Comparison

FocusRabbit vs Kickoff

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

Head to head
About

FocusRabbit

This app helps you build focus by blocking distracting applications and managing your screen time. Set daily limits, schedule blocks, and understand your usage habits to regain control of your digital life.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Set daily time limits
  • Schedule app blocks
  • Understand usage habits
  • Privacy-focused data processing
  • Flexible focus sessions
Features
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FocusRabbit helps you build focus, block distracting apps, and take control of your screen time. Whether you're working, studying, or winding down, choose a routine that fits your day. • Focus on what matters: Keep distracting apps out of reach while you work or study. • Scroll less: Choose daily limits and take more intentional breaks. • Make time to unwind: Schedule app blocks for your evenings or bedtime. SET YOUR LIMITS Time limit: Choose how much time to spend in an app each day. When you reach your limit, FocusRabbit blocks it for the rest of the day. Open limit: Choose how many times you can unlock an app each day and how long each unlock lasts. The app stays blocked between those windows. BLOCK NOW OR PLAN AHEAD Block distracting apps when you want to work, study, or take a break from your phone. Set a schedule that repeats on your chosen days, or start a focus session on the spot. Stop a flexible session whenever you like, or add a short waiting period before you can end it early. Choose which apps to leave out of each block. UNDERSTAND YOUR HABITS Set a daily screen time goal and compare today's usage with your usual pace. See your most used apps, pickups, and notifications to help you decide what to change. YOUR SCREEN TIME STAYS PRIVATE Your Screen Time reports are processed and displayed on your device. FocusRabbit does not send your Screen Time data to us. No account, no ads, no tracking. FocusRabbit needs your permission to use Apple's Screen Time features to block apps and show usage reports. You grant access during setup.

About

Kickoff

Features
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Kickoff is for the hardest part: Starting. One tap and you're in a focus session. No projects, no setup, no backlog. If naming the thing helps, name it. If not, just start. A timer you can feel Twist the glowing ring like a real kitchen timer to set your minutes. Time stays visible as a shrinking shape everywhere: on your phone, the lock screen, the Dynamic Island, your home screen widget, StandBy, and your wrist. The last seconds can tick out loud, in a voice you pick. Just 2 minutes The smallest possible start, and you can make it 1, 3, 5, or 10. When the tiny timer ends, Kickoff asks if you want to keep going. Stopping counts too. Interruptions are normal "I got pulled away" holds your place with a note to future you. When you come back, the note is waiting: pick up where you left off, call it done, or let it go. No judgment either way. The end is kind When time is up, nothing resets and nothing scolds. Add a little more, or call it done. Take a five minute rest and go again with one tap. Starts, not streaks Your history counts the times you showed up: a day report, your best hours, and a grid you can share. Nothing resets. Nothing guilts you. What's free and what's paid Everything you need to focus is free, forever: unlimited sessions of any length, the tiny start, pause, notes when you step away, rest, widgets, the Live Activity, the full Apple Watch app, and your current week of history. A single one time purchase unlocks the rest: shielding your chosen apps while the timer runs, your complete history with the showed up grid, every dial face, theme, sound pack and tick voice, and private iCloud sync. Pay once and keep it forever. No subscription, no recurring charges, nothing expires. Privacy, plainly Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Built for ADHD brains. Kind to every brain. Contact: contact@chelodo.com Privacy policy: https://chelodo.com/apps/kickoff/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://chelodo.com/apps/kickoff/terms

Screenshots

FocusRabbit4 screens
Kickoff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusRabbit at none against Kickoff's 1. Kickoff's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). 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. Kickoff sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusRabbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusRabbit ships an update every 9 days, Kickoff every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FocusRabbit versus Kickoff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusRabbitKickoff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAymen LetaiefChelodo

In-app purchases

None

FocusRabbit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kickoff

One-time1
  • Unlock everything$8.99

Questions

Is FocusRabbit free?
FocusRabbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kickoff free?
Kickoff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusRabbit or Kickoff have ads?
Neither FocusRabbit nor Kickoff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusRabbit or Kickoff?
FocusRabbit ships an update every 9 days, and Kickoff every 2 days. Most recently, FocusRabbit was updated on November 10, 2026 and Kickoff on October 31, 2026.

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