Comparison

LOCK IN. vs Focused

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

Head to head
About

LOCK IN.

This app helps users break free from social media addiction by blocking access to distracting applications. It gamifies digital detox through friend challenges and streak tracking, offering detailed analytics and motivational reminders to support focus and mental clarity.

Highlights
  • Complete app lockout
  • Friend challenges for focus streaks
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Focus analytics and insights
  • Motivational reminders
Features
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Break free from social media addiction. LOCK IN helps you reclaim your time, focus, and mental clarity. Transform your relationship with social media and unlock your potential. LOCK IN is the most powerful app blocker that turns digital detox into a rewarding, social experience. Key Features (available with In-App Subscription): • Complete Lock Out - Unique full block feature to prevent accessing any apps during work periods • Friend Challenges - Compete with friends to see who can maintain the longest focus streaks • Streak Tracking - Build momentum with daily streak counters that motivate consistent progress • Focus Analytics - Track your progress with detailed insights into your digital habits • Motivational Reminders - Stay inspired with personalized notifications and progress celebrations Why LOCK IN Works: Turn willpower into a game. Our unique social accountability system makes staying focused fun and rewarding. When you know your friends are tracking their streaks too, you'll think twice before opening that time-wasting app. Complete lockout, no options. Other apps give you the option to override. Our complete lock-out feature prevents you from even closing LOCK IN. before your work session is complete, preventing you from unconscious phone pick-ups. Perfect for: • Students preparing for exams • Professionals seeking deep work • Anyone wanting to reduce screen time • People struggling with social media addiction • Groups looking to support each other's digital wellness goals Start your journey to digital freedom today By downloading this app, you agree to the App Store Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focused

This app helps you track, analyze, and share your focus sessions. It offers advanced analytics, app blocking during sessions, and multiple timer modes including Pomodoro. Set daily and weekly goals to improve your productivity and understand your time management.

Highlights
  • Track focus sessions
  • Advanced analytics and insights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Pomodoro and other timer modes
  • Organize sessions with tags
  • Create and share session summaries
  • Set daily and weekly focus goals
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Turn screen time into focus time. Focused helps you start real focus sessions, block distracting apps while you work, and track the progress you make every day. Whether you are studying, reading, working, building a business, or trying to spend less time scrolling, Focused gives you a simple system for locking in and finishing focused work. What you can do with Focused: Block distracting apps during focus sessions Track your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly focus time. Use unlimited, timed, or Pomodoro-style sessions Tag sessions like Deep Work, Study, Reading, or Research See analytics that show when you focus best Share your focus with custom focus shareables. Set goals that help you build a routine you can keep Focused is for people who are tired of feeling scattered and want a clearer, calmer, more consistent way to work. *Focused is a subscription-based app. After onboarding, an active subscription is required to access the app’s features, including starting focus sessions, viewing analytics, sharing your focus with shareables, blocking distracting apps, and other Focused features.* Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focusedtermsofservice.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2d2372924bc48032aa9ef7bcebbf8e2d

Screenshots

LOCK IN.4 screens
Focused4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: LOCK IN. at free with in-app purchases against Focused's subscription. Focused's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. LOCK IN. sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Focused sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LOCK IN. against 4.7 for Focused. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LOCK IN. versus Focused: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOCK IN.Focused
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCam ScoglioMatthew Morones

Customer experience

LOCK IN.

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focused

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LOCK IN.

Subscriptions1
  • LOCK IN. Pro$1.997 Days
5 purchases

Focused

Subscriptions5
  • Focused$12.991 Month
  • Focused$14.991 Month
  • Focused$29.991 Year
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  • Focused$39.991 Year
  • Focused$49.991 Year

Questions

Is LOCK IN. free?
LOCK IN. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focused free?
Focused is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LOCK IN. or Focused?
LOCK IN. and Focused are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do LOCK IN. or Focused have ads?
LOCK IN. shows ads; Focused does not.

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