Comparison

Solhora vs Focus Lab Blocker

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

Head to head
About

Solhora

Features
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Solhora is not another to-do list app. Most productivity tools do the same thing: make you list more tasks, count your broken streaks, and pile up everything you haven't finished into a wall of debt. Solhora doesn't do that. Solhora is an AI co-pilot that walks you through your day. [MORNING: FIGURE OUT WHAT MATTERS] Open Solhora and tell it what's bouncing around in your head. It helps you sort through the noise, then asks: how's your energy today? Low energy means one thing. High energy means three. You pick. It doesn't judge. [DAYTIME: STAY WITH YOU] Your picks show up on the Today page. When you're stuck, Solhora asks one question — not ten. When you have a free moment, tap "I have time" and it pulls up small tasks that fit your window — 5 minutes, 15 minutes, whatever you've got. [EVENING: SEE WHAT YOU DID] Solhora will never tell you how many tasks you didn't finish. It only shows you what you completed. Every finished task gets its own completion card — a photo you take or one Solhora generates for you. [LATE NIGHT: CATCH YOUR THOUGHTS] Something pops into your head at 2 AM? Tell Solhora. It writes it down and reminds you in the morning. No follow-ups. No judgment. No conversation. [MONTHLY WAREHOUSE] Things that aren't due today but need to happen this month — toss them in the warehouse. Solhora reminds you three days before they're due. How Solhora is designed: 3 tasks a day = victory Maximum 2 notifications per day No streak punishment No "you missed X tasks" Unfinished tasks don't auto-roll to tomorrow Numbers celebrate. They never measure gaps.

About

Focus Lab Blocker

This app introduces a moment of friction before accessing distracting applications, requiring users to complete a small ritual to earn entry. It offers various unlock methods and a virtual pet that thrives on self-control, encouraging users to reduce screen time.

Highlights
  • Customizable unlock rituals (breathe, timer, intention, math, exercise, photo, NFC, PIN)
  • Virtual pet that grows with self-control
  • Daily app open/time budget
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • No account or sign-up required
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Focus Lab Blocker puts a moment of friction between you and the apps that pull at you — so opening them becomes a choice, not a reflex. Most blockers are just a wall with an "off" switch. Focus Lab Blocker is different: when you hit a blocked app, you have to earn your way in with a small ritual. By the time you're done, the urge has usually passed. CHOOSE YOUR FRICTION Every app gets its own unlock ritual: • Breathe — a few slow breaths before you go in • Cooldown — wait out a short timer • Intention — type why you need this app right now • Math — solve a few quick problems • Sweat — pushups, squats, or jumping jacks, counted live by the camera • Photo quest — go photograph grass, a book, the sink… something real • NFC tag — tap a physical tag you left in another room • Guardian PIN — a trusted person sets a PIN you don't know • Daily budget — a fixed number of opens, or minutes, per day A COMPANION THAT LIVES OFF YOUR WILLPOWER Adopt a pet that hatches from an egg and lives off your self-control. Every urge that hits a shield dings one of its meters — and every urge you resist earns the care item that heals it. No urges means a healthy pet and nothing to do: it never nags you into opening the app. But let its meters sit empty and it gets sick, and eventually leaves. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • No account, no sign-up. • No ads. • Nothing leaves your phone. Photo and exercise checks run entirely on-device with Apple's Vision framework. No servers, because there's no network. Focus Lab Blocker uses Apple's Screen Time to enforce blocking, so it's as reliable as iOS itself. Reclaim the ten seconds before the scroll. That's usually all it takes.

Screenshots

Solhora4 screens
Focus Lab Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Solhora at weekly against Focus Lab Blocker's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solhora ships an update weekly, Focus Lab Blocker every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Solhora versus Focus Lab Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolhoraFocus Lab Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPictureCook Inc.Szu-Yu Wang

In-app purchases

None

Solhora

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Lab Blocker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solhora free?
Solhora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Lab Blocker free?
Focus Lab Blocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solhora or Focus Lab Blocker have ads?
Neither Solhora nor Focus Lab Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solhora or Focus Lab Blocker?
Solhora ships an update weekly, and Focus Lab Blocker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Solhora was updated on November 5, 2026 and Focus Lab Blocker on November 5, 2026.

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