Comparison

FocusDown vs Stop Scrolling

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Stop Scrolling

Features
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Stop scrolling on autopilot. Pausely is a screen time app blocker that puts a short, calm pause between the tap and the feed. You didn't decide to open it. Your thumb did. Choose the apps that pull you in (social media, video, games) and the next time you reach for one, Pausely steps in first: a breath, a written reminder, a quiet moment to decide whether you actually want this one. You can always continue. Pausely never locks you out of your own phone. It simply returns the few seconds the habit skips, and most of the time that's all it takes. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps, categories or websites to protect, powered by Apple's Screen Time technology • Reaching for one brings up a calm pause instead: a breath to follow, a line worth reading, a moment to feel where you are • Continue if you mean it, or walk away. No guilt, no shaming either way • Or do the thing you said you'd rather do: "Or: read for 10 minutes" can open your book, your notes, your meditation app WATCH THE TIME COME BACK • Time reclaimed this week, counted in hours and minutes • Pauses, walk-aways and streaks, kept kindly and never held against you • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Live Activity while a short access window runs MADE FOR • Breaking the doomscrolling habit on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit or any app you choose • Staying focused during work, study and sleep • A digital detox that doesn't mean giving up your phone PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your iPhone. No account. No ads. No tracking • Pausely never learns which apps you block. Apple's Screen Time keeps that on your device • Until you switch on the optional AI reflection, the app makes no network calls at all IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. Pausely is not about quitting your phone. It's about the twenty opens a day you never actually chose. Privacy Policy: https://sohaibiii.github.io/pausely-links/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://sohaibiii.github.io/pausely-links/terms/

Screenshots

FocusDown4 screens
Stop Scrolling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stop Scrolling at none against FocusDown's shown. Stop Scrolling also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). FocusDown's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FocusDown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Stop Scrolling sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusDown ships an update every 3 weeks, Stop Scrolling weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FocusDown versus Stop Scrolling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusDownStop Scrolling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaidersoul LLCSohaib Ali

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FocusDown

Subscriptions4
  • 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
5 purchases

Stop Scrolling

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Family Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99
  • Premium Family Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is FocusDown free?
FocusDown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stop Scrolling free?
Stop Scrolling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusDown or Stop Scrolling have ads?
FocusDown shows ads; Stop Scrolling does not.
Which is updated more often, FocusDown or Stop Scrolling?
FocusDown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stop Scrolling weekly. Most recently, FocusDown was updated on October 23, 2026 and Stop Scrolling on October 24, 2026.

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