Comparison

Refocus vs Aldiax

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

Head to head
About

Refocus

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by blocking distracting apps and websites. It offers various methods to limit screen time, set schedules, and track your usage, promoting better focus and productivity.

Highlights
  • Block any app or website
  • Strict Mode with multiple unblocking challenges
  • Set app timers and time limits
  • Schedule blocking for specific times
  • Location-based blocking
  • Screen time analytics
  • macOS 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

Aldiax

Features
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Aldiax teaches you to use artificial intelligence by working through real situations, not by memorising definitions. Five minutes a day. No theory you will have forgotten by tomorrow. HOW IT WORKS Every lesson is a handful of short exercises about something you will actually run into: asking for a piece of writing and getting what you had in mind, spotting that it has made a fact up, deciding what information you should never paste into it, or recognising when pushing further stops improving the result. Right or wrong, we always tell you why. Getting it wrong here carries no penalty: it is part of learning. FOUR SECTIONS · Knowledge: the skills that work today and will still work in a year. Giving context, iterating, verifying, setting limits. Free and complete. · Latest: what keeps changing in AI, turned into practice. Not so you stay informed, but so you know how to use it. · Vocabulary: the words everyone uses and nobody explains to you. API, prompt, token, RAG, agent. · News: what has come out in AI, in three sentences. Free for everyone. AT YOUR OWN PACE A streak that keeps you company without nagging, freezes for when life gets in the way, and a profile that shows you which skills you are strong in and which you are not. ALDIAX PRO The subscription gives you every capsule in "Latest", the full Vocabulary glossary and twice the lives. You can use Aldiax free for as long as you like: the full Knowledge path and the News are included at no cost. There are two plans: Aldiax Pro Weekly, one week long, and Aldiax Pro Monthly, one month. The price of each is shown on the subscription screen inside the app. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://aldiax.com/privacidad Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Refocus4 screens
Aldiax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aldiax at none against Refocus's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Refocus sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Aldiax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refocus ships an update weekly, Aldiax every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Refocus versus Aldiax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefocusAldiax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLabi, LLCFrancisco Alabau

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

Aldiax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Refocus

Subscriptions9
  • Refocus Pro3 Days trial2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Refocus Pro3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Refocus Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Refocus Pro (Family)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Refocus Pro$49.991 Year
  • Refocus Pro1 Month trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Refocus Pro7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Refocus Pro1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Refocus Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Reset Strict Mode$1.00
  • Reset Strict Mode$5.00
  • Reset Strict Mode$10.00
Show 1 more
  • Reset Strict Mode$50.00
2 purchases

Aldiax

Subscriptions2
  • Aldiax Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Aldiax Pro Monthly$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Refocus free?
Refocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aldiax free?
Aldiax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Refocus or Aldiax have ads?
Refocus shows ads; Aldiax does not.
Which is updated more often, Refocus or Aldiax?
Refocus ships an update weekly, and Aldiax every 9 days. Most recently, Refocus was updated on November 1, 2026 and Aldiax on October 9, 2026.

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