Comparison

FocusOwl vs Screen Time & Focus

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

Head to head
About

FocusOwl

Enhance your concentration and build effective study habits with this app. It offers Pomodoro timers, app blocking to eliminate distractions, and collaborative study rooms to keep you motivated. Track your progress with detailed insights into your focus sessions.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer
  • App blocking
  • Group study rooms
  • Focus insights
  • Study habit tracking
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Struggling to stay focused while studying? FocusOwl helps you eliminate distractions, stay accountable, and build consistent study habits — alone or with friends. Designed for students, professionals, and lifelong learners, FocusOwl combines focus timers, group study rooms, and app blocking to create the perfect environment for deep work. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS Take control of your focus. FocusOwl lets you block distracting apps during study sessions so you can stay fully engaged without interruptions. SMART FOCUS & POMODORO TIMER Use proven focus techniques like Pomodoro to structure your study time. Track sessions, total focus hours, and average session length — all in one place. STUDY TOGETHER IN REAL TIME Join or create group study rooms to stay motivated with friends. When others are focusing, you’re more likely to stay focused too. FOCUS INSIGHTS Visualize your study habits with detailed insights: • Total focus hours • Daily and weekly study sessions • Current streaks CALM, MINIMAL DESIGN FocusOwl’s soothing design and friendly owl mascot create a stress-free environment that helps you focus longer and study better. PERFECT FOR: • Students preparing for exams • Group study sessions • Deep work and productivity • Building consistent focus habits SUBSCRIPTIONS: Weekly subscription US 2.99/week Monthly subscription US 3.99/month Yearly subscription US 33.99/year FocusOwl isn’t just a timer — it’s a complete focus and study companion. Terms of Use : https://kissgames658.com/#terms Privacy Policy: https://kissgames658.com/#privacy

About

Screen Time & Focus

This app locks your distracting applications until you complete focused work. Earn back screen time by dedicating periods to tasks, effectively rewiring your habits. It uses system-level blocking for robust enforcement.

Highlights
  • System-level app blocking
  • Earned screen time rewards
  • Customizable focus sessions
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Siri Shortcuts support
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Your apps stay locked until you earn them. Do thirty minutes of real focus, get ten minutes back. Over weeks, the loop rewires and the apps stop being the default. Lavendr turns the usual focus app inside out. Instead of begging you to use your phone less, it makes the work you have been avoiding the only key to the apps you cannot put down. Block first. Focus. Earn the time. Spend it without the guilt. How it works Pick the apps that pull you in. Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, whatever yours are. Write a task in your own words. Learn Spanish. Study for the certification. Write the chapter. Start a focus session, anywhere from fifteen to sixty minutes. Lavendr caps sessions at sixty minutes on purpose. The deep work pretending to last three hours rarely does. During the session your chosen apps are blocked at the system level. A background extension re-applies the block automatically, so closing or force-quitting Lavendr will not get you past it. Within iOS, this is as firm as a block can be. Finish, and the time is yours: every thirty minutes of focus earns ten minutes on the apps you blocked. Use it now or save it. Every Sunday at midnight the unused minutes reset, so Monday starts fresh. Why it works when willpower apps do not Most focus tools treat phone addiction as a willpower problem and ask you to try harder. Lavendr treats it as a behavior loop and rewires it. The apps you cannot stop checking get blocked. The work you cannot make yourself start becomes the way back in. Over time the brain learns a new order: focus first, scroll second, and only on what you actually meant to open. Pure blockers restrict your apps and give you nothing in return, which is why most people quit them inside a week. Plain timers structure your work but ignore the pull of the phone. Lavendr is built around the exchange itself. Your screen time becomes the earned reward for the focus you finished, and that trade is what changes the habit. Built for iPhone Lavendr uses Apple’s Screen Time controls to enforce real, system-level blocks on the apps you choose. Closing or force-quitting Lavendr does not simply end the block. When your earned time runs out, the shield comes back automatically. The focus timer can also appear on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during active sessions. Widgets show your current session, earned minutes, and weekly streak. Siri Shortcuts let you start a session, check earned time, or add a task without opening the app. Privacy by architecture Lavendr's privacy is structural, not a promise. Your tasks, your blocked-apps list, and your earned minutes stay on your device. The analytics you see are rendered inside an Apple-enforced sandbox that cannot send data off the phone. There is no account, no login, no analytics SDK, and no advertising tracking. The only outside service is the subscription receipt check used to validate your membership. Lavendr membership Lavendr is a subscription app. Your free trial unlocks the full experience: app blocking, unlimited focus sessions and tasks, earned screen time, the custom shield, Live Activities, widgets, Siri Shortcuts, weekly insights, and streaks. Subscription options are shown before purchase and may vary by country or region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lavendr.so/privacy

Screenshots

FocusOwl4 screens
Screen Time & Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusOwl at every 5 days against Screen Time & Focus's fortnightly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. FocusOwl sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Screen Time & Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FocusOwl against 5.0 for Screen Time & Focus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusOwl ships an update every 5 days, Screen Time & Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FocusOwl versus Screen Time & Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusOwlScreen Time & Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenardo SmithDomino Effect Labs LLC

Customer experience

FocusOwl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screen Time & Focus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusOwl

Subscriptions3
  • All Access$2.997 Days
  • All Access$3.991 Month
  • All Access$33.991 Year
2 purchases

Screen Time & Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Lavendr Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Lavendr Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is FocusOwl free?
FocusOwl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time & Focus free?
Screen Time & Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FocusOwl or Screen Time & Focus?
FocusOwl and Screen Time & Focus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do FocusOwl or Screen Time & Focus have ads?
Neither FocusOwl nor Screen Time & Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusOwl or Screen Time & Focus?
FocusOwl ships an update every 5 days, and Screen Time & Focus fortnightly. Most recently, FocusOwl was updated on October 30, 2026 and Screen Time & Focus on October 24, 2026.

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