Focus Lock vs Nightlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Lock
This app helps you stay focused by automatically blocking distracting applications during designated work or study sessions. It's designed to eliminate willpower reliance, ensuring your chosen apps remain inaccessible until your session concludes. Track your progress and celebrate your focus achievements.
- Automatic app blocking during sessions
- Customizable focus session durations
- Streak system for consistency
- Badge progression for motivation
- Session celebrations and rewards
- Daily and weekly focus statistics
- iCloud sync across devices
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FOCUS FIRST. EARN YOUR SCROLL. Focus Lock combines a Pomodoro timer with Screen Time app blocking. Choose your distracting apps, complete a focus session, and earn time to use them. Built by someone with ADHD who was tired of losing hours to doomscrolling. TWO WAYS TO FOCUS Lock In mode keeps your selected apps locked until you earn an unlock window by completing a focus session. Earned time is measured by actual app usage. Three five-minute emergency unlocks are available each day. Prefer session-based blocking? Turn off Lock In and block distractions only during focus sessions, with optional blocking during breaks. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO On the inner display, the countdown and session controls sit on opposite sides of the fold. Half-folded on your desk, the timer stays visible above the controls. Open it like a book, fold it closed, or use Split View: your session keeps going. BUILD A FOCUS HABIT - Start with 25- or 45-minute focus sessions. - Tag your work and see where your focus time goes. - Track daily and weekly progress, streaks, and badges. - Share your focus cards and milestones. - Follow the timer with Live Activities and completion alerts. AlarmKit alarms are available on supported iOS versions with your permission. FREE AND PREMIUM Start free with up to three app or category selections for blocking. Premium adds unlimited selections, custom focus durations from 15 to 120 minutes, and custom tags. Optional subscriptions are available in the app; prices and trial availability are shown before purchase. Screen Time permission is required for app blocking. Privacy Policy: https://sleepybytes.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nightlock
This app helps you regain control over your digital habits by locking distracting applications and websites after a set time limit. It offers flexible scheduling and a robust locking mechanism to prevent impulse breaking, encouraging focused work and reduced screen time.
- App locking with daily limits
- Instant lock for focus sprints
- Scheduled automatic locks
- Per-app custom limits
- Unbreakable lock mechanism
- Streak tracking
- Usage statistics
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Scroll too long and Nightlock steps in. Nightlock locks the apps that eat your day behind a timer. No willpower required — just enough friction to stop you. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps that pull you in • Set a daily limit • When it runs out, they lock until tomorrow MORE THAN A TIMER • Lock now — shut everything instantly for a focus sprint, dinner, or deep work • Schedules — automatic locks at set hours, like the hour before bed • Per-app limits — give one app a tighter budget of its own • The lock holds — it can't be broken early on impulse • Streaks — watch the scroll-free days connect, one after another • Stats — see the hours add up, day by day PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No tracking. Everything stays on your phone, on top of Apple's Screen Time. PLANS Free: block 3 apps against your daily limit, one schedule, and one per-app limit. No account, no trial countdown. Premium: unlimited apps, a limit for every app, as many schedules as you like, strict locks that can't be broken early, and your full stats history. 7 days free on the yearly plan, or one lifetime purchase. Cancel anytime. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mikitach.github.io/timesup-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Lock at 100% against Nightlock's 0%. Focus Lock also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Nightlock's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Focus Lock sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Nightlock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.90 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Focus Lock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Focus Lock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Nightlock's.
Focus Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, Nightlock every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Lock | Nightlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SleepyBytes SIA | Mikita Chyrkun |
Customer experience
Focus Lock
Nightlock
In-app purchases
Focus Lock
- Focus Pro$1.997 Days
- Focus Pro$4.991 Month
- Focus Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Yearly Plan1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Focus Pro$17.99
Nightlock
- Weekly$2.907 Days
- Yearly7 Days trial$39.901 Year
- Lifetime$79.90









