Comparison

Focus timer vs To

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

Head to head
About

Focus timer

Enhance concentration with a Pomodoro-style timer. Choose from various ambient sounds to create a focused work or study environment. Customize focus and break durations, and receive end-of-timer reminders with a selection of sounds.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals
  • Ambient soundscapes for focus
  • Customizable focus and break times
  • End-of-timer reminders with sound options
  • Minimalist interface with flip animation
  • Background running support
Features
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Focus timer is a tomato timer based app that helps you concentrate on your work and study. When you want to start concentrating on, you can choose an environment, accompanied by beaches, trains, rainy days, bonfire, country cricket sounds, and you will be comfortable concentrating on. Features: - Tomato timer, break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. - Support custom time, easy to set the focus time, rest time. - Set the reminder after the end of the timer, a variety of sounds to choose from. - Minimal interface design, timer display clear with flip animation - Supports background running

About

To

This app helps you organize your daily life by creating tasks, setting reminders, and managing your schedule. It offers features like sub-tasks, attachments, and customizable categories to help you break down goals into actionable steps and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Task creation and scheduling
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Sub-tasks and attachments
  • Categories and color tags
  • Home screen widgets
  • Productivity insights
  • Multi-device sync
Features
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To-Do List: AI Task Planner turns what you type into a plan. Write "dentist Thursday 3pm, gym Mon Wed Fri 7am, buy milk" in your own language and the AI creates the tasks, dates, reminders and lists for you. No forms, no menus. PLAN YOUR DAY • Home groups your tasks into Overdue, Today, This week and Later • Tasks without a date wait in their own section until you're ready • Labels like @phone or @errands and smart filters such as "Work, urgent, this week" • Priority flags, sub-tasks, notes, photos and voice memos • Templates for shopping lists, workouts, projects and meetings REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY RING • Alarm-style reminders that repeat until you mark the task done • Location reminders: get reminded when you arrive at or leave a place (Premium) • Flexible repeats: daily, weekdays, monthly, every few hours • Works with battery savers on Samsung, Xiaomi and other phones (setup guide included) SHARE LISTS WITH ANYONE • Shared lists with family and friends, with assignments and comments • Family, roommates, partners or your team, all free ADD TASKS FROM ANYWHERE • Home screen and lock screen widgets • Apple Watch app: see today's tasks, tick them off, dictate new ones and finish or snooze reminders from your wrist • Quick add from the share sheet, Siri and Shortcuts • Your tasks in your phone calendar: Google, Samsung or any calendar app (Premium) NEVER LOSE A TASK • Account sync across your devices • Automatic backup to Google Drive or iCloud MAKE IT YOURS • Colorful themes, textures and scenery backgrounds • Calendar view by day, week or month, with your calendar events next to your tasks • Productivity stats and progress To-Do List is free. Premium adds location reminders, tasks in your calendar, unlimited lists and filters, and removes ads. Terms of Use: https://www.ertechsoftware.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ertechsoftware.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
To4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: To at none against Focus timer's shown. To also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Focus timer's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Both are free to download. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and To sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

To holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus timer has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, To daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus timer versus To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerTo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾ERTECH YAZILIM VE BILGI TEKNOLOJILERI LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

Focus timer

All ratings1,829 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews572 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.3%

To

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Focus timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer stops when device is locked or app is minimized
  • Inconsistent timer behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set custom alarm/notification sounds
  • Option to disable background sounds
  • Automatic start/stop of focus and break timers
  • Customizable timer duration
  • Dark mode or theme options

To

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
6 purchases

To

Subscriptions4
  • ToDoList Lifetime Membership$1.997 Days
  • ToDoList Monthly Membership$4.991 Month
  • ToDoList Annual Membership$12.991 Year
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  • ToDoList Annual Membership3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • ToDoList Lifetime Membership$24.99
  • ToDoList Lifetime Membership$39.99

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is To free?
To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus timer or To?
To is rated higher. Focus timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while To averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Focus timer or To have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; To does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or To?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and To daily. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on November 13, 2026 and To on November 12, 2026.

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