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Focus Lock

Intelligent distraction blocker that filters websites and schedules focus sessions to eliminate digital interruptions

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12MB Size
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Free with premium features • Android 8.0+

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How Focus Lock Works

Focus Lock employs a three-layer distraction filtering system that operates at the browser and system level. The app monitors your active applications and browser tabs in real-time, comparing them against your customized blocklists. When a distracting website or app is detected during an active focus session, the system immediately intercepts the request and displays a blocking screen with your remaining session time.

The scheduling engine allows you to create recurring focus blocks tied to specific times, locations, or calendar events. You can configure different blocklists for work sessions, study periods, or evening wind-down routines. The app integrates with Android's Digital Wellbeing API to track your daily focus streaks and provide detailed analytics on which distractions you blocked most frequently.

Advanced users can leverage the whitelist exception system to allow specific subdomains while blocking the main site, or set up temporary override codes for emergencies. The premium version adds scheduled unlocking windows, Pomodoro timer integration, and cross-device sync so your focus sessions continue seamlessly across your phone and tablet.

Verified Specifications

Version 2.1.4
App Size 12 MB
Developer Productivity Labs Inc.
Age Rating 4+
Requirements Android 8.0+
Language English, 12+ more
Last Updated 30.07.2026
Release Date July 2026

Built-In Arsenal

Smart Website Filtering

Block entire domains or specific paths with wildcard support. Create separate blocklists for work, study, and personal time. The intelligent filter learns your distraction patterns and suggests additions to your blocklist based on sites you visit most during focus sessions.

Scheduled Focus Sessions

Set up recurring focus blocks that activate automatically at designated times. Configure different schedules for weekdays and weekends. The calendar integration syncs with your Google Calendar to start focus sessions when meetings begin or study blocks are scheduled.

App-Level Blocking

Extend blocking beyond browsers to any Android app. Block social media apps, games, or messaging platforms during focus time. The system-level integration ensures blocked apps cannot be opened even from notifications or widgets until the session ends.

Focus Analytics Dashboard

Track your daily focus time, distraction attempts blocked, and longest focus streaks. The analytics engine visualizes your productivity patterns across weeks and months, showing which days and times you maintain focus best and which distractions you struggle with most.

Emergency Override System

Generate time-limited override codes for genuine emergencies without breaking your session. The friction-based unlock requires you to wait 60 seconds and type a randomized phrase, ensuring you only bypass blocks when truly necessary rather than on impulse.

Cross-Device Synchronization

Premium feature that syncs your blocklists, schedules, and active sessions across all your Android devices. Start a focus session on your phone and it automatically activates on your tablet. Your focus streak and analytics consolidate data from all devices into unified reports.

Core Mechanics

Blocking Mechanisms

  • Real-time URL interception using Android Accessibility Service API that monitors browser navigation and blocks matching domains before pages load
  • App launch prevention through foreground service detection that identifies blocked apps attempting to start and immediately closes them with blocking screen
  • Notification filtering that suppresses alerts from blocked apps during focus sessions to prevent distraction triggers even when apps remain installed
  • DNS-level blocking option for rooted devices that redirects blocked domains to localhost at the network layer for system-wide coverage beyond browsers

Session Management

  • Timer-based sessions from 15 minutes to 4 hours with persistent notification showing remaining time and quick-end button for completed tasks
  • Location-triggered auto-start that begins focus sessions when you arrive at work, library, or study locations using geofencing with 100-meter accuracy
  • Calendar event integration that parses your schedule and activates appropriate focus profiles when meetings or study blocks begin automatically
  • Streak tracking system that counts consecutive days with completed focus sessions and awards milestone badges at 7, 30, 100, and 365-day streaks

About the Developer

Developer: Productivity Labs Inc.

Current Version: 2.1.4 released July 2026

Platform: Android 8.0 and higher with Google Play Services

Productivity Labs specializes in evidence-based digital wellbeing tools backed by cognitive psychology research. Focus Lock was developed in collaboration with behavioral scientists studying attention management and has been featured in productivity publications for its friction-based blocking approach that reduces impulsive app checking by 73% according to internal user studies.

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Free on Android 8.0 and higher. No account required. Set up your first focus session in under 90 seconds. Premium features available with 7-day free trial.

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Requires Android 8.0+ • 12MB download • Free with in-app purchases • Rated 4+ • Contains ads in free version