Focus vs FocusLock
Focus
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FocusLock
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| Figure | Focus | FocusLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Distraction Blocking Software | 8.0 (#11) | 7.4 (#23) |
| Privacy | The maker says blocked websites and settings stay on the Mac and Focus never sells user information. | Focus profiles, session history, block lists, statistics, and settings are stored locally, and the privacy policy says FocusLock has no crash reporting or day-to-day activity tracking. |
| Purpose | Focus is a Mac app that blocks distracting websites and apps to help people work better. | FocusLock is an OS-level distraction blocker that blocks websites and apps across the computer. |
| Support | Support is available by email, and the maker also provides product documentation and automated license recovery. | The maker invites users to report issues or contribute through GitHub and offers optional donations through Ko-fi. |
| Website blocking | It can block the whole internet, selected websites, or specified words. | It blocks sites through the OS hosts file, so the blocks apply across browsers without an extension or per-browser setup. |
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FocusLock
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