Comparison

Focus Sheep vs DelayLens

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

Head to head
About

Focus Sheep

Enhance focus with a calming pasture journey. Stay on task to grow your flock, with options for app blocking and detailed statistics. Enjoy background noise and lock screen integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus durations
  • App and website blocking
  • Background noise options
  • Live Activities integration
  • Detailed focus statistics
  • Session history and notes
Features
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Bring scattered attention back to the pen, one sheep at a time. Focus Sheep turns a focus session into a calm pasture journey. Choose a tag and duration, then let the flock move closer as you stay on task. FREE CORE FEATURES • Set any focus duration from 5 to 180 minutes • Use the included built-in tags • Add a note for the goal in front of you • Hold to end a session, reducing accidental stops • Review completed and interrupted sessions on a timeline • See your total focused time A CALMER BACKGROUND • White, pink, and brown noise • Sound and haptic completion alerts • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island FOCUS GUARD — 3 FREE USES, THEN MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED • Try Focus Guard for up to three focus sessions at no charge • Block selected apps, categories, and websites during a session • Restrictions clear automatically when the session ends • Your selections are handled by Apple’s Screen Time features • Continued use after the three free sessions requires a monthly, yearly, or lifetime Focus Sheep membership MEMBERSHIP FEATURES — IN-APP PURCHASE REQUIRED • Continue using Focus Guard after the three free uses • Create custom focus tags • Unlock complete statistics, including success rate, charts, tag distribution, notes, and trends • Sync focus records with Calendar and your private iCloud database Focus Sheep offers monthly and yearly auto-renewable memberships and a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and subscription terms are displayed on the membership screen before purchase. No account or sign-in is required. The core focus timer, built-in tags, notes, background noise, Live Activities, focus history, and total focused time are available for free. Privacy Policy: https://rounded-partner-ddd.notion.site/Focus-Sheep-Privacy-Policy-39d0d5f3d51980e08434e7becfd9558f Terms of Use: https://rounded-partner-ddd.notion.site/Focus-sheep-Terms-of-Service-39d0d5f3d51980e3acd1e19b794644c8

About

DelayLens

This app helps you recover from procrastination by logging the experience, identifying causes, and guiding you to take one small next step. It offers focused work sessions and provides insights into what helps you restart.

Highlights
  • Log procrastination time
  • Identify causes and add notes
  • Define small next actions
  • Set focus sessions (5, 15, 25 min)
  • Review daily and weekly trends
  • Gain insights into method effectiveness
Features
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Procrastinated? You can still restart. DelayLens is a gentle tool for the moment after you realize you got stuck. Instead of asking you to become perfectly disciplined, it helps you record what happened, name the cause, choose the smallest next action, and return to focused work. It is not a generic Pomodoro timer, to-do list, or habit tracker. DelayLens is built around one clear recovery loop: record → understand → take one small step → focus → learn from what helped. HOW IT WORKS 1. Record the procrastination Start a log when you notice you are putting something off. End it when you are ready to come back, so the time that actually passed is captured. 2. Name what got in the way Choose a reason, add a task category, and leave a note if useful. A task may feel too large, the first step may be unclear, or you may be tired or distracted. Recording the cause turns a vague feeling into something you can review. 3. Choose one small next action Replace “finish the report” with “open the document and write the title.” Make the next move specific enough to begin. 4. Choose a restart method and focus length Pick a restart method that fits the moment, then focus on the next action for 5, 15, or 25 minutes. When it ends, decide what comes next. 5. Learn what helps you restart Review procrastination time, causes, restart methods, completion, and your own feedback. Over time, DelayLens can compare which methods are associated with more completed actions and provide method-based insights and personalized suggestions from your records. WHAT DELAYLENS HELPS YOU DO • Log procrastination time as it happens • Record reasons, categories, and notes • Turn a stuck task into a small next action • Follow small steps during a 5, 15, or 25 minute focus session • Use different restart methods and keep a record of what you tried • Review daily and weekly trends • Bring today’s procrastination and focus together in a daily reflection • Leave feedback on what helped • See method effectiveness and personalized suggestions based on your records • See the link between a procrastination log and the focused action that followed FREE AND PRO The free experience helps you complete the restart in front of you: log the episode, understand the cause, choose a next action, focus, and review today or this week. DelayLens Pro adds longer-range views and deeper pattern insights, including method effectiveness and personalized suggestions based on your recorded completion and feedback patterns. MADE FOR REAL-LIFE STARTING TROUBLE DelayLens can help when: • You know you should study but have not opened the material • A work task feels too large to begin • You are tired but still want to move forward a little • The same kind of procrastination keeps returning DelayLens does not promise to eliminate procrastination or complete your work for you. It gives you a calmer way to acknowledge what happened and begin again. Start with one small action. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Sheep4 screens
DelayLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Sheep at every 5 days against DelayLens's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Focus Sheep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DelayLens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus Sheep against 5.0 for DelayLens. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Sheep ships an update every 5 days, DelayLens every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Focus Sheep versus DelayLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus SheepDelayLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亲强 吴子莹 李

Customer experience

Focus Sheep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DelayLens

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Sheep

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Sheep Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Focus Sheep Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focus Sheep Lifetime$15.99
3 purchases

DelayLens

Subscriptions2
  • DelayLens Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • DelayLens Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • DelayLens Founder Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Focus Sheep free?
Focus Sheep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DelayLens free?
DelayLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Sheep or DelayLens?
Focus Sheep and DelayLens are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Focus Sheep or DelayLens have ads?
Neither Focus Sheep nor DelayLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Sheep or DelayLens?
Focus Sheep ships an update every 5 days, and DelayLens every 3 weeks. Most recently, Focus Sheep was updated on October 16, 2026 and DelayLens on October 1, 2026.

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