Comparison

SoFocus vs COMMIT

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

Head to head
About

SoFocus

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SoFocus is a focus friend and app blocker for Screen Time. Start a focus session, block distracting apps with iOS Screen Time, and let your friends keep you accountable until the work is done. β€” YOUR SQUAD KEEPS SCORE β€” Real-time presence tracking shows every member when you're in a session and when you've gone quiet. No hiding. No rescheduling. Just showing up. β€” APPROVAL-GATED EXITS β€” Want to leave early? You'll need your squad to approve it first. That one moment of friction is the difference between giving up and getting through. Social pressure beats self-discipline. Every time. β€” COMPETE FOR THE WEEK β€” Who clocked the most focus hours this week? Weekly leaderboards rank every squad member. Hit your collective goal and unlock shared rewards. Fall short and the streak resets β€” for everyone. β€” SCREEN TIME BLOCKING β€” SoFocus integrates with iOS Screen Time to block the apps that derail you mid-session. No cheating. No distractions. Just the work that matters. β€” ENTER THE WORLD OF THE TIMEKEEPERS β€” Turn focusing into a 16-bit adventure. In Keepers of Time, every real focus session is a battle: face the Doomscroll Wyrm, level up your Timekeeper, and help restore a world devoured by distraction. Sit under the Elder Tree and watch friends and strangers focusing beside you β€” live. Prefer the classic app? The RPG is optional and one toggle away. β€” BUILT FOR HUMANS β€” Not superhumans. Not people with infinite willpower. Students trying to stay off TikTok. Founders working from home alone. Remote teams that need accountability without micromanaging. Anyone who does better when they're not working alone. ***I've tried every focus app out there. Nothing worked until my friends were watching.*** β€” Early SoFocus user SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED To access features of SoFocus a subscription is required. A 14-days free trial is also available in which period all features are unlocked. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

COMMIT

Features
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Turn your dreams into goals. Give them a deadline. Build the road ahead. Stay accountable. COMMIT is a focused goal setting and accountability app designed to help you stop leaving your biggest ambitions in the β€œsomeday” category and start turning them into concrete, time bound goals. A dream is easy to postpone. A goal with a deadline is different. Whether you want to launch a business, learn a new skill, save for something important, plan a trip, complete a personal project, get fit, or simply make progress on something that matters to you, COMMIT gives you a clear place to define what you want, decide when you want to achieve it, and understand what needs to happen along the way. Instead of overwhelming you with complicated productivity systems, COMMIT keeps your goals visible, simple, and actionable. See your deadlines at a glance, break ambitious goals into manageable requirements, and keep your attention on what matters most. KEY FEATURES β€’ Visual Deadlines Give every goal a target date and see exactly how much time remains. Clear countdowns make your deadlines tangible, helping transform an abstract ambition into something you can actively work toward. β€’ Goal Requirements Big goals can feel overwhelming when they stay in your head. Break them into actionable requirements or checklist items so you always have a clearer idea of what needs to happen next. β€’ Accountability Through Visibility Your goals should not disappear after you create them. COMMIT keeps your commitments visible throughout your day so you stay aware of what you said you wanted to accomplish. β€’ Home Screen Widgets Keep your goals directly on your Home Screen with Small and Medium widgets. Use Smart Mode to automatically show the goal with the nearest upcoming deadline, or choose a specific goal to keep in view. β€’ Smart Sorting Know what deserves your attention first. COMMIT automatically organizes your active goals around their upcoming deadlines so the most urgent commitments stay easy to find. β€’ Goal Customization Make every goal feel personal. Choose a unique emoji and vibrant color theme to quickly recognize your goals and make your progress easier to scan. β€’ Goal History Completed goals deserve to be remembered. Use the dedicated history experience to look back at what you committed to and celebrate the goals you finished. TURN DREAMS INTO GOALS Most people have ambitions they keep putting off. β€œI’ll start my business someday.” β€œI’ll learn that skill someday.” β€œI’ll take that trip someday.” β€œI’ll finally finish that project someday.” COMMIT changes the question from β€œSomeday?” to β€œWhen?” Set a deadline. Define the requirements. See the time remaining. Keep the goal visible. Take the next step. The purpose is not to make your life busier with another task list. It is to make the things that genuinely matter harder to forget. A deadline creates clarity. A roadmap creates direction. Visibility creates awareness. Accountability creates commitment. FROM DREAM TO DONE COMMIT is built around a simple progression: Dream β†’ Goal β†’ Deadline β†’ Roadmap β†’ Action β†’ Achievement Start with something you want to accomplish. Turn it into a specific goal. Give that goal a date. Define the requirements that will move you forward. Keep the goal visible and work through the steps. When you finish, your completed goal becomes part of your history. Your goals can be big or small. What matters is that they mean somethingto you. Use COMMIT for: β€’ Personal goals β€’ Long-term ambitions β€’ Learning and education β€’ Fitness and health goals β€’ Creative projects β€’ Business ideas and side projects β€’ Travel plans β€’ Financial milestones β€’ Important life events β€’ Skills you want to develop β€’ Projects you keep postponing β€’ Anything you refuse to leave as β€œsomeday” WHY COMMIT? Because intentions are easy to forget. Privacy Policy: https://makeithappen.w16manik.ninja/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://makeithappen.w16manik.ninja/terms-of-service

Screenshots

SoFocus4 screens
COMMIT4 screens

Verdict

The call

SoFocus and COMMIT are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. SoFocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and COMMIT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoFocus ships an update fortnightly, COMMIT every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SoFocus versus COMMIT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoFocusCOMMIT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size144 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKenroy McLeishManik Lakhanpal

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SoFocus

Subscriptions2
  • SoFocus Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • SoFocus Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

COMMIT

One-time1
  • Widget$2.99

Questions

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

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