Comparison

Deep Focus vs Glade

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

Head to head
About

Deep Focus

Features
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Deep Focus helps you stay productive with a beautiful focus timer, app blocker, and virtual garden. FOCUS TIMER Start a Pomodoro-style focus session with customizable durations. Track your progress with a stunning animated timer ring. Set daily goals and watch your streak grow. GROW YOUR GARDEN Plant a tree every time you focus. Complete the session and watch it grow. Quit early and it dies. Build a beautiful forest over time. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Select apps to block during focus sessions. Hardcore mode prevents you from pausing or quitting — real accountability for real results. BREATHING EXERCISES Start each session with a calming 4-7-8 breathing exercise. Reduce stress and sharpen your concentration before diving in. DETAILED STATISTICS Track your daily, weekly, and monthly focus time. View your focus heatmap, session history, streak, and achievements. TASK MANAGEMENT Create tasks with priorities, steps, and time estimates. Link tasks to focus sessions and track how much time you spend on each. FEATURES: • Pomodoro timer with short & long breaks • App blocker with Hardcore mode • Virtual garden with 8 tree types • 4-7-8 breathing exercise • Focus heatmap & weekly charts • 10 ambient sounds (rain, forest, ocean...) • 8 focus themes • Task manager with subtasks • Focus tags & categories • Daily goals & streak tracking • 9 achievements to unlock • Dark & light mode • 8 languages supported Deep Focus is free and ad-free. The optional professional subscription unlocks all themes, sounds, hard mode, and detailed analytics. Terms of Service: https://erncnr.github.io/deepfocus/terms_of_service.html Privacy Policy: https://erncnr.github.io/deepfocus/privacy_policy.html

About

Glade

Features
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Put down your phone. Grow your forest. Glade is a nature-themed focus app that actually blocks distracting apps using Apple's Screen Time API. Every session you complete grows your virtual tree. Every session you quit early withers it. The accountability is what makes it work. WHY GLADE? • Real app blocking via Apple Screen Time API — apps are truly locked until your session ends, no tricks • 10 animated nature scenes — choose your focus companion: Oak, Cherry Blossom, Lotus, Fox, Panda, Owl, Deer, Mountain, Ocean, or Aurora • Smart scheduling — set rules like "Block Instagram weekdays 9–12" and they run automatically, without you lifting a finger again • Leaf points — every completed session earns points that level up your forest • Streak system — build daily consistency, protect your streak, feel the momentum grow HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps you want to block (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, games — anything) 2. Choose your duration — 25 minutes, 1 hour, or fully custom 3. Select a nature scene that speaks to you 4. Tap Start — apps lock instantly, your tree begins to grow Complete the session and your tree advances: Seed → Sprout → Sapling → Young Tree → Mature Tree → Ancient Forest Quit early? Your tree withers. This gentle accountability is what keeps you going. WHO IS GLADE FOR? • Students who get pulled into social media while studying • Remote workers fighting the urge to scroll during deep work hours • Writers, designers, and developers who need distraction-free focus blocks • Anyone building a healthier digital wellbeing habit SCHEDULING — SET IT AND FORGET IT With Glade's smart scheduling (Premium), you create automatic daily rules: • Block social media every weekday morning from 9 to 12 • Lock gaming apps during your work hours • Create a recurring "deep focus window" that runs without you thinking about it No willpower required once it's set up. FEATURES • Session timer with flexible, customizable durations • Smart scheduling by day and time (Premium) • Block shield — a motivational message appears when you try to open a locked app • Daily stats: minutes focused, sessions completed, leaf points earned, streak count • 10 animated nature scenes (Lottie animations) • Streak system with visual progress tracking • Forest evolution across 6 growth stages PREMIUM • All 10 nature scenes unlocked • Unlimited scheduling rules • Advanced statistics Monthly or yearly subscription. Cancel anytime. PRIVACY Glade does not transmit which apps you use to our servers. All blocking and monitoring happens entirely within Apple's Screen Time framework, on your device. We never see your app usage data. Every time you reach for your phone, your forest is waiting. Focus. Grow. This app is provided under Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Deep Focus4 screens
Glade4 screens

Verdict

The call

Deep Focus and Glade are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Deep Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Glade sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Deep Focus versus Glade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep FocusGlade
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALI EREN CINARHamide Buket Girenay

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Deep Focus

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Quarterly$2.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Glade

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Deep Focus free?
Deep Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glade free?
Glade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deep Focus or Glade have ads?
Neither Deep Focus nor Glade shows ads.

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