Comparison

Refocus vs AIPDF

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

AIPDF

Features
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AIPDF is the complete PDF toolkit for Apple devices. Scan paper with your camera, annotate and highlight, sign and fill forms, reorganise, merge and split pages, compress, convert, and lock or unlock with a password — all in one app that works on your iPhone, your iPad and your Mac. ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE • Document detection finds the page in the camera frame and straightens it • Text recognition reads a photographed page into real, searchable text • All of it runs on your device with Apple's Vision framework — no server, no account, and nothing about your documents is sent anywhere SCAN LIKE A PRO • Automatic edge detection finds the page and straightens it for you • Colour, greyscale, and high-contrast black & white filters make text pop • Multi-page scanning — keep shooting, and every page lands in the same file • OCR turns the scan into real, searchable, selectable text ANNOTATE & MARK UP • Highlight, underline, and strike through any passage • Freehand drawing, arrows, shapes, and sticky notes • Comment on a contract, mark up a draft, correct homework SIGN & FILL • Draw your signature once and drop it on any document with a tap • Fill in form fields, tick boxes, and complete PDFs without printing a thing • Send a signed document straight back from the share sheet ORGANISE PAGES • Merge several PDFs into one file • Split a long document into pieces • Reorder, rotate, and delete pages with drag and drop • Extract just the pages you need COMPRESS & CONVERT • Shrink a heavy PDF so it fits an email or an upload limit • Turn photos and images into a PDF, or export any PDF page as an image • Choose the quality that balances size against sharpness PASSWORD PROTECTION • Add a password so only the right people can open a document • Remove the password from PDFs you own, once you've entered it — no more typing the same code every time you open your own file ONE APP, EVERY DEVICE • Universal iPhone and iPad app with a layout built for the larger screen • A real Mac app, so the same documents and tools are on your desktop • Files stay on your device unless you choose to share them FREE, WITH NO TIME LIMIT • Open, read and search as many PDFs as you like — there is no library cap • Highlight, underline, draw, and leave notes on any document • Rotate, reorder, delete and insert pages • Scan up to 3 documents a day AIPDF PRO Pro unlocks unlimited scanning, OCR text recognition, signatures and form filling, merge and split, compression, conversion and export, and password protection. • $19.99/month or $69.99/year, each with a 3-day free trial • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms: https://sakura5.app/aipdf/terms Privacy: https://sakura5.app/aipdf/privacy

Screenshots

Refocus4 screens
AIPDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AIPDF at none against Refocus's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Refocus sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and AIPDF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Refocus versus AIPDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefocusAIPDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabi, LLCVan Hiet Ho

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

AIPDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Refocus

Subscriptions7
  • Refocus Pro3 Days trial2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Refocus Pro3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Refocus Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • 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
2 purchases

AIPDF

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Refocus free?
Refocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AIPDF free?
AIPDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Refocus or AIPDF have ads?
Refocus shows ads; AIPDF does not.

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