FocusLock vs AppTimeLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
FocusLock
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Your phone is stealing 3 to 5 hours of your life every day. Willpower isnβt working. FocusLock is the solution. Not a polite reminder. Not a timer you can dismiss. FocusLock is a true system-level lock. When your session starts, Instagram, TikTok, games, and distractions are physically locked down. No cheats. No excuses. Real discipline. β WHY FOCUSLOCK ACTUALLY WORKS β’ REAL APP BLOCKING (System-Level) Select any app or category. Once locked, Apple's Screen Time shields physically prevent you from opening them until your session is complete. β’ THE CYBER GARDEN (High-Stakes Focus) Every focus session plants a digital tree. Stay focused and watch your cyber garden flourish. Give up or leave the app in Hardcore Mode: your tree withers and dies. Transform your discipline into living art. β’ HARDCORE MODE (Zero Grace) For when you need absolute execution. Step out of the app for even one second, and your session fails instantly. Built for deep workers, founders, and students who play to win. β’ FAMILY LOCK (Parental Control PIN) Tired of battling your kids over Roblox, YouTube, and TikTok? Lock addictive apps on your childβs device for study hours or bedtime behind a secure parental PIN. No account required, no tracking. β’ BULLETPROOF PRIVACY BY DESIGN Unlike other screen time apps, FocusLock has: - ZERO user accounts - ZERO tracking or analytics - ZERO cloud servers storing your activity - ZERO ads, ever. What happens on your device stays on your device. β’ DISCIPLINE TRACKER & SMART STREAKS - Monthly focus calendar tracking every minute of deep work - Custom session tags (Deep Work, Study, Coding, Detox) - Daily goals and streak protection reminders - Quick ritual shortcuts to launch your favorite session in 1 tap --- β START YOUR 3-DAY FREE TRIAL Unlock full access to FocusLock Elite with a 3-day risk-free trial: β’ Unlimited system app blocking β’ Hardcore Mode & Family Lock PIN β’ Complete Cyber Garden & all tree species β’ Advanced calendar analytics & scheduled sessions Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your App Store Account Settings. β’ Privacy Policy: https://focuslockapp.vercel.app/privacy β’ Terms of Service: https://focuslockapp.vercel.app/terms β’ Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AppTimeLock
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Your app gets 30 minutes. Then it locks. Pick the app you open without thinking and choose how long it gets. When the time runs out, the app locks for a while, then the minutes start again. No account to make. Your settings stay on your iPhone or iPad. FOUR WAYS TO LOCK AN APP Time limit. Give the app 5 to 240 minutes. When they run out, it locks for 15 minutes to 12 hours, as you choose. Make me wait. The app stays within reach, but every open starts with a wait, and Close is the easy button. Wait it out and you get a Pass: 5 minutes in the app. The first wait of the day is 10 seconds, and each Pass makes the next one longer. Write one sentence about why you're doing this, and it shows while you wait. Always locked. The app stays closed until you change it. On a schedule. The app locks during the hours you pick, on the days you pick. STRICT MODE With Strict Mode on, you can't remove a lock, loosen one or turn Strict Mode off until a timer runs out. You set the timer, from 5 minutes to 4 hours, and get a notification when it's done. SEE IT WORKING The main screen counts the times a lock stopped you today. Under that are your streak and the hours your apps were locked this week. Progress shows a bar for each day of the week. Every 7 days in a row earns a streak freeze, which covers a missed day. A recap arrives on Sunday evening, and you can turn it off. You can share a card with your numbers. It never names your apps. PRIVATE No sign-up and no email. Apple's Screen Time hides your app choices from us, so we never see which apps you lock. We count anonymous events, like how many people finish setup, and nothing that identifies you. FREE AND PRO Free: one app with Time limit or Make me wait, your streak, this week's stats, the share card and 1 streak freeze. Pro: as many apps as you want, whole groups such as Social in one go, Always locked, On a schedule, Strict Mode, Passes of 1, 5, 15 or 30 minutes, Gentle, Standard or Firm waits, every past week of stats and up to 3 streak freezes. Pro is a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial if you haven't had one before, and the app can remind you the day before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel them in Settings. Terms of Use: https://apptimelock.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://apptimelock.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AppTimeLock at monthly against FocusLock's every 3 months. FocusLock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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
Both are free to download. FocusLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and AppTimeLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusLock ships an update every 3 months, AppTimeLock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusLock | AppTimeLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Zouaoui | Muhammad Farhan Almasyhur |
In-app purchases
FocusLock
- Focus Monthly$4.991 Month
- Focus Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime PRO$49.99
AppTimeLock
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









