Focus Task vs dailyblocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Task
This app helps you concentrate by presenting one random task at a time on a full screen. You can mark tasks as done or skip to the next to maintain focus on a single objective.
- Full-screen task display
- Mark tasks as done
- Skip to next random task
- Single-task focus
- Random task selection
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Dedicate a full screen on one random task at a time. Focus task allows you to mark this task DONE or skip to the next random task in order for you to focus on one thing at a time.
dailyblocks
This app gamifies your to-do list by using time blocks with countdowns to keep you focused. It tracks your productivity over time and provides a score to incentivize improvement and efficiency.
- Gamified to-do list
- Time blocking with countdowns
- Personal productivity insights
- Productivity score tracking
- Habit-forming principles
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dailyblocks is a gamified time-blocking to-do list app. Using principles from habit-forming apps such as mobile games, dailyblocks keeps your mind engaged on one task at a time in order to get more out of each day. TIME BLOCKING Plan your day with time blocks where each block has an associated countdown to keep you focused and prevent procrastination. PERSONAL INSIGHTS Track your productivity over time to adjust your routines and learn about the factors that lead to your most productive days. PRODUCTIVITY SCORE Get feedback on your productivity as you complete tasks. Incentivize yourself to keep improving your daily output and efficiency by setting new personal high scores!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dailyblocks at none against Focus Task's 1. dailyblocks also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Focus Task's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Focus Task sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dailyblocks asks for nothing beyond the download.
dailyblocks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 12 respectively.
Focus Task ships an update every 6 months, dailyblocks every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Task | dailyblocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (51 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applorium Ltd | Sophro Systems LLC |
Customer experience
Focus Task
dailyblocks
In-app purchases
Focus Task
- Unlock full version$2.99
dailyblocks
No in-app purchases
