Focus vs Houm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Focus
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Focus helps you protect your attention and make meaningful progress every day. When distractions compete for your time, create a focused environment with tools designed to keep you on track. Block distracting apps, start a focused timer, and stay present with the task in front of you. With Focus, you can: โข Block distracting apps during focus sessions โข Use a simple timer for deep, uninterrupted work โข Set a clear rhythm for focused time โข Review your focus time with helpful progress insights โข Track daily and weekly patterns โข Build more consistent focus habits over time Whether you are studying, working, reading, creating, or simply trying to spend less time scrolling, Focus gives you a calm and structured way to take back your time. Start with one focused session today. Small sessions can become lasting habits.
Houm
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Houm is one dark, modular home for everything you self-host โ the smart home your phone already talks to, and the media, servers and containers your homelab already runs. Every service is its own switch. Turn on only the ones you actually use, sign each into your own server, and Houm gets out of the way. SMART HOME See and control every accessory from Apple Home or Google Home โ lights, locks, thermostats and cameras โ without opening a separate app. WATCH SOMETHING Browse what's trending and request new films and shows through Requests, then follow it through Radarr and Sonarr's queues until it's ready. WHAT'S PLAYING The dashboard leads with what's on: streams, transcodes and bandwidth from Plex or Tautulli, updated as they happen. DOWNLOADS Keep an eye on NZBGet's queue and speed without switching to a browser tab. THE RACK Proxmox, Unraid and Portainer put every node, VM, disk and container in your pocket โ what's running, what's full, and what needs attention. Sign in once with Plex to connect Requests and the Now Playing card, or skip it and set everything up later from Settings. Houm talks directly to the servers you already run โ no new accounts, no subscriptions, no cloud in between. Houm is for people who already run a homelab. Bring your own Plex, Seerr, Radarr, Sonarr, NZBGet, Tautulli, Proxmox, Unraid or Portainer โ Houm is the one app to watch them all from
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Verdict
Focus and Houm are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus | Houm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LE TRI THUC | Tehseen Hussain |
In-app purchases
Focus
No in-app purchases
Houm
No in-app purchases









