Comparison

GoalsDiary vs FocusGuard | App Blocker

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

Head to head
About

GoalsDiary

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Goals Diary is a goal management tool designed for individuals to set, break down, and track their goals, as well as record daily progress in the form of text and images, ensuring that every step of progress is clearly visible. 【Goal Decomposition】Supports infinite hierarchical goal decomposition, allowing your goals to be as detailed as possible. 【Pin to Homepage】Any goal can be pinned to the homepage, and sub-goals that are broken down can also become the focus individually. 【Goal Progress】Set quantifiable progress for any goal, making each goal's achievement clear and understandable. 【Goal Diary】Each time a new progress is achieved, it can be recorded in the form of a diary with pictures and text, ensuring that every step of your progress is documented and visible. --Pro User Benefits: Pro users can add up to 20 goals to the homepage tab and can create an unlimited number of goals, sub-goals, and journals; free users can add only up to 3 goals to the homepage tab and can create a maximum of 50 goals and sub-goals. --Subscription Price: The price will be shown during the subscription process. The recurring monthly price is $1.0 per month. --Cancellation of Subscription: To cancel your subscription, you must manually turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes/Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. --Renewal: Your Apple account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Upon successful payment, your subscription period will extend by one more subscription cycle. --Privacy Policy: https://tangible-paperback-98a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3b051832e9204b1f9979d6eedbda44ed?pvs=4 --Terms of Use: https://tangible-paperback-98a.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-c1feef02e7c645bc8ed5ea1f405bd5dd?pvs=4

About

FocusGuard | App Blocker

Features
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Want to block distracting apps, manage screen time, and stay focused? FocusGuard is the app blocker and digital wellness tool you need. Why choose FocusGuard? iOS Screen Time is buried deep in Settings. Forest-style focus apps have no enforcement. Opal charges a premium. FocusGuard uses Apple's official Screen Time API to auto-block apps when time limits are exceeded - no willpower needed, the system enforces it for you. Pick Apps Select apps you want to limit - social media, games, short videos and more. One tap to add. Set Limits 15min, 30min, 1h, 2h or custom daily limits. Auto reset at midnight. Auto Block When time limit is reached, the app is automatically shielded with custom reminder text. Emergency Unlock Temporarily unblock a shielded app with limited uses per day to prevent total loss of control. Minimal Design Clean interface, intuitive operation, no complex stats or charts - pure discipline functionality. Use Cases Daily: Auto block breaks scrolling habits for focused living Study: Limit games and social apps for exam prep Work: Block distracting apps for better productivity Discipline: No willpower needed - the system enforces it Subscription Plans Lifetime Membership - One-time purchase - Unlock all premium features permanently - Pay once, use forever - No renewal needed, best value Annual Membership - Auto-renewing yearly - Enjoy all premium features - Flexible subscription, cancel anytime User Agreement: http://rule.linkfun.top/26A12/user-agreement.html?lang=en Privacy Policy: http://rule.linkfun.top/26A12/privacy-policy.html?lang=en Disclaimer: http://rule.linkfun.top/26A12/disclaimer.html?lang=en EULA: http://rule.linkfun.top/26A12/eula.html?lang=en

Screenshots

GoalsDiary4 screens
FocusGuard | App Blocker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GoalsDiary at every 3 weeks against FocusGuard | App Blocker's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. GoalsDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FocusGuard | App Blocker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoalsDiary ships an update every 3 weeks, FocusGuard | App Blocker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
GoalsDiary versus FocusGuard | App Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoalsDiaryFocusGuard | App Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer子源 董慧君 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GoalsDiary

Subscriptions1
  • MonthSubscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Permanent Purchase$9.99
2 purchases

FocusGuard | App Blocker

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Membership$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$2.99

Questions

Is GoalsDiary free?
GoalsDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusGuard | App Blocker free?
FocusGuard | App Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoalsDiary or FocusGuard | App Blocker have ads?
Neither GoalsDiary nor FocusGuard | App Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoalsDiary or FocusGuard | App Blocker?
GoalsDiary ships an update every 3 weeks, and FocusGuard | App Blocker every 5 months. Most recently, GoalsDiary was updated on October 7, 2026 and FocusGuard | App Blocker on October 25, 2026.

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