TL;DR — Quick Verdict
✓ Choose MainQuest if:
- • You want story-driven quest progression
- • You need HP consequences for accountability
- • You prefer native mobile apps over web
- • You need offline support
- • You want deep RPG mechanics (classes, spells, items)
Consider Focumon if:
- • You love Pokémon-style monster collection
- • You want live co-working sessions
- • You prefer flowmodoro over Pomodoro
- • You primarily work from a browser
- • You enjoy party-based multiplayer
Two Different Philosophies
MainQuest: The Hero's Journey
You ARE the hero. Build your character, choose your class, equip items, cast spells, and level up through story-driven quests. Miss tasks? Lose HP. Die? Lose a level. Real stakes, real progression.
- ✓ Your character grows with you
- ✓ Narrative progression through quests
- ✓ Consequences create accountability
- ✓ Deep RPG systems (HP, Mana, Spells)
Focumon: Monster Trainer
Collect and evolve pixel-art monsters by completing focus sessions. Join real-time co-working rooms, team up in parties, and battle monthly world bosses together.
- ✓ 100+ collectible monsters
- ✓ Live multiplayer sessions
- ✓ Flexible flowmodoro timer
- ✓ Party-based collaboration
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | MainQuest ⚔️ | Focumon 🐾 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 100% Free | Free (Pro Pass optional) |
| Platform | Native iOS & Android | Web-only (PWA) |
| Offline Mode | ✓ Full offline support | ✗ Requires internet |
| Story-Driven Quests | ✓ Narrative progression | ✗ Basic tasks only |
| HP System | ✓ Consequences for failing | ✗ No HP system |
| Character Classes | ✓ Warrior, Mage, etc. | ✗ No classes |
| Inventory & Items | ✓ Collectible items | ✗ No inventory |
| Mana & Spells | ✓ Magic abilities | ✗ No magic system |
| Focus Timer | ✓ Pomodoro + multiple methods | ✓ Flowmodoro system |
| Monster Collection | Pet companions | ✓ 100+ monsters |
| Live Co-Working | Coming soon | ✓ Real-time sessions |
| Leaderboard | ✓ Global ranking | ✓ Event-based |
| Boss Battles | ✓ Epic challenges | ✓ Monthly bosses |
| ADHD-Friendly | ✓ Core design focus | ✓ Customizable |
Where MainQuest Wins
📜1. Story-Driven Quest System
Focumon treats tasks as simple to-dos. MainQuest transforms them into narrative quests — each task connects to your character's story, unlocking new chapters and creating a sense of epic progression. You're not just completing tasks, you're living an adventure.
❤️2. Real Consequences (HP System)
Focumon has no penalty for skipping tasks. MainQuest's HP system creates real stakes — miss deadlines and your character takes damage. Die and you lose a level, gold, and items. This "loss aversion" psychology keeps you accountable in a way Focumon can't match.
📱3. Native Mobile App + Offline
Focumon is web-only and requires constant internet. MainQuest is a native mobile app that works fully offline. Track quests on the subway, in flight mode, or anywhere without WiFi. Your productivity shouldn't depend on signal strength.
🎭4. Deep RPG Progression
MainQuest offers character classes (Warrior, Mage, Rogue), a Mana + Spells system for magic abilities, an inventory with collectible items, and pet companions. Focumon focuses on monster collection — great if that's your thing, but MainQuest offers deeper personal character growth.
⏱️5. Multiple Focus Methods
While Focumon uses a single flowmodoro system, MainQuest offers multiple focus methods — traditional Pomodoro, custom timers, and flexible sessions. Choose the approach that works for your brain.
Where Focumon Shines
Monster Collection
100+ pixel-art monsters that evolve as you focus. If you love Pokémon-style collection games, Focumon nails this.
Live Co-Working
Real-time focus sessions with others globally. Great for body-doubling and social accountability.
Flowmodoro System
Focus for any duration, earn proportional break time. No rigid 25-minute intervals.
What Users Say
"I tried Focumon but there were no consequences for skipping tasks. MainQuest's HP system actually keeps me accountable — I don't want my character to die!"
"The story-driven quests in MainQuest make every task feel meaningful. Focumon felt like collecting for collecting's sake."
"I love that MainQuest works offline. I focus on the subway commute and everything syncs when I arrive at work."
"The RPG progression in MainQuest is so much deeper. Classes, spells, items — it feels like an actual game, not just a timer with pictures."
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Bottom Line
Focumon is a fantastic app for Pokémon fans who want to collect monsters while focusing. But if you want real stakes, story-driven progression, and deep RPG mechanics — MainQuest is the clear choice.
MainQuest puts YOU at the center of the adventure — not as a trainer, but as the hero. Your quests matter. Your choices have consequences. Your character grows with every completed task.
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