Comparison

Focus vs Deny

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

Head to head
About

Focus

This app helps you regain control of your day by reducing distractions from social media and excessive screen time. It aims to boost productivity, improve mental well-being, and help you make the most of your time.

Highlights
  • Reduce social media distractions
  • Block distracting apps
  • Improve productivity
  • Enhance mental well-being
  • Save time
  • Own your day
Features
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Focus helps you be more productive! Say STOP to: - Opening Instagram every 2 mins for no reason - Distraction from social media apps - Doom scrolling every night Start to: - Be more productive - Get the best out of your day - Own your days! - Build something useful BENEFITS - Focus users are less distracted - Focus users are more productive thanks to the app - Focus users improved their mental health by not using the screen too often - Focus users save so many hours per day! ----------------------- - Privacy Policy: https://humblecraft.io/static/privacy-policies.pdf - Terms of Use: https://humblecraft.io/static/terms-and-conditions.pdf - For our subscriptions, we are following the standard Apple Terms of Use (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

About

Deny

This app helps you regain focus by blocking distracting applications. It requires a friend's approval to unlock apps, fostering accountability and making screen time limits stick. Take back your attention with a collaborative approach to digital well-being.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps and sites
  • Schedule app blocking
  • Daily time limits for apps
  • Friend approval required for unlocks
  • Temporary unlock with countdown
  • Collaborative progress tracking
Features
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Deny locks the apps that waste your time — and puts a friend in charge of the key. Most screen-time apps fail for one reason: the moment you want back in, you just tap "ignore limit." Deny removes that escape hatch. Block your most distracting apps, and when you want to unlock them, you have to ask a friend to approve it. HOW IT WORKS • Build block groups — pick the apps and sites to lock, on a schedule or a daily time limit. • Stay locked. Blocked apps are shielded by iOS, so there's no sneaking past them. • Allow temporary unlocks — give yourself a set number of minutes, with a live countdown showing exactly when apps re-lock. • Bring in friends. Connect with an invite code, then ask a friend for screen time. They approve or deny — you stay accountable. • See each other's progress and keep one another honest. WHY DENY • Friends make it stick. Accountability beats willpower. • Honest by design — no one-tap "ignore." • Private. Your data is yours; we never sell it or use it for ads. Deny uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) features to block apps on your own device. Take back your attention — together.

Screenshots

Focus3 screens
Deny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Deny at 5.0 against Focus's 1.0. Deny also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Focus's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Deny asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deny holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Focus versus Deny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusDeny
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHC MAKER - PHOTO LOGO BACKGROUND EDITOR APPS FOR FREEStepAI K.K.

Customer experience

Focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Deny

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Premium features$4.997 Days
  • Premium features$19.991 Year
None

Deny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deny free?
Deny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus or Deny?
Deny is rated higher. Focus averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Deny averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus or Deny have ads?
Focus shows ads; Deny does not.

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