FocusDown vs The Lore app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusDown
This app helps you reduce phone usage and improve focus by simply flipping your phone face down. It gamifies your focus sessions with a mascot, leaderboards, and progress tracking to build lasting habits.
- Flip phone to start focus
- Focus mascot companion
- Leaderboards and friend challenges
- Session tracking and analytics
- Ambient soundscapes
- Pomodoro and custom timers
- Focus tags for organization
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Your phone is winning. Flip it face down and take it back. FocusDown turns deep focus into a game. Block distracting apps, build streaks, and out-focus your friends. FLIP TO FOCUS Flip your phone face-down and your session starts. Lift it before time's up and your apps stay locked. The simplest way to actually put the phone down. BLOCK WHAT DISTRACTS YOU TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snap — lock the apps that eat your day during every focus session. No willpower required. BUILD A STREAK YOU WON'T BREAK Every session powers up your phone mascot — from Groggy to Legendary — and grows a streak you won't want to lose. RANK AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS Add friends, join live focus rooms, and climb the global leaderboard. Studying alone is boring. Studying ranked is not. COLLECT THE WORLD Earn stamps and souvenirs from every country, one session at a time. Turn focus hours into a passport you actually want to fill. BUILT FOR FOCUS THAT STICKS • Pomodoro timers + deep work sessions • Detailed stats — see exactly where your focus goes • Made for studying, deep work, and ADHD brains that need a nudge • Beat doomscrolling, dopamine detox & phone addiction for good Stop scrolling. Flip down. Lock in. Download FocusDown and make focus the game you want to win. Terms of Use: https://focusdownapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://focusdownapp.com/privacy
The Lore app
This app gamifies self-improvement with daily challenges designed to build consistency and positive habits. It focuses on progress over perfection, offering motivating tasks that help users grow in areas like focus, discipline, and productivity.
- Daily gamified challenges
- Streak building for consistency
- Focus on personal growth
- Progress tracking
- Distraction-free experience
- Habit formation
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Lore turns self-improvement into a game.Lore helps you stay consistent by giving you a new challenge every day. Each challenge is simple, motivating, and designed to keep you moving forward. Complete challenges, build streaks, and turn consistency into a habit instead of a struggle. There is no pressure and no overwhelm. Just daily wins that add up over time. Lore works by focusing on what matters most. You get daily challenges that reset every 24 hours, streaks that reward consistency, and challenges built around focus, discipline, and personal growth. You can track your progress over time in a clean, fast, and distraction free experience. Whether your goal is building better habits, improving mental strength, increasing productivity, or growing as a person, Lore gives you a reason to show up every day. Miss a day and you can reset and start again. Complete a streak and build momentum. Lore is not about perfection. It is about progress. Start today. Complete the challenge. Protect your streak.Start today. Complete the challenge. Protect your streak. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Lore app at none against FocusDown's shown. The Lore app also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). FocusDown's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. FocusDown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and The Lore app sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Lore app holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FocusDown has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of FocusDown's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Lore app's.
FocusDown ships an update every 3 weeks, The Lore app monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusDown | The Lore app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Raidersoul LLC | Dagim Cross |
Customer experience
FocusDown
The Lore app
In-app purchases
FocusDown
- FocusDown Pro - Weekly$6.997 Days
- FocusDown Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- FocusDown Pro - Special Offer$14.991 Year
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- FocusDown Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
The Lore app
- More challenges7 Days trial$1.991 Month
