Comparison

Focus Timer vs InwardFocus

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer

Features
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Stay focused. Block distractions. Make pottery. Clay Focused is a Pomodoro focus timer and app blocker that turns your screen time into beautiful handmade ceramics. Set a timer, pick your ceramic, and watch a mug, bowl, plate, or vase take shape on the wheel as you work, study, or create. Stay focused and your piece gets fired and added to your shelf. Every session makes something real. FOCUS WITH PURPOSE ◆ Set focus timers from 1 minute to 3 hours ◆ Choose your ceramic: mug, bowl, plate, or vase ◆ Watch your pottery form as you stay focused ◆ Block distracting apps — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — with Screen Time ◆ Lock your screen and stay present BUILD YOUR COLLECTION ◆ Complete sessions to fire finished pieces ◆ Build a shelf of beautiful ceramics over time ◆ Unlock new ceramic types and glazes as you level up TRACK YOUR PROGRESS ◆ Maintain daily streaks to build consistency ◆ Set weekly focus goals and track total focus time ◆ View all-time achievements and pieces crafted WHO IT'S FOR Students, professionals, creatives, and people with ADHD who've tried screen time limits and just tapped "Ignore." If you need a distraction blocker that actually sticks, Clay Focused makes deep work feel like a reward. Clay Focused turns productivity into a calming, rewarding experience — one ceramic at a time.

About

InwardFocus

This app helps you regain control of your screen time by blocking distracting applications on a set schedule. It replaces access to blocked apps with daily affirmations, promoting intentionality and habit change. Blocking is enforced by your device's built-in screen time technology.

Highlights
  • Scheduled app blocking
  • Customizable focus schedules
  • Daily affirmation replacement
  • Home screen widget
  • Temporary access requests
  • On-device privacy
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Focus app blocker free. You don't have a discipline problem. You have a phone designed to steal your attention. InwardFocus blocks distracting apps on iphone with a schedule you set. Protect your morning, before bed time and after work from your distracted apps. every time you reach for a blocked app out of habit, it pauses you from accessing the apps. Come with widget that shows you a daily affirmation instead of your feed. You don't just block the scroll. You replace it with who you're becoming. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a focus schedule e.g. mornings, work hours, evenings, or all day 2. Choose which apps to block (social media, work related apps) 3. When the schedule starts, those apps are locked behind a shield screen. No more notifications, no messages from those apps during the schedule 4. Open a blocked app by habit? You see an affirmation, not a feed Blocking is enforced by Apple's Screen Time technology, the same system behind iOS parental controls. No willpower needed, the apps simply won't open. NEED A REAL BREAK? Life happens. Tap "Request 15 Minutes" on the block screen for a short window, then blocking resumes automatically. Enough flexibility to stay realistic, not enough to relapse into a two-hour scroll. AFFIRMATIONS THAT REWIRE THE HABIT Choose from 10 identity themes — I Am Disciplined, I Am Present, I Am Creator, I Am Enough, I Trust Myself, and more. Affirmations rotate throughout the day, so every pickup becomes a small moment of intention instead of a lost half hour. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Put your current affirmation right on your home screen, so the first thing you see is a reminder of who you are — not a notification badge. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your schedules and blocked-app choices never leave your iPhone. All blocking happens on-device through Apple's Screen Time framework. We can't see which apps you block, and we don't want to. WHO IT'S FOR • You lose hours to social media, short videos, or mobile games without meaning to • You're tried of notifications and messaging from work related apps when it reach out side of office hours. • You've tried Screen Time limits but always tap "Ignore Limit" • You want your mornings and evenings back • You believe changing your habits starts with changing your identity InwardFocus is free. Take your time and power back. — InwardFocus requires iOS 18 or later and Screen Time permission (used only to block the apps you choose, on your device). Questions or ideas? support@inwardfocus.app

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
InwardFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

Focus Timer and InwardFocus 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, InwardFocus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Focus Timer versus InwardFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerInwardFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJona Elias FenglerNattha Warapasakul

In-app purchases

None

Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

None

InwardFocus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InwardFocus free?
InwardFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Timer or InwardFocus have ads?
Neither Focus Timer nor InwardFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or InwardFocus?
Focus Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and InwardFocus every 3 months. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on October 5, 2026 and InwardFocus on October 24, 2026.

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