Comparison

FocusMon vs HabitLock

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

Head to head
About

FocusMon

This app gamifies phone-free time by opening a rift where monsters appear as long as you stay focused. Collect, evolve, and battle monsters using shards earned from focused sessions. Engage in turn-based battles with friends and players worldwide, and grow stronger together with your monster companions.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus sessions
  • Monster collection and evolution
  • Turn-based monster battles
  • Live Activity timer
  • Friend trading and pacts
  • Daily and weekly goals
Features
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Put your phone down – and catch monsters for it. FocusMon is a Pomodoro and focus timer that turns your study time into a monster-collecting game. Start a focus session, a rift opens, and as long as you stay focused, monsters step through for you to catch. Leave the app to use your phone and the session breaks – the rift closes empty. Every minute away from your phone becomes progress: studying, homework, exam prep or deep work. STAY FOCUSED • A focus timer for studying, school, college and deep work – set your own session length. • Your session only runs while you stay in the app. Leave early and you walk away with nothing. • Live Activity keeps the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Turn screen time into a growing collection. COLLECT, EVOLVE, TRADE • Over 100 unique monsters, each with three evolution stages, plus rare Mythic monsters. • Shards earned from your focus time level up and evolve your monsters. • Trade monsters with friends and complete your Archive. BATTLE FRIENDS AND PLAYERS WORLDWIDE • Turn-based battles with monsters trained by your focus time. • Play casually against friends or climb the ranked ladder from Bronze to Champion. FOCUS TOGETHER • Make a focus pact with a friend: one shared goal, and rewards for both of you when you finish. • See which of your friends are focusing right now. A REASON TO COME BACK EVERY DAY • Buddy monsters level up with every session and unlock exclusive looks and items. • Daily goals, a weekly board and the Rift Pass reward consistent focus. • Season 2: Frost Season with the mythic Kryothys – free for everyone. Made for anyone who wants less phone time: students, people with ADHD, and everyone who finds it easier to focus when it feels like a game. It's never too late to spend less time on your phone.

About

HabitLock

Features
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Lock out distractions and earn your screen time with HabitLock. Choose the distracting apps you want to lock, create meaningful tasks, and decide how much screen time each task earns based on its difficulty. Complete tasks to collect time in the Bank, then spend those minutes to intentionally unlock your apps. Free access includes up to four daily tasks and one protected app. HabitLock Full Access unlocks unlimited tasks, daily streaks, recurring tasks and reminders, multiple protected apps, and complete Time Saved history for $0.99/month in the U.S. There is no free trial. With HabitLock, the loop stays simple: • Lock the apps that distract you • Complete tasks that move you forward • Earn intentional screen time • Build better habits one day at a time HabitLock uses Apple’s Screen Time frameworks and requires Screen Time permission for app locking and unlocking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FocusMon4 screens
HabitLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusMon at every 6 days against HabitLock's every 2 weeks. HabitLock's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. FocusMon sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and HabitLock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusMon ships an update every 6 days, HabitLock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FocusMon versus HabitLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusMonHabitLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size681 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFynn LoosenJacob Hinson

In-app purchases

13 purchases

FocusMon

Subscriptions2
  • FocusMon+7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FocusMon+ (Yearly)$22.991 Year
One-time11
  • Raid Key$0.99
  • Emote Pack — Savage$0.99
  • Emote Pack — Party$0.99
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  • Emote Pack — Meme$0.99
  • 250 Sprite Shards$0.99
  • Key Bundle$1.99
  • Rift Pass – Frost Season$2.99
  • Rift Pass – Ember Season$2.99
  • Rift Pass — Season 0$2.99
  • 1,250 Sprite Shards$3.99
  • 2,500 Sprite Shards$8.99
1 purchases

HabitLock

Subscriptions1
  • HabitLock Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is FocusMon free?
FocusMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HabitLock free?
HabitLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusMon or HabitLock have ads?
Neither FocusMon nor HabitLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusMon or HabitLock?
FocusMon ships an update every 6 days, and HabitLock every 2 weeks. Most recently, FocusMon was updated on October 28, 2026 and HabitLock on October 31, 2026.

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