Comparison

Focus Lock vs Gallery Goat

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

Head to head
About

Focus Lock

This app helps you limit screen time and block distracting applications to improve focus and productivity. It allows you to set schedules, block specific apps, and track your progress towards reducing digital distractions.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Limit screen time
  • Set automatic schedules
  • Digital detox without deleting apps
  • Track weekly progress
  • Save session shortcuts
Features
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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

About

Gallery Goat

This app gamifies the process of clearing your camera roll. Swipe right to keep photos, left to send them to a goat for deletion. It offers an intuitive way to manage your media library and reclaim storage space.

Highlights
  • Swipe to keep or delete photos
  • Undo last swipe
  • Filter by photos, screenshots, or videos
  • Browse by month/year
  • Track storage freed
  • Private by design, runs on-device
Features
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Gallery Goat is the fast, fun way to clean out your camera roll — one photo at a time. Your photos pile up. Gallery Goat turns clearing them into a game: see a photo, swipe right to keep it, or swipe left and watch a goat boot it off the screen. Fly through hundreds of photos in minutes and finally reclaim your storage. Nothing is deleted behind your back. Photos you swipe left are only marked — they're removed together after you tap confirm and pass through iOS's own "Delete Photos?" prompt. Deleted shots go to Recently Deleted for 30 days, so you can always get them back. Changed your mind mid-swipe? Undo instantly. HOW IT WORKS Swipe right (or tap Keep) to keep a photo Swipe left (or tap Delete) to send it to the goat Swipe up to favorite the ones you love Review everything you marked, then delete the whole batch at once Undo your last swipe anytime BUILT FOR REAL LIBRARIES Videos play right on the card — see the whole clip, not one frozen frame Filter to just Photos, Screenshots, or Videos and clear a category fast Browse month by month with color-coded progress (green = done!) so you always know what's left Jump back to any month or year Photos you've already reviewed never show up again SEE YOUR PROGRESS Track how many photos you've reviewed, kept, and deleted — plus the real storage you've freed, this session and all-time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Gallery Goat runs entirely on your device. No account. No sign-up. No servers. No analytics. No network requests. Your photos — and everything about them — never leave your phone. Period. Oh, and keep an eye out: every so often a goat wanders into the deck just to say hi to the goat. Free to use. Go tame that camera roll

Screenshots

Focus Lock4 screens
Gallery Goat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gallery Goat at 100% against Focus Lock's 23%. Gallery Goat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Focus Lock's advantage is ratings volume (295 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Focus Lock sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Gallery Goat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gallery Goat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Lock has 295 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Focus Lock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gallery Goat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, Gallery Goat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Lock versus Gallery Goat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus LockGallery Goat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (295 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings295 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlipd AppsJustin Hampton

Customer experience

Focus Lock

All ratings292 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive22.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative66.3%

Gallery Goat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Gallery Goat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Focus Lock

Subscriptions9
  • 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 - 7 days free7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription - 3 days free3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • The Success Bundle$87.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focus Lock Premium Lifetime$99.99
None

Gallery Goat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Lock free?
Focus Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gallery Goat free?
Gallery Goat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus Lock or Gallery Goat?
Gallery Goat is rated higher. Focus Lock averages 4.3 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while Gallery Goat averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus Lock or Gallery Goat have ads?
Neither Focus Lock nor Gallery Goat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Lock or Gallery Goat?
Focus Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gallery Goat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Focus Lock was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gallery Goat on October 22, 2026.

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