Comparison

Task Focus vs Unsway

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

Head to head
About

Task Focus

Features
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You know what you have to do. Your phone pulls you away anyway. Task Focus pauses the apps that distract you until your one task is finished. Write down the one thing, pick what to pause, and start. Open a paused app in the middle of it, and you see your task instead of the feed. There is no countdown on the screen. Time counts up, and a focus ends when you say it is finished β€” not when a timer decides you failed. The one limit is a safety net you set yourself, between one and eight hours, that hands your apps back if you never get round to tapping "I'm done". WHAT IT DOES β€’ Pauses the apps you choose, using Screen Time. Feeds, timelines, the endless pull-to-refresh β€” closed until you are done. β€’ Turns a paused app into a reminder: open one, and it shows the task you are finishing and when the app comes back. β€’ Pauses on a schedule β€” weekday mornings, every evening β€” without you starting anything. β€’ Works with iOS Focus: add Task Focus as a Focus filter, and a Focus like Work or Study pauses the apps you chose. β€’ Puts the one thing on your Lock Screen and in a widget, so it is always one glance away and never out of sight. β€’ Gives everything back the moment you tap "I'm done". One toggle in Settings takes it back too, any time. β€’ Keeps what you finished, so a week adds up to something. NOTHING HERE IS A TARGET No streaks to break. No score to keep up. No badge for a good week and no guilt for a quiet one. The history is a record, not a report card. FREE, AND PRO Pausing apps is free and always will be. Task Focus Pro is everything the app remembers afterwards: β€’ Every session you finish, kept for good β€” free keeps this week β€’ What your focus actually adds up to β€’ A profile for each kind of focus, so the right apps pause for the right work β€’ More than one schedule, and a line of your own on the screen over a paused app Pro opens on its own for seven days, the first time you finish a focus. Nothing to sign up for and nothing to cancel. When the seven days are up, history goes back to the last week, insights to this week, and profiles to one β€” nothing is deleted, and pausing apps carries on free as always. Schedules you have made keep running; adding another takes Pro. One payment. No renewal. Nothing to cancel. YOURS TO TAKE WITH YOU Your history follows you between your own devices through your iCloud account, and exports as a file you keep β€” whatever you use next. The app counts only what happens, anonymously β€” that a focus was finished, say β€” and you can switch that off in Settings. What you focus on, and what you choose to pause, stay on your device and in your own private iCloud database. We cannot read either one.

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Unsway

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Unsway is a strict app and website blocker for iPhone. Pick the apps that steal your time, start a timer, and they stay blocked until it ends. Choose the apps, categories, and websites that distract you. Start Quick Focus in seconds or let schedules block them automatically for work, study, evenings, and sleep. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Block distracting apps, categories, and websites β€’ Start Quick Focus for 30 minutes, 1 hour, a custom time, or until you turn it off β€’ Use Locked Mode when you want a block you cannot end early β€’ Run schedules automatically in the background β€’ Create focus modes for different moments β€’ See your own reminder or photo on the block screen β€’ Share a focus receipt with the time you stayed focused today β€’ Track focused time, completed sessions, completion rate, and streaks FREE AND PRO Free includes one focus mode, unlimited Quick Focus sessions, personal reminders, and focus receipts. Unsway Pro unlocks additional modes, automatic schedules, Locked Mode, and full progress insights. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Unsway uses Apple’s Screen Time frameworks to apply your choices on your device. Your selected apps and websites are represented by private system tokens and are not sent to our analytics services. Less pull. More intention. Terms: https://unswayapp.com/terms/ Privacy: https://unswayapp.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Task Focus4 screens
Unsway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Task Focus at fortnightly against Unsway's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Task Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Unsway sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task Focus ships an update fortnightly, Unsway every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Task Focus versus Unsway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask FocusUnsway
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSascha ThieleIhor Bilohubov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Task Focus

One-time1
  • Task Focus Pro$39.99
2 purchases

Unsway

Subscriptions2
  • Unsway Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Unsway Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Task Focus free?
Task Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unsway free?
Unsway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Task Focus or Unsway have ads?
Neither Task Focus nor Unsway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task Focus or Unsway?
Task Focus ships an update fortnightly, and Unsway every 3 months. Most recently, Task Focus was updated on October 29, 2026 and Unsway on October 29, 2026.

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