Eclipse vs Focus Cat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eclipse
This app helps reduce phone usage by making your device less engaging. It offers scheduled grayscale mode and app blocking to minimize distractions and encourage focus during designated times.
- Scheduled grayscale mode
- App blocking
- Recurring focus blocks
- Temporary snooze controls
- Weekly usage insights
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Eclipse is a screen time control and app blocker that works without relying on your willpower. Grayscale scheduling and intentional app blocking make your phone a harder place to lose yourself in. Less sensory reward, less easy access, fewer wasted hours. Your phone is engineered to hold your attention. Every color, notification, and scroll is designed to bring you back. Eclipse works against that. Features: • Scheduled grayscale during your focus hours • App blocking to cut social media and distraction • Recurring focus blocks for work, study, or evenings • Break controls when you need flexibility • Weekly screen time insights to track your habits Eclipse uses Screen Time permissions and requires a short one-time setup. Free trial available. Premium features including grayscale schedules, app blocking, and weekly insights require an auto-renewing subscription. It's design, not discipline.
Focus Cat
This app helps you build healthier phone habits by rewarding focused sessions with in-app currency. Use earned coins to temporarily unlock distracting apps, while maintaining streaks and keeping a virtual cat happy.
- Guard distracting apps
- Earn coins for focus sessions
- Unlock apps with earned coins
- Track daily streaks
- View bypass history
- Daily goals and achievements
- Collectible cat companions
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Focus Cat helps you build better phone habits with a simple loop: focus first, earn screen time, and keep your cat happy. Choose the apps you want to guard, start a focus session, and earn coins when you complete it. Use those coins to unlock guarded apps for a limited time when you actually need them. If you bypass your guard, your streak resets and your cat gets sad. If you stay consistent, your streak grows and your cat thrives. Features: - Guard distracting apps with Screen Time - Complete focus sessions to earn coins - Spend coins to temporarily unlock guarded apps - Track your daily streak and weekly progress - View bypass history so you can see what pulled you away - Daily goals and achievements for extra motivation - Cute collectible cat companions Focus Cat is built for people who want a gentler, more playful way to reduce mindless scrolling and protect their attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Cat at every 2 days against Eclipse's every 3 weeks. Focus Cat also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.2). Eclipse's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Eclipse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Focus Cat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Eclipse against 5.0 for Focus Cat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eclipse has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Eclipse ships an update every 3 weeks, Focus Cat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eclipse | Focus Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eclipse Systems | Jedidiah Kyle Julian |
Customer experience
Eclipse
Focus Cat
In-app purchases
Eclipse
- Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Focus Cat
- Lifetime Access$2.99





