Comparison

Focus vs Impedo

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

Head to head
About

Focus

Features
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Your brain forgot how to focus. You open Instagram for five minutes. Suddenly, it’s midnight. Focus helps you block distracting apps, reduce screen time, stop doomscrolling, and protect the time you want to spend studying, working, creating, or resting. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS BEFORE THEY STEAL YOUR TIME Choose the apps and websites that distract you most, then create a blocking system that works for your day. β€’ Start an immediate focus block β€’ Schedule recurring focus sessions β€’ Set daily app limits β€’ Control endless scrolling β€’ Protect study, work, and sleep time FOCUS THAT FIGHTS BACK When you try to open a distracting app, Focus interrupts the impulse and helps you return to what matters. Less mindless scrolling. More intentional time. BUILD VISIBLE MOMENTUM Small focus sessions turn into meaningful progress. β€’ Complete focus sessions β€’ Build and maintain streaks β€’ Earn XP and unlock progress β€’ Track your focused time β€’ See the time you are taking back CREATE A SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR YOU Use Focus for: β€’ Studying and exam preparation β€’ Deep work and creative projects β€’ Reducing social media use β€’ Building healthier screen habits β€’ Staying present during your day β€’ Creating distraction-free routines YOU DON’T NEED MORE WILLPOWER Distractions are designed to keep you scrolling. Focus gives you the structure, friction, and accountability needed to break the automatic loop. Set your limits. Protect your attention. Build better habits. Take your time back with Focus. Some features require a Focus Pro subscription. Subscription details and pricing are displayed before purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focuslife.space/privacy-policy

About

Impedo

Features
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Blocking an app is easy. The hard part is not unblocking it five minutes later. Impedo was built for that second part. Pick the apps, pick a duration, tap BLOCK. They stop opening. When the urge to quit early hits, the Insistent Shield steps in and rolls a task: wait it out, solve a sum in your head, shake your iPhone, walk a few steps, or clear a memory game. You can still quit β€” just not on impulse. All of it runs on Apple's own Screen Time. No VPN, no third-party profile, no data leaving your iPhone. THE BLOCK TURNS ITSELF ON β€’ By place: pin your work, your school, the gym. Arrive and it's on. Leave and it's off. β€’ By schedule: recurring windows for sleep, work, or study. Set once, forget. β€’ By Focus: turn on an iPhone Focus and Impedo's block turns on with it. WITHOUT OPENING THE APP β€’ Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the time left. β€’ Home Screen widget and a Control Center control to start, stop, or check. β€’ Apple Watch: pick a duration and block from your wrist, with a watch face complication. β€’ Siri and Shortcuts: "Block my apps with Impedo". THE BLOCK SCREEN IS YOURS Color, icon, title, subtitle, and button of the screen that covers a blocked app. You decide whether the button just closes the app or opens the way out β€” through the Insistent Shield when it's on. YOUR TIME, IN NUMBERS A report with your screen time by hour and by day, the apps that pull you in most, the time you got back, and your day streak. LOCK IMPEDO ITSELF Face ID or a passcode to open the app, so no one turns off your block for you. WHAT STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE: EVERYTHING Impedo uses Apple's FamilyControls β€” neither the app nor anyone here can see which apps you use. The report's figures are drawn by an isolated Apple extension: the app shows them on screen but never receives the data. No account, no sign-up, no ads. FREE TO START One manual block a day and one place, no card needed. Premium unlocks unlimited blocks, recurring schedules, up to 20 places, the custom block screen, and blocked-attempt history β€” yearly or lifetime.

Screenshots

Focus4 screens
Impedo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focus at 16.0 against Impedo's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Impedo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus ships an update every 9 days, Impedo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Focus versus Impedo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusImpedo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size88 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed Sunain AliiMonster Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions3
  • Focus Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Focus Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Focus Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Impedo

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Impedo Premium Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Impedo free?
Impedo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus or Impedo have ads?
Neither Focus nor Impedo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus or Impedo?
Focus ships an update every 9 days, and Impedo weekly. Most recently, Focus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Impedo on October 25, 2026.

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