Comparison

Focus Noodles vs Geolock

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

Head to head
About

Focus Noodles

This app helps you stay focused on tasks by using a fun timer that penalizes phone usage. Earn rewards and enjoy fairytale cards after successful focus sessions. It aims to combat phone addiction and boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Phone screen down timer
  • Distraction alerts (vibrate, flash, noise)
  • Reward system for focus sessions
  • Fairytale cards for relaxation
  • Combats phone addiction
  • HealthKit integration
Features
Currently charting
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"Focus Noodles" is a creative focus app. 2022 Apple Design Award finalist. Focus is the key to a perfect bowl of noodles. Place your phone screen down and start the timer. Focus on the task at hand and resist the temptation to touch your phone, or it will vibrate, flash, and make noises to remind you to put it down! When the timer goes off, your noodles will be perfectly cooked, and you will have accomplished a meaningful focus session. As a reward, you'll receive a "mind-expanding" fairytale card to relieve the tension after your focused session and prepare you for the next one. Your phone is like a Pandora's Box that once opened, can be difficult to close. You never know which tap will steal your attention next. Focus Noodles hopes to help you put down your phone in a humorous and enjoyable way, to fight phone addiction, and to regain the most valuable resource of our time. Where there is focus, there is productivity. Join us now and focus on cooking a bowl of noodles with hundreds of thousands of users worldwide! App credentials: · Apple Design Awards 2022 Finalist. · "Best of March 2020 " in China. · AppStore Editors‘ Choice. (HealthKit integration available to sync focus time to "Mindfulness Training") ideaTiny creates fun apps. fb@ideatiny.com

About

Geolock

Block distracting apps based on your location, not willpower. Set up goals with specific apps and places to automatically lock them until you arrive or while you stay. Designed to help users focus and reduce screen time.

Highlights
  • Location-based app blocking
  • Block until destination arrival
  • Block while at a location
  • System-level blocking
  • Recurring schedules
  • Instant lock sessions
  • Works offline
Features
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Make your phone a tool, not a distraction. Geolock is the app blocker that runs on location, not willpower. Block distracting apps until you get where you need to be, or while you stay there. No scrolling until you reach the gym. No distractions while you're at the library. Your location holds the key. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a Lock Group: a goal, the apps to block, and the places that matter 2. Pick a lock mode 3. Lock in. Geolock handles the rest automatically TWO WAYS TO LOCK IN • Get There: social media stays blocked until you arrive at your destination. No scrolling until you're at the gym. Now that's motivation. • Stay Focused: apps lock automatically while you're at the library, office, or classroom, and unlock when you leave. BUILT TO BEAT PHONE ADDICTION • Real geofencing: locks and unlocks by location, no manual timers • True system-level blocking, not just a nag screen • Recurring weekly schedules and one-off future locks • Instant lock for on-demand focus sessions • Reusable block groups: set up once, lock in anytime • Limited emergency unlocks, so real life is never locked out • Works offline. No account needed. WHO IT'S FOR • Students who need distraction-free study time • Gym-goers who want to earn their scroll time • Remote workers fighting procrastination • Anyone doing a dopamine detox or cutting screen time PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Works offline. Geolock does not track you across apps or websites. GEOLOCK PRO Start free with 2 locks per week. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited locks, lock groups, block groups, locations, and schedules, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Time to lock in. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Noodles4 screens
Geolock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Geolock at Free against Focus Noodles's $3.99. Geolock also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Focus Noodles's advantage is ratings volume (207 vs 1) and chart position (#36 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Geolock is free to download; Focus Noodles costs $3.99 up front. Focus Noodles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Geolock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Geolock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Noodles has 207 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Noodles ships an update every 2 months, Geolock every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Focus Noodles versus Geolock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus NoodlesGeolock
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (207 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings207 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperideaTiny Co., Ltd.RUI YI YONG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Noodles

One-time1
  • Story Cards$0.99
2 purchases

Geolock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Lockation Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Noodles free?
Focus Noodles costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Geolock free?
Geolock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Noodles or Geolock?
Geolock is rated higher. Focus Noodles averages 4.7 out of 5 from 207 ratings, while Geolock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus Noodles or Geolock have ads?
Neither Focus Noodles nor Geolock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Noodles or Geolock?
Focus Noodles ships an update every 2 months, and Geolock every 9 days. Most recently, Focus Noodles was updated on November 11, 2026 and Geolock on October 31, 2026.

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