Comparison

Focuster vs OmniFocus 4

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

Head to head
About

Focuster

This app helps you work more efficiently by prioritizing tasks, auto-scheduling them into your calendar, and providing smart reminders. Track your progress and see your day at a glance to boost focus and eliminate distractions.

Highlights
  • Task prioritization
  • Auto-scheduling to calendar
  • Smart reminders
  • Progress tracking
  • Calendar sync
  • Zapier integrations
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Did you know wasted hours of productivity translate to about $1,800 a month in lost revenue per person? Focuster is designed to help you work more efficiently, so you can get more done in less time and capitalize upon the tasks you complete. Prioritize tasks, auto-schedule them in your calendar, utilize smart reminders, track your progress, and much more. You'll wonder how you managed without it. * Streamlined interface designed to boost focus, increase productivity, prioritize tasks & eliminate distractions * Instant calendar rescheduling function automatically updates your priorities * Smart reminders keep you focused throughout the day * Activity Bar lets you see your day at a glance: completed tasks, pending tasks, time left to finish them, etc. * Intuitive interface enables you to easily rank and prioritize tasks * Notifications & Now view help you stay fully engaged with the task at hand * Priority-based auto scheduling * Daily planning * Smart reminders & notifications * Real-time calendar updates * Recurring actions * Zapier & integrations * Calendar sync with your Google Calendar Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OmniFocus 4

This task management application helps busy professionals organize and prioritize their work. It offers a unified interface across multiple Apple devices, allowing users to create, organize, and focus on tasks efficiently. A free trial is available.

Highlights
  • Unified interface across Apple devices
  • Task creation and organization
  • Perspectives Bar for navigation
  • Focus mode for specific projects
  • Secure, end-to-end encrypted sync
  • Universal cross-platform purchase
Features
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OmniFocus is powerful task management software for busy professionals. With tools to help tame the chaos, you can focus on the right tasks at the right time. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus 4 introduces a modernized, unified interface across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Centered around your task outline, OmniFocus 4 brings a consistent experience, optimized for each device type, to all of your Apple devices. Easily create tasks anytime–from anywhere–and organize them with projects, tags, and dates. Quickly navigate OmniFocus on any device using the Perspectives Bar, Quick Open, and Back and Forward history. With Pro, use Focus to help focus your attention on specific projects or folders, and customize OmniFocus to only display the information most relevant to you. New to OmniFocus? The simple, efficient OmniFocus 4 interface will help you discover and implement a trusted system that works and grows with you. Upgrading from a previous version of OmniFocus? In OmniFocus 4, discover enhanced versions of all the powerful task management features you already rely on, along with new features that will level-up your workflow. Omni offers a free and secure sync service, protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring only devices you authorize can access your data. And now, for the first time ever, OmniFocus is available as a universal cross-platform purchase: get full access to OmniFocus 4 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro with a single license purchase. Accomplish more every day–anywhere you go–with OmniFocus 4.

Screenshots

Focuster2 screens
OmniFocus 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OmniFocus 4 at 4.0 against Focuster's 3.7. OmniFocus 4 also leads on ratings volume (344 vs 6) and device support (5 vs 3). Focuster's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Focuster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and OmniFocus 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OmniFocus 4 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OmniFocus 4 has 344 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Focuster's written reviews are positive against 52% of OmniFocus 4's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focuster versus OmniFocus 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusterOmniFocus 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.0 (344 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better52.1% of reviews
Number of ratings6344 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan BakerThe Omni Group

Customer experience

Focuster

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

OmniFocus 4

All ratings344 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative21.8%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

Focuster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

OmniFocus 4

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • View options button not working consistently
  • Custom perspectives not persisting in sidebar
  • App crashing on launch
  • Drag and drop functionality issues
  • Incorrect task completion when adding new tasks
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  • Inconsistent behavior when changing due dates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Markdown support in notes
  • Gantt view for projects
  • Ability to reorder perspectives in the sidebar
  • Print to PDF with due dates and completed dates
  • Natural language processing for task creation
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  • Board view for projects

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focuster

Subscriptions2
  • Focuster Basic Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Focuster Basic No Trial$9.991 Month
10 purchases

OmniFocus 4

Subscriptions2
  • Legacy Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Legacy Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • Upgrade to v4 from v1-v3$37.49
  • Upgrade v4 to Pro from v1-v3$37.49
  • Unlock Standard (Mac Promo)$56.00
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  • Unlock Standard$74.99
  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$74.99
  • Upgrade to v4 Pro from v1-v3$74.99
  • Unlock Pro (Mac Promo)$111.99
  • Unlock Pro$149.99

Questions

Is Focuster free?
Focuster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OmniFocus 4 free?
OmniFocus 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focuster or OmniFocus 4?
OmniFocus 4 is rated higher. Focuster averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while OmniFocus 4 averages 4.0 from 344 ratings.
Do Focuster or OmniFocus 4 have ads?
Neither Focuster nor OmniFocus 4 shows ads.

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