Comparison

Aether Habit Tracker vs App Blocker & Focus

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

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About

Aether Habit Tracker

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The Philosophy of Aether In ancient Greek philosophy, Aether was the pure, clear essence of the cosmosβ€”unaffected by chaos, embodying clarity, balance, and quiet order. The Aether app brings this philosophy to habit tracking: eliminating the noise, gamification bloat, and stress of daily routines, and turning consistency into something natural, light, and sustainable. With a beautiful, animated mesh gradient background and an ultra-clean layout, Aether helps users build routinesβ€”not just lists. Key Feature Highlights 1. Interactive iOS Widgets: Track at a Glance Checking off a habit should be friction-free. With brand new Interactive Widgets (built for iOS 17+), users can log habit completions directly from their Home Screen without ever opening the app. Today’s Habits Widget: Interactive check circles let you log habits with one tap. Supports small and medium formats. Progress Widget: A clean, circular circular gauge style widget displaying daily completion percentages. Seamless Updates: Actions taken on the Home Screen automatically sync across the app. 2. Live Activities & Dynamic Island Focus Sessions Stay in the zone with live, glanceable habit tracking. Dynamic Island Integration: Shows active focus sessions, timers, and completions directly at the top of the iPhone screen. Lock Screen Interactivity: Active focus banners feature a "Complete" button directly on the Lock Screen. Celebration Activity: Once all scheduled habits for the day are checked off, a celebratory Live Activity pops up featuring a playful companion and congratulations text ("Woof! You did it!") to reward daily consistency. 3. Visual Analytics & Insights Tab Understand your progress over time with built-in statistical visualization. SwiftUI Charts integration: A beautifully rendered 7-day completion chart shows weekly consistency. Aggregate Insights: Displays overall success rate, average streaks, best streaks, and total completion counts. Nuanced Status Tracking: Log habits as Completed, Skipped, Failed, or Restβ€”so rest days are protected and never penalize active streaks or success rates. 4. Interactive Streak Medals & Gamification Unlock milestones that reward patience and dedication. Immersive Medals: Earn badges for streaks, starting at "First Step" (first habit completed) to "Flawless Fortnight" (14 days), "One Month Master" (30 days), "Two Month Titan" (60 days), and the legendary "Century Club" (100 days). Tactile Celebration: Tapping unlocked medals triggers a delightful 3D card flip animation, a physical bounce, and custom haptic feedback to make achievements feel tangible. 5. Custom Scheduling & Reminders Build habits that fit your schedule, not the other way around. Flexible Schedules: Define daily frequencies, target weekly frequencies (e.g. 3 times a week), or select specific weekdays. Smart Reminders: Localized notifications scheduled for daily, weekly, or custom days with precise time-of-day execution. 6. CSV Data Export & Backups Your data belongs to you. Export your history anytime. Local CSV Generation: Exports habit title, status, streaks, notes, schedule, and reminders in a clean table format. Share Sheet Support: Share data instantly with Spreadsheet apps, AirDrop, files, or email.

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App Blocker & Focus

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A planned day beats a busy one. ARCO puts your day plan, your habits, and an app blocker that actually holds into one app. BLOCKED HOURS β€” AN APP BLOCKER ON A SCHEDULE Pick your distracting apps once and set the hours: work, study, sleep. ARCO blocks those apps automatically, every day, and there is no ignore button. Three strictness modes decide how many short breaks you get; ending a window early costs a deliberate wait, not a tap. The block holds until the block ends β€” that is the whole point. FOCUS SESSIONS Start a session and your distracting apps lock for exactly that long. Need a moment? Take a real break β€” apps unlock, then lock again on their own. Strict mode removes the exit entirely. Your countdown lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. PLAN YOUR DAY IN SECONDS Time-block tasks and habits onto one clean timeline. Mirror yesterday's structure in one tap and let recurring tasks handle the chores. Schedule Wake up and a real alarm rings at that time, even on silent. TASKS WITH STRUCTURE Organize tasks into projects with priorities. Capture a thought in two taps, flag what is urgent, and check things off from the same list you planned from. Done tasks stay reviewable β€” bring one back with a tap. HABITS THAT STICK Track daily habits and build streaks day by day. Timed habits run with a live timer; a monthly grid shows every day you showed up. Science says a habit takes about 66 days to lock in β€” ARCO counts them with you. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES Insights shows your most-used apps, your focus hours, and how often the wall stopped you reaching a blocked app. Gentle check-ins tell you when an app has had your attention too long. Every Monday you get your week in review; every month, the full picture β€” including your ARCO score. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your iPhone. No account, no feed, nothing watching you. Screen Time permissions are processed entirely on-device β€” ARCO never sees which apps you use. Stop negotiating with your phone. Plan the day, block the noise, and get your time back. SUBSCRIPTION ARCO Pro unlocks unlimited focus sessions, Blocked Hours and the full insights history. Title: ARCO Pro Length: 1 month, or 1 year with a 7 day free trial Price: shown in the app before purchase, in your local currency Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chupappi7.github.io/arco-app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://chupappi7.github.io/arco-app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Aether Habit Tracker4 screens
App Blocker & Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aether Habit Tracker at none against App Blocker & Focus's 3. Aether Habit Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). App Blocker & Focus's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. App Blocker & Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Aether Habit Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aether Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, App Blocker & Focus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Aether Habit Tracker versus App Blocker & Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAether Habit TrackerApp Blocker & Focus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS18.2 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinton PhilipTHINH TRAN

In-app purchases

None

Aether Habit Tracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

App Blocker & Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Aether Habit Tracker free?
Aether Habit Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is App Blocker & Focus free?
App Blocker & Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aether Habit Tracker or App Blocker & Focus have ads?
Neither Aether Habit Tracker nor App Blocker & Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aether Habit Tracker or App Blocker & Focus?
Aether Habit Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and App Blocker & Focus every 6 days. Most recently, Aether Habit Tracker was updated on September 18, 2026 and App Blocker & Focus on September 19, 2026.

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