Comparison

Foccus vs Panezo

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

Head to head
About

Foccus

Features
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Can't put your phone down? It's not your fault. Those apps were designed to keep you inside. Foccus was designed to keep them out. Foccus turns focusing into a game: shake your phone — and 3 randomly picked apps from your list get locked. Who's going? Instagram, TikTok, or that game you can't quit? Luck decides. That's why every session starts with the thrill of a lottery draw. THE REST IS UP TO YOU While the timer runs, your locked apps are off limits — try to open one and you'll hit a shield. Hold out, and every screen-free minute turns into points. Finish the session and the points, streak and badges are yours. Give up early... and your streak resets. Simple, fair, ruthless. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps that can be locked — just once • Shake your phone (or tap the dice) • 3 random apps get locked for 30 min to 3 hours • Resist, earn points, level up EVERYTHING THAT KEEPS YOU PLAYING • Points: every screen-free minute = 1 point, multiplied by completion bonuses and streaks • Daily streaks: complete a session every day and watch your multiplier grow • 6 levels: start as a Rookie, rise to Zen Legend • 8 badges to collect: from First Step to the 1,000 Minute Club • Screen-Free Time stats: the exact opposite of screen time — charts of the minutes you spent away from your phone THE SERIOUS PART Foccus is built on Apple's official Screen Time technology. The lock is real: you can't swipe it away or bargain for "5 more minutes." Watch the countdown live in the Dynamic Island — even when the app is closed. PRIVACY? ZERO DATA. Apple never tells us which apps you picked — so we couldn't share it even if we wanted to. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. WHO IS IT FOR? • Students who reach for their phone mid-study session • Professionals who "just check something" and lose 40 minutes • Night scrollers glued to the screen before sleep • Everyone who started a digital detox and quit on day three — this time, the game is on your side Stop fighting your screen time. Turn it into a game and win. Shake. Lock. Focus. SUBSCRIPTION & PURCHASE Foccus Pro unlocks unlimited focus sessions. The free version includes one session per day. • Foccus Pro Monthly: auto-renewable subscription, 1 month • Foccus Pro Yearly: auto-renewable subscription, 1 year • Foccus Pro Lifetime: one-time purchase, not a subscription Both subscriptions start with a 3-day free trial. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged within 24 hours prior to the end of that period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://luqalab.com/app/shake-and-focus/en/privacy-policy.txt

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Panezo

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Panezo puts two websites on one iPhone screen, one above the other, with a notebook built in. Read in one pane while you write, search or compare in the other — no more switching back and forth between tabs and apps. NEW IN 1.2 • Full-screen focus: expand one pane with a tap, then snap back to split. Both pages keep their scroll position. • Turn your iPhone sideways for left and right panes. • Open any link in Panezo from Safari's Share button. • Favorites and history, suggested as you type an address • Find on Page and Request Desktop Website in each pane • Pull down to refresh EVERYDAY USE • Compare two products, hotels or recipes side by side • Read an article above and look up words or places below • Follow a map while you check opening hours or reviews • Study with your source above and your notes below • Keep a quick Scratch note beside any website FOR WORK • Keep two sources open while you research • Write notes beside the page you are reading, then save them to Notebook • Compare the readable text of two pages and keep the findings you choose in Research • Save a workspace — both pages, pane types and layout — and restore it later • Use two web-based work services at the same time BUILT FOR ONE HAND AND A SMALL SCREEN • Drag the divider to resize, swap the panes, or focus on one pane • Each pane has its own back, forward and reload, and scrolls and types independently • Controls stay out of the way until you tap a pane's small handle YOUR WORK STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE • Scratch notes, Notebook, Research, favorites, history and saved workspaces are stored locally • No Panezo account, no ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases • A Scratch note saved to Notebook stays linked: later edits update the same note Good to know: Panezo shows websites and its own native notes; it does not embed other installed apps. Website sign-in, video and downloads depend on each website. Both panes share website data such as cookies. Panezo is not affiliated with the websites you visit. Browsing connects to the websites you choose; it is not anonymous browsing. Made by Ilyas A. Almadani Ā· PT Jiji Labs Digital

Screenshots

Foccus4 screens
Panezo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Panezo at none against Foccus's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Foccus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Panezo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foccus ships an update weekly, Panezo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Foccus versus Panezo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoccusPanezo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAhmet TekIlyas Akbar Almadani

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Foccus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$23.491 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$44.99
None

Panezo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Foccus free?
Foccus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Panezo free?
Panezo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Foccus or Panezo have ads?
Neither Foccus nor Panezo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Foccus or Panezo?
Foccus ships an update weekly, and Panezo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Foccus was updated on November 5, 2026 and Panezo on October 31, 2026.

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