Comparison

Time Off vs Focus Lock

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

Head to head
About

Time Off

Easily track time off requests and generate reports for personal or business use. Set up jobs, manage accruals with custom policies, and send requests via email. View your time off status at a glance and sync data across devices.

Highlights
  • Time off tracking
  • Request management
  • Custom accrual policies
  • Email requests
  • Calendar invites
  • Exportable reports
  • Cloud sync
Features
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TIME OFF TRACKING, REQUESTS, and REPORTING MADE EASY ------ FOR INDIVIDUALS: Setup your own jobs without requiring your employers involvement. FOR BUSINESSES: Requires your employer to have a Time Off Cloud business account. https://portal.timeoffcloud.net/signup ------ "NO TIME SHEET" CALCULATIONS ENGINE: Simply setup your hours worked per day, start dates, allotted time per year, and accrual periods (every day, month, year, 2x times per month, etc). All of the calculations are clearly displayed showing how much time you have available at any moment. ADVANCED ACCRUALS: The advanced accruals wizard allows you to setup features such as rollover policies and more. (requires newsletter signup) EMAIL REQUESTS: Email time off requests directly to your supervisor and CC yourself. Both personal and business accounts support "web approval". (requires push notifications) CALENDAR INVITES: Each approved time off request includes a calendar invite. REPORTS: Export beautiful looking reports that you can email to anyone! Send them as Excel or PDF attachments, or embed them directly in your email as html or plain text. MULTIPLE JOBS: Track multiple jobs for yourself or your spouse. HOURS OR DAYS: Record time as hours or days, whichever you prefer! AUTO RENEW: When the fiscal year is over, Time Off creates a new year for you. If you rollover unused time or borrow against the next fiscal year, Time Off does the math so you don't have to. With advanced accruals, you can customize the rollover policy per leave category. 12 CUSTOM LEAVE CATEGORIES: Vacation, Personal, Sick, etc. Customize the names and colors of up to 12 different categories of time off! BIRDS-EYE-VIEW: Get a birds-eye view of the year on one simple overview screen. Each category has a summary for the amount of time available, used and remaining. TIME OFF STATUS: Your time is automatically grouped according to status, such as Pending, Currently Using, Reserved and Denied. CLOUD SYNC: Protect your data with cloud backup and sync across devices. BEAUTIFUL AND EASY TO USE: Time Off is the best looking and most user friendly app of its kind. Now even easier with integrated help and feedback/support tools.

About

Focus Lock

This app helps you limit screen time and block distracting applications to improve focus and productivity. It allows you to set schedules, block specific apps, and track your progress towards reducing digital distractions.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Limit screen time
  • Set automatic schedules
  • Digital detox without deleting apps
  • Track weekly progress
  • Save session shortcuts
Features
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For over 7 years, Focus Lock is the original #1 app for limiting screen time and the easiest way to block distracting apps on your phone. With Focus Lock, you can block all or selected apps for a period of time, allowing you to focus, get more done, and simply be present without distractions. Whether you’re working from home, studying, focusing, reading, sleeping, hanging with family, or taking a detox from social media, Focus Lock will make your life a whole lot easier. HEAR IT FROM OUR COMMUNITY: // “I am a better person, friend, mother, and employee because of this app. I flip it on at outings with friends and family and it has truly restored my ability to break away from the chains of cell phone addiction. I could never recommend this app enough.” // “It’s honestly the best app ever. I appreciate how much it helps me focus. That I’m able to block my apps for an hour a day helps me be more productive and feel better.” // “Total insulation from distractions.” // “It prevents any and all distractions without deleting apps.” // "It saved my life, I got so much work done, and it changed my relationship with my phone." THE BENEFITS OF FOCUS LOCK - reduce your screentime select distracting apps to block - set up an automatic schedule to make Focus Lock part of your daily routine - take a digital detox without needing to delete any apps from your phone - heighten your productivity, focus, and ability to be more present HOW IT WORKS - Block Your Apps: start a session by selecting the apps you want to block and the duration of your session - Save Shortcuts: easily save a session to quickly access the same setup again for future blocks - Whitelist Apps: select all or specific apps you want to block, organized by app category - Tagged Goal: add a tag to your session to remember what you did - Activities: view your recent sessions organized by date, tag, and duration - Weekly Progress: view your progress by completed days of the week - Day Streak: stay on track and compete against yourself with a day streak - Daily Goal: set up a goal for how much screentime you’d like to improve GO PREMIUM Focus Lock is created by the team behind Flipd (App of the Day 2021). It takes a team to build and maintain our apps, which is why we ask for a subscription to support our work. Your initial trial will give you up to five free sessions, after which you’ll need to upgrade to continue using Focus Lock. We never sell data and we don’t serve ads, so your premium subscription will go toward supporting the services we provide you. Without your premium subscription, Focus and Flipd wouldn’t be able to exist! If you were previously a Flipd subscriber and are wondering about a subscription migration, contact us at info@flipdapp.co. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew at the subscription price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the current subscription once activated during the subscription period. Manage your subscriptions in your iOS Account Settings after purchase. Terms and Conditions: http://www.flipdapp.co/terms-privacy Support Contact: info@flipdapp.co

Screenshots

Time Off3 screens
Focus Lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Off at 68% against Focus Lock's 23%. Time Off also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Focus Lock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Focus Lock sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Time Off asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Off holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 623 and 290 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Time Off's written reviews are positive against 23% of Focus Lock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Off ships an update every 2 months, Focus Lock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time Off versus Focus Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime OffFocus Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (623 ratings) — better4.3 (290 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better22.8% of reviews
Number of ratings623 — better290
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeta Section, LLCFlipd Apps

Customer experience

Time Off

All ratings623 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral12.1%
Negative19.6%

Focus Lock

All ratings290 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive22.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative66.3%

User reviews

Time Off

From 623 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for tracking time off
  • 💡 Useful reports and export options
  • 🚀 Simple and straightforward interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💡 Lack of accrual tracking and customization
  • 💡 Limited leave types and categories
  • 🐛 Issues with data syncing and backup

Focus Lock

From 290 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helps with focus and productivity
  • 🔒 Effective at blocking distracting apps
  • 👍 Useful for studying and work
  • 💡 Customizable lock durations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Apps don't return to original order
  • 🐛 Inconsistent app locking functionality
  • 🐛 Resets notification settings
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model

Bugs and requests

Time Off

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Logging out issues
  • Incorrect time off calculations
  • Data loss and reset problems
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to track accrual of leave time
  • More leave type and category options
  • Sync with calendar and cloud services
  • Customizable settings and preferences
  • Improved reporting and analytics

Focus Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Apps not returning after lock duration
  • Inability to unlock or reactivate apps
  • Frequent crashes or glitches

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow selective app locking
  • Provide scheduling options for automatic locks
  • Improve app organization after lock ends

In-app purchases

None

Time Off

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Focus Lock

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly subscription$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$9.991 Month
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  • The Success Bundle$12.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription - 7 days free7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription - 3 days free3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • The Success Bundle$87.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focus Lock Premium Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Time Off free?
Time Off is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Lock free?
Focus Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Off or Focus Lock?
Time Off is rated higher. Time Off averages 4.7 out of 5 from 623 ratings, while Focus Lock averages 4.3 from 290 ratings.
Do Time Off or Focus Lock have ads?
Neither Time Off nor Focus Lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Off or Focus Lock?
Time Off ships an update every 2 months, and Focus Lock every 2 weeks. Most recently, Time Off was updated on October 17, 2026 and Focus Lock on October 18, 2026.

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