Comparison

App Blocker & Focus vs TodoLock

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

Head to head
About

App Blocker & Focus

Features
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A planned day beats a busy one. ARCO puts your day plan, your habits, and an app blocker that actually holds into one app. BLOCKED HOURS — AN APP BLOCKER ON A SCHEDULE Pick your distracting apps once and set the hours: work, study, sleep. ARCO blocks those apps automatically, every day, and there is no ignore button. Three strictness modes decide how many short breaks you get; ending a window early costs a deliberate wait, not a tap. The block holds until the block ends — that is the whole point. FOCUS SESSIONS Start a session and your distracting apps lock for exactly that long. Need a moment? Take a real break — apps unlock, then lock again on their own. Strict mode removes the exit entirely. Your countdown lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. PLAN YOUR DAY IN SECONDS Time-block tasks and habits onto one clean timeline. Mirror yesterday's structure in one tap and let recurring tasks handle the chores. Schedule Wake up and a real alarm rings at that time, even on silent. TASKS WITH STRUCTURE Organize tasks into projects with priorities. Capture a thought in two taps, flag what is urgent, and check things off from the same list you planned from. Done tasks stay reviewable — bring one back with a tap. HABITS THAT STICK Track daily habits and build streaks day by day. Timed habits run with a live timer; a monthly grid shows every day you showed up. Science says a habit takes about 66 days to lock in — ARCO counts them with you. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES Insights shows your most-used apps, your focus hours, and how often the wall stopped you reaching a blocked app. Gentle check-ins tell you when an app has had your attention too long. Every Monday you get your week in review; every month, the full picture — including your ARCO score. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your iPhone. No account, no feed, nothing watching you. Screen Time permissions are processed entirely on-device — ARCO never sees which apps you use. Stop negotiating with your phone. Plan the day, block the noise, and get your time back. SUBSCRIPTION ARCO Pro unlocks unlimited focus sessions, Blocked Hours and the full insights history. Title: ARCO Pro Length: 1 month, or 1 year with a 7 day free trial Price: shown in the app before purchase, in your local currency Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chupappi7.github.io/arco-app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://chupappi7.github.io/arco-app/privacy.html

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TodoLock

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Plan your day. Make room to finish it. TodoLock brings your tasks and app rules together in four tabs: Plan, Focus, Progress, and Friends. PLAN Keep goals at the top of your day. Add daily tasks, weekly to-dos, and repeating routines. Only daily tasks count toward unlocking apps. Goals and weekly tasks track progress without changing your locks. FOCUS Choose apps to lock until your daily quota is complete. Set independent weekday or overnight schedules with Super Lock. Or enable 20 minute mode: 20 minutes of use across your selected apps, followed by a 2 minute break before the next session. Each rule has its own app selection. Completing your daily quota does not end a Super Lock schedule or a timed break. Apple's other Screen Time restrictions still apply. Night Mode adds a nightly window using your daily app selection. Vacation Mode pauses daily and night blocking; independent Super Lock and 20 minute rules remain in effect. Reminder mode offers a short snooze when permitted. PROGRESS See your completed tasks, calendar activity, streaks, and achievements. Add widgets to keep today's progress nearby. One completed daily task earns an activity day. FRIENDS Choose whether to share a small progress summary through iCloud: your chosen name, current and best streaks, today's completed-task count, and update information. Each invitation shares in one direction; accepting an invitation does not enable sharing back. An iCloud account is required for Friends. MAKE IT YOURS Choose the animated Forma theme or Classic. Both support larger text and Reduce Motion. Start with one real task, then enable app blocking when you're ready. Notifications are optional. Your task and goal titles, full history, settings, and app selections stay on your device. Optional Friends summaries use Apple's private and shared iCloud storage. No ads or third-party analytics. App blocking requires permission to use Apple's Screen Time controls. You remain in control of permissions and settings.

Screenshots

App Blocker & Focus4 screens
TodoLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TodoLock at none against App Blocker & Focus's 5. TodoLock also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). App Blocker & Focus's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. App Blocker & Focus sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TodoLock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Blocker & Focus ships an update every 9 days, TodoLock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
App Blocker & Focus versus TodoLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Blocker & FocusTodoLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHINH TRANJACOB RYAN DAVIS

In-app purchases

5 purchases

App Blocker & Focus

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • ARCO Pro Annual$26.991 Year
  • ARCO Pro Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$149.99
None

TodoLock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App Blocker & Focus free?
App Blocker & Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TodoLock free?
TodoLock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do App Blocker & Focus or TodoLock have ads?
Neither App Blocker & Focus nor TodoLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, App Blocker & Focus or TodoLock?
App Blocker & Focus ships an update every 9 days, and TodoLock every 3 weeks. Most recently, App Blocker & Focus was updated on November 5, 2026 and TodoLock on November 10, 2026.

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