# Orbit vs Focus Bear: Which ADHD Focus App Fits You? *Orbit vs Focus Bear, compared honestly. Focus Bear blocks distractions across desktop and phone; Orbit runs routines on iPhone with forgiving streaks.* URL: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/compare/orbit-vs-focus-bear/ By Aron de Groot · Published 6 September 2026 · Updated 5 October 2026 · 3-minute read In short For getting through any routine step by step, Orbit is the stronger pick; for blocking distractions across phone and computer, Focus Bear is. Focus Bear's centre of gravity is distraction blocking across desktop and mobile, with guided morning routines and break reminders built around it, from a team that describes itself as having ADHD and autism. Orbit has no blocking at all — it runs routines on iPhone, step by step, and protects streaks on missed days. If your problem is opening the wrong app, Focus Bear. If your problem is never starting the right sequence, Orbit. Download Orbit on the App Store Key facts - Focus Bear is made by Focus Bear Pty Ltd; Orbit by one developer in the Netherlands. - Focus Bear blocks distracting apps and sites across desktop and mobile; Orbit does not block anything. - Focus Bear's iOS app runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch (iOS 16 or later); Orbit is iPhone-only on iOS 26. - Both guide routines: Focus Bear's morning routines are built around focus; Orbit's routines run step by step on the Lock Screen. - Focus Bear's listing says it is built by a team with ADHD and autism; Orbit is built by a developer with ADHD. ## What each app is for Focus Bear is a focus app built around blocking. Its core promise is to keep distractions away across all your devices, desktop and mobile, and to guide you through habits and breaks around your work: a morning routine designed to set up focus, real-time habit prompts, and breaks that keep deep work sustainable. Its App Store name, "Built for AuDHDers", and its listing make clear who it is for. Orbit is a routine runner. It blocks nothing. It holds a routine as a list of steps and walks you through them one at a time, with the current step on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and it forgives missed days with earned streak freezes. They overlap in one place — both guide routines — but they start from different problems. Focus Bear assumes the enemy is the distraction you open. Orbit assumes the enemy is the gap between steps, and the start. ## Side by side | | Focus Bear | Orbit | |---|---|---| | Made by | Focus Bear Pty Ltd | Aron de Groot (Groot Apps), Netherlands | | Apple devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone only | | Desktop | Yes, central to the product | None | | Minimum iOS | 16 | 26 | | Blocks apps and sites | Yes | No | | Guides a routine | Yes, focus-oriented morning routines and breaks | Yes, any routine, step by step | | Lock Screen and Dynamic Island | Not described in the listing | Yes, the routine runs as a Live Activity | | Missed days | Not described in the listing | Streak freezes rescue a streak when you return | | Account required | Yes | No | | US ratings (10 Sep 2026) | 4.5 from 13 | New — released 30 Aug 2026 | Platform facts are from each app's App Store listing, checked on 10 September 2026. ## The short verdict For running a routine, pick Orbit. It walks you through the sequence one step at a time, keeps the current step on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, offers a streak freeze to rescue a streak after missed days, and needs no account. Focus Bear is stronger at things Orbit does not do: distraction blocking, including on your computer, cross-device coverage and built-in break reminders. This page is written by the maker of Orbit; both lists below are specific so you can check them. ## Where Orbit is genuinely better Any routine, not only focus routines. Showers, getting out of the door, evening wind-downs, cleaning — Orbit runs whatever sequence you build, and the routine library has ready step lists for many of them. It follows you away from the screen. The current step sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a countdown, which matters for routines that happen away from a desk. Missed days are forgiven. A freeze earned every five days in a row can rescue a streak when you come back. Nothing has to happen on the bad day. No account, data on the device. Orbit needs no sign-up. ## Where Focus Bear is genuinely better It blocks distractions, including on your computer. For desk work, this is the whole game. Orbit cannot stop you opening a browser tab. If the thing that eats your day is YouTube at 10:15, Focus Bear addresses it and Orbit does not. It works across devices. Desktop and mobile, with the same rules. Orbit is iPhone-only. Breaks are built in. Focus Bear actively prompts breaks during deep work, which suits people prone to hyperfocus who forget to stop. ## Who should pick which - Distraction on your computer is the main problem: Focus Bear. - You want blocking and routines from one app: Focus Bear. - Your hardest moments are away from the desk — mornings, evenings, chores: Orbit. - You want the calmest, simplest routine runner on iPhone: Orbit. ## Combining Orbit with blocking If you like Orbit's routines but also need blocking, you do not need a second routine app. iPhone's built-in Focus modes and Screen Time can silence and limit apps during a routine, and a work startup routine can include "turn on Work Focus" as its first step. On a computer, any blocker will do the rest. Orbit is a routine app, not a medical device, a diagnosis or a treatment. Nothing here is medical advice. If ADHD symptoms are affecting your daily life, talk to a qualified clinician. ## Frequently asked **Is Focus Bear good for ADHD?** It is designed for it — its listing says it is built by a team with ADHD and autism. Its strongest feature is blocking distractions across your computer and phone, which suits people whose main problem is drifting into the wrong app or site. **Does Orbit block distracting apps?** No. Orbit has no blocking. It runs routines step by step and keeps the current step visible on the Lock Screen. If you need blocking on iPhone, you can combine Orbit with Apple's own Focus modes and Screen Time, or with a dedicated blocker. **Which is better for working from home with ADHD?** Focus Bear, if your day is at a computer and distraction is the main problem, because its blocking covers the desktop. Orbit is better for the routines at the edges of the workday — starting work and shutting down — that decide whether focus happens at all. ## Sources and further reading - Focus Bear on the App Store — Apple - Focus Bear — official site — Focus Bear Pty Ltd - Orbit on the App Store — Apple ## Try Orbit for yourself Orbit is free to download with a free trial — three days on the weekly plan, a week on the yearly one — so the fastest way to compare is to run one real routine in it on an ordinary morning.