Comparison

Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers vs Micro Learn

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Distraction blocking across devices
  • Real-time habit guidance
  • Morning routine builder
  • Productivity-boosting breaks
  • Structure for neurodivergent brains
Features
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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

About

Micro Learn

Features
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Doom scrolling the moment you wake up? Rise Wise helps you break the habit. Rise Wise locks your favourite apps — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and more — every morning. To unlock them, complete a quick AI-generated quiz in a topic you choose. Wake up your brain before you wake up your feed. Learn something small, stay intentional, and stop losing your mornings to the scroll. Subscription Required Rise Wise requires an active paid subscription to use the app. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers4 screens
Micro Learn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers at none against Micro Learn's shown. Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Micro Learn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers ships an update every 3 weeks, Micro Learn every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers versus Micro Learn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Bear. Built for AuDHDersMicro Learn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFocus Bear Pty LtdHarry Smith

Bugs and requests

Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers

Requested features

1 request
  • Easier editing of routines (e.g., drag-and-drop to reorder tasks)

Micro Learn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers

Subscriptions2
  • Student Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
3 purchases

Micro Learn

Subscriptions3
  • Rise Wise Pro7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Rise Wise Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Rise Wise Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers free?
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Micro Learn free?
Micro Learn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers or Micro Learn have ads?
Micro Learn shows ads; Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers or Micro Learn?
Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers ships an update every 3 weeks, and Micro Learn every 4 weeks. Most recently, Focus Bear. Built for AuDHDers was updated on November 7, 2026 and Micro Learn on October 25, 2026.

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