Ago vs App Blocker & Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ago
This app helps you track how long it's been since you last performed a recurring task. It provides a simple, visual way to see elapsed time and offers optional soft deadlines without intrusive notifications. Ideal for home maintenance, personal care, and staying connected.
- Track time since last task
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Log tasks from widgets
- Soft deadline reminders
- Monthly history calendar
- Custom icons and colors
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When did you last change the air filter? Water the succulents? Call your mom? Ago answers one question: how long has it been? Tap once to reset. That's it. THE GAP BETWEEN A TO-DO LIST AND A CALENDAR Not a streak tracker. Not a to-do list. Ago lives in the gap between both - for things with a rough cadence you want to honor, not a fixed schedule. Car tires. The dentist. The friend you keep meaning to call. Plants that need water every couple of weeks or so. NO GUILT TRIPS. JUST THE NUMBER. Ago shows you how long it's been and gets out of the way. No judgment. No chain to break. No notifications nagging you. Open it when you want to know. The "three months?!" moment is the whole product. You see the number, you decide what to do about it. ALWAYS ONE GLANCE AWAY - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the live elapsed time, counting up in real time - Log something done right from the widget, without opening the app - A soft deadline turns a card overdue when it's been too long - a quiet cue, never an alarm BUILT TO BE EXACT, NOT FUZZY - See the precise time since you last did it, down to the day - Open any item for a monthly calendar of its history - Give each thing an icon and a color so the list reads at a glance WHAT PEOPLE TRACK WITH AGO - Home maintenance: air filter, furnace, gutters - Plant care and watering - Car service and tires - Medication and supplements - Friends and family: how long since you called? - Pet grooming and vet visits SIMPLE AND PRIVATE No accounts. No ads. Nothing to sign in to, nothing to manage. Your data syncs privately across your devices with iCloud, and stays yours. PAY ONCE. KEEP FOREVER. One-time purchase unlocks everything. No subscription. Ever. Pick a color, choose an icon, set a soft deadline, and Ago tells you when something's been a while. No alarm, no nag. Just a card that says it's time.
App Blocker & Focus
This app helps you break free from distracting apps and websites with a friendly cat mascot. Customize reminders and schedules to regain control of your screen time and improve focus.
- Block distracting apps and websites
- Customizable reminder tones
- Scheduled focus sessions
- Quick Focus sessions
- Parent Mode for family use
- Progress tracking and insights
- Hard Mode for stricter blocking
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Simba is more than an app blocker. It's a gentle reminder to stay true to the focus you promised yourself. Most blockers just say no. Simba goes further: when you try to open something you've blocked, a friendly cat named Simba shows up with a personal reminder in your own tone of voice, motivational, honest, playful, or brutally direct, so you pause, remember why you blocked it, and choose focus instead of distraction. BLOCK WHAT PULLS YOU AWAY - Block distracting apps: social media, games, video, or anything that steals your time - Block websites too, not just apps - Group apps into folders like Social Media, Games, or Work Distractions, and reuse them everywhere CHOOSE HOW SIMBA REMINDS YOU - Pick your tone: Motivational, Honest, Playful, Brutal, or Mixed - Simba's shield replaces the default block screen with something that actually makes you think twice FIT FOCUS INTO YOUR REAL LIFE - Set schedules for work hours, school time, or nightly wind-down, enforced automatically even when the app is closed - Start a Quick Focus session anytime, timed or open-ended - Use ready-made routines like Deep Work, Gym, Pre-Sleep, and Reading - Track your session on your Lock Screen with Live Activity STAY ACCOUNTABLE, GENTLY - Turn on Hard Mode when you know a simple Stop button won't be enough - Emergency Unlock is there for genuine reasons, with just enough friction to make you certain FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY - Myself Mode for personal focus, no restrictions on you - Parent Mode with a PIN, so you can help your child build better screen habits SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Daily streaks, focus minutes, and the apps that tempt you most - Simple insight cards that celebrate progress, never guilt Premium unlocks unlimited focus sessions, Hard Mode, full schedules, and complete Insights. Remember why you blocked it, before you open it. That's Simba. Privacy Policy: https://www.simbafocus.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.simbafocus.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: App Blocker & Focus at freemium against Ago's paid. Ago's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Ago sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and App Blocker & Focus sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ago against 5.0 for App Blocker & Focus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Ago ships an update weekly, App Blocker & Focus every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ago | App Blocker & Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Day Two | Fatih Demir |
Customer experience
Ago
App Blocker & Focus
In-app purchases
Ago
- Ago Pro$4.99
- Ago Pro$5.99
App Blocker & Focus
- Simba Premium - Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- Simba Premium - Annual$9.991 Year
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- Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
- Simba Premium - Annual$19.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Simba Premium - Annual$69.991 Year








