Refocus vs Interest Crunch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refocus
This tool helps you regain control of your screen time by blocking distracting apps and websites. It offers customizable schedules, strict modes to prevent bypass, and analytics to track your usage. Available on iPhone and Mac.
- Block apps and websites
- Strict mode with multiple bypass prevention methods
- Customizable blocking schedules and timers
- Location-based blocking
- Screen time analytics
- Mac app available
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Refocus is an app blocker & website blocker that helps you limit screen time on apps! Refocus is easy to use, yet has powerful screen time control features: ▶ Various ways to restrict or lock apps and block websites. Choose what helps you focus! Block any app or site — from social media and games to messaging and news. ▶ "Strict Mode" feature prevents you from unblocking. Set a passcode, or use an NFC tag, or wait a duration (ex. 30 seconds), or do a copy text challenge, or utilize Pomodoro (limit unblocking to 5 times per day, for 25 minutes each, with a 5-minute cooldown between each unblock). ▶ Block for a specific duration (ex. app timer for 30 minutes). ▶ Block at specific times (ex. every weekday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM). ▶ Set app limits (ex. after 10 minutes of using Instagram, block it). Set an app time limit! ▶ Hide Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts in Safari. ▶ Block at the location you pick — whether it be home, work or school. ▶ View your daily, weekly and monthly Screen Time analytics. Use Refocus as a screen time tracker! ▶ Mac app that also lets you block apps and websites on macOS. ▶ And more! --- Visit www.refocusapp.co for more information. Terms of Use: - https://refocusapp.co/terms-of-use
Interest Crunch
This app helps users understand the exact interest they are paying on savings, loans, or investments. It features a customizable interface for payments, terms, and rates, with a dedicated tab for viewing payment schedules. Calculations may vary slightly from official loan provider values.
- Interest calculation for savings, loans, investments
- Customizable payment, term, and rate settings
- Payment schedule visualization
- Intuitive user interface
- Financial understanding tool
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Whether you are saving, borrowing or investing, our app helps you understand exactly how much interest you are paying. With a simple and intuitive UI, users can customize payments, terms and rates with a dedicated schedules tab that shows the payment schedule for the term of the loan. Note: Actual calculations may vary slightly based on your respective payment arrangements and interest rates. This is not a substitute to the actual values you were provided by your loan provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Refocus at Free against Interest Crunch's $0.99. Refocus also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). Interest Crunch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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
Refocus is free to download; Interest Crunch costs $0.99 up front. Refocus sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Interest Crunch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Interest Crunch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refocus has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Refocus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interest Crunch's.
Refocus ships an update weekly, Interest Crunch every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refocus | Interest Crunch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Labi, LLC | ALNILAM TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
Customer experience
Refocus
Interest Crunch
Bugs and requests
Refocus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Blocking issues after phone restart
- Inconsistent behavior when pausing/unpausing sessions
- Crashing when trying to block apps in certain categories
Requested features
5 requests- Passcode or biometric lock to prevent bypassing
- More advanced blocking options (e.g., math problems to unblock)
- Ability to purchase a one-time license instead of subscription
- Notification warnings before blocking sessions end
- Search function to find apps to block more easily
Interest Crunch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Refocus
- Refocus Pro3 Days trial2 variants$7.991 Month
- Refocus Pro3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Refocus Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Refocus Pro$49.991 Year
- Refocus Pro1 Month trial2 variants$49.991 Year
- Refocus Pro7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
- Refocus Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Interest Crunch
No in-app purchases
