Comparison

DoomSafe vs Focusly

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

Head to head
About

DoomSafe

This app helps combat doomscrolling by intelligently filtering social media feeds. It removes infinite scroll, recommendations, and short videos while keeping essential features like direct messages and posts from followed accounts accessible. Optional family features allow for shared control and timed sessions.

Highlights
  • Intelligent social media feed filtering
  • Removes infinite scroll and recommendations
  • Keeps essential app features intact
  • Grayscale and blue light filters
  • Customizable session timers
  • Home screen widgets for distraction-free launch
  • Optional family mode with shared control
Features
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DoomSafe is the ultimate digital wellbeing tool designed to cure doomscrolling. Total app blockers don't work because you still need to use your apps for messaging and essential tasks. DoomSafe gives you the perfect balance. Through smart local web filtering, DoomSafe lets you access your favorite social networks but automatically hides the infinite scroll, For You pages, and short videos (like Reels or Shorts), keeping the rest of the apps completely intact. KEY FEATURES: Essentials Intact Access Instagram, X, YouTube and Facebook. We remove recommendations, explore pages, ads, and short videos, leaving the posts from people you follow, Stories and your Direct Messages (DMs) fully operational. Dopamine-Reducing Filters Turn the interface to Grayscale or apply a Blue Light filter to make social media less stimulating for your brain. Session Limits Set strict timers for your visits. Once your time is up, DoomSafe helps you leave. Clean Home Screen Widgets Launch directly into your distraction-free apps right from your home screen. Family Mode (optional subscription) Set up DoomSafe for your whole family. Create a household, link your children's iPhones with a private code and give them quests to earn coins. Children spend coins on short, timed scroll sessions; parents approve quests, choose which apps are limited, set daily schedules and see each child's activity. Limits are applied with Apple's Screen Time technology (Family Controls). DoomSafe Family can be shared with your family using Family Sharing. Privacy by Design DoomSafe acts as a secure local wrapper. We do not track your keystrokes, save your cookies, or read your messages. The filtering happens on your device. In Family Mode, the household information needed to sync quests, coins and schedules between parent and child (such as the names you enter) is stored on DoomSafe's servers. Terms of use: https://doomsafe.app/es/terms-of-use

About

Focusly

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Focusly is a calm visual focus timer and Pomodoro timer for studying, reading, deep work, and the tasks that deserve your full attention. Choose one task, start a session, and watch the screen fill with color as focused time grows. Focusly keeps the structure clear while your attention stays on the work. FOCUS WITH INTENTION - Start unlimited 15- or 25-minute focus sessions for free - Keep the selected task visible in portrait and landscape - Pause, resume, or close a session while saving focused time - Follow the countdown with widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island - Continue an ambient sound while the screen is locked TURN PLANS INTO PROGRESS - Keep up to 2 active tasks free; completed tasks do not count toward the limit - Add categories, notes, due dates, and session estimates - Connect focus sessions to tasks and see session progress - Review finished work in the Completed list UNDERSTAND YOUR RHYTHM - Review daily and weekly focused time, sessions, and streaks - See recent focus history and activity at a glance MAKE FOCUS SOUND LIKE YOU - Use Rainy Library or a silent timer for free - Preview the complete sound library and two-layer sound mixer FOCUSLY PRO - Unlock 45- and 60-minute presets and custom timers from 5 to 180 minutes - Create unlimited active tasks - Receive session completion notifications - Unlock four additional ambient sounds - Mix two sound layers, adjust each volume, and save named mixes - Explore 30-day insights and period comparisons - Choose from five exclusive alternate app icons Focusly Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase with no subscription. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Localized price and offer eligibility appear before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions through your Apple Account. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Focusly works without an account. Tasks, sessions, preferences, and focus history remain on your device. Focusly has no ads and does not track you across apps or websites. Apple processes payments, and RevenueCat processes anonymous purchase history to validate subscriptions, prevent fraud, provide Pro access, and measure subscription performance. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focusly-support.ndsgnnn.chatgpt.site/privacy

Screenshots

DoomSafe4 screens
Focusly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focusly at every 8 days against DoomSafe's every 3 weeks. 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. DoomSafe sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focusly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoomSafe ships an update every 3 weeks, Focusly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DoomSafe versus Focusly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoomSafeFocusly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaul Alonso PardoNurmuxammad Jobborov

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DoomSafe

Subscriptions4
  • DoomSafe Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • DoomSafe Family Monthly$4.991 Month
  • DoomSafe Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • DoomSafe Family Annual$34.991 Year
4 purchases

Focusly

Subscriptions2
  • Focusly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Focusly Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Focusly Pro Lifetime$17.99
  • Focusly Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is DoomSafe free?
DoomSafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focusly free?
Focusly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DoomSafe or Focusly have ads?
Neither DoomSafe nor Focusly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoomSafe or Focusly?
DoomSafe ships an update every 3 weeks, and Focusly every 8 days. Most recently, DoomSafe was updated on November 7, 2026 and Focusly on November 6, 2026.

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