Steam Focus vs GoalWall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steam Focus
This app helps you reduce screen time by blocking distracting applications and using focus timers. It offers a calming ritual for activities like reading, writing, or pursuing hobbies, turning focused time into a peaceful habit.
- Block distracting apps
- Pomodoro and open-ended timers
- Cozy animated focus spaces
- Customizable timer appearance
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- Daily routine reminders
- Session insights and patterns
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Steam Focus helps you make time for the things you love! Now you can set up Auto Protect mode that blocks distracting apps automatically without you needing to do it every time! Choose a cozy focus space, block distracting apps, and start a Pomodoro or open-ended session! Whether you want to finish a book, write a chapter, practise a hobby, study, build something, or simply spend less time on your phone, Steam Focus turns focused time into a calm ritual you can return to. Features: • Block distracting apps during focus sessions, now with Auto Protect mode • Pomodoro and count-up focus timers • Cozy animated spaces with ambient sounds • Custom timer appearance • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support • Daily reminders to return to your routine • Profile insights to reflect on your sessions and patterns Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
GoalWall
Visualize your progress by building a "wall" of bricks, each representing a completed goal. This habit tracker gamifies personal growth with satisfying animations and a guilt-free approach to consistency. Customize themes and view your progress over time, all while keeping your data private on your device.
- Visualize habit completion with brick building
- Satisfying animations and haptic feedback
- Guilt-free approach to missed goals
- Customizable themes
- Offline data storage
- Progress tracking across weeks
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GoalWall turns your habits into something you can see. Build your life one brick at a time: finish a goal, lay a brick, and watch your week grow into a wall you're proud of. It's like a little game: - Drag a brick from the bottom of the screen and lay it on the day you completed a goal - Lay a brick and feel the buzz, with satisfying animations on every drop - No streaks, no guilt: building a life is a marathon. Miss a brick or two? Just keep building - Make it yours with customizable themes - Swipe between weeks to watch your progress stack up Private by design: - No sign-in - No server sync - All your data stays on your device, always Start building. One brick at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoalWall at none against Steam Focus's 2. Steam Focus's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Steam Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GoalWall asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Steam Focus against 5.0 for GoalWall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Steam Focus ships an update every 5 days, GoalWall fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steam Focus | GoalWall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robot Dreams LTD | Baurzhan Abenov |
Customer experience
Steam Focus
GoalWall
In-app purchases
Steam Focus
- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
GoalWall
No in-app purchases









