Comparison

Ultimate Focus vs App Blocker

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

Head to head
About

Ultimate Focus

Automatically locks distracting apps when you arrive at a chosen location and time. Reclaim your evenings and focus on what matters without willpower. The lock lifts when you leave or the time window ends.

Highlights
  • Automatic app locking based on location and time
  • Customizable app blocking lists
  • Emergency unlock option
  • Location-based zone setting
  • Usage tracking (blocked nights)
  • On-device data processing
Features
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You got home, dropped onto the couch, and opened your feed "just for a second." Forty minutes later you're still scrolling. Again. That's not a discipline problem. That's what your phone is designed to do. NoScrollHome is a different kind of app. With NoScrollHome Pro, at a place and time you choose — like home, in the evening — it locks the apps that pull you in: social media, video, mail, browsers, games. They stay locked while you're there, so the moment you walk in the door, the pull is gone. App blocking and the full feature set described below require a NoScrollHome Pro subscription. A 7-day free trial is available with the Yearly plan. Without NoScrollHome Pro, you can explore the onboarding, but app blocking is disabled. When you leave home, or the time window ends, the lock lifts. Your phone is yours again, until the next time you come home. It's not about willpower. Blockers ask you to resist a button that's always one tap away. NoScrollHome makes the button disappear where and when it matters most — automatically, even if the app is force-quit — so there's nothing left to resist. How it works 1. Pick the apps that pull you in. 2. Set your home and the hours you want them gone. 3. Arrive home during that window, and they lock themselves. 4. See your home zone on a map, how many apps are blocked, and the nights you stayed off. Everything runs on your device. Your location and your app choices never leave your phone. How a day might look with NoScrollHome Pro 6:30 PM. You get home. Social apps lock on their own — no button to press, no settings to toggle. Dinner without a screen in your hand. 9:00 PM. Still locked. The evening is yours: read, talk, rest. If you genuinely need out, one emergency unlock is there — but you'll think twice. 7:00 AM. You leave for the day. The lock lifts on its own. Your phone is fully yours again, until tonight. A note on what we don't do No social feed. No friends leaderboard. No notifications begging you to come back. Nothing about NoScrollHome tries to keep you on your phone — the whole point is the opposite. Subscription details NoScrollHome Pro is required to use app blocking and the full feature set. A 7-day free trial is available with the Yearly plan. After the trial, the Yearly plan is billed annually at the price shown on the subscription screen. The Monthly plan is billed each month at the displayed monthly price. The Lifetime option is a one-time payment with no recurring charges. Your Yearly subscription renews automatically at the end of each 12-month period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial or current period ends. Canceling stops future renewals; you keep access through the end of the period you've paid for. Subscriptions are managed in your App Store account. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://zen-first.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://zen-first.com/privacy

About

App Blocker

Features
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Lock distracting apps before a night out — or any time you need to focus. SoberLock puts a shield on social media, dating apps, and anything else that tempts you, then makes you pass sobriety tests to unlock early. BUILT FOR • Nights out — stop drunk texts, regrettable posts, and reply-all disasters • Study sessions — no endless scrolling during exam prep • Deep work — ship what matters, without the feed pulling you back • Digital detox — rebuild focus one locked hour at a time HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick an end time — tonight, tomorrow morning, or a custom hour 2. Choose which apps to block with Apple's Screen Time picker 3. Pick a protection level — Easy, Hard, or Impossible 4. Activate. The shield goes up. THREE UNLOCK CHALLENGES • Easy — type a short random 6-character code (free) • Hard — memorise emoji flashes, draw a steady circle, type an 8-char code • Impossible — no early unlocks. The timer decides. Period. WHY SOBERLOCK? • All-or-Nothing: pass every test or the lock stays. No shortcuts. • Face ID gate on Impossible — friends can't prank-lock your phone • Survives restarts — closing or crashing the app won't cut the lock short • Clean native iOS 18 design. No ads. No data mining. • Uses Apple Family Controls — the official, private way to block apps THE SOBRIETY TESTS • Text test — type a random 6 or 8-character code. One typo regenerates it. • Emoji recall — three of eight emojis flash for a second. Tap the right ones. • Circle draw — trace a smooth circle with your finger. Shaky hands won't pass. FREE vs PRO • Easy level is free, forever. • Hard and Impossible require SoberLock Pro — 3-day free trial, then annual or monthly. • Pro unlocks every sobriety test and every protection level. PRIVACY FIRST We don't see your app list, your data, or your pictures. Everything runs on-device through Apple's Screen Time APIs. No server, no profile, no tracking. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24h before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Ready to stop losing nights to your phone? Download SoberLock and take back control — one lock at a time. Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/soberlock-privacy-policy/023 6e156-d271-4899-8c50-7646816246c6/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/soberlock-terms-of-use/ 0b8f61b2-74f0-4325-83a7-32bab93ee5fd/terms

Screenshots

Ultimate Focus4 screens
App Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ultimate Focus at every 10 days against App Blocker's every 3 months. Ultimate Focus also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 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. Ultimate Focus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and App Blocker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Focus ships an update every 10 days, App Blocker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ultimate Focus versus App Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate FocusApp Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZEN LABO LTDHakan Yigit Unac

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ultimate Focus

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly Offer3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

App Blocker

Subscriptions2
  • SoberLock Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • SoberLock Pro Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Ultimate Focus free?
Ultimate Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is App Blocker free?
App Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ultimate Focus or App Blocker have ads?
Neither Ultimate Focus nor App Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Focus or App Blocker?
Ultimate Focus ships an update every 10 days, and App Blocker every 3 months. Most recently, Ultimate Focus was updated on October 14, 2026 and App Blocker on October 15, 2026.

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