Comparison

Locked In vs Effortless Focus

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

Head to head

Slip into work with deep focus

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📊 Productivity

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About

Locked In

Features

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Locked In is a simple pomodoro timer that helps you become more focused and productive for your work, for free! Key Features: - Configure work and break times - Sound Notification for work and break times

About

Effortless Focus

Features

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Most focus apps make you watch time. You stare at countdowns. You wait for breaks. You think about finishing. You think about focusing. That’s not focus. Effortless Focus removes the clock. No pressure. No streaks. No forcing. Just you and your work. Open the app. Start when you’re ready. Slip into your work. Finish naturally. Acknowledge yourself. That’s it. You,Your work and your intention. Effortless Focus just removes the friction.

Screenshots

Locked In3 screens

Effortless Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Locked In at daily against Effortless Focus's every 4 days. Effortless Focus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locked In ships an update daily, Effortless Focus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Locked In versus Effortless Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Locked In	Effortless Focus
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Daily — better	Every 4 days
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.6	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	4 MB	19 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Jia-An Wang	Siddharth Rana

In-app purchases

None

Locked In

No in-app purchases

None

Effortless Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locked In free?

Locked In is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Effortless Focus free?

Effortless Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Locked In or Effortless Focus have ads?

Neither Locked In nor Effortless Focus shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Locked In or Effortless Focus?

Locked In ships an update daily, and Effortless Focus every 4 days. Most recently, Locked In was updated on October 30, 2026 and Effortless Focus on October 31, 2026.