Comparison

First Step vs Unfreeze

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

Head to head
About

First Step

Features
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First Step helps you start tasks you've been putting off by making them tiny. Tell the app what's on your mind, and AI breaks it into small, concrete steps you can actually do. No planning required. Just begin. BUILT FOR HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS Big tasks feel impossible. First Step turns them into 2-3 minute actions so small they feel easy. "Clean my room" becomes "pick up 3 things from the floor." That's it. One step at a time. GENTLE FOCUS SESSIONS Tap Start Focus and work through your steps with a calm timer. No pressure, no guilt. You can stop after 2 minutes โ€” or keep going. Most people keep going. AI DAILY SCHEDULING Check in each morning and get a gentle schedule that matches your energy. Too much? Shuffle it. Still too much? Ask for just one thing. Your day, your pace. BRAIN DUMP When your head is full, just talk or type everything out. AI sorts the mess into clear, actionable tasks. One tap to add them to your inbox. TASK WEAVE Working on multiple things? Select 2-5 tasks and AI weaves them into one smart session, finding natural transition points between steps. ROUTINES Group tasks into repeatable routines...morning routine, weekly cleanup, whatever works for you. Start a routine and move through each task in order. APPLE WATCH Your steps follow you. Start a focus session on your wrist, complete steps with a tap, and stay in flow without pulling out your phone. WORKS OFFLINE Create tasks, complete steps, and run focus sessions without internet. Everything syncs when you're back online. WHAT YOU GET WITH FIRST STEP PRO โ€ข AI task breakdown into small, doable steps โ€ข Daily schedule that matches your energy โ€ข Brain Dump with voice and text capture โ€ข Task Weave for multi-task sessions โ€ข Gentle focus timer with no-pressure exit โ€ข Apple Watch companion app โ€ข Widgets for your home and lock screen โ€ข Unlimited tasks and routines Try free for 7 days. Cancel anytime. Privacy matters: your task content is processed by AI only to generate steps and schedules. No personal data is used for training. See our privacy policy for details. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Unfreeze

Features
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Unfreeze blocks the apps and websites that eat your day โ€” and gets you moving again once you're stuck. Start with 2 weeks of Pro, free, so you can try the full blocking layer before you decide. Prefer to pay once? A lifetime option is available too. Answer four quick questions and Unfreeze builds a blocking schedule around how you actually get pulled away โ€” not a generic timer, a plan shaped to your day. Turn it on, or start a manual block anytime: 15 minutes to a full day, with Deep Focus for the days you know you'll talk yourself out of it. Most screen-time blockers stop at blocking. Unfreeze's free AI layer goes further: type or say what you're stuck on and get back one step โ€” small, physical, doable in thirty seconds. Not a plan, not a checklist. Ask for a smaller one if it still feels too big. Once you're moving, it hands you the next one. Free, up to five times a day, no Pro required. Not ready to move at all? Sit with me is free and always open, no daily limit: a small companion sits with you, brown noise playing, for as long as you need. No task required. A quiet timer keeps your step in front of you โ€” on screen and on your Lock Screen as a Live Activity โ€” and a home-screen widget puts the next one a tap away. Unfreeze Pro is the blocking layer: โ€ข App & website blocking โ€” pick the apps (and the distracting sites) that pull you away and shut them off, on demand or on a recurring schedule โ€ข Deep Focus โ€” no breaks until the timer ends โ€ข Recurring schedules that block for you, automatically โ€ข The whole task, broken down โ€” still one step at a time โ€ข Unlimited daily sessions Works in whatever language you type in. No account, no streaks, no guilt if you close it and come back tomorrow. Built for anyone who freezes at the start, including people with ADHD. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

First Step4 screens
Unfreeze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Unfreeze at 15.1 against First Step's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. First Step sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Unfreeze sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
First Step versus Unfreeze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst StepUnfreeze
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPraise ApataMehmet Aksel Tulezoglu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

First Step

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Unfreeze

Subscriptions2
  • Unfreeze Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unfreeze Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is First Step free?
First Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unfreeze free?
Unfreeze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do First Step or Unfreeze have ads?
Neither First Step nor Unfreeze shows ads.

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