Comparison

Focus Noodles vs Locus

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
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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

Locus

Features
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Addicting apps are stealing your day. Locus helps you get it back. Block distracting apps, set focus hours, and build habits that actually stick. Whether you're grinding through finals, shipping a project, or just trying to put the phone down at dinner — Locus keeps you focused. Features: - Credit based app blocking that holds the line when willpower doesn't - Daily focus hours and evening wind-down routines - Flexible routines, and daily reflections to help you stay on track Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Noodles4 screens
Locus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Locus at Free against Focus Noodles's $3.99. Locus also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Focus Noodles's advantage is chart position (#176 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On 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

Locus is free to download; Focus Noodles costs $3.99 up front. Focus Noodles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Locus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Noodles ships an update every 2 months, Locus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Focus Noodles versus Locus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus NoodlesLocus
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (207 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings207 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperideaTiny Co., Ltd.YiMing Han

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Noodles

One-time1
  • Story Cards$0.99
2 purchases

Locus

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Noodles free?
Focus Noodles costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Locus free?
Locus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Noodles or Locus have ads?
Neither Focus Noodles nor Locus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Noodles or Locus?
Focus Noodles ships an update every 2 months, and Locus every 4 days. Most recently, Focus Noodles was updated on October 26, 2026 and Locus on October 25, 2026.

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