Comparison

StudyCount vs Focus Blocks

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

Head to head
About

StudyCount

Features
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StudyCount turns your study sessions into a competition. Start the timer when you sit down to study. Stop it when you're done. Every session gets added to the weekly leaderboard, where you compete against other students for the top spot. WEEKLY LEADERBOARD Every week resets. Everyone starts from zero. The more you study, the higher you climb — Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, or Master. See where you rank against friends and students worldwide. STUDY GROUPS Create a group with friends, share a join code, and compete on a shared leaderboard. See everyone's all-time study hours in one place — the motivation of knowing your friends can see your progress is real. XP & LEVELS Earn XP for every minute you study, with bonus XP for keeping your streak alive. Level up over time and unlock new avatars as you progress. ACHIEVEMENTS 26 achievements across 6 categories — study time milestones, session counts, streaks, deep work, and a few secrets worth discovering. Each one rewards XP when unlocked. SUBJECT TAGGING Tag your sessions with a subject while you study. See a breakdown of where your hours actually go in Subject Stats on your profile. AVATARS Choose from 39 unique characters — humans, animals, and more. Free avatars are available from the start. Level-locked avatars unlock as you progress. Premium avatars come with StudyCount Pro. STREAKS Study every day to build your streak. Get milestone celebrations at 7, 14, 30, 60, and 100 days. Miss a day and you start over — so the pressure is real. FRIENDS Add friends to filter the leaderboard and compete within your own circle. See their streaks, their weekly badges, and where they rank. STUDYCOUNT PRO Unlock all premium avatars and get the full Subject Stats breakdown — see every subject, not just your top 3. A simple subscription for people who want to go deeper and support the app. No social feed. No distractions. Just your timer, your streak, and the leaderboard. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus Blocks

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Focus Blocks is an app blocker for iPhone and iPad that puts distracting apps out of reach during the time you set aside to focus. Choose the apps. Choose the rule. Block during focus hours, allow only inside chosen windows, or set a daily app budget. When a rule applies, selected apps are hidden system-wide until they are allowed again. No willpower games, no streaks, no social layer — just one clear setting that gives you your attention back. Built on Apple's Screen Time APIs, Focus Blocks works entirely on your device. It has no backend and no account. Your rules sync between your own devices through iCloud, under your own Apple ID. Screen Time app selections are private device-local tokens, so each device asks you to confirm the apps it should block before enabling a synced rule there. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create as many focus blocks as you want — mornings, weekdays, deep-work afternoons • Pick specific apps and whole categories in one tap • Block during a schedule, allow only during a schedule, or set a daily limit • Enable synced rules separately on each device after confirming local app selections • Add a weekly setup window so blocks cannot be edited on impulse • Enable or disable any inactive block from one screen PRIVACY BY DEFAULT • No sign-up, no account • No analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs • Uses Apple's Screen Time framework — selections and usage stay on-device • iCloud Key-Value Store is the only remote storage, and it lives in your own Apple ID Focus Blocks is self-directed. It is not a parental-control product and does not monitor or manage other people's devices. Requires iOS 18 or later.

Screenshots

StudyCount4 screens
Focus Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Blocks at none against StudyCount's 2. Focus Blocks also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. StudyCount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Focus Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyCount ships an update every 3 weeks, Focus Blocks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
StudyCount versus Focus Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyCountFocus Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNIKLAS NERKAMPMikhail Nemilov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StudyCount

Subscriptions2
  • StudyCount Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • StudyCount Yearly$14.991 Year
None

Focus Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StudyCount free?
StudyCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Blocks free?
Focus Blocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StudyCount or Focus Blocks have ads?
Neither StudyCount nor Focus Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudyCount or Focus Blocks?
StudyCount ships an update every 3 weeks, and Focus Blocks every 4 days. Most recently, StudyCount was updated on October 18, 2026 and Focus Blocks on October 8, 2026.

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