Comparison

Simplanum Pro vs FocusStack

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simplanum Pro

Organize your life with a powerful note-taking and planning tool. Create detailed entries, manage tasks, and sync across all your devices. Share information and collaborate with others seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Create notes with text and checklists
  • Convert entries to events with date and time
  • Attach unlimited files of any type
  • Sync notes and events across devices
  • Organize notes by notebooks
  • Share records and notebooks with contacts
Features
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Simplanum Pro - all features are included Simplanum allows You to create notes with large text and checklists, add the date and the time to an entry and convert it to event, attach unlimited number of files of different types, share records with your contacts. You can manage notes and events both online and offline. All your entries are available as a list as well as on different calendar grids and are instantly synced between all your devices, which makes every entry available and relevant to you. Gather all Your information in one place and make Your life easier and more comfortable in the flow of information. Using Simplanum, you will definitely appreciate: - ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY ● Planning events, record information in notes ● Organizing your task list and marking your entries as completed ● Grouping your notes by Notebooks ● Assigning notifications and drive-time ● Sharing notes and notebooks with embers of Your contact list - INSTANT SYNC Simplanum supports working on various devices so You always have the fastest and most convenient access to your entries and documents: ● Simplanum Web makes it easy to create entries and drag and drop attachments from Your laptop using keyboard shortcuts ● iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch apps - instant access to today's plans or search for the desired entry on Your favorite device - COLLABORATION Simplanum allows you to interact with your contacts, work together in notes and notebooks ● Add members from your contacts to your notes and assign permissions to them ● Add participants to notebooks to share information systemically - DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION REPRESENTATION Working in Simplanum, You will be comfortable creating, editing, and finding Your records the way You are used to! ● Calendar: estimate the load in the grid for 1,3,5 days or view the full month to easily find the needed day ● List: quickly view Your entries in the list ● Daily planner: view the workload for Your chosen day and create events in it! ● Widget: estimate the workload of the current day - UNIQUE DESIGN Simplanum's design supports climate zones, daily, calendar phases, and any weather changes by author’s illustrations, thus it helps you navigate intuitively through the time and the list of entries. Simplanum contains weather data for all times. ● Assign colors for different types of records ● Assign colors to Notebook ● Choose and set different color themes: light and dark - ATTACHMENTS You can add an unlimited number of attachments to any entry. These can be files of any type: ● Photos, images, videos ● Documents of any format ● Geo-location with the ability to set a route ● Voice attachment with the ability to add annotations A multi-functional photo editor is available for the attached images. - DATA AVAILABILITY IN AIRPLANE MODE You don't need to worry if you are not connected to the Internet, all Your data is available locally on your device. Simplanum can be used for FREE - most of the necessary features are available in a FREE account. If You want to get an extended set of features or increase your limits, You can use various subscriptions directly in the app: ● Simplanum Lite Cloud - 0.99$ monthly 1000 Entries / 5 Gb Cloud Storage ● Simplanum Base Cloud - 1.99$ monthly 5000 Entries / 20 Gb Cloud Storage ● Simplanum Plus Cloud - 5.99$ monthly ∞ Entries / 100 Gb Cloud Storage Subscriptions are automatically renewed, and a new payment will be debited from your account 24 hours before the expiration date. You can manage subscriptions and disable auto-renewal in your account settings. For any questions or suggestions, contact the Online Support service directly from the app or from the website. Learn more about Simplanum on the website www.simplanum.com Privacy Policy: http://www.simplanum.com/policy Terms of Use: https://www.simplanum.com/terms-of-use

About

FocusStack

This app helps you prioritize and focus on your most important tasks. It offers a smart ranking system, weekly and monthly planning views, and a backlog for unscheduled items. Build momentum with daily streaks and receive morning reminders to start your day with intention.

Highlights
  • Single most important task surfacing
  • Smart priority ranking system
  • 7-day week and monthly calendar views
  • Prioritized backlog management
  • Daily task completion streaks
  • Morning task count reminders
  • Fully offline functionality
Features
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FocusStack helps you stop drowning in tasks and start finishing what matters most. Built around a simple idea: you can't do everything, but you can do the right thing right now. FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS The "Right Now" card surfaces your single most important task for the current hour - no decision fatigue, just clarity on what to work on next. SMART PRIORITY SYSTEM Tasks are ranked High, Medium, or Low. If you have no High priority tasks today, your Medium tasks automatically promote to the top - so you're always working on what matters most without touching a setting. PLAN YOUR WEEK & MONTH See your tasks across a 7-day week view or a full calendar month grid. Overdue days are flagged so nothing slips through the cracks. BACKLOG THAT WORKS Tasks without a date live in your backlog, sorted by priority. Schedule them to today, tomorrow, or next week with a single tap. BUILD MOMENTUM WITH STREAKS Every day you complete at least one task counts toward your streak. Watch it grow and stay motivated to show up every day. DAILY WRAP-UP At the end of your day, review what you finished, what you missed, and reschedule or move tasks to backlog in seconds. MORNING REMINDERS Get a gentle notification each morning with a count of your tasks for the day - so you always start with intention. FULLY OFFLINE Everything stays on your device. No account, no sync, no subscriptions. Your data is yours. FocusStack is for people who want to be deliberate about their time - freelancers, founders, students, and anyone who needs more than a basic to-do list.

Screenshots

Simplanum Pro4 screens
FocusStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FocusStack at Free against Simplanum Pro's $1.99. FocusStack also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 2.5). Simplanum Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FocusStack is free to download; Simplanum Pro costs $1.99 up front. Simplanum Pro sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FocusStack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FocusStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Simplanum Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of FocusStack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simplanum Pro ships an update every 2 months, FocusStack every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Simplanum Pro versus FocusStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplanum ProFocusStack
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimplanum TeamGoalFlex LLC

Customer experience

Simplanum Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative31.3%

FocusStack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Simplanum Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Lite Cloud - start to plan$0.991 Month
  • BASE Cloud - A good choise$1.991 Month
  • Plus Cloud - Work together$5.991 Month
One-time6
  • Additional Notebooks$0.99
  • Additional private notebook$0.99
  • Admin member in shared entry$0.99
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  • Shared Notebook$0.99
  • Editor in shared entry$0.99
  • Share you entry to any person$0.99
None

FocusStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simplanum Pro free?
Simplanum Pro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is FocusStack free?
FocusStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simplanum Pro or FocusStack?
FocusStack is rated higher. Simplanum Pro averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FocusStack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simplanum Pro or FocusStack have ads?
Neither Simplanum Pro nor FocusStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simplanum Pro or FocusStack?
Simplanum Pro ships an update every 2 months, and FocusStack every 9 days. Most recently, Simplanum Pro was updated on October 4, 2026 and FocusStack on September 24, 2026.

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