GoodTask vs FocusGrove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoodTask
Organize your day and manage tasks with this powerful project manager. It syncs with your existing Reminders and Calendars, offering customizable views and smart lists to help you get things done.
- Syncs with iOS Reminders & Calendars
- Customizable recurring tasks
- List, Day, Week, Month, and Board views
- Smart Lists with filters
- Quick Actions for editing tasks
- App Icon Badge & Notifications
- Apple Watch and Today Widget support
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--[ Winner of MacStories Selects. Must-Have iOS Apps, App of the Year ]-- --[ Featured as 'Apps We Love Right Now', 'Be More Productive' and 'Get Stuff Done' ]-- "GoodTask is all you need to organize your day and get things done for real" If you're using iCloud or Outlook with Reminders and Calendars, it's for you. GoodTask is a Powerful Task/Project Manager based on iOS Reminders & Calendars. You can use it as simple checklist to focus or as complex project management tool to get big things done. GoodTask provides various viewpoints to the things that you care and need to be done. Manage your tasks, projects and even your life better with GoodTask. General - Syncs with iOS Reminders & Calendars - Supports fully customizable recurring tasks - Manage Reminders Lists and Calendars easily - List, Day, Week, Month view on each lists - Board view with Date, Priority, List, Tag type - Add Quickly and Smartly with Presets and Text Snippets Smart Lists - List with selective Reminders Lists and Calendars - Filter by including or excluding text/tags - Filter by Priorities - Overdue tasks, Location-based tasks, Recent tasks, etc. Quick Actions - Quickly edit tasks on the fly - Bulk actions to edit/check/delete multiple tasks at once - Duplicate, Change due dates, add/switch tags/lists, etc. Other Key Features - App Icon Badge & Notifications - Various Themes including custom fonts - Long tap to move lists and tasks - Supports portrait/landscape mode on all devices - Supports iPad Pro and multi-tasking for all iPads - Apple Watch with complications support - Today Widget support - Time Zone support - Subtasks, Automatic Repeat after Completion & Manual sort (GoodTask 3 only) Visit our website for more information (http://goodtaskapp.com) ! If you have questions, mention @goodtaskapp on twitter or send an email to contact@hahaint.com = About Subscriptions = Subscriptions in GoodTask is OPTIONAL and solely in purpose of supporting the continuous development of the app. In case you choose to subscribe without unlocking everything, it'll be unlocked automatically to fully use the app. - Supporter is an auto-renewing subscription and is available for yearly periods. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. = Terms of Use & Privacy Policy = Terms of Use : http://hahaint.com/terms Privacy Policy : http://hahaint.com/privacy If you need support, e-mail us at contact@hahaint.com We'll get to you right away. :)
FocusGrove
This app helps you stay focused on tasks and build positive habits while breaking negative ones. It features a timer that stays on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, tracks extra focus time, and provides visual progress through history and calendars. It is designed for privacy with no ads or data selling.
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island timer
- Tracks extra focus time
- Builds good habits
- Breaks bad habits
- Calendar and session history
- Private by design
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You know that feeling at the end of the day when you had a plan, real goals, things that actually mattered, and somehow... none of it happened? You weren't lazy. You were pulled. A notification here, a scroll there, the bad habit you've been meaning to break for months. Before you knew it, the day was gone. FocusGrove was built for exactly that moment the moment before everything drifts. IT STARTS WITH ONE HONEST SESSION Pick a task. Set a timer. Start. FocusGrove keeps your countdown alive right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island so you stay in the zone without touching your phone. Run a little over time? Good. FocusGrove tracks every extra minute, because real focus rarely ends exactly on the clock. BUILD WHAT YOU WANT. AVOID WHAT YOU DON'T. Most habit apps only track what you're adding to your life. FocusGrove tracks both sides the habits you're building and the ones you're actively trying to leave behind. Late-night scrolling. Skipping workouts. That habit you keep saying you'll quit. Set your schedule, get a gentle nudge when you need it, and watch your streak grow one honest day at a time. YOUR GOALS DESERVE A DAILY HOME Not everything that matters fits neatly on a to-do list. FocusGrove gives your daily intentions a real place to live tied to actual dates and reminders that keep you accountable without overwhelming you. PROGRESS YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE It's easy to forget how far you've come. FocusGrove's calendar and session history make your consistency visible so on the hard days, you can look back and remember: you showed up before. You can show up again. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No data selling. No noise. Your habits, sessions, and goals stay on your device and in your iCloud personal, clean, and yours. Some apps track your goals. FocusGrove helps you become the person who actually reaches them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusGrove at none against GoodTask's 5. FocusGrove also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). GoodTask's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GoodTask sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. FocusGrove asks for nothing beyond the download.
FocusGrove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodTask has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of GoodTask's written reviews are positive against 100% of FocusGrove's.
GoodTask ships an update every 6 days, FocusGrove every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoodTask | FocusGrove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | haha Interactive | Peyman Osatian |
Customer experience
GoodTask
FocusGrove
Bugs and requests
GoodTask
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reminders disappearing or not syncing properly
- Widgets not working as expected
- Notifications not working reliably
- Inconsistent behavior when completing tasks
Requested features
5 requests- Automatic date and time parsing
- Ability to add calendar events
- Folders or hierarchical organization
- Improved Apple Watch integration
- Browser/desktop access
FocusGrove
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GoodTask
- GoodTask Supporter$19.991 Year
- Support Once$9.99
- Unlock Everything$19.99
- Extra Support$24.99
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- Premium Support$49.99
FocusGrove
No in-app purchases









