Comparison

Focus Dive vs Phone Break

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

Head to head
About

Focus Dive

Features
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Your brain already knows how to dive deep. Focus Dive just helps you aim it. Stay longer. Go deeper. Collect what you find. - Depth-based focus timer - Ocean treasures as rewards - Built for brains that work differently - Gentle insights, no pressure For hyperfocusers, ADHD minds, and anyone who's tired of fighting their own brain. Dive in.

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Phone Break

Features
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Phone Break helps you create space from the apps you use more than you intend. Choose the apps, categories, or websites you want to pause. YOUR LIMITS, YOUR WAY β€’ Take a timed break for 15, 30, or 60 minutes. β€’ Set a combined daily limit from 15 to 480 minutes. β€’ Set daily limits for individual apps from 5 to 480 minutes. β€’ Block selected items on specific days and hours, including overnight schedules. β€’ Pause for 5, 8, or 10 seconds on each app open (requires an app-opening automation in Shortcuts). β€’ Choose whether to continue or close after each additional 30 minutes of use counted after enabling usage breaks. β€’ In Strict Mode, active timed breaks, scheduled blocking, and reached daily limits cannot be changed or disabled inside the app until they end. β€’ Standard Mode offers one five-minute grace period per day for the combined daily cap, with automatic relock. β€’ See Screen Time suggestions and compare the last seven completed days with the seven before them. Rules work together. Continuing from a pause never removes daily caps or scheduled blocking. For Pause on each open, create a Shortcuts App automation, select Is Opened and Run Immediately, then add Phone Break’s Pause When App Opens action. A step-by-step guide is included in the app. Elapsed clock time alone no longer brings back the opening pause. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Individual app names and usage details are displayed inside Apple's protected Device Activity Report. Selection tokens, restriction settings, and break state stay on your device. There are no accounts, ads, analytics SDKs, external servers, or cloud sync. Screen Time authorization is required. You can revoke access in iPhone Settings or delete the app. Phone Break is a digital wellbeing tool, not a medical product, diagnosis, or treatment.

Screenshots

Focus Dive4 screens
Phone Break3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Phone Break at every 5 days against Focus Dive's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Dive ships an update every 11 days, Phone Break every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Focus Dive versus Phone Break: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus DivePhone Break
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size62 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeung Ah ShinAtsushi Hashimoto

In-app purchases

None

Focus Dive

No in-app purchases

None

Phone Break

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Dive free?
Focus Dive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phone Break free?
Phone Break is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Dive or Phone Break have ads?
Neither Focus Dive nor Phone Break shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Dive or Phone Break?
Focus Dive ships an update every 11 days, and Phone Break every 5 days. Most recently, Focus Dive was updated on October 25, 2026 and Phone Break on October 29, 2026.

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