Comparison

Focus Lock vs Posted for Two

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 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.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Set screen time limits
  • Automatic scheduling
  • Digital detox without deleting apps
  • Track progress and streaks
  • Save custom 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

Posted for Two

Features
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Posted draws your home, room by room, and shares it between the two of you. Each room keeps its colour while its jobs are on track. As a job comes due the room starts to fade, and when one of you does it the colour comes back. So you can open the app and see at a glance that the bathroom's going grey and the kitchen is fine. No lists to scroll, no nagging. YOUR HOME, YOUR ROOMS Pick a flat, maisonette or house when you set up, with up to four bedrooms, two bathrooms, an office, a utility room and a garden or balcony. Change it any time in Settings. ADDING A JOB Type it the way you'd say it: "trash every tuesday", "dentist fri 5pm", "vacuum the stairs this weekend". Posted works out the room, the date and the repeat. Say whose job it is (yours, theirs, either of you, or together) and how much you're dreading it. THE JOBS NOBODY WANTS Mark a job as one you're dreading and Posted suggests a small first step to get going (on iPhones with Apple Intelligence). When it's done, your partner can send thanks with one tap. DOING IT TOGETHER Share out the week's jobs between you, or start a reset: a timed session where you both blitz the place, with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen showing what's been done. ON YOUR OTHER DEVICES iPhone, iPad and Mac, kept in sync through iCloud. A Home Screen widget shows the house, and the Apple Watch app lets you tick jobs off or add one from your wrist. PRIVATE No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your home lives in your own iCloud and is shared only with the person you invite. Job names are end-to-end encrypted, and you can lock the app with Face ID. Posted is free. You both need an iCloud account to share a home.

Screenshots

Focus Lock4 screens
Posted for Two4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Posted for Two at none against Focus Lock's 10. Posted for Two also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 1). Focus Lock's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Posted for Two asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, Posted for Two every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Lock versus Posted for Two: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus LockPosted for Two
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (295 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings295 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFlipd AppsSeyed Amini

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

Posted for Two

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 - 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
One-time1
  • Focus Lock Premium Lifetime$99.99
None

Posted for Two

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Lock free?
Focus Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Posted for Two free?
Posted for Two is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Lock or Posted for Two have ads?
Neither Focus Lock nor Posted for Two shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Lock or Posted for Two?
Focus Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Posted for Two every 4 days. Most recently, Focus Lock was updated on November 7, 2026 and Posted for Two on October 31, 2026.

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