Focus review
A focused Mac blocker with locked sessions, schedules, profiles, and one-time pricing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Focus is a macOS distraction-blocking app for students, professionals, creatives, parents, and other users who want to reduce digital interruptions. It can block websites and applications, run timed sessions, and apply recurring schedules by selected days and times. Its control set also includes locked sessions that cannot be ended early, separate profiles, Pomodoro timers, breaks, productivity statistics, password protection, scripting, and URL handlers. An official browser extension supports Firefox and other WebExtensions-compatible browsers.
Pricing is structured around one-time purchases rather than a subscription. Focus 1 costs $29 and includes core blocking features. Focus 2 costs $49 and adds website and app blocking, schedules, timers, breaks and Pomodoros, lock sessions, profiles, and password-locked profiles. The $129 Lifetime option includes everything from Focus 2, plus early access to new versions and lifetime updates. A 7-day trial provides a way to evaluate the product before purchasing, while the paid-only model may be less suitable for users seeking a free blocking tool.
The product’s strongest fit is a Mac-centered workflow that needs more control than basic website blocking. Profiles, password protection, scheduled blocks, statistics, and scripting support different routines, while locked sessions address the need to prevent early exits. Its platform scope is the main boundary: Focus supports macOS and a browser extension, with no mobile apps. Choose it if you want detailed paid controls on a Mac and prefer one-time pricing; choose an alternative if mobile coverage, a free plan, or broader platform support is essential.
Focus pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Blocks both distracting websites and applications
- Locked sessions, schedules, profiles, and password protection
- One-time pricing with a 7-day trial and lifetime option
- Where it doesn't
- No free plan
- Limited to macOS and a browser extension
- No mobile apps
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