FocusHide vs Grotto

FocusHide helps you stay focused by automatically hiding distracting apps based on your schedule. Whether you’re working, studying, sleeping, or simply taking a break from social media, FocusHide makes it easy to reduce distractions without relying on willpower. Create a schedule once, and FocusHide takes care of the rest. Features Schedule App Hiding Automatically hide selected apps during specific times of the day and restore them when the schedule ends. Flexible Schedules Create daily, weekday, weekend, or custom recurring schedules to fit your routine. Choose Your Apps Select exactly which apps you want to hide during each focus session. Privacy First No account required. No cloud sync. No data collection. Everything stays on your device. Simple & Lightweight A clean, native iOS experience with no ads, no unnecessary features, and no distractions. Great For • Staying focused while working • Studying without social media distractions • Reducing screen time before bed • Building healthier digital habits • Creating distraction-free daily routines Why FocusHide? • Clean and intuitive interface • Fast setup in seconds • Local-first design • One-time purchase — no subscription • Designed exclusively for iPhone Focus doesn’t have to rely on willpower. Set your schedule, and let FocusHide do the rest.

Grotto turns intentional phone use into a place you can enter. Create up to nine local Spaces and choose apps through Apple's private Screen Time picker. Several Spaces can be active together. Each hides its own selected apps; leaving one keeps apps hidden if another active Space still includes them. Choose how each Space works: - PIN: enter with a tap and leave with your six-digit PIN. - Countdown: start a one-time session from 30 minutes to 12 hours, in 30-minute steps. Use your PIN to leave early. - Location: automatically enter and leave this Space around its own 500-metre area. Choose its place on a map or use your current location. Different Spaces can use the same place or different places. Location automation requires Always and Precise Location access. Map selection itself does not request your current location. iOS may delay automatic arrival, departure, or countdown completion; these are not exact-time alarms. After a restart, unlock your device before automation can resume. Each Space has a handcrafted 2D environment. Moss Haven is included. Optional one-time purchases unlock additional illustrated environments, interactions, ambience, and visual progression. All nine Space configurations, all three modes, and recovery controls remain available without payment. Privacy by design: - App choices use opaque Apple system tokens. - Grotto stores Space settings locally and does not upload your places or record a movement history. - Apple Maps loads map data online and may send map-display requests to Apple. - No Grotto account, analytics, advertising, or tracking. - Sensitive management screens are covered in the app switcher. Grotto is for adults managing their own device. Your Space PIN protects manual exit, editing, and deletion. You can revoke Screen Time authorization in iOS Settings. Grotto cannot prevent the device owner from changing system settings or uninstalling the app.