Comparison

Cooked Focus Lock vs Sift

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

Head to head
About

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 โ€ข Real accountability โ€” you can't just dismiss your own lock โ€ข Open unlock links โ€” send to anyone, even if they don't have the app yet โ€ข Recent partners โ€” after one approval, ask again with one tap โ€ข Live Activity & Dynamic Island โ€” see time left without opening the app โ€ข Routines โ€” schedule locks for study, work, or sleep โ€ข 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.

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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

Screenshots

Cooked Focus Lock4 screens
Sift4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cooked Focus Lock ships an update every 6 days, Sift every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Cooked Focus Lock versus Sift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCooked Focus LockSift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhaehun ryuCharles Ley Baldemor

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cooked Focus Lock

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Sift

Subscriptions2
  • Sift Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Sift Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Cooked Focus Lock free?
Cooked Focus Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sift free?
Sift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cooked Focus Lock or Sift have ads?
Neither Cooked Focus Lock nor Sift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cooked Focus Lock or Sift?
Cooked Focus Lock ships an update every 6 days, and Sift every 2 days. Most recently, Cooked Focus Lock was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sift on October 31, 2026.

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