Comparison

FocusOffice vs Blocktape

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

Head to head
About

FocusOffice

Features
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The office you actually want to show up to. Working alone is hard. No colleagues, no one noticing whether you showed up, no reason to push a little harder. FocusOffice gives you all of that back. Clock in, work alongside friends, bet a coffee on who focuses more, and get paid in Beans to build your own space. CLOCK IN Every day starts at the punch clock. Set a Pomodoro, a custom timer or a stopwatch, pick your focus mode and get to work. โ€ข Strict โ€“ one life. Leave the app and the session is over. โ€ข Balanced โ€“ three lives. โ€ข Flexible โ€“ leave whenever you need to, without a penalty and without Beans. YOUR COWORKERS Add friends and see who's putting in the hours. Start a group session with up to 8 people and sit at the same table. Step out of the app and everyone sees your empty chair. In Strict mode the team shares three lives, so if one person slacks off, everyone pays. OFFICE BETS Every office has them. Challenge a friend: โ€ข Time Goal โ€“ focus a set number of hours within a few days โ€ข Battle โ€“ first to reach the target wins โ€ข Streak โ€“ hit your hours every day without breaking the chain โ€ข Ranking โ€“ most hours wins Then set the stakes: loser buys coffee, loser buys lunch, Beans, or a deal you write yourself. Reminders tell you exactly where you stand before the deadline. COMPANY-WIDE COMPETITIONS Global challenges are open to everyone. Climb the public leaderboard, hit the goal and win your share of the Bean pot. PAYDAY Every session pays you in Beans. Spend them on furniture, characters and backgrounds and turn an empty room into a space that feels like yours. BUILD A CAREER Earn career badges for points earned and days you showed up. Track your focus time and streak by day, week and all time. THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE Work to Office Day, Rainy Day, Calm River, Morning Forest or Cozy Fire, or play your own Apple Music during sessions. BRING YOUR TEAM Invite friends and you'll both get Beans after their first session. PERFECT FOR Studying, homework, exam preparation, deep work, office work, home office and everyday productivity. FOCUSOFFICE PLUS Try Plus free for 7 days, then choose monthly or yearly. Plus unlocks: โ€ข Full focus statistics โ€ข Challenges and bets with friends โ€ข All characters โ€ข All backgrounds โ€ข More focus sounds Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. CONNECT WITH US Have an idea for making FocusOffice better? Feature requests and feedback are always welcome. Email: pomooffice@magenta.de Instagram: @pomooffice X (Twitter): @pomooffice LEGAL Terms of Use: https://pomooffice.carrd.co/#terms Privacy Policy: https://pomooffice.carrd.co/#privacy See you at the office :)

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Blocktape

Features
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Less scrolling. More living. Blocktape blocks the apps that eat your day - and leaves the two things you actually want: your music and your calls. We built Blocktape because every other blocker misses the point. Apps that guilt-trip you into staying off your phone don't work - you just find a way around them. Apps that quietly limit you for ten minutes don't work either - the distraction is always one tap away. Blocktape works differently: you choose what to block once, and for as long as your session runs, those apps are simply gone. No willpower required, because there's nothing to resist. How it works Choose your distractions. Pick everything but your music apps - Spotify or Apple Music - and Blocktape keeps them off for the length of your session. Press play. One tap starts a session, styled like dropping a cassette into an old tape deck. Your chosen apps disappear. Do your thing. Walk. Run. Dance. Chat with friends. And listen to great music! Just be somewhere without your phone pulling at you. Track your steps while a session runs, if that's part of your thing. See what you made. Stats show you: how long you were offline, how many steps you took, how much time you're getting back. Why it feels different Blocktape isn't dressed up as a productivity tool. It's built like a time machine - cassette-deck look-and-feel, a UI that feels like the 80s, not like a settings screen. Blocking your phone should feel like a ritual you want to repeat, not a rule you're trying to keep. What's inside - Choose-your-own block list: pick exactly which apps go quiet during a session. We recommend blocking everything but your music app. - Music and calls always stay reachable - Spotify, Apple Music, and your phone, untouched. - One-tap sessions from the app or your Home Screen and Lock Screen widget. - Retro session screen with tape-reel animation and step tracking while you're offline. - Your Rewind: a simple stats dashboard - time saved, screen time trends, daily phone pick-ups - so you can actually see the difference. - A cassette-styled look and feel, start to finish. Who it's for Time travellers and good music lovers. Those who've tried a screen-time app before and found it too easy to ignore, or too naggy to enjoy. Anyone who wants to be free from endless notifications and distractions. Subscription details Blocktape offers options: - Weekly: $3.99 - Monthly: $7.99 - Yearly: $49.99 (a 3-day free trial, followed by an auto-renewing subscription) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. See our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for full details. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FocusOffice4 screens
Blocktape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blocktape at every 8 days against FocusOffice's every 6 weeks. FocusOffice's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. FocusOffice sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Blocktape sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusOffice ships an update every 6 weeks, Blocktape every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
FocusOffice versus Blocktape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusOfficeBlocktape
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size168 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel ReindlDarya Samardak

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusOffice

Subscriptions2
  • PomoOffice Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • PomoOffice Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PomoOffice Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Blocktape

Subscriptions3
  • Your Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Your Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Your Annual Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is FocusOffice free?
FocusOffice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocktape free?
Blocktape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusOffice or Blocktape have ads?
Neither FocusOffice nor Blocktape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusOffice or Blocktape?
FocusOffice ships an update every 6 weeks, and Blocktape every 8 days. Most recently, FocusOffice was updated on October 22, 2026 and Blocktape on October 24, 2026.

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