Focus Blocks vs Focus

Focus Blocks is an app blocker for iPhone and iPad that puts distracting apps out of reach during the time you set aside to focus. Choose the apps. Choose the rule. Block during focus hours, allow only inside chosen windows, or set a daily app budget. When a rule applies, selected apps are hidden system-wide until they are allowed again. No willpower games, no streaks, no social layer — just one clear setting that gives you your attention back. Built on Apple's Screen Time APIs, Focus Blocks works entirely on your device. It has no backend and no account. Your rules sync between your own devices through iCloud, under your own Apple ID. Screen Time app selections are private device-local tokens, so each device asks you to confirm the apps it should block before enabling a synced rule there. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create as many focus blocks as you want — mornings, weekdays, deep-work afternoons • Pick specific apps and whole categories in one tap • Block during a schedule, allow only during a schedule, or set a daily limit • Enable synced rules separately on each device after confirming local app selections • Add a weekly setup window so blocks cannot be edited on impulse • Enable or disable any inactive block from one screen PRIVACY BY DEFAULT • No sign-up, no account • No analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs • Uses Apple's Screen Time framework — selections and usage stay on-device • iCloud Key-Value Store is the only remote storage, and it lives in your own Apple ID Focus Blocks is self-directed. It is not a parental-control product and does not monitor or manage other people's devices. Requires iOS 18 or later.

Focus is a simple Deep Focus blocker that leaves only what you need during a session. Choose the apps and websites you want to allow, optionally set a duration, and start. No account is required. BLOCK EVERYTHING EXCEPT WHAT YOU ALLOW Use Apple's private Screen Time picker to choose the apps, categories, and web domains you need during focus. Focus shields everything you do not select. Leave the allow list empty to block all supported apps and websites. Categories are saved as the individual items they contain when selected. OPTIONAL PRECISE TIMER Set hours, minutes, and seconds. Leave the timer at 00:00:00 for an unlimited session, or choose 15 minutes or longer for automatic ending. Timed shields are removed after the interval when the device is next used. PROTECTED CHANGES Ending early or changing what is allowed during a session requires Face ID or Touch ID, with the device passcode as the system fallback. Cancelling or failing authentication keeps the session and shields unchanged. BUILT FOR RECOVERY Focus saves the active session and checks authorization, expiration, monitoring, and shields whenever the app becomes active. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No Focus account, ads, or analytics SDK • No developer-operated backend • Screen Time selections are opaque system tokens stored on your device • Biometric data stays with Apple's authentication system • No Calendar, Reminders, or browser access