LockMotto vs Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockMotto
Display a custom quote, reminder, or mantra directly on your iPhone's Lock Screen. This minimalist widget offers a distraction-free way to keep your chosen words visible every time you unlock your device.
- Customizable lock screen quotes
- Minimalist widget design
- Ad-free experience
- No user tracking
- Light/Dark mode adaptation
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Put your motto where it matters. LockMotto lets you place one simple, meaningful line on your iPhone Lock Screen — a quote, a reminder, a mantra. Nothing more. Just the words you choose, shown every time you wake your phone. What it does • Add your own motto Write a line that keeps you focused or calm, and see it instantly on your Lock Screen. • Clean and quiet No ads. No tracking. No distractions. Your screen stays yours. • Minimal and readable A lightweight widget that fits any setup and adapts to Light/Dark Mode. Why it matters Your Lock Screen is the first thing you see all day. Make it a moment of clarity instead of noise. LockMotto — your words, front and center. Free. No ads.
Focus
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Focus turns the dates you care about into widgets you actually see. Countdowns, habit trackers and counters — on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, where a number does more than a reminder buried inside an app. THREE KINDS OF WIDGET • Countdown — in days, or down to the second. When the day finally arrives, the widget says so instead of counting into the negative. • Habit tracker — tick today straight from the Home Screen, without opening anything. A month grid, your current streak, your best run, and badges at 7, 30, 100 and 365 days. • Counter — glasses of water, books read, cigarettes not smoked. One tap adds one, from the widget itself. MADE TO LOOK LIKE YOURS Eight themes, free colour choice, gradient backgrounds, your own photo behind the widget with blur and dimming, five typefaces, and control over every text colour. BADGES YOU KEEP Streak badges are earned on your best run ever — never on the current one. Losing a streak already stings; it should not take a badge with it. NOTIFICATIONS, WITHOUT THE NAGGING Three moments, all of them your own doing: a countdown arriving, a badge earned, a counter filled. Free, off until you ask for them, and nothing that begs you to come back. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account. No sign-up. No server. Everything is stored on your device, and the whole app works offline. FREE Unlimited countdowns, one habit tracker, one counter, two themes and the small widget — and the very first widget you make keeps every Pro option, for good. It is the only honest way to show what Pro looks like before asking. FOCUS PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Unlimited habit trackers and counters • All eight themes • Any colour, gradients, and your own photos • Five typefaces • Medium and Lock Screen widgets • Goals of your own — any number of days, not just 7, 30 or 100 Available in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockMotto at none against Focus's 1. LockMotto also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Focus's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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. Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LockMotto asks for nothing beyond the download.
LockMotto ships an update every 3 days, Focus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockMotto | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 俊 吕 | David Calonne |
In-app purchases
LockMotto
No in-app purchases
Focus
- Focus Premium$3.99









