Comparison

Rook Vault vs Focus

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

Head to head
About

Rook Vault

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Rook Vault is an original product owned, developed, and published by GetPageSpeed LLC. It is a private, local-first KDBX 4 password manager for iPhone and iPad. Open the vault you already own from Files and keep your passwords and payment cards close without creating an account or sending your data to a server. Find entries instantly with secret-safe search. Use AutoFill for logins. Unlock again with Face ID. Rook reads and writes the open KDBX directly, including files stored through iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and other providers available in Files. The card wallet turns ordinary interoperable KDBX fields into a visual deck: - Scan a physical card on device, review the result, and save PAN and CVV as protected KDBX values. - Detect common card networks and suggest issuers from a bundled offline BIN directory. - Copy protected values locally, with the clipboard clearing after 60 seconds. - See Expiry Radar and schedule local renewal reminders. - Link an expired card to its replacement as renewal history. - Build travel stacks by country, currency, or fee profile. Privacy is the architecture, not a setting. Rook Vault has no account, ads, analytics, telemetry, crash-reporting SDK, or server-side component. Your vault opens locally and stays local. Compatibility in version 1.0: KDBX 4 and 4.1, AES-256-CBC, AES-KDF, Argon2id, GZip, and Salsa20 or ChaCha20 protected inner streams.

About

Focus

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Focus is a simple Deep Focus blocker that leaves only what you need during a session. Choose the apps and websites you want to allow, optionally set a duration, and start. No account is required. BLOCK EVERYTHING EXCEPT WHAT YOU ALLOW Use Apple's private Screen Time picker to choose the apps, categories, and web domains you need during focus. Focus shields everything you do not select. Leave the allow list empty to block all supported apps and websites. Categories are saved as the individual items they contain when selected. OPTIONAL PRECISE TIMER Set hours, minutes, and seconds. Leave the timer at 00:00:00 for an unlimited session, or choose 15 minutes or longer for automatic ending. Timed shields are removed after the interval when the device is next used. PROTECTED CHANGES Ending early or changing what is allowed during a session requires Face ID or Touch ID, with the device passcode as the system fallback. Cancelling or failing authentication keeps the session and shields unchanged. BUILT FOR RECOVERY Focus saves the active session and checks authorization, expiration, monitoring, and shields whenever the app becomes active. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข No Focus account, ads, or analytics SDK โ€ข No developer-operated backend โ€ข Screen Time selections are opaque system tokens stored on your device โ€ข Biometric data stays with Apple's authentication system โ€ข No Calendar, Reminders, or browser access

Screenshots

Rook Vault4 screens
Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

Rook Vault and Focus are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Rook Vault versus Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRook VaultFocus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGetPageSpeed LLCRYO KOJIMA

In-app purchases

None

Rook Vault

No in-app purchases

None

Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rook Vault free?
Rook Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rook Vault or Focus have ads?
Neither Rook Vault nor Focus shows ads.

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