Comparison

Lock In Together vs Focustown

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

Head to head
About

Lock In Together

Features
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Lock In with friends. Focus together, Block Distractions. Lock In Together helps you protect focus time with people who matter. Create a shared focus session, invite friends, and wait until everyone is ready. The host starts the session, and each participant follows the same countdown. FOCUS YOUR WAY โ€ข Choose apps to block during a timed solo session. โ€ข Start immediately as a guest, then create or link an account to preserve your guest streak and history. โ€ข Review completed sessions, daily totals, calendar history, and streaks. FOCUS TOGETHER โ€ข Find friends by nickname and tag. โ€ข Create a session, invite friends, or join with a session code. โ€ข Mark yourself ready before the host starts. โ€ข See who completed the shared session. SHARE THE MOMENT Create a completion card, add an optional message, save it as an image, or share it through the system share sheet. DEVICE PERMISSIONS On iPhone and iPad, app blocking uses Apple Screen Time and the system app picker. Blocking behavior can vary by device and operating-system settings. Free to download. Privacy Policy: https://lockintogether.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://lockintogether.com/terms.html

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Focustown

Features
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Can't stop reaching for your phone? Turn your focus into something you can watch grow. FocusTown is a gamified deep-work timer: every focus session you finish earns coins that build a cozy pixel town, block by block. Stay off your phone, and a tiny hamlet slowly becomes a thriving city. Pay once and it's yours forever โ€” no subscription, no ads, and nothing about you is ever collected. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start a focus session โ€” Pomodoro-style or a custom length. 2. Put your phone down and do the work. 3. Earn coins for every session you complete. 4. Spend them to build and upgrade houses, libraries, parks and more. WHY YOU'LL STICK WITH IT โ€” See your progress: abstract "focus time" becomes a town you can actually look at and feel proud of. โ€” Build real habits: streaks and gentle momentum keep you coming back, day after day. โ€” Calm by design: no social feeds, no attention-grabbing notifications, no endless scroll. โ€” Your data stays yours: the app collects nothing. Nothing to leak, nothing to sell. โ€” Pay once: unlock everything with a single one-time purchase โ€” never a subscription. FEATURES โ€” Flexible focus timer for work, study, reading, writing or mindfulness. โ€” A cozy town builder with unique, beautifully styled buildings to collect and arrange. โ€” Clear statistics: track daily, weekly and monthly focus trends. โ€” Ambient sounds to help you settle in and block out distractions. WHO IT'S FOR Students revising for exams, remote workers fighting distraction, writers chasing flow, and anyone who wants to reclaim their attention โ€” without renting their tools by the month. Plant your first building today and watch FocusTown grow. Questions or ideas? Reach us through the support link on our App Store page.

Screenshots

Lock In Together4 screens
Focustown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focustown at none against Lock In Together's shown. Focustown also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Lock In Together sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focustown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Lock In Together versus Focustown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock In TogetherFocustown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size56 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolbeen SoALEXANDAR VINCENT PAULRAJ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lock In Together

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Focustown

One-time1
  • Unlock Focustown Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Lock In Together free?
Lock In Together is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focustown free?
Focustown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lock In Together or Focustown have ads?
Lock In Together shows ads; Focustown does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock In Together or Focustown?
Lock In Together ships an update every 5 days, and Focustown every 5 days. Most recently, Lock In Together was updated on October 19, 2026 and Focustown on October 24, 2026.

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