FocusTag vs Sit Still
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusTag
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Beat distractions, conquer phone addiction, and get into deep work. FocusTag combines strict Screen Time app blocking, ADHD-friendly Pomodoro intervals, and visual color-coded task tags into one seamless focus flow. Whether you're studying for exams, coding, or managing ADHD executive dysfunction, FocusTag provides the digital friction and visual structure you need to stop scrolling and start finishing. KEY FEATURES VISUAL TASK MANAGEMENT (FOCUSTAGS) • Structure your day by grouping tasks under visual, color-coded FocusTags. • Set dedicated presets for work, study, reading, and daily routines. • Switch contexts smoothly without mental fatigue or cognitive overload. SMART ON-DEVICE APP BLOCKING • Custom App Shields: Select exactly which distracting apps to block for each specific task. • Native Screen Time Integration: Powered directly by Apple's Screen Time framework for minimal battery use. • Zero Distractions: Keep social media, games, and notifications locked until your focus session ends. ADAPTABLE POMODORO & DEEP WORK TIMERS • Flexible Intervals: Classic 25/5 Pomodoro or custom deep work blocks tailored to your energy levels. • ADHD-Friendly Break Alerts: Distinct completion chimes and ambient soundscapes to support smooth transitions. • One-Tap Focus: Start or pause your focus sessions instantly. LOCK SCREEN & LIVE ACTIVITIES • Track your remaining time, active task, and tag directly on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Check your progress at a glance without unlocking your phone and risking distraction. INSIGHTFUL STATISTICS & TRENDS • Visual charts breaking down your focus time daily, weekly, and monthly. • See exactly how much time you dedicate to each FocusTag and project. • Compare planned targets against actual focus time to build long-term consistency. PRIVACY FIRST FocusTag operates entirely on your device using Apple's native Screen Time API. We do not collect, track, or share your app usage, browsing activity, or personal data. IDEAL FOR: • Individuals with ADHD seeking visual structure and frictionless routines • Students managing multiple subjects and study schedules • Remote workers, developers, and writers requiring uninterrupted deep work • Anyone looking to reduce screen time and build mindful digital habits Take control of your focus and achieve your daily targets with FocusTag. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sit Still
This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications and offering a calming timer experience. Earn rewards by staying focused to unlock new cozy rooms and accessories for your virtual cat companion.
- App blocking modes (Companionship, Whitelist, Strict)
- Scheduled app locking
- Customizable timer shapes (countdown, open-ended, pomodoro)
- Collectible illustrated rooms with unique soundscapes
- Virtual cat companion with unlockable accessories
- Task list syncing with Reminders
- Session history and streak tracking
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Sit Still is a focus timer and app blocker that gives you somewhere to be. Most focus apps punish you, Sit Still keeps you company. A cat sleeps in a painted room while you work, and the reward for sitting still is a collection you build. Blocking is real, and as firm as you want it to be. The rooms are the heart of it: watercolour illustrations painted like the pages of a childhood picture book, meant to feel cozy and nostalgic — to stir a memory of being small and safe somewhere — each with its own soundscape. APP BLOCKING FEATURES Three app blocking modes for a focus session: Open, Whitelist and Strict. Additionally, app blocking rules allow you to put away the apps that keep distracting you throughout the day. You can lock the apps on a schedule of your own or hold them to a daily limit. You can also set a bedtime lock on a night schedule you choose. WALLPAPERS AND WIDGETS Any room you have can be saved to your Photos as a wallpaper, drawn at the full resolution of your phone or iPad, with your cat in the corner or without it. There are widgets too: the room you are sitting in with your focus stats under it, the collection with a different room every hour, a calendar of the month with your cat beside it, and your streak on the Lock Screen and in StandBy. A TIMER WITH THREE SHAPES Countdown, open-ended, or pomodoro. The pomodoro starts at the classic 25 / 5 / 15, and all three lengths are yours to change. A session carries on with the screen locked, and shows itself on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. A COLLECTION OF ROOMS A permanent collection of rooms, from a bookshop loft in Porto to a stilt house on the Mekong Delta, and two new rooms on the first of every month that leave with it. Every room has its own illustration and its own ambience loop, levelled against all the others so changing rooms is never a lurch. On iPad, every room opens out into a wide painting, upright or sideways. A CAT, AND THINGS FOR IT TO WEAR Six companions, hand-drawn and animated. Focusing earns whiskers, and whiskers buy cat accessories and the monthly rooms. Pet the cat and it notices. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, AND WHAT YOU DID A task list that stays in sync with your phone's own Reminders. A record of every session — hours, streaks, and the note you left about what you were working on. Sit Still Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly at the price shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in Settings › your Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alteraapps.com/sit-still/privacy/
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Verdict
FocusTag and Sit Still 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. FocusTag sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Sit Still sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusTag ships an update weekly, Sit Still every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | FocusTag | Sit Still |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nghia Nguyen Phu | Johannes Butzke |
In-app purchases
FocusTag
- Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$69.99
Sit Still
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$34.991 Year









