Comparison

Timelines vs To Do List & Focus

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

Head to head
About

Timelines

Capture and analyze human performance data on your iOS device with powerful yet simplified tools. Create custom data collection interfaces and export your findings in various formats for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Simplified video analysis capabilities
  • Live data collection
  • Customizable MarkUp design
  • Inter-button interactions
  • Movable canvas for guided collection
  • Data export (Timeline, CSV, JSON, XML)
  • Live reporting with counts and calculations
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Analyze human performance anywhere you go with Timelines; easy and powerful data collection at the touch of your fingers. Timelines is built with all the major data collection capabilities of video analysis software but simplified for ease of use on an iOS device. Collect your data live and export it to match up with the video after the event. Create up to 3 MarkUps for Data collection locally for free and then purchase our yearly or monthly pro subscription to unlock the ability to: distribute data as a Timeline, CSV, JSON or XML share MarkUps between devices create and import unlimited MarkUps Timelines Pro includes all of the below and more: • Live Sync with Piston Connect directly to a Piston server and code alongside a live session. Sign in via Bonjour discovery or manual address entry, join a live session at the press of Record, and watch your coded clips post straight to Piston as markers — complete with category, colour, angle, timing, qualifiers and notes. Edits and deletes sync automatically, and if the connection drops, an offline outbox queues your work and sends it the moment you're back online, so you never lose a clip. • 3 Tiers of Data Collection Timelines allows users to dig deeper into their data collection with the inclusion of Clips, Qualifiers and Attributes. Add time-stamped moments to your clips with Qualifiers and then describe these moments further with Attributes. • Versatile and Flexible MarkUp design Data collection done your own way. Timelines allows users to build their MarkUp from a blank canvas or drag and drop from our MacOS editor, Angles, to collect their data using their own designs and style. A snap-to-grid editing mode helps you align and space your buttons precisely as you build. • Inter-button interactions Capture more data with fewer buttons pushed. No need for in-depth scripting knowledge to make your MarkUp functional as Timelines' MarkUp design is built for ease. Simply select an action that one button may have on another and click and drag to that button to reduce the number of clicks in your data collection workflows. • Movable Canvas Create MarkUps that guide the user through their data collection steps with actions such as our "Down > Centre". Users can ensure accurate data collection by moving the canvas with the press of a button; guiding the data collector in exactly the order in which the data should be collected. • Data Export Upon completion of your data collection, simply export the timeline that is created via AirDrop or email to your favorite data visualization tool, or sync it live to Piston as you collect. Timelines can export files as an Angles Timeline directly into Angles, as a JSON file, or as a CSV. • Live Reporting Build basic counts and Time calculations into your MarkUp objects so you can track the data that has been collected in the same view as where you are doing the collecting. Subscription Information: To Access premium features you require a subscription. Subscriptions are available monthly or yearly, and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fulcrumtec.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

To Do List & Focus

This app simplifies your day by focusing on your top three priorities. It helps you track time spent on each task with a clean, distraction-free interface, promoting focused productivity without burnout.

Highlights
  • Set 3 daily priorities
  • Start/pause tasks (Pomodoro-style)
  • Track time per task
  • Clean, distraction-free interface
  • No clutter or bloat
  • Pleasant Tic-Tac sound
Features
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3 Tasks is the to-do list for people who are tired of endless to-do lists. Each day you write down three tasks, the ones that really matter, and get them done one at a time, with a timer on each. Why three: A long list spreads your attention thin. When you can only pick three, you choose what truly counts and actually finish it. Fewer tasks, more done, no burnout. Free, forever: • Your 3 daily priorities on one clean screen • A start/pause timer on every task, Pomodoro-style • The timer keeps counting in the background, with the screen locked or the app closed • Repeat Daily: a task you do every day comes back each morning with its time at zero • A small celebration every time you finish a task • Home screen widget with your three tasks • Dark mode • A gentle tick sound, or silence if you prefer 3 Tasks Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): • History: every day you finished, with the time each task took • Streak: how many days in a row you have kept it up • Export your history as a CSV file • Four extra color themes: Sunset, Forest, Berry and Graphite The three tasks, the timer, the widget and dark mode stay free. Our story: After trying every productivity app out there, we realized what we needed didn't exist: an app that makes you focus on just 3 tasks a day. So we built it. Privacy: No ads and no account. The app uses Firebase Analytics to count how timers and tasks are used, as its App Store privacy label shows. Terms of Use: https://aisagalab.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://aisagalab.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Timelines4 screens
To Do List & Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: To Do List & Focus at fortnightly against Timelines's every 5 months. Timelines's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Timelines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and To Do List & Focus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timelines ships an update every 5 months, To Do List & Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Timelines versus To Do List & Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelinesTo Do List & Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Jump Pty LtdSaga Ltd.

Customer experience

Timelines

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

To Do List & Focus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timelines

Subscriptions2
  • Timelines Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Timelines Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
2 purchases

To Do List & Focus

One-time2
  • 3 Tasks Pro$4.99
  • 3 Tasks Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Timelines free?
Timelines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is To Do List & Focus free?
To Do List & Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timelines or To Do List & Focus have ads?
Neither Timelines nor To Do List & Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timelines or To Do List & Focus?
Timelines ships an update every 5 months, and To Do List & Focus fortnightly. Most recently, Timelines was updated on October 24, 2026 and To Do List & Focus on October 27, 2026.

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