Comparison

Focus Monke vs Frogi

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

Head to head
About

Focus Monke

This app uses a gamified approach to the Pomodoro technique, turning focus sessions into underwater dives. Earn rewards and build a vibrant reef by staying focused, with distracting apps automatically blocked. It's designed for those who struggle with distractions and need gentle encouragement.

Highlights
  • Gamified Pomodoro timer
  • App blocking via Screen Time
  • Reef building and fish collection
  • Reward system with bananas and bonuses
  • Streak tracking without guilt
  • Customizable app blocking
Features
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Your focus grows a tiny ocean. Focus Monke is a pomodoro timer with a heart. Every focus session is a dive: press start and Monke, a little guy in a big brass diving suit, takes his submarine down. He stays down as long as you stay focused. Surface at the end, and the reef you're building is a little more alive than you left it. HOW A DIVE WORKS - Pick your time, press START. That's the whole job. A classic 25-minute pomodoro, a two-hour deep session, whatever the day needs. - Your distracting apps go quiet. Focus Monke uses Apple's Screen Time to block apps for exactly as long as you're diving. When you surface, they come back. No willpower required. - Finish the dive and the good part happens: bananas, a spin of the bonus wheel, and sometimes a brand-new fish. BUILT FOR DISTRACTED BRAINS If your brain treats "just five minutes of scrolling" as a legally binding contract, welcome aboard. Focus Monke was made for the easily distracted, ADHD very much included. Short sessions still count. Rewards land every single time, not someday. No shame, no productivity sermons. Just a monke who believes in you. YOUR REEF Every fish in your aquarium was earned by focusing. Commons, rares, a few legends from the deep. Each one is hand-drawn and swims around your reef like it has somewhere to be. Feed them bananas. Name your tank. Take a selfie with Monke. It's your ocean, and you made it out of homework. DIVE TOGETHER Focus is easier when someone else is also focusing. Join a session and your monke takes a seat in the sunken ship alongside up to nine other divers, timers running, everyone quietly at work. Dive in at 2am and there's still a crew to sit with. Nobody can message you. Nobody can distract you. Just the quiet, specific comfort of a room where everyone is doing the thing they came to do. Leave whenever you like. The ship keeps sailing. DRESS UP YOUR MONKE Tap Monke and the dressing room opens. Hats, hair, glasses, beards, earrings, costumes, backgrounds, and diving gear that gets stranger the deeper you go. Every item is bought with bananas, and bananas come from focusing. There is nothing to buy with real money in there, ever. Your look follows you into the submarine, onto your stats, and into the ship next to everyone else's. STREAKS WITHOUT GUILT Show up and your streak grows, with milestones actually worth reaching. Miss a day and nobody yells at you. The reef is the reason to come back, not a red badge. CERTIFIED DIVER Focus Monke is free to use. Going Certified supports one small developer and one small monke, and unlocks: - 3x bananas and bigger bonuses after every dive - Choose exactly which apps get blocked, or let a dive block them all - The gold diving suit (Monke looks fantastic in it) - Special items in the shop And thanks to Certified Divers, there are no ads. For anyone. Ever. Certified Diver is available as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. GOOD QUESTIONS - Does it work offline? Yes, everything except group sessions. Airplane mode is honestly great for focusing. - Do I need an account? No. Open the app, start a dive. - Where does my data go? App blocking runs entirely on your device through Apple's own Screen Time. We never see what you do on your phone, and nothing is sold to anyone. Group sessions share just what the crew can see: your diver name, your flag, your monke's look. THE SMALL PRINT, WARMLY Hand-drawn art. One developer. One monke doing his best. If Focus Monke helps, tell a friend. The reef grows one dive at a time, and so does this little app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focusmonke.com/privacy.html

About

Frogi

This app helps you manage your screen time by setting limits on specific applications. When you reach a limit, you must complete a chosen activity, like exercises or a short walk, to regain access. It operates entirely offline, ensuring your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Set app-specific daily limits
  • Define custom recovery activities
  • Offline functionality
  • No account or sign-in required
  • Track usage and habits locally
  • Interactive frog interface
Features
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Frogi is a screen-time app with a frog in it. You choose which apps to limit and how long you get with them. When you reach the limit, Frogi catches the app and shuts it. To get it back you do something small: twenty shakes, ten push-ups, a walk round the block, or simply wait it out. You pick the mission yourself when you make the rule, so the way back in is one you actually agreed to. Nothing leaves your phone. Frogi has no account, no sign-in and no network code at all: your app usage, your limits and your habits stay on the device. WHAT YOU CAN SET • A daily maximum, like an hour of Instagram or ten minutes of news • Or a break every so often, for the apps you dip into all day • A different way back in for each rule WAYS BACK IN • Push-ups, counted on device by the camera • Shake the phone, for when you are standing in a queue • Walk a distance you choose, counted while the phone is in your pocket • Or wait out a cooldown, which is always available There is one frog. He reacts to how the day is going, and he is the whole interface. You tap him to add a rule and he does the mission alongside you. Built for people who like their phone and would like a bit less of it. Frogi Pro Free keeps the one rule you build when you set the app up. Frogi Pro removes that cap, so you can set a limit on every app that is taking your day. $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a 3-day free trial on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in Settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://frogi.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Monke4 screens
Frogi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frogi at 5.0 against Focus Monke's 4.5. Frogi also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Focus Monke's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Focus Monke sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Frogi sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frogi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Monke has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Monke ships an update weekly, Frogi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Monke versus Frogi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus MonkeFrogi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen HaunFLOWER EXECUTION LIMITED

Customer experience

Focus Monke

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Frogi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Focus Monke

Subscriptions3
  • Certified Diver Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Certified Diver Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Certified Diver Annual1 Year trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Certified Diver Lifetime$29.99
6 purchases

Frogi

Subscriptions3
  • Frogi Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Frogi Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Frogi Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 key$0.99
  • 5 keys$3.99
  • 15 keys$9.99

Questions

Is Focus Monke free?
Focus Monke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frogi free?
Frogi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Monke or Frogi?
Frogi is rated higher. Focus Monke averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Frogi averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Focus Monke or Frogi have ads?
Neither Focus Monke nor Frogi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Monke or Frogi?
Focus Monke ships an update weekly, and Frogi every 2 days. Most recently, Focus Monke was updated on October 15, 2026 and Frogi on October 5, 2026.

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