Comparison

BackToLife Focus vs Lettuce

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

Head to head
About

BackToLife Focus

Features
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MAXIMAL 60 MINUTEN ABLENKUNG PRO TAG BackToLife hilft dir dabei, weniger Zeit in ablenkenden Apps zu verlieren und sie wieder für Dinge zu nutzen, die dir wirklich wichtig sind. UND WIE? Du setzt dir ein persönliches Tageslimit (30/45/60 min) für ablenkende Apps wie Instagram, TikTok oder Clash Royale. Den täglichen und monatlichen Fortschritt siehst du auf einen Blick. AUFSTEIGEN IM RANGMENÜ Dein Fortschritt bleibt dabei nicht unsichtbar: Mit jeder bewussten Entscheidung entwickelst du dich auf deiner Rangreise weiter. Neue Bereiche wachsen, Ränge werden erreicht und dein Weg wird Stück für Stück sichtbar. Das soll dich motivieren, dein tägliches Limit einzuhalten. GEMEINSAM MIT FREUNDEN DRANBLEIBEN Und du musst nicht allein dranbleiben. Verbinde dich mit Freunden, verfolgt euren Fortschritt und motiviert euch gegenseitig in Wochenchallenges. Dieser Ansatz ist ein bewiesener Hebel für Disziplin. REALLIFE-BEREICH Nutze deine zurückgewonnene Zeit für Reallife-Aufgaben und gute Gewohnheiten - ob alleine oder gemeinsam mit deinen Freunden. Es geht nicht darum, perfekt zu sein oder nie wieder am Handy zu sein. Es geht darum, bewusster zu entscheiden, wofür du deine Zeit nutzen möchtest. Hol dir deine Zeit zurück. Für dich, deine Ziele und das echte Leben. Nutzungsbedingungen (Standard-EULA von Apple): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lettuce

This app uses a virtual plant that thrives on focused time and wilts with distracting app usage. It allows users to block specific apps or categories, set manual or recurring focus sessions, and earn rewards for consistent focus. All features require a subscription.

Highlights
  • Focus plant visualizer
  • App and category blocking
  • Manual and scheduled focus sessions
  • Lock screen live activity
  • Streaks, badges, and daily goals
  • Vacation mode
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Your focus has a face — a tiny head of lettuce that thrives when you focus and wilts when you doomscroll. Block distracting apps. Watch your lettuce come back to life. MEET YOUR FOCUS BUDDY Your lettuce isn't just a mascot. It's an honest little gauge of how you're treating your phone. Run a focus session and it perks up. Burn an hour on TikTok and… well, you'll see. No guilt trips, no shame spirals — just a vegetable that tells you the truth. BLOCK ANYTHING THAT DERAILS YOU Powered by Apple's official Screen Time framework, so blocks actually stick. • Block specific apps — pick Instagram, TikTok, X, games, anything • Block whole categories — Social, Entertainment, Games FOCUS YOUR WAY • Manual sessions — one tap, focus right now, any length • Recurring schedules — build a rhythm (deep-work mornings, phone-free evenings, weekends off) • Lock screen Live Activity — your lettuce and a live countdown, right on the lock screen • Overnight and short sessions both supported — five minutes or eight hours A HEALTH SYSTEM THAT REWARDS REAL FOCUS Every minute of focus grows your character's aura. Every minute on a blocked app dims it. Going way over your daily screen-time goal? That costs you too. It's a continuous, visual picture of your relationship with your phone — not a fragile streak you'll rage-quit the moment you slip. STREAKS, BADGES & DAILY GOALS Set a daily focus goal and build a streak by hitting it. Unlock fun badges for back-to-back sessions, marathon focus days, and consistency milestones. Watch your longest streak grow over weeks and months. FRICTION WHEN YOU NEED IT Tempted to bypass the block? You'll have to work for it. Sessions can't be cancelled on a whim, and the app refuses to be your accomplice. VACATION MODE Heading offline, traveling, or just need a day off? Flip on vacation mode to pause everything cleanly, without losing your progress. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. The app uses Apple's official Screen Time APIs — your usage data never leaves your phone, never touches our servers, and we couldn't see it if we tried. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps and websites you want to block 2. Start a session — manual right now, or scheduled to repeat 3. Stay focused, watch your lettuce flourish Get the focus app that's gentle, honest, and refuses to lie about your scrolling. Your future fresh self is waiting. *All features described above require a subscription.* Terms of Use: https://lettucefocus.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lettucefocus.com/privacy

Screenshots

BackToLife Focus4 screens
Lettuce4 screens

Verdict

The call

BackToLife Focus and Lettuce are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. BackToLife Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Lettuce 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

BackToLife Focus ships an update every 3 days, Lettuce every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BackToLife Focus versus Lettuce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackToLife FocusLettuce
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLou Philip CarstensStanislav Perevozchikov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BackToLife Focus

Subscriptions2
  • BackToLife Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BackToLife Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
4 purchases

Lettuce

Subscriptions4
  • Lettuce Premium (1 Week)$3.997 Days
  • Lettuce Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Lettuce Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Lettuce Premium (1 Year)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is BackToLife Focus free?
BackToLife Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lettuce free?
Lettuce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BackToLife Focus or Lettuce have ads?
Neither BackToLife Focus nor Lettuce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BackToLife Focus or Lettuce?
BackToLife Focus ships an update every 3 days, and Lettuce every 5 days. Most recently, BackToLife Focus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lettuce on October 17, 2026.

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