Sunsama vs Mind the Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunsama
This mobile app syncs with its desktop counterpart, allowing you to add tasks, review your daily plan, and view your calendar events on the go. It's designed to keep you focused and productive when away from your computer.
- Add tasks quickly
- Schedule tasks on calendar
- Review daily plan
- View calendar events
- Syncs with Google Calendar
- Syncs with Outlook Calendar
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*Companion app to the desktop app* You can use the Sunsama mobile app once you've planned your first day from the Sunsama desktop app. This mobile app is built as a companion to the desktop app to help you stay in sync when you're away from your desk, not as a standalone replacement. *Add tasks quickly* When a new tasks comes up and you're not at your desk, quickly add it to your task list. You can schedule it onto your calendar and move it to the right spot on your list to work on it later. *Stay true to your plan* Review what you planned for the day. Create a calm, focused space to stay on top of your workload. *Synced with your calendar* Browse both your tasks and calendar events each day. Synced with Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar.
Mind the Focus
This app helps you stay focused by automatically activating desired focus modes based on your calendar events. You can customize activation times, mute irrelevant events, and ignore specific calendars to ensure you're always in the right mindset for your commitments.
- Calendar synchronization
- Automatic focus activation
- Customizable focus timing
- Mute irrelevant events
- Ignore specific calendars
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Feel awkward after missing important parts during a work meeting? Regret prioritizing your phone over your friends while out? Stay focused effortlessly based on your calendar with Mind the Focus! Mind the Focus synchronizes with your calendar, prompting you just at the right time to activate the desired focus for your next event. To stay focused, the app allows you to: • Decide the focus you want to have for your next event • Customize the time at which a focus is (de)activated before and after your events • Mute events that you do not require a focus for • Ignore calendars that are not relevant to you With Mind the Focus, you will never find yourself at an event without the right focus! Start focusing on what matters to you now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sunsama at Free against Mind the Focus's $4.99. Sunsama also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Mind the Focus's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, 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
Sunsama is free to download; Mind the Focus costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sunsama holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunsama has 515 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sunsama's written reviews are positive against 25% of Mind the Focus's.
Sunsama ships an update every 2 weeks, Mind the Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunsama | Mind the Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (515 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 515 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUMMAY, Inc. | Daniel Fuerst |
Customer experience
Sunsama
Mind the Focus
Bugs and requests
Sunsama
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Tasks disappearing or not syncing properly
- Login issues with Google and other accounts
- Unreliable mobile app performance
Requested features
5 requests- Improved mobile app with more features
- Widgets and lock screen integration
- Better task management and rescheduling options
- AI-powered task scheduling and planning
- Integration with more third-party apps
Mind the Focus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sunsama
No in-app purchases
Mind the Focus
No in-app purchases
