Comparison

Lockn vs Focus Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Lockn

This app helps students focus by disabling distracting applications during study sessions. It integrates with campus tap stations to initiate and end focused work periods. Users can track their study history and engage with classmates through friend and leaderboard features.

Highlights
  • Disable distracting apps
  • Integrates with campus tap stations
  • Track study session history
  • Friends and leaderboard features
  • Promotes phone-free study
Features
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**Lockn integrates with installed tap stations in designated areas across libraries and other study spots. Please ensure that your school has partnered with Lockn before downloading the app.** As you enter the library, tap your phone to a Lockn tap station to disable distracting apps and begin a lock-in session. Use the friends and leaderboard features to interact with your classmates and see whose ahead! Log your sessions in history. When you are done studying, tap your phone on your way out. Lockn prevents phone distractions during study sessions by creating distance between you and your phone.

About

Focus Blocks

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Focus Blocks is an app blocker for iPhone and iPad that puts distracting apps out of reach during the time you set aside to focus. Choose the apps. Choose the rule. Block during focus hours, allow only inside chosen windows, or set a daily app budget. When a rule applies, selected apps are hidden system-wide until they are allowed again. No willpower games, no streaks, no social layer — just one clear setting that gives you your attention back. Built on Apple's Screen Time APIs, Focus Blocks works entirely on your device. It has no backend and no account. Your rules sync between your own devices through iCloud, under your own Apple ID. Screen Time app selections are private device-local tokens, so each device asks you to confirm the apps it should block before enabling a synced rule there. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create as many focus blocks as you want — mornings, weekdays, deep-work afternoons • Pick specific apps and whole categories in one tap • Block during a schedule, allow only during a schedule, or set a daily limit • Enable synced rules separately on each device after confirming local app selections • Add a weekly setup window so blocks cannot be edited on impulse • Enable or disable any inactive block from one screen PRIVACY BY DEFAULT • No sign-up, no account • No analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs • Uses Apple's Screen Time framework — selections and usage stay on-device • iCloud Key-Value Store is the only remote storage, and it lives in your own Apple ID Focus Blocks is self-directed. It is not a parental-control product and does not monitor or manage other people's devices. Requires iOS 18 or later.

Screenshots

Lockn3 screens
Focus Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Blocks at every 4 days against Lockn's every 2 months. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockn ships an update every 2 months, Focus Blocks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lockn versus Focus Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocknFocus Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas MylonMikhail Nemilov

In-app purchases

None

Lockn

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lockn free?
Lockn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Blocks free?
Focus Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lockn or Focus Blocks have ads?
Neither Lockn nor Focus Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockn or Focus Blocks?
Lockn ships an update every 2 months, and Focus Blocks every 4 days. Most recently, Lockn was updated on October 15, 2026 and Focus Blocks on October 8, 2026.

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