Comparison

OnFocus vs Wake Boom

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

Head to head
About

OnFocus

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OnFocus helps you make distraction expensive again. Instead of opening distracting apps whenever the urge hits, OnFocus gives you a simple loop: complete a short mission, earn a few minutes, and spend that balance only in the apps you chose to make harder to access. When your balance runs out, the wall comes back. How it works Complete a short mission Earn minutes instantly Spend them only in blocked apps Hit zero, and the lock returns automatically OnFocus is built around a visible tradeoff. You always know how many minutes are left, what you can do next, and why the next unlock has been earned. What you’ll find inside A visible time bank for your available minutes Short reward loops with immediate unlocks Movement, reset, and body-based activities Stats and sessions to make progress visible Challenges and ready-made templates to make starting easier OnFocus doesn’t just block distractions. It helps you build a repeatable system: effort first, minutes after. Earn your scroll. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://onfocus.site/privacy

About

Wake Boom

This alarm app uses interactive "missions" instead of a snooze button to ensure you wake up. Choose from math problems, memory games, shaking, or photo challenges to turn off your alarm. It offers a premium subscription for advanced features and custom sounds.

Highlights
  • Interactive wake-up missions
  • No snooze button
  • Rings on silent and through Focus
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Multiple mission types (math, memory, photo)
  • Custom alarm sounds (Premium)
  • Wake-up trend insights (Premium)
Features
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You set the alarm. You slept in anyway. Wake Boom is the alarm that refuses to be ignored. It won't turn off until you finish a real wake-up mission — and if you try to bypass it, it keeps ringing back until you're actually out of bed. No more half-asleep swipe-to-snooze. You have to wake your brain (or your body) up to make it stop — so you finally get up on time. WAKE-UP MISSIONS Pick what it takes to silence the alarm: - Solve math problems - Find an object across the room (your phone recognizes it through the camera — no photo is taken, nothing is uploaded) - Shake your phone - Match memory pairs - Tap the words of an affirmation back into order - Scan a QR code you've set up yourself Set a different mission for each alarm, and choose Easy, Medium, or Hard. RELENTLESS BY DESIGN Turn on Relentless and the alarm keeps coming back until the mission is done. Silence it, bypass it, ignore it — it returns. This is the alarm for people who've beaten every other one. BUILD A STREAK Every on-time wake-up grows your streak. Track your mornings in Insights and watch the habit stick. A LEADERBOARD FOR WAKING UP Invite friends and compete on a weekly wake-up leaderboard. Mornings are easier when you're not doing them alone. WAKE TO YOUR OWN MUSIC Start the day with your music — play from your library or import your own audio files. ALARMS FOR ANY TIME ZONE Traveling? Pin an alarm to a city's time, like 8 AM in San Francisco, and Wake Boom shows when it rings in your local time. TIMER & STOPWATCH Need to time something else? Wake Boom includes a timer and stopwatch, too. Start a timer and it keeps running and rings even if you close the app. ON YOUR WRIST See your next alarm and streak, and toggle alarms, from the Apple Watch companion. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully localized in 29 languages, with right-to-left support for Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu. Wake Boom Premium unlocks every mission and difficulty, custom alarm sounds, and Insights. Try it free for 7 days, then keep it with a monthly or yearly plan. Cancel anytime. Download Wake Boom and make tomorrow the morning you actually get up. Questions or help: https://wakeboom.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://wakeboom.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://wakeboom.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

OnFocus4 screens
Wake Boom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OnFocus at 15.6 against Wake Boom's 26.1. On price, update cadence, 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. OnFocus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Wake Boom sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnFocus ships an update every 5 days, Wake Boom weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OnFocus versus Wake Boom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnFocusWake Boom
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLuca ErcolanoSOLVA LABS LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

OnFocus

Subscriptions4
  • OnFocus Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • OnFocus Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • OnFocus Pro (Yearly)$24.991 Year
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  • OnFocus Pro (Yearly)$44.991 Year
5 purchases

Wake Boom

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Yearly — Best Price7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is OnFocus free?
OnFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wake Boom free?
Wake Boom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnFocus or Wake Boom have ads?
Neither OnFocus nor Wake Boom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnFocus or Wake Boom?
OnFocus ships an update every 5 days, and Wake Boom weekly. Most recently, OnFocus was updated on November 5, 2026 and Wake Boom on October 31, 2026.

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