Comparison

SomaTrace 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

SomaTrace

Features
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SomaTrace is a client record tool designed for massage therapists, bodyworkers, manual therapists, and hands-on practitioners. Bodywork does not only happen during a single session. It also happens through each observation, each adjustment, each review, and each continuation into the next session. SomaTrace helps you keep those details well organized. You can use body diagrams to record static observations, dynamic tests to organize movement-related clues, and review notes to document what you actually did during the session, how the body responded, and where you may want to continue next time. SomaTrace is not designed to replace your professional judgment. It is designed to help you organize your observations, reasoning, and care process more clearly. Main Features: ・Client Records Create basic profiles and session records for each client, so every session can continue from the same line of care. ・Body Diagram Observations Use front, back, and side-view body diagrams to record posture, tension, left-right differences, and body observations. ・Dynamic Observations Record movement tests such as gait, standing rotation, single-leg standing, squats, and spinal movement to help organize the body clues you observe in each session. ・Review Notes After each session, quickly record what you did, why you chose that approach, how the body responded, and what you may want to follow up on next time. ・AI Organization Helps organize your recorded notes into review summaries, client feedback drafts, and pre-session reminders for the next visit. AI-generated content is only intended as a note organization aid and should always be reviewed and judged by the user. ・Available Booking Times Organize your available time slots so clients can check your availability more easily, reducing the need for repeated back-and-forth scheduling. SomaTrace is suitable for: ・Massage therapists ・Bodyworkers ・Sports massage practitioners ・Manual care practitioners ・Independent practitioners who need to organize client records ・Anyone who wants each session to be properly reviewed and continued SomaTrace is a tool for recording, organizing, and reviewing session information. It does not provide medical diagnosis, medical advice, treatment decisions, or guarantees of therapeutic results. All records and AI-generated content should be interpreted and used by the user according to their own professional background. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://somatrace.app/privacy

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

SomaTrace4 screens
Focus Lab Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Lab Blocker at none against SomaTrace's 4. SomaTrace's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SomaTrace sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Focus Lab Blocker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SomaTrace ships an update every 6 days, Focus Lab Blocker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SomaTrace versus Focus Lab Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomaTraceFocus Lab Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCheng En TsaiSzu-Yu Wang

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SomaTrace

Subscriptions4
  • Record (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Studio (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Record (Yearly)$49.991 Year
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  • Studio (Yearly)$99.991 Year
None

Focus Lab Blocker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SomaTrace free?
SomaTrace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Lab Blocker free?
Focus Lab Blocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SomaTrace or Focus Lab Blocker have ads?
Neither SomaTrace nor Focus Lab Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SomaTrace or Focus Lab Blocker?
SomaTrace ships an update every 6 days, and Focus Lab Blocker every 3 weeks. Most recently, SomaTrace was updated on October 31, 2026 and Focus Lab Blocker on November 5, 2026.

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