Dumbify vs Pico Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dumbify
This minimalist launcher for iPhone declutters your home screen to help reduce screen time. It allows you to select and display only your most important apps in a clean, text-based interface, reclaiming your time and simplifying your digital life.
- Minimalist home screen launcher
- Reduces screen time
- Customizable app selection
- Clean, text-based interface
- Supports dark and light mode
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Dumbify is a minimalist home screen launcher for iPhone. Dumbify helps you keep screen time down by keeping your home screen clean and clear of notifications. Our minimalist home screen launcher is fully customizable. Dumbify allows you to select the apps that are most important to you, and displays them in a clean minimalist launcher on your home screen. The minimalist launcher for iPhone works perfectly with dark or light mode, so you can pick what looks best to you. This text based minimalist launcher lets you reclaim your most valuable asset, your time! Stop spending hours of your precious time getting distracted by your phone, and let Dumbify, a launcher exclusively for iPhone, simplify your digital life.
Pico Focus
This app helps you stay focused by blocking distracting applications across your iPhone and Mac. Set custom session lengths and view insights into your usage patterns to improve productivity.
- Cross-device app blocking
- Customizable focus session lengths
- Full-screen distraction shield
- Usage insights and trend analysis
- AI-powered daily attention summary
- Motivational focus companion
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Pico is your focus companion to stay locked in. Pick the apps that derail you, choose how long, and tap Lock in. Pico blocks them across your iPhone and Mac until your time is up. LOCK IN ACROSS IPHONE AND MAC - Block the same apps on both devices with one tap. - Start a session on your phone and your Mac locks in too. - Distractions are gone everywhere you work, not just on one screen. (Cross-device sync uses the Pico Mac app.) HARD-LOCK FOCUS SESSIONS - Set the blocklist once. Choose a length, from 15 minutes to 8 hours. - Blocked apps hit a full-screen Pico shield. - Need out early? You face a 30-second breathing pause first SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES - A feed of insights pulled from your real usage: peak distraction hour, pickup cadence ("every 11 minutes"), top apps, today vs yesterday. - Watch your numbers trend down as the focus sessions add up. - Pair Pico with your Mac for a daily AI summary of where your attention actually went across both devices. A FOCUS APP WITH A PULSE Pico is the little orange character who locks in alongside you. The block screen meets you with a quote instead of a cold wall. Focus should feel like something you want to come back to, not a punishment. PICO PRO Unlock unlimited focus sessions, the full insights feed, and cross-device sync with Pico Pro: $6.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://picofocus.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://picofocus.netlify.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pico Focus at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Pico Focus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Dumbify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (207 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support 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
Pico Focus is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Pico Focus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Dumbify asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pico Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumbify has 207 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dumbify | Pico Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (207 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 207 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #32 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AB Apps Inc. | Adhiv Dhar |
Customer experience
Dumbify
Pico Focus
Bugs and requests
Dumbify
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with widget not displaying app list properly
- Settings app not launching to main page
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More widget size and layout options
- Ability to customize background and font styles
- Seamless app launching without shortcuts
- Integration with more popular apps
Pico Focus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dumbify
No in-app purchases
Pico Focus
- Pico Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
