Comparison

Loop vs Zone Focus

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

Head to head
About

Loop

Enhance focus and build healthier habits by controlling your phone usage. This app offers tools to limit distractions, track progress, and boost productivity through timed sessions and app blocking.

Highlights
  • Screen time limits
  • Study timer/Pomodoro mode
  • App blocker
  • Usage analytics
  • Habit tracking
  • Customizable intervals
Features
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Loop – Focus & Screen Time Control Stay focused, reduce distractions, and build better habits with Loop. Whether you're studying, working, or trying to break phone addiction, Loop helps you take control. Why Loop? Screen Time Control: Limit your daily or weekly phone usage Study Timer / Pomodoro Mode: Focus sessions + scheduled breaks App Blocker / Block Apps / App Lock: Temporarily disable distracting apps Stats & Analytics: Monitor usage trends, session durations, top apps Habit Tracker: Build consistent routines and keep streaks Boost Productivity & Focus: Transition into deep work mode Key Features Set custom limits per app or category Pomodoro-style intervals (e.g. 25 min focus / 5 min break) Temporarily lock social media, games, or any apps you choose Visual dashboards: screen time, focus ratio, app ranking Streaks, habit reminders, progress tracking Clean, intuitive UI with alerts, notifications & usage insights Who is Loop for? Students needing study focus Remote workers, freelancers Users wanting better time & screen time control Anyone seeking improved productivity and healthier phone habits “Loop helped me cut screen time and stay in flow during study sessions.” Download Loop now — focus more, waste less time, master your habits. To use this app, you must agree to our End User License Agreement(EULA), avaliable: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ To use this app you must agree to our Privacy Policy, avaliable at https://sites.google.com/view/focus-loop-privacy-policy/home

About

Zone Focus

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Block distracting apps and websites when your focus session starts. Use Strict Mode when Screen Time limits are too easy to ignore. No account, no third-party analytics, and your blocked app list stays on your device. Zone helps you stop scrolling, stay out of distracting apps, and protect the time you meant to spend away from your phone. CORE FEATURES STRICT APP AND WEBSITE BLOCKING Choose the apps and websites you keep opening. When you enter the Zone, they are shielded until your session ends. STRICT MODE Make sessions harder to abandon once they begin, so your commitment survives the moment you want to scroll. FOCUS TIMERS Use focused presets for short sprints, deep work blocks, longer flow sessions, or a custom duration. DYNAMIC ISLAND AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Track your remaining time from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without unlocking your phone. APPLE HEALTH SYNC Optionally save completed focus sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes. INSIGHTS AND STREAKS See focus time, completed sessions, streaks, and blocked attempts so progress stays visible. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN Zone does not require an account, does not use third-party analytics, and cannot see the specific apps or websites you choose to block. Your focus history, streaks, insights, and Apple Health sync stay on your device. To support Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity updates, Zone may send limited timer-delivery data, such as a Live Activity push token, remaining time, running state, and APNs environment, to our backend solely to update that Live Activity. Zone does not send your blocked apps, websites, focus history, Health data, or personal usage analytics. Enter the Zone, stop scrolling, and protect your focus. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Zone Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Loop at 16.0 against Zone Focus's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Loop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Zone Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update every 10 days, Zone Focus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Loop versus Zone Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopZone Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnur UgurVikas Saini

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Zone Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Zone Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Zone Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Zone Pro (Lifetime)$59.99

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zone Focus free?
Zone Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loop or Zone Focus have ads?
Neither Loop nor Zone Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Zone Focus?
Loop ships an update every 10 days, and Zone Focus every 2 weeks. Most recently, Loop was updated on September 26, 2026 and Zone Focus on October 1, 2026.

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