Comparison

Make Me. vs FocusFlow

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

Head to head
About

Make Me.

This app helps you build habits and routines by locking distracting apps until you complete a chosen task. Add alarms that won't stop until your goal is met, turning your phone's distractions into motivation.

Highlights
  • Task-based app locking
  • Customizable alarms
  • Movement verification
  • Camera-based verification
  • Routine building
  • Distraction reduction
Features
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Make Me – Alarm & App Blocker Your phone is already very good at making you do things. It pulls you back with notifications. Keeps you scrolling longer than you meant to. Somehow convinces you there is time for one more video. Make Me turns that same machinery in your favor. Set something you want to do. Pushups. Writing 3 good things that happened today. Squats. Walking. Making the bed. Whatever matters. Until it’s done, the apps you choose stay locked. Need more certainty? Add an alarm that will not stop until you complete the task. Some days motivation shows up. Some days it does not. Make Me is for both. HOW IT WORKS Choose what you want to do Set a goal like pushups, squats, steps, or a custom routine. Lock distracting apps Choose the apps most likely to steal your attention. They stay blocked until you finish. Use your phone’s strengths against itself The same device that distracts you becomes the thing that pushes you forward. Verify completion Complete your goal and unlock your apps. Use movement, steps, or camera-based verification depending on the routine. Set alarms that hold the line Create alarms that keep going until the task is complete. GOOD FOR * Building routines that actually happen * Morning discipline * Exercise habits * Reducing mindless scrolling * Parents helping kids earn screen time * Anyone tired of negotiating with themselves You do not rise to the level of your intentions. You rise to the level of your systems. Make Me helps the system hold. We adhere to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Some features require a subscription.

About

FocusFlow

This app helps you regain control of your screen time by requiring you to complete tasks before unlocking your apps. It uses AI-powered photo verification to ensure tasks are finished, rewarding you with earned scroll time.

Highlights
  • AI photo verification for task completion
  • Earned scroll time for app usage
  • Scheduled blockout periods
  • Daily app limits
  • Emergency override with logging
  • Task import from calendar and reminders
  • Family accounts for parental control
Features
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Your apps stay locked until you finish what you actually need to do. FocusFlow is a different kind of screen time app. Most blockers let you tap "ignore limit" and carry on scrolling. FocusFlow makes you earn it. Add a task, do it, take a photo as proof, and AI checks the photo really shows the work. Verified work earns scroll time. Nothing else unlocks your apps. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that eat your day. Instagram, TikTok, X, games, anything. 2. Add today's tasks. Homework, gym, laundry, whatever you keep putting off. 3. Finish one and snap a photo. The AI checks it against the task. 4. Earn minutes. Your apps unlock, and the time counts down while you use them. 5. Hit zero and they lock again, even with FocusFlow closed. WHY IT WORKS A limit you can dismiss is a suggestion. Apple's own Screen Time puts "Ignore Limit" one tap away, and everyone taps it. FocusFlow replaces that tap with doing the thing you were avoiding. The friction is the point. FEATURES Photo verification, so finishing means finishing. Reward time that counts down only while you are in the apps you picked. Blockout schedules for class, work, practice or bedtime, when nothing unlocks. Daily limits per app or per group, on top of earned time. An emergency override with a wait and a log, for when you genuinely need in. Canvas assignments and exams become tasks automatically, and Reminders and your calendar can be imported too. A morning notification with the day's tasks, an evening nudge to plan tomorrow, and a warning before your minutes run out. Your own history: tasks finished, time earned, time spent. Family accounts: parents set tasks for their kids and approve them from their own device. PRICING FocusFlow is free to download, and everything outside the family plan is free for now. FocusFlow Family, for parents who set tasks for their kids, is an auto-renewing subscription: $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://getfocusflow.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getfocusflow.app/privacy PRIVACY FocusFlow does not sell your data, does not run ads and has no analytics. Your proof photos are used to check the task and nothing else. Apple's Screen Time keeps your app usage private, even from us. We can block an app without ever learning which one it is. Built by a student who lost five hours a day to his phone. Requires iPhone or iPad and Screen Time permission.

Screenshots

Make Me.4 screens
FocusFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FocusFlow at none against Make Me.'s shown. FocusFlow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Make Me.'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Make Me. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FocusFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FocusFlow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Make Me.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of FocusFlow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Me. ships an update daily, FocusFlow every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Make Me. versus FocusFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake Me.FocusFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better14
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMudbank Labs LLCSpencer Lay

Customer experience

Make Me.

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

FocusFlow

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Make Me.

Subscriptions2
  • MakeMe Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MakeMe Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

FocusFlow

Subscriptions2
  • FocusFlow Family Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • FocusFlow Family Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Make Me. free?
Make Me. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusFlow free?
FocusFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make Me. or FocusFlow?
FocusFlow is rated higher. Make Me. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while FocusFlow averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Make Me. or FocusFlow have ads?
Make Me. shows ads; FocusFlow does not.
Which is updated more often, Make Me. or FocusFlow?
Make Me. ships an update daily, and FocusFlow every 2 days. Most recently, Make Me. was updated on October 27, 2026 and FocusFlow on October 28, 2026.

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