Comparison

Focus Lock vs ScreenHush

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

Head to head
About

Focus Lock

This app helps you regain control of your screen time by blocking distracting applications instantly, on a schedule, or when you reach a daily usage limit. It offers privacy-focused features and can be disguised as a calculator for discreet use.

Highlights
  • Instant app blocking
  • Scheduled app locking
  • Daily usage limits
  • Passcode protection
  • App download/deletion blocking
  • Disguise as calculator
  • Motivational quotes on lock screen
Features
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One tap to lock. Zero data collected. Your focus, your rules. FocusLock puts you back in control. Lock distracting apps instantly, on a schedule, or when you hit your daily limit. Once locked, those apps show a motivational quote — not a feed. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Lock What You Want, When You Want - Instant Lock: tap to block any app immediately - Scheduled Lock: auto-lock during work, study, or bedtime - Usage Limit Lock: set a daily cap, it locks when you hit it Nobody Gets Past It - Passcode-protect FocusLock so kids (or you) can't disable it - Block app downloads, app deletions, and in-app purchases - Shake or flip your phone for emergency exit Hide in Plain Sight - Disguise FocusLock as a calculator app — nobody will guess - The lock screen shows inspiring quotes, not your blocked apps PRIVACY THAT MEANS IT Everything runs on your device. No accounts. No servers. No analytics. We don't collect your app usage data because we literally can't. Built on Apple's Screen Time API for system-level blocking that actually works. SUBSCRIPTION Free to download. Premium features unlock with a 1-week, 1-month, or 1-year auto-renewable subscription. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Download FocusLock. Lock the scroll. Find your focus. Privacy Policy: https://burritostudio.net/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://burritostudio.net/terms.html

About

ScreenHush

Features
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Meant to sleep earlier, but kept scrolling? Is your child still watching short videos or playing games when it is time for bed? Trying to set clearer phone boundaries for homework or bedtime without monitoring private content? NightWard is a local screen time rule manager built with Apple Screen Time capabilities. Set family or personal rules, choose the apps, categories, or websites you want to limit, and reduce distractions when the rule is active. Use it for these scenarios: - Protect bedtime and homework routines: create clearer phone agreements for games, short videos, social apps, and entertainment websites. - Manage family routines on this device: protect important rules with a local admin password and help children know when phone time starts and ends. - Manage yourself: set bedtime, study, work, or morning focus rules to reduce distracting apps and websites. What you can do: - Choose family mode or personal mode. - Start from built-in rule templates. - Set one-time, daily, weekday, weekend, or custom-day rules. - Create overnight schedules such as 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM. - Choose the limited apps, categories, or websites through the Apple system picker. - Optionally prevent app installation, app removal, and in-app purchases for family rules. - Configure temporary unlocks for necessary moments. - Review local 7-day reports for completion, unlocks, and interruptions. - Upload and restore your configuration through iCloud when you choose to. Key features: - Family and personal modes in one app. - Templates for bedtime, homework, exam week, weekend entertainment, study focus, work focus, and morning focus. - Flexible schedules with custom days and overnight time ranges. - User-selected app, category, and website limits. - Temporary unlocks with 15-minute or 20-minute options and daily quotas. - Local admin password for protected family rules. - Local 7-day reports with completion rate, temporary unlocks, interruptions, and suggestions. - User-initiated iCloud configuration backup and restore. - Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English. Privacy and boundaries: - No account required. - No remote parental control or device pairing. - No messages, browsing content, photos, contacts, location, or call records collected. - The limited scope is selected by you through the Apple system picker. - Rules, admin password status, and reports are primarily stored on this device. - iCloud configuration upload and restore are started by you. - Crash diagnostics are used for stability and are not used for advertising tracking. NightWard does not replace system-level parental supervision and does not promise to stop every workaround. It focuses on a practical boundary: set the rule before the hard moment, reduce distractions when the time comes, and keep temporary flexibility when needed. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gavinkangdeveloper.github.io/saveapp/privacy-en.html

Screenshots

Focus Lock4 screens
ScreenHush3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Lock at every 10 days against ScreenHush's every 5 weeks. ScreenHush's advantage is iOS requirement (16 vs 18.2). On price, ads, 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. Focus Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and ScreenHush sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Lock ships an update every 10 days, ScreenHush every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Lock versus ScreenHush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus LockScreenHush
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.216 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTianfu New Area, Chengdu, Huayang, Burrito Software Development Studiokangkang zhu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Lock

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week Premium Membership$3.997 Days
  • 1 Month Premium Membership$6.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium Membership3 Days trial$19.991 Year
4 purchases

ScreenHush

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Quarterly Premium$9.993 Months
  • Yearly Premium$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Focus Lock free?
Focus Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenHush free?
ScreenHush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Lock or ScreenHush have ads?
Neither Focus Lock nor ScreenHush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Lock or ScreenHush?
Focus Lock ships an update every 10 days, and ScreenHush every 5 weeks. Most recently, Focus Lock was updated on November 7, 2026 and ScreenHush on October 31, 2026.

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