Daily Progress Bar vs Pico Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Progress Bar
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Visualize your time with simple progress bars. This app shows how far you’ve made it through the day, the month, and the year—all in one clean, minimal view. Features • Three progress bars: track the day, the month, and the year. • Small and Medium Size Widgets for your Home Screen: check the progress without opening the app. • Themes: choose different color palettes to match your style. • Minimal design: no distractions, just time at a glance.
Pico Focus
This app helps you stay focused by blocking distracting applications across your iPhone and Mac. Set custom session lengths and view insights into your usage patterns to improve productivity.
- Cross-device app blocking
- Customizable focus session lengths
- Full-screen distraction shield
- Usage insights and trend analysis
- AI-powered daily attention summary
- Motivational focus companion
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Pico is your focus companion to stay locked in. Pick the apps that derail you, choose how long, and tap Lock in. Pico blocks them across your iPhone and Mac until your time is up. LOCK IN ACROSS IPHONE AND MAC - Block the same apps on both devices with one tap. - Start a session on your phone and your Mac locks in too. - Distractions are gone everywhere you work, not just on one screen. (Cross-device sync uses the Pico Mac app.) HARD-LOCK FOCUS SESSIONS - Set the blocklist once. Choose a length, from 15 minutes to 8 hours. - Blocked apps hit a full-screen Pico shield. - Need out early? You face a 30-second breathing pause first SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES - A feed of insights pulled from your real usage: peak distraction hour, pickup cadence ("every 11 minutes"), top apps, today vs yesterday. - Watch your numbers trend down as the focus sessions add up. - Pair Pico with your Mac for a daily AI summary of where your attention actually went across both devices. A FOCUS APP WITH A PULSE Pico is the little orange character who locks in alongside you. The block screen meets you with a quote instead of a cold wall. Focus should feel like something you want to come back to, not a punishment. PICO PRO Unlock unlimited focus sessions, the full insights feed, and cross-device sync with Pico Pro: $6.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://picofocus.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://picofocus.netlify.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Progress Bar at none against Pico Focus's 1. Pico Focus's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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. Pico Focus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Daily Progress Bar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daily Progress Bar ships an update monthly, Pico Focus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Progress Bar | Pico Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | All Seasons Studio LLC | Adhiv Dhar |
In-app purchases
Daily Progress Bar
No in-app purchases
Pico Focus
- Pico Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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