Comparison

Focus Shield vs Lockify

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

Head to head
About

Focus Shield

Features
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Build healthier digital habits and stay focused throughout your day with a smart app designed for app blocking and digital wellbeing. Whether you are studying, working, or preparing for sleep, this app helps you reduce distractions and manage screen time more effectively. Block distracting apps instantly or automatically using schedules that fit your routine. Use quick action modes to switch into focus when needed, and prevent app installation or removal to maintain consistency. With detailed summaries and usage insights, you can better understand your habits and make meaningful improvements over time. Designed for simplicity and control, the app supports mindful device usage without complexity, helping you stay productive, balanced, and in control of your digital life. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience with no interruptions. Key Features โ€ข App Blocking Block selected apps to reduce distractions and improve focus. โ€ข Quick Blocking Instantly block apps with a single tap for short focus sessions or breaks. โ€ข Scheduled Blocking Automatically block apps during specific times of the day. โ€ข Prevent App Installation and Uninstallation Restrict app installation and removal to avoid bypassing focus settings. โ€ข Quick Action Modes Activate pre-built modes such as Study, Work, Bedtime, and more. โ€ข Custom Schedules Create personalized schedules based on your daily routine. โ€ข Schedule Details and Summary View detailed information and summaries of your active and completed schedules. โ€ข Usage Insights Understand your focus patterns with insights from quick blocks and scheduled sessions. Ideal For โ€ข Students and learners โ€ข Professionals and remote workers โ€ข Anyone looking to improve focus and digital wellbeing Terms of Use: https://appaspect.com/apps/apple/focusshield/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://appaspect.com/apps/apple/focusshield/privacy.html

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Lockify

Features
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LOCKIFY โ€” APP BLOCKER & FOCUS TIMER You open your phone to check one thing. Ten minutes later you're on Instagram. Twenty minutes after that, TikTok. An hour gone. Nothing done. This isn't a willpower problem. It's a design problem. Every app on your phone is engineered by a team of thousands to keep you scrolling. You're fighting billion-dollar algorithms with good intentions alone. Lockify changes the game. It locks the apps you choose โ€” for real. Not a reminder. Not a nudge. A real lock, enforced at the system level, that stays on until your session ends. No sneaking. No cheating. Just focus. FOCUS MODE โ€” POMODORO THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK Choose your apps. Set your duration. Hit start. Lockify locks every selected app and starts your countdown. Work in focused sprints โ€” 25, 40, or 60 minutes, whatever fits your brain. Take short or long breaks between sessions. Your apps stay locked through breaks too, because we know exactly what happens the moment you unlock them. When your session ends, see how long you focused, how many sessions you completed, and what your current streak looks like. Then decide: keep going, or call it a great day. LOCK MODE โ€” HOURS, DAYS, YOUR CALL Sometimes you need more than a work session. Sometimes you need to lock Twitter for a week. Or Instagram for the entire weekend. Or every social app until you finish that project. Lock Mode lets you set a lock for any duration โ€” from one hour to seven full days. The lock stays active even if you close Lockify, restart your phone, or reinstall the app. It lives at the operating system level. It means business. Want to unlock early? You can. But you'll have to confirm it deliberately, and Lockify will record it. Accountability is part of the product. POMODORO TIMER โ€” BUILT FOR REAL SESSIONS The classic Pomodoro technique works, and Lockify builds on it. Set your session length, your short break, your long break, and how many sessions before a long break kicks in. Everything adapts to how you actually work โ€” not how productivity gurus think you should. The timer runs in the background. Your phone stays locked, your apps stay blocked, and the clock keeps ticking. STREAKS & STATISTICS โ€” NUMBERS THAT MOTIVATE What gets measured gets done. Lockify tracks everything: Daily focus minutes Weekly totals and trends Monthly progress charts Session completion rate Your longest streak ever Average session length Check your stats after a productive day and feel proud. Use them as fuel after a rough week. The numbers are honest โ€” and honesty drives real change. PRESETS โ€” ONE TAP TO LOCK IN You have a morning deep work routine. An afternoon study block. An evening wind-down. Stop rebuilding them from scratch every single time. Save any session as a preset โ€” apps to block, duration, break settings, everything. Give it a name. Next time, one tap and you're locked in. Your best configurations, always one tap away. BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS If you have ADHD, you already know: knowing you should focus and actually focusing are two completely different things. The standard advice โ€” "just put your phone down" โ€” doesn't work when your brain is wired to seek novelty every thirty seconds. Lockify creates the external structure your brain needs. When an app is locked, the dopamine loop is broken before it starts. There's nothing to open. Nothing to scroll. The decision has already been made โ€” you made it when you started your session, at your best, before the distraction even had a chance. Thousands of people with ADHD use Lockify every day to study, work, write, code, and create. Not because they fixed their brains. Because they stopped fighting them and gave themselves the right tools. Lockify uses Apple's Screen Time API to enforce blocks at the OS level. Your data stays on your device. No account required. Download Lockify. Block the apps. Do the work. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Shield4 screens
Lockify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focus Shield at 16.0 against Lockify's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Shield sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lockify sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Focus Shield versus Lockify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ShieldLockify
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better18.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppAspect Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Safak Selim Sofioglu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Shield

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yealy Premium Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • LifeTime Premium Subscription$19.99
4 purchases

Lockify

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Lockify Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Lockify Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Focus Shield free?
Focus Shield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockify free?
Lockify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Shield or Lockify have ads?
Neither Focus Shield nor Lockify shows ads.

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