Comparison

Focus Sheep vs Caught Me

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

Caught Me

Features
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Staying focused is hard. You don't have to do it alone. CaughtMe is a simple focus companion. Pick a task and a time, put down your phone, and let a character help you follow through. • Character companions: Director Wang is free. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks Senior Lin, Slacker Cat, Robot 404, Aunt Zhou and Boss Zhang. • Desk focus: Get occasional check-ins and a reminder when you pick up your phone. A quiet lock-screen timer is available too. • Optional app limits: With Screen Time permission, limit the apps and categories you choose during a focus session. • Records and achievements: Review your focus time, session history and six achievements. • English and Chinese: Follow your device language or choose manually in Settings. • Local-first: No account or ads. Your tasks and records stay on your device. Motion detection may occasionally misread movement; you can recalibrate in the app. App limits require iOS Screen Time authorization. Requires iOS 17 or later on iPhone.

Screenshots

Focus Sheep4 screens
Caught Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

Focus Sheep and Caught Me 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

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 Caught Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Sheep ships an update every 5 days, Caught Me every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Focus Sheep versus Caught Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus SheepCaught Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亲强 吴德旭 孟

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
1 purchases

Caught Me

One-time1
  • CaughtMe Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Focus Sheep free?
Focus Sheep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caught Me free?
Caught Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Sheep or Caught Me have ads?
Neither Focus Sheep nor Caught Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Sheep or Caught Me?
Focus Sheep ships an update every 5 days, and Caught Me every 6 days. Most recently, Focus Sheep was updated on October 16, 2026 and Caught Me on October 15, 2026.

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