoro daily. Most recently, Caught Me was updated on October 15, 2026 and Shrimpodoro on October 17, 2026.

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