Focusity vs Ankilock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focusity
Transform focus sessions into tangible progress by building virtual world landmarks. Block distracting apps and enjoy ambient sounds to enhance concentration. Earn rewards and track your achievements in a visually engaging way.
- Build world landmarks while focusing
- Block distracting apps and websites
- Ambient soundscapes for deep focus
- Home screen widget for progress tracking
- Collection of finished landmarks
- AI-generated custom cities
- Premium exclusive landmarks and features
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You sat down to get things done. An hour later, you're still scrolling. A quick check turns into endless feeds, videos, and headlines — and the work, the studying, the things that actually matter slide to "later." When you finally look up, all that's left is the same quiet guilt: another day, nothing moved. It's not that your willpower is weak. These apps are engineered by the smartest people and the biggest budgets in the world to do one thing: take your time. So Focusity stopped fighting them on willpower alone. Instead, the time you spend off your phone turns into something you can see — a world wonder, rising one stage at a time. It turns "resisting" into "building." HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick how long you want to focus (5–120 minutes) and start 2. Every focused minute builds a world landmark — the Sagrada Família, the Taj Mahal, and more — stage by stage 3. Finish it, and it's yours to keep in your collection Optional: choose apps to block, and they stay locked during your session Because the payoff is something you can actually see, it's a habit that sticks. BUILT FOR YOU IF • You reach for your phone without thinking, and nothing gets done • Plain focus timers felt too cold to stick with • You want to cut your screen time — but actually enjoy doing it FEATURES — Focus, and Wonders Rise While you focus, a diorama slowly takes shape. The Taj Mahal, the floating torii of Itsukushima, the Sagrada Família, Angkor Wat — build the world's landmarks with your own focus. — Ambient Sounds for Deep Focus Rainfall, ocean waves, a flowing river, brown noise. Put on a study-friendly soundscape and sink into your work. Forest breezes, summer-night insects, quiet space, and more unlock with Premium. — Block Apps & Sites Auto-block the apps and websites you don't want to open during a session (powered by iOS Screen Time). Try to open one, and you'll see how many minutes are left and how much focus time you've already banked. The more you block, the faster you build — up to a 2x boost. — Home Screen Widget Your building-in-progress and today's focus time, right on your Home Screen. You see how far you've come without opening the app — and your hand stops reaching for the phone. — Collection Every finished landmark goes into your collection. The row of wonders you've built is proof of every minute you stayed focused. — Bonuses That Keep You Moving Early stages finish fast, so your first sense of progress comes quickly. And if you keep resisting your phone after the timer ends, that time counts toward your build as a bonus. — AI Craft: A City That's Only Yours Enter any theme and AI generates a one-of-a-kind city, made just for you — your own companion to keep you focused. — Share Share your finished landmarks and original cities to social media in a single tap. FOCUSITY PREMIUM • Build premium-exclusive landmarks like Kinkaku-ji and Mont-Saint-Michel • Pick exactly which landmark to build (free plan: random) • See finished landmarks at sunset and lit up at night • View them close-up, looking up, and from the other side • Build the original cities you made with AI Craft • Show your finished builds on the widget • Use every ambient soundscape PRIVACY Your focus time and building data are stored on your iPhone. Note: only when you use the AI Craft feature, the theme you enter is sent to a server to generate your city (the images are AI-generated). SUBSCRIPTION • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account • Auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends • Manage or cancel anytime in iPhone Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://hiro0211.github.io/focusity-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hiro0211.github.io/focusity-legal/privacy.html
Ankilock
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Ankilock turns the moments you spend unlocking your phone into moments you spend learning. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create flashcards for anything you want to remember — vocabulary, exam notes, facts, phrases, anything at all. 2. Choose the apps that distract you the most. 3. Every time you try to open one of those apps, Ankilock shows you one of your own flashcards first. Answer it, and you're through. Every flashcard is written by you, so it's always relevant to what you're actually trying to learn. Prefer not to start from a blank page? A few optional starter decks (Spanish basics, world history, human anatomy) come pre-loaded so you can try Ankilock right away — delete them anytime. FEATURES • Unlimited flashcards • Organize cards into decks, and choose which decks show up on the lock screen (pick more than one, change anytime) • Review your cards anytime inside the app — not just when a blocked app is opened • Block as many apps as you like • Import cards in bulk from a CSV file • Track your learning history and recall rate • Adjust how often cards appear • Works entirely on your device — your card content and activity data are never sent anywhere Ankilock requires a subscription to unlock the full app after a free trial. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emuemutaro.github.io/ankilock-privacy/
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Verdict
Focusity and Ankilock are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Focusity sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ankilock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focusity | Ankilock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroaki Arimura | AYA FUNAKI |
In-app purchases
Focusity
- Focusity Premium Monthly (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Focusity Premium Monthly (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Craft Ticket x1$0.99
- Craft Ticket x3$1.99
- Craft Ticket x6$3.99
Ankilock
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month









