Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers vs Unlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers
This app provides structure and tools to improve focus and build habits. It offers distraction blocking across devices, real-time habit guidance, and structured routines designed for individuals with ADHD and ASD.
- Distraction blocking across devices
- Real-time habit guidance
- Morning routine builder
- Productivity-boosting breaks
- Structure for neurodivergent brains
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Focus Bear blocks the apps that eat your day, right on your phone, and walks you through your routine one step at a time. Built by a team with ADHD and autism, for anyone whose brain does not run on willpower. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS ON YOUR PHONE - Block distracting apps and sites during focus sessions and routines - Soft blocking adds a gentle pause instead of a hard wall, so you can still get through when you genuinely need to - Choose which apps stay allowed during a specific habit BUILD ROUTINES THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN - Morning and evening routines that guide you habit by habit, so starting is not the hard part - Custom routines, scheduled or on demand - Movement and break reminders so you are not welded to the chair - Streaks and completion animations, because the dopamine has to come from somewhere GET STARTED WHEN STARTING IS HARD - Smart to-do list that prioritises for you, so you are not paralysed by the list itself - Add tasks by voice or by screenshot - Late No More: escalating reminders, visual then spoken, so meetings stop sneaking up on you THEN CLOSE THE SIDE DOOR Most blockers only cover one device. Focus Bear also runs on Mac and Windows, using the same account, so the hour you saved on your phone does not quietly reappear on your laptop. On desktop it can check whether a site is actually relevant to what you are working on right now, rather than relying on one fixed blocklist. BUILT ON LIVED EXPERIENCE Focus Bear was started by a late-diagnosed AuDHDer who got tired of hiding his laptop in a cupboard to stop himself checking email. The team is largely neurodivergent, and the approach draws on formal research with university partners. Free to download, with an optional subscription for full access. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Extended Terms Of Use: https://www.focusbear.io/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.focusbear.io/privacy-policy
Unlock
This app helps you reduce screen time by requiring a custom phrase spoken into the front camera each time you open an app. It connects to your device's screen time data to enforce usage limits. Unlock Core offers full access to all features.
- Voice authentication for app access
- Screen Time data integration
- Customizable phrases
- Subscription for full features
- App locking functionality
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Most people spend over 10 years of their life on their phone. What would you do with an extra 10 years? Find out with Unlock: 1) Download Unlock 2) Connect your Screen Time data 3) Set your custom phrase 4) Each time you open an app, look into the front camera and say your phrase. Questions? Email -> carter@carter.red Consider Unlock Core and enjoy full access to all features and content. If you choose an Unlock Core subscription, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. From iTunes Account settings you can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your trial ends, the remaining free trial period will be forfeited when your purchase is confirmed. App locking requires an active subscription. ----- Terms of service: https://unlock.carter.red/terms Privacy policy: https://unlock.carter.red/privacy Made by -> x.com/__carter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers at 97% against Unlock's 50%. Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Unlock's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Unlock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers's written reviews are positive against 50% of Unlock's.
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers ships an update every 3 weeks, Unlock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers | Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Focus Bear Pty Ltd | Carter Annandale |
Customer experience
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers
Unlock
Bugs and requests
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers
Requested features
1 request- Easier editing of routines (e.g., drag-and-drop to reorder tasks)
Unlock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers
- Student Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
Unlock
- Unlock$13.991 Month
- Unlock$19.991 Year
- Unlock$49.991 Year
Questions
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