Comparison

FocusLapse vs momblock

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

Head to head
About

FocusLapse

Record your study or work sessions as time-lapse videos. This app helps reduce phone distractions and provides a visual log of your effort. Review your progress with animated overlays and history tracking.

Highlights
  • Record study/work sessions as time-lapse videos
  • Animated analog clock overlay
  • Front and rear camera support
  • Adjustable video speed
  • Focus history and progress graphs
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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FocusLapse turns your study, work and reading sessions into time-lapse videos and a personal focus log. Set down your phone and start focusing. Recording yourself at work can help you stay with the task in front of you. Turn a long session into a short video, then look back and see the effort you put in. Features • Record time-lapse videos while you focus • Review your focus time in charts • Add a rating and a note to each session • Delete unwanted sessions and remove their time from your totals • Switch between front and rear cameras • Choose video orientation, clock design and study-time display before recording • Combine multiple time-lapse videos into one highlight video • Save finished videos to Photos • Check your focus time in a widget Keep a visual record of your study or work routine. You can share your finished videos through your usual social apps. Free to use, with no ads or account required. Videos, focus records, ratings and notes stay on your device and are not sent to the developer's servers. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian and French. The app follows your device's preferred languages.

About

momblock

This app helps you break bad digital habits by using accountability. When you try to open a blocked app, a chosen contact's photo and message appear, reminding you to stay on track. It offers features like daily time budgets and progress tracking to encourage self-control.

Highlights
  • Accountability partner reminders
  • Daily time budgets
  • App and site blocking
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Strict mode for intense focus
  • Customizable notifications
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You open the app "just for a second." An hour disappears. Nobody knows you want to stop more than you do. momblock is a screen-time blocker that doesn't rely on willpower. Open a blocked app and the person you chose takes over the screen — your mom, your grandpa, your partner, with their photo and their words. A face that brings you back to reality. HOW IT WORKS - Pick the apps and sites you want to quit (3 of each, free) - When you open one, their photo and message step in - You can still choose "not yet" — but it goes on the record YOU DON'T HAVE TO QUIT COMPLETELY Set a daily budget like "30 minutes a day." Reaching the limit and stopping still counts as a kept day. Watch the green days stack up on your calendar. RECORDS AND BADGES Kept-day streaks, per-app blocking trends, your risky hours, and badges for the days you held the line. STRICT MODE FOR THE SERIOUS (PLUS) Once on, protection can't be weakened. Turning it off takes a 5-second hold and a 24-hour wait. Impulses don't get a vote. PRIVACY Your photos and custom messages stay on this device. No account required. MOMBLOCK PLUS - No ads - Unlimited app blocking, up to 50 sites plus an allowlist - Register as many people as you want, and assign one per card - AI calls - Strict mode Free forever if you want (the free plan shows ads on some screens). Start with one app you wish you opened less. Terms of Use: https://momblock-support.vercel.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://momblock-support.vercel.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

FocusLapse4 screens
momblock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FocusLapse at 100% against momblock's 57%. FocusLapse also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). momblock's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence 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. momblock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. FocusLapse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusLapse ships an update fortnightly, momblock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FocusLapse versus momblock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusLapsemomblock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercocon Godo KaishaIbuki Hara

Customer experience

FocusLapse

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

momblock

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

FocusLapse

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

momblock

Subscriptions3
  • Plus (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Plus (Yearly)$39.991 Year
  • Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is FocusLapse free?
FocusLapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is momblock free?
momblock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusLapse or momblock have ads?
momblock shows ads; FocusLapse does not.
Which is updated more often, FocusLapse or momblock?
FocusLapse ships an update fortnightly, and momblock every 3 weeks. Most recently, FocusLapse was updated on October 16, 2026 and momblock on October 9, 2026.

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