Comparison

FocusBlocks vs the boring app.

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

Head to head
About

FocusBlocks

Features
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FocusBlocks helps you build better focus habits through structured deep work sessions and mindful breaks. DEEP FOCUS SESSIONS Set your preferred duration and enter distraction-free focus mode. A beautiful timer keeps you on track while you concentrate on what matters most. Start, pause, or reset your sessions with simple controls. MINDFUL BREAKS Recharge with purpose using guided micro-breaks designed to restore your energy: • Deep Breathing - 4-7-8 technique to calm your mind • Eye Rest - 20-20-20 rule for screen fatigue • Stretch - Quick neck, shoulder, and back stretches • Hydrate - Reminder to drink water • Quick Walk - Step away and move around TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Watch your focus habits grow with detailed statistics: • Daily and weekly focus hours • Total completed sessions • Streak tracking to build consistency PREMIUM FEATURES Unlock the full experience with Premium: • Unlimited custom timer durations • Customizable break times • Full streak tracking and history • Session history and insights Whether you are studying, working, or creating, FocusBlocks provides the structure you need to achieve deep, meaningful focus. Build momentum one block at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

the boring app.

This app is designed to break the habit of constantly checking your phone. It offers no reward each time you use it, weakening the reflex with every interaction. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with no accounts or data harvesting.

Highlights
  • Breaks reward loop
  • Weakens checking reflex
  • No accounts required
  • No data harvesting
  • Distraction-free
Features
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Your phone is hard to put down. You pick it up without deciding to, open something, set it down, then reach for it again a minute later. That is not really a decision anymore. It is a habit, and habits run on payoff. Most times you check, something is waiting: a message, a new post, something you haven't seen. Rewards that arrive unpredictably are the kind that stick hardest, which is how checking became a reflex you barely notice. This app takes the payoff out of that moment. You pick which apps to block. When you go to open one, you come here first and solve a math problem. It is dull, it costs a little effort, and it gives you nothing back. The reflex still fires, but it meets a small wall instead of a reward, and a reflex that stops paying off slowly loses its grip. The cost also rises the more you lean on it. Unlock once and the gate is short; come back again the same day and it asks for more problems and gives less time. Leaning on it harder will make the app push back. You can set locked hours, when the blocked apps do not open at all and there is no problem that will let you in. Strict mode protects that: while a locked window is running, you cannot quietly widen your list, trim your hours, or shut the app off without solving your way through first. The watch app can remind you when a block is lifted, so a few earned minutes do not quietly turn into an hour. No accounts, no sign-in, no email, no data leaving your phone. Boring.

Screenshots

FocusBlocks3 screens
the boring app.3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: the boring app. at none against FocusBlocks's 1. the boring app. also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). FocusBlocks's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. FocusBlocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. the boring app. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusBlocks ships an update every 5 days, the boring app. every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
FocusBlocks versus the boring app.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusBlocksthe boring app.
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSAMI HINDIchristopher woods

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FocusBlocks

One-time1
  • FocusBlocks Premium$4.99
None

the boring app.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusBlocks free?
FocusBlocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is the boring app. free?
the boring app. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusBlocks or the boring app. have ads?
Neither FocusBlocks nor the boring app. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusBlocks or the boring app.?
FocusBlocks ships an update every 5 days, and the boring app. every 2 months. Most recently, FocusBlocks was updated on October 16, 2026 and the boring app. on October 16, 2026.

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