Pond vs FastFocus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pond
Secure your digital life with advanced encryption and password management tools. Store sensitive information, encrypt files, and generate strong, un-hackable passwords. Offers app locking and intruder detection for enhanced privacy.
- Encrypt and store information vaults
- Encrypt and store files (gallery vault option)
- Generate strong passwords
- Check password security and data breaches
- Lock access to sensitive apps
- Disguise app with Stealth Mode
- Intruder Log with selfie camera capture
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Keep private photos out of your camera roll, lock any app, and let your passwords and 2FA codes fill themselves. Pond keeps it all encrypted on your iPhone: no account, no tracking, and nothing you keep is ever sent to us. NovaLockr is now Pond, redesigned from the first screen to the last. PRIVATE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS • Moments is a private gallery with its own camera. Bring photos in from your library, delete the originals in Photos, and from then on they exist only here. • Find duplicates, see your photos on a map, browse by person and search by the words in a photo. People and text are recognized on your iPhone. PASSWORDS THAT FILL THEMSELVES • Keys holds logins, passkeys, cards, IDs, passports, addresses, Wi-Fi, notes and lists, each kept as what it is. • Turn on AutoFill once and your logins, passkeys and verification codes wait above the keyboard in every app and website. New accounts save themselves. • Import from Apple Passwords, Chrome and other apps in about a minute. 2FA CODES, BUILT IN • Scan a QR code and your verification codes live right next to their passwords, on your widgets and in Control Center, one tap from being copied. LOCK ANY APP • App Lock uses Apple's Screen Time to shut the apps you choose until you open them from Pond. Pond never sees what you do in them. A DISGUISE THAT REALLY WORKS • Pond can look like a calculator, a clock, the weather or notes, and work as one. Only your code opens Pond behind it. KNOW WHAT TO FIX FIRST • Depth gives your accounts one score and shows what to fix first: weak, reused and leaked passwords. • Leak alerts check your passwords against known breaches using only a short piece of a one-way hash. Your passwords never leave your device. FILES AND DOCUMENTS • Archive keeps files and whole folders, opens them full screen and stores each copy only once. Share to Pond from any app. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPHONE DUO AND IPAD • On iPhone Duo, Pond works folded or open and fills whichever screen you use. • Every screen laid out for iPad. • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and controls in Control Center. • In English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-in. • What you keep is encrypted on your device and opens with Face ID or your passcode. • No ads, no trackers, no analytics. • Move to a new device with one backup file. A TEAM THAT ANSWERS • Write to us from inside Pond and a person on the team replies. • Suggest ideas and vote on what we build next in the Community. Every post is reviewed before it appears. POND MEMBERSHIP Try everything free for 2 weeks with the yearly plan, then $89.99 a year. Or choose monthly at $19.99. One membership can be shared with your family through Family Sharing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase, or when your free trial ends. Your membership renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices are in US dollars and may vary in other countries. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Pond's terms: https://everease.com.co/pond/terms Privacy Policy: https://everease.com.co/pond/privacy Help: https://everease.com.co/pond/support Made with love in Colombia.
FastFocus
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FastFocus is the focus and wellness companion built for freelancers, remote workers, and solo creators who want to do meaningful work — without burning out. Unlike generic Pomodoro timers, FastFocus connects your sessions to your energy, mood, and journal, giving you real insight into how you work best. --- **FOCUS TIMER** Start a session with a single tap. Set your focus and break duration, name your task, and go. FastFocus logs every session automatically — you stay in flow, we handle the record. **POST-SESSION REFLECTION** After each session, rate your focus quality and energy. Short, frictionless, and genuinely useful over time. **JOURNAL WITH AI INSIGHTS** Write freely after your sessions. FastFocus uses on-device AI to surface mood patterns, distraction triggers, and energy signals — helping you understand yourself better every week. **ENERGY & MOOD TRACKING** Log how you feel in seconds. See weekly trends that reveal your peak performance windows and early burnout signals before they become a problem. **WEEKLY STATS** Visual summaries of your focus time, break patterns, mood trends, and session quality. All stored privately on your device. **LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND** Your countdown stays visible on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you work, so you always know where you stand. **TIMER IN ANY TAB** The persistent toolbar indicator shows your live countdown from anywhere in the app — no need to switch back to the Timer tab. **PRIVACY-FIRST** Your data never leaves your device. No account required for core features. AI insights run on-device. FastFocus never sells your data or uses it to train AI models. **PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE** No subscription. Ever. Choose Pro Unlock ($9.99) or Supporter ($14.99) — both unlock unlimited AI insights, advanced reports, custom themes, and ad-free experience. --- Perfect for: • Freelancers who need structure without rigidity • Remote workers managing their own energy and schedule • Solo founders and indie developers • Creators and knowledge workers with irregular rhythms FastFocus. Focus deeply. Recover intentionally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FastFocus at 18.6 against Pond's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. Pond sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and FastFocus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pond | FastFocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EFRAIN ANTONIO PEREZ ROJAS | Quyen Dang |
In-app purchases
Pond
- NovaLockr Bronze - Individual$3.991 Month
- NovaLockr Bronze - Family$8.991 Month
- Pond Membership$9.991 Month
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- NovaLockr Silver - Individual$9.991 Month
- NovaLockr Silver - Family3 Days trial$16.991 Month
- NovaLockr Gold - Individual$19.991 Month
- NovaLockr Bronze - Individual3 Days trial$37.991 Year
- Pond Membership14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- NovaLockr Gold - Family$39.991 Month
- NovaLockr Bronze - Family3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- NovaLockr Silver - Individual3 Days trial$86.991 Year
- NovaLockr Silver - Family3 Days trial$119.991 Year
- NovaLockr Gold - Individual3 Days trial$199.991 Year
- NovaLockr Gold - Family3 Days trial$279.991 Year
FastFocus
- Pro Unlock$7.99
- Supporter$14.99









