Focus Fence vs Regen Method Replace Scrolling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Fence
This app replaces your cluttered home screen with a minimalist launcher, allowing you to access essential apps with a single tap. It also features location-based blocking of distracting apps and websites to help you stay focused in specific environments.
- Minimalist home screen launcher widgets
- Location-based app blocking (Focus Fence)
- Customizable focus zones
- Scheduling for focus zones
- Screen Time controls for apps and websites
- Emergency Unblock feature
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Block apps by location. Set it and forget it. Focus Fence automatically blocks distracting apps and websites when you arrive at work, school, the gym, or home. Choose the places where you want to focus, and let your location activate your rules. CHOOSE YOUR PLACES Find a location on the map and adjust the boundary to fit. Your location rule turns on when you enter and stops applying when you leave. Add a schedule if you only need a fence during certain hours. CHOOSE WHAT TO BLOCK Block selected apps, websites, and categories, or allow only the essentials while a fence is active. Optional one-time app-to-website links let you include a service's website whenever its linked app is selected in a block-list mode. You choose the association, and can turn linked website blocking off for each mode. YOUR IPHONE AND IPAD, YOUR CHOICE Keep a separate setup on each device, or opt in to iCloud setup sync. Share modes, locations, schedules, typed website lists, and protection settings using the same iCloud account. Select blocked apps, grant permissions, and enable imported locations separately on each device. Each device applies its own rules based on its own location. Your existing subscription or lifetime purchase works on iPhone and iPad with the same Apple Account for App Store purchases. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. A CALMER HOME SCREEN, TOO The minimalist launcher and Home Screen widgets keep Messages, Maps, Calendar, music, and your other essentials close. Put the apps you mean to use in a simple list. A FRIENDLIER FIRST FENCE Guided setup walks you through choosing a place, distractions, and permissions. Use Check my setup to record whether blocking and restored access worked for your fence. A local seven-day recap shows recorded fence activity, not time saved. ROOM FOR REAL LIFE Protection settings add friction to changing active rules. Limited Emergency Unblocks provide temporary access when you need an exception. LOCAL BY DEFAULT Focus Fence uses Apple's Screen Time controls and location permissions. Your rules stay on your device unless you choose iCloud setup sync. App-to-website links, Screen Time selections, and session history stay local. No separate Focus Fence account is required. Anonymous usage analytics help improve the app; see the privacy policy for details. BUILT BY AN INDIE DEVELOPER Hey, it's Dean. I built Focus Fence because I needed it myself. When you write in for support, you get me. Download Focus Fence and put a boundary around distractions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getfocusfence.com/privacy/
Regen Method Replace Scrolling
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Your apps are designed to be hard to put down. Regen flips that on its head: the apps that distract you stay locked until you do something that's actually good for you: study. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps that pull you in: social media, games, whatever derails your day. Set the hours you want to stay focused. During those hours, those apps are locked. To open them, Regen shows you a few flashcards. Get enough right and your apps unlock. Miss, and you can try again or spend your one emergency unlock for the day. Five minutes of studying before each scroll adds up fast. Over a week, that's real learning instead of a feed you won't remember. EARN YOUR SCROLL TIME WITH SCROLL COINS Every card you get right earns Scroll Coins. Those coins are your currency for the apps you love. Want ten minutes on your feed? Spend the coins you earned by studying. Run out, and it's time to learn a little more. Your attention finally has a price, and you're the one who sets it. FOCUS TIMER Need to lock in? Start a Pomodoro-style focus session and Regen keeps your distractions sealed while you work. Study, write, or get through your to-do list in focused blocks, then take a real break you've earned. STUDY WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT Tell Regen what you want to learn and it builds personalized decks of cards for you. Languages, science, history, exam prep: your unlocks teach you something worth keeping. BUILD A STREAK Every day you study keeps your streak alive. Evening reminders nudge you before you break it. Watch the number climb and you'll find yourself reaching for your cards instead of your feed. WHY REGEN WORKS It puts a small, useful task between you and your distractions The friction is just enough to break the autopilot scroll You earn your scroll time instead of losing hours to it You end the day having learned something instead of losing an hour Your focus schedule runs automatically, so you only set it once FOCUS SCHEDULES Set custom blocks like "Study Time" on weekday afternoons or "Evening Focus" after 6 PM. Distracting apps stay locked during those windows until you earn them back. Regen uses Apple's Screen Time to block apps privately and securely on your device. Take back your attention. Start your streak today. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Focus Fence at 18.0 against Regen Method Replace Scrolling's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Fence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Regen Method Replace Scrolling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Fence | Regen Method Replace Scrolling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dean Wahle | Venturous Studio |
In-app purchases
Focus Fence
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime$199.99
Regen Method Replace Scrolling
- Weekly$7.997 Days
- Regen Pro$14.991 Month
- Annual$49.991 Year
Questions
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