Comparison

Focus Lock vs Unloop

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

Unloop

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Unloop helps you scroll less without fighting yourself. Meet Mo, who lives on your phone and feels every minute you spend in the apps that pull you in. Stay within your budget and Mo glows. Scroll past it and Mo melts a little. No shame, no lectures, just a friend who notices. HOW IT WORKS • Give the apps that steal your time a daily budget. When it's gone, the shield comes up, even mid-scroll. • Every so often Mo checks in: still on purpose? • Want back in? Tell Mo why. Replying to someone opens right away, something specific takes one breath, and boredom gets a real pause and a better idea. • Messaging apps can stay open, even inside a blocked category. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Sleep pass: fall asleep to a podcast or video without opening your feeds. • Focus sessions: shut everything you choose with one tap, from the app or with Siri and Shortcuts. • Schedules: a wind-down shield at night, a slow morning without your phone. • Streaks with freezes, so one rough day doesn't erase a good week. SEE WHAT YOU GOT BACK • Your Screen Time, privately on your iPhone. • A time bank that turns saved minutes into chapters read and hours slept. • Postcards from Mo on good days, and a weekly letter about how it went. UNLOOP+ The core stays free: Mo, one shield with a daily budget, the sleep pass and postcards. Unloop+ adds unlimited shields, strict shields and typed intentions, a lock against deleting the app, focus up to 3 hours or "everything except" mode, your full history with a monthly letter, a new postcard series every month, a streak freeze every week and riso editions of the app icon. PRIVACY Unloop is built on Apple's Screen Time API. Which apps you use never leaves your iPhone, not even we can see it. No account, no ads, no tracking. Unloop+ is billed to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unloop.deckle.io/privacy

Screenshots

Focus Lock4 screens
Unloop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unloop at daily against Focus Lock's every 2 weeks. Focus Lock's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Focus Lock sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Unloop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, Unloop daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Lock versus Unloop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus LockUnloop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (292 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings292 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlipd AppsMarvin Kicha

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

Unloop

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
3 purchases

Unloop

Subscriptions2
  • Unloop+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unloop+ Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unloop+ Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Focus Lock free?
Focus Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unloop free?
Unloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Lock or Unloop have ads?
Neither Focus Lock nor Unloop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Lock or Unloop?
Focus Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, and Unloop daily. Most recently, Focus Lock was updated on October 23, 2026 and Unloop on October 10, 2026.

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