Comparison

aLock vs Astro Focus

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

Head to head
About

aLock

Manage your screen time effectively by setting usage limits for apps and automatically restricting them when limits are reached. This app helps users, including children, focus better by blocking distractions and inappropriate content. A free trial is available for premium features.

Highlights
  • Set app usage limits
  • Automatic app restriction
  • Manual app restriction/restoration
  • Focus enhancement for children
  • Distraction blocking
  • Free trial for premium features
Features
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It is a very useful screen time management app that allows you to set usage limits for apps and automatically restrict apps when the limit is reached. Additionally, you can manually restrict or restore applications as needed. - Use of social media and games can be limited to help children focus better and block inappropriate content. - A time limit for the app can be set to help you not get distracted by the app. Start a free trial to access all premium features - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all premium features - Within 24 hours before the end of the free trial period, the change fee calculated according to the subscription plan will be automatically debited from your account - You can cancel the auto-renewal at any time, if the cancellation occurs at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Support: tinfineapp@outlook.com Privacy Policy: https://decisive-store-bd5.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3930ce2f70bf41df93666e029f0a1d19 Terms of Use: https://decisive-store-bd5.notion.site/Terms-Conditions-7dcac12bf71f41edbee0e260df02c563

About

Astro Focus

Features
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Your phone stole another evening? Take the controls back. Astro Focus turns every focus session into a space mission. Start a session and your ship takes off: as long as you stay off your screen, it crosses the void, lands on an unknown planet and comes back loaded with Neuronium. Pick up your phone and it drifts. It is the only app that genuinely rewards you for leaving your screen alone. A MISSION, NOT A TIMER Free sessions from 5 to 120 minutes: you pick the length, with no forced cycles. The countdown survives backgrounding — you can't cheat it, and you can't lose a session by accident. Leave mid-flight and your ship takes damage: it drifts off course, the hull takes hits, and your odds of a rare discovery collapse. Every landing ends with a full mission report: distance travelled, planet reached, Neuronium collected, bonuses applied. 150 PLANETS TO DISCOVER No session ends empty — you always land somewhere. The universe is mapped into 5 concentric sectors: Proximity, Frontier, Expanse, Abyss, Periphery. The longer you hold and the stronger your engine, the further you travel, and the stranger the worlds get. • Terrestrial, Gaseous, Crystalline… and Singularities, the legendary worlds born around black holes. • Every discovery is logged in your Codex with its own field journal: composition, atmosphere, mass, temperature, moons, encounters. • 150 named planets to hunt down, one session at a time. A SHIP THAT BECOMES YOURS The Neuronium you bring home funds your hangar. • Engine — your speed in light-years per minute. Further, faster. • Collector — drones that pull in Neuronium as you fly past. • Sensors — spot the rare worlds before you land. • Shield — protects your streak when life gets in the way. • Igniter — supercharges your first mission of the day. Three ships to choose from — Voyager, Miner, Hunter — each with its own specialty, and a silhouette that visibly transforms with every upgrade. CONSISTENCY PAYS One session a day keeps your streak alive: up to +50% Neuronium from 7 consecutive days on. Missed a day? A shield takes the hit for you, and life goes on. There are also 25 badge families waiting, 5 of them legendary. AN APP THAT DOESN'T SHOUT AT YOU No ads. No feed. No guilt-trip notifications. A dark, geometric universe, drawn from scratch, built to look good for two seconds and be forgotten for two hours. Astro Focus is designed to be looked at as little as possible. Built for students grinding through exams, freelancers with a deadline, remote workers who want one real hour of deep work, and anyone who has lost an evening to scrolling without knowing how. ASTRO FOCUS PREMIUM On the free plan your cargo hold has a daily capacity: once it's full, Neuronium stops coming in until tomorrow. Premium unlocks an unlimited hold — you keep everything you earn, every single day, no cap. Monthly or yearly subscription, renewing automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it from your App Store account settings. Put your phone down. Your ship is waiting. Read our Terms of Use here: https://flappy-agency.notion.site/CGU-CGV-3d99d986089d80cba964d26494d0d92c Read our Privacy Policy here: https://flappy-agency.notion.site/Politique-de-confidentialit-3d99d986089d80f5ba84e10d8e50ff5a

Screenshots

aLock4 screens
Astro Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Astro Focus at every 3 days against aLock's every 3 weeks. 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. aLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Astro Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aLock ships an update every 3 weeks, Astro Focus every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
aLock versus Astro Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraLockAstro Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer裕涛 兰Flappy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

aLock

Subscriptions2
  • App Lock for 1 week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • App Lock for 1 year3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • App Lock Premium$19.99
2 purchases

Astro Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$1.991 Month
  • Premium$12.991 Year

Questions

Is aLock free?
aLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astro Focus free?
Astro Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do aLock or Astro Focus have ads?
Neither aLock nor Astro Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aLock or Astro Focus?
aLock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Astro Focus every 3 days. Most recently, aLock was updated on November 3, 2026 and Astro Focus on November 6, 2026.

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