Pace.Yours vs Focus Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pace.Yours
Organize your day with detailed task planning and a focus timer. Share projects with others, assign tasks, and track group progress. Includes ambient sounds for concentration and a note-taking feature.
- Task planning with subtasks and deadlines
- Count-up focus timer with pause/resume
- Ambient soundscapes for focus
- Group project sharing and task assignment
- Standalone note-taking with search
- Progress tracking for individual and group tasks
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Plan your day and focus on one task at a time with a count-up timer. When a project involves other people, you can share it with them too. PLAN - Tasks with notes, subtasks, deadlines and time estimates - Drag to set priority; Today, Upcoming, All and Done lists - Morning reminder with your top three tasks, plus an evening check-in FOCUS - Count-up task timer with pause and resume - White noise, rain and fireplace sounds - See how much time you spent on each task NOTES - Keep standalone notes like PTO balances, book lists or ideas, with search GROUP PROJECTS - Share a project with an invite code, assign tasks and subtasks, and see each member's focus time - My work shows what's assigned to you PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - Personal tasks and notes stay on your iPhone. An account is only needed for group projects. The free version shows non-personalized banner ads.
Focus Lock
This app helps you reduce screen time and block distracting applications to improve focus and productivity. It offers customizable blocking sessions, scheduling, and progress tracking to support digital detox and better presence.
- Block distracting apps
- Set screen time limits
- Automatic scheduling
- Digital detox without deleting apps
- Track progress and streaks
- Save custom session shortcuts
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For over 7 years, Focus Lock is the original #1 app for limiting screen time and the easiest way to block distracting apps on your phone. With Focus Lock, you can block all or selected apps for a period of time, allowing you to focus, get more done, and simply be present without distractions. Whether you’re working from home, studying, focusing, reading, sleeping, hanging with family, or taking a detox from social media, Focus Lock will make your life a whole lot easier. HEAR IT FROM OUR COMMUNITY: // “I am a better person, friend, mother, and employee because of this app. I flip it on at outings with friends and family and it has truly restored my ability to break away from the chains of cell phone addiction. I could never recommend this app enough.” // “It’s honestly the best app ever. I appreciate how much it helps me focus. That I’m able to block my apps for an hour a day helps me be more productive and feel better.” // “Total insulation from distractions.” // “It prevents any and all distractions without deleting apps.” // "It saved my life, I got so much work done, and it changed my relationship with my phone." THE BENEFITS OF FOCUS LOCK - reduce your screentime select distracting apps to block - set up an automatic schedule to make Focus Lock part of your daily routine - take a digital detox without needing to delete any apps from your phone - heighten your productivity, focus, and ability to be more present HOW IT WORKS - Block Your Apps: start a session by selecting the apps you want to block and the duration of your session - Save Shortcuts: easily save a session to quickly access the same setup again for future blocks - Whitelist Apps: select all or specific apps you want to block, organized by app category - Tagged Goal: add a tag to your session to remember what you did - Activities: view your recent sessions organized by date, tag, and duration - Weekly Progress: view your progress by completed days of the week - Day Streak: stay on track and compete against yourself with a day streak - Daily Goal: set up a goal for how much screentime you’d like to improve GO PREMIUM Focus Lock is created by the team behind Flipd (App of the Day 2021). It takes a team to build and maintain our apps, which is why we ask for a subscription to support our work. Your initial trial will give you up to five free sessions, after which you’ll need to upgrade to continue using Focus Lock. We never sell data and we don’t serve ads, so your premium subscription will go toward supporting the services we provide you. Without your premium subscription, Focus and Flipd wouldn’t be able to exist! If you were previously a Flipd subscriber and are wondering about a subscription migration, contact us at info@flipdapp.co. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew at the subscription price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the current subscription once activated during the subscription period. Manage your subscriptions in your iOS Account Settings after purchase. Terms and Conditions: http://www.flipdapp.co/terms-privacy Support Contact: info@flipdapp.co
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Verdict
Pace.Yours and Focus Lock both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Pace.Yours's written reviews are positive against 23% of Focus Lock's. Pace.Yours also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Focus Lock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Focus Lock sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Pace.Yours asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pace.Yours holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Lock has 295 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Pace.Yours's written reviews are positive against 23% of Focus Lock's.
Pace.Yours ships an update every 2 months, Focus Lock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pace.Yours | Focus Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (28 ratings) — better | 4.3 (295 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 22.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 295 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhi Hua Tan | Flipd Apps |
Customer experience
Pace.Yours
Focus Lock
Bugs and requests
Pace.Yours
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Focus Lock
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apps not returning after lock duration
- Inability to unlock or reactivate apps
- Frequent crashes or glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Allow selective app locking
- Provide scheduling options for automatic locks
- Improve app organization after lock ends
In-app purchases
Pace.Yours
No in-app purchases
Focus Lock
- Weekly subscription$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Monthly subscription$9.991 Month
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- The Success Bundle$12.491 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription - 3 days free3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription - 7 days free7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly subscription$49.991 Year
- The Success Bundle$87.991 Year
- Focus Lock Premium Lifetime$99.99








