Comparison

Just Focus vs BreakOff

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

Head to head
About

Just Focus

Features
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It's quite simple really - the 'best' focus timer on the market. Why? Because that's all it does. Focus. Break. Focus. Break. Reset. Repeat...

About

BreakOff

This app enforces app blocking and scheduled focus sessions using Apple's Screen Time API. It helps users build better digital habits through customizable schedules, locked breaks, and progress tracking. An optional Pro version offers advanced scheduling and more emergency breaks.

Highlights
  • Enforced app blocking via Screen Time API
  • Customizable daily/weekly schedules
  • Locked breaks to prevent early termination
  • Emergency breaks for urgent needs
  • Streak tracking and progress visualization
  • Customizable app groups and shield screens
Features
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Phones down, together. Start a break with your friends, roommates or family, and distracting apps go quiet on every phone that joins, all on the same clock. The time you get back is time with each other. It is easier to put your phone down when the people around you do too. BreakOff makes that one tap. Real blocking powered by Apple's Screen Time API, not reminders you can swipe away. Everything you need to block apps is free, and no account is required to start. BREAK TOGETHER Start a break and share it. Your people join on their own phones, and everyone's chosen apps stay blocked until the break ends. Date night, dinner with friends, a quiet evening at the apartment, homework hour at home: one shared break, one shared clock. BREAK ROOMS Every shared break has a live room. See who is in, who paused and who left, get an alert when someone leaves, and finish on a recap of how everyone did. Rooms are free for you and 3 guests. Pro fits up to 20 and keeps every past room. HOST A BREAK Put up one QR poster and everyone who scans it starts the same break on their own phone. Hosting is part of BreakOff Pro and fits up to 20 people. PUT THE OFF SWITCH IN ANOTHER ROOM Leave a QR code or an NFC tag in the kitchen, by the front door or on the fridge. Start a QR or NFC break and it only ends when you walk over and scan it. The phone stays put, and so do you. FOUR WAYS A BREAK CAN END • Flexible: a timer you can end early. A gentle way to start. • Locked: the break runs its full length, with an emergency escape if you truly need it. • QR Code: the break ends only when you scan your QR code. • NFC Tag: the break ends only when you tap your NFC tag. HARDCORE For when you mean it. Turn on Hardcore (Pro) and a Locked break has no emergency breaks and no way out until the timer ends. Add the free uninstall guard so BreakOff can't be deleted in the middle of a break. RULES AND ROUTINES Let breaks start on their own. Pick a Routine like Family Time, Better Sleep, Slow Morning, School Focus, Work Focus or Weekend Reset, or set your own Rules for any days and times. ALSO IN THE APP • App groups: choose the apps and categories to block, and save different sets for different moments. • Always Allowed: pick the apps that stay open in every break, or block all apps at once. • Circle: keep your people in one place so starting a break together takes seconds. • Time you got back: see how much time you have taken back. • Learn: 31 short stories on focus, attention and phone habits. • Invite a friend: finish a break together and you both get a free week of Pro. WHO IT'S FOR • Couples who want dinner, date night or the last hour before bed back. • Friends and roommates who would rather be at the table than in their feeds. • Families who want everyone at home to put their phones down at the same time, parents included. • Classrooms, teams, and you on your own: set a Routine or protect a focus block. FREE AND PRO Free: all four break modes, app blocking, joining any break, live rooms with alerts and a recap, rooms for you and 3 guests, the uninstall guard, 3 emergency breaks a month, 2 app groups, 2 recurring Rules of your own, up to 3 people in your Circle and 1 active Break Together invite. Pro: Hardcore, break rooms and Host a Break for up to 20 people, every past room, full stats and group streaks, and unlimited app groups, Rules, Circle and Break Together invites. PRIVACY BreakOff blocks apps with Apple's Screen Time framework. See how we handle your data at breakoff.io/privacy. SUBSCRIPTION BreakOff Pro is $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: breakoff.io/terms Privacy Policy: breakoff.io/privacy Put your phone down. Pick your people. Take a break together.

Screenshots

Just Focus4 screens
BreakOff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Just Focus at none against BreakOff'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. BreakOff sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Just Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Just Focus versus BreakOff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust FocusBreakOff
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB74 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlisdair TaylorBreakOff LLC

In-app purchases

None

Just Focus

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BreakOff

Subscriptions3
  • BreakOff Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • BreakOff Pro Annual Deal$39.991 Year
  • BreakOff Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

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

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