Comparison

Pulse vs Zone Focus

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

Head to head
About

Pulse

Features
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Pulse est l’application idéale pour fixer et atteindre vos objectifs. Définissez vos objectifs, ajoutez des étapes pour structurer votre progression, et suivez votre avancement en pourcentage. Chaque objectif dispose d’un espace commentaire pour noter vos idées, vos ressentis ou simplement garder une trace de votre parcours. Avec Pulse, restez motivé et célébrez chaque avancée vers vos réussites !

About

Zone Focus

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Block distracting apps and websites when your focus session starts. Use Strict Mode when Screen Time limits are too easy to ignore. No account, no third-party analytics, and your blocked app list stays on your device. Zone helps you stop scrolling, stay out of distracting apps, and protect the time you meant to spend away from your phone. CORE FEATURES STRICT APP AND WEBSITE BLOCKING Choose the apps and websites you keep opening. When you enter the Zone, they are shielded until your session ends. STRICT MODE Make sessions harder to abandon once they begin, so your commitment survives the moment you want to scroll. FOCUS TIMERS Use focused presets for short sprints, deep work blocks, longer flow sessions, or a custom duration. DYNAMIC ISLAND AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Track your remaining time from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without unlocking your phone. APPLE HEALTH SYNC Optionally save completed focus sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes. INSIGHTS AND STREAKS See focus time, completed sessions, streaks, and blocked attempts so progress stays visible. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN Zone does not require an account, does not use third-party analytics, and cannot see the specific apps or websites you choose to block. Your focus history, streaks, insights, and Apple Health sync stay on your device. To support Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity updates, Zone may send limited timer-delivery data, such as a Live Activity push token, remaining time, running state, and APNs environment, to our backend solely to update that Live Activity. Zone does not send your blocked apps, websites, focus history, Health data, or personal usage analytics. Enter the Zone, stop scrolling, and protect your focus. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pulse4 screens
Zone Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse at none against Zone Focus's 3. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zone Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Pulse versus Zone Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseZone Focus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKapps MobileVikas Saini

In-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Zone Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Zone Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Zone Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Zone Pro (Lifetime)$59.99

Questions

Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zone Focus free?
Zone Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse or Zone Focus have ads?
Neither Pulse nor Zone Focus shows ads.

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