Cooked Focus Lock vs Sift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Cooked Focus Lock
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Cooked Focus Lock helps you stay off distracting apps by putting the unlock key in someone else's hands. Pick the apps that pull you in, start a lock session, and share an unlock link with anyone. They approve or deny in one tap. Once someone helps you once, you can ask them again instantly in the app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose apps to lock 2. Start your focus timer 3. Ask someone to unlock โ share a link or ping a recent partner 4. Stay locked until they approve, or until time runs out WHY COOKED โข Real accountability โ you can't just dismiss your own lock โข Open unlock links โ send to anyone, even if they don't have the app yet โข Recent partners โ after one approval, ask again with one tap โข Live Activity & Dynamic Island โ see time left without opening the app โข Routines โ schedule locks for study, work, or sleep โข Cooking themes โ make focus feel less painful LIFETIME PRO โ $9.99 One-time unlock for premium features. No subscription. No renewals. Cooked is built for people who know willpower isn't enough. Don't get cooked alone.
Sift
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Every screenshot, exactly where you'll look for it. Sift reads the screenshots on your iPhone, files each one into a collection โ Trips, Receipts, Recipes, Codes, Shopping, Chats, Places, Reading and Events โ and pulls out what matters: flight and gate, Wi-Fi passwords, totals, addresses, dates and booking references. SORTED AUTOMATICALLY Open Sift and your new screenshots are already filed. While Sift is open, a new screenshot is read and filed right away. FIND ANYTHING Search the words in the image, a date, or what it was for: "wifi at the airbnb", "receipt last week", "flight to tokyo". Search runs on your iPhone. SIFT MODE Swipe through new screenshots in about a minute: right to keep, left to delete, up to act. Deletions wait for one batch you review, then Apple asks you to confirm. Deleted screenshots stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days. ONE-TAP DETAILS Copy a Wi-Fi password, a verification code, a total or a booking reference. Open links and addresses in Maps. WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS Your inbox and what's expiring on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, Sift mode in Control Center, and "Sift my screenshots" for Siri and Shortcuts. READ ON YOUR IPHONE. NEVER UPLOADED. Sift has no server and no account. Text recognition, sorting and search all happen on your iPhone. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. SIFT PRO Add flights and events to Calendar, get reminded, save addresses and numbers to Contacts, let boarding passes, codes and tickets clear themselves when they're done, and Deep clean duplicates and old screenshots. Sift Pro is available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or monthly. Sorting, search and Sift mode stay free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://sift-five-tan.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://sift-five-tan.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sift at every 2 days against Cooked Focus Lock's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cooked Focus Lock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cooked Focus Lock ships an update every 6 days, Sift every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Cooked Focus Lock | Sift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | haehun ryu | Charles Ley Baldemor |
In-app purchases
Cooked Focus Lock
- Lifetime Pro$9.99
Sift
- Sift Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Sift Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









