Deep Focus vs AppBlock

AppBlock is the closest thing to Deep Focus on Android: same platform, same job, same freemium shape. It is a good app, and this page will say so where it is true. Here is how the two actually differ.

The short version

Pick Deep Focus if

You want the block to be simple and absolute for a fixed stretch of time
You do not want an account, and you want nothing leaving the device
You care that the streak means something — that a session abandoned after ten seconds does not count
You want the session, the goal and the streak to read the same on a widget with the app closed

Pick AppBlock if

You need scheduled and recurring blocks that fire on their own, week after week
You want to block websites and keywords, not only apps
You want strict modes that make stopping genuinely difficult or impossible
You are on iPhone today — Deep Focus does not block there yet

Feature by feature

Feature	Deep Focus	AppBlock
Blocks Android apps for realBoth use an accessibility service — this is table stakes, not a differentiator.	Included	Included
Blocks websites and keywordsDeep Focus blocks apps only. If your distraction lives in a browser tab, AppBlock covers a case we do not.	Not included	Included
Scheduled and recurring blocksDeep Focus blocks for the length of a session you start. Recurring schedules are a decided feature here, not a shipped one — we would rather not claim it before it exists.	Not included	Included
Strict modes that make stopping hardA deliberate difference. Deep Focus makes stopping cost a second tap and your streak, and never makes it impossible.	Not included	Included
Works with no accountDeep Focus has no backend at all, so there is nothing to sign in to and nothing to sync.	Included	Partly included
Blocked apps’ notifications silencedDeep Focus postpones them rather than dropping them, and never touches your Do Not Disturb.	Included	Included
Daily goal and streakThe streak is the loop here, and a session abandoned early does not earn one.	Included	Partly included
Activity breakdown of your hours	Included	Not included
Home-screen widgetPro on both. Deep Focus puts a live countdown, the streak and the day’s goal in one widget.	Included	Included
iPhone app blockingThe clearest reason to choose AppBlock today if you are on iOS.	Not included	Included
Free tier blocking limit	3 apps, unlimited sessions	Limited profiles
Languages	20	Fewer
Lifetime purchase available	Included	Included

Written in September 2026 against AppBlock’s public documentation and pricing. Apps ship: if something here has gone out of date, tell us and it gets corrected.

Give your attention somewhere to go.

One session is enough to see whether the block holds. It takes about a minute to set up and nothing to sign up for.

Get it on Google Play

Android 8.0 and up · free to install

iPhone: not yet — and here is exactly why