Comparison

Focus Go vs Taskman

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

Head to head
About

Focus Go

Organize tasks and boost productivity using the Pomodoro Technique. Customize timers, set priorities, and track progress with detailed statistics. Receive notifications to stay on track even when the app is closed.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Project and task creation
  • Customizable timer settings
  • Work statistics
  • Push notifications
  • Multiple timer types and themes
Features
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⏱ Focus Go assists you in organizing your tasks and accomplishing them efficiently with the help of the Pomodoro Technique timer. It's scientifically proven that this technique can help you to achieve productivity increase and improve your task accomplishment speed. The Application enables you to create your projects and tasks to work on effectively customizing the timer settings for each specific task. You also can change the default settings for each following task. How it works: 1. Create a task you want to work on 2. Turn on the timer and work non-stop 3. After work's completion have a rest We recommend working for 25 minutes and having a 5 minutes' rest as it is initially set in the application. The main features: – Creation of Projects and Tasks – Customization of Worktime, Breaks, Intervals – Turning off the Breaks – Selecting Tasks Priority – Timer Pause, Resume and Stop – Short and Long breaks – Completion Notification – Work Statistics – Timer Mode without a specific task What differs us from the others: – 8 unique types of timers – 8 various color themes from the brightest and richest ones to the calmest and most neutral – More than 10 variants of sound notifications – Detailed statistics of your achievements ⏰ Focus Go will prevent you from forgetting your tasks with Push Notifications which will remind you of the completion even off the App. We strive to make Focus Go the most useful tool for you. Rate the App if you liked it. Thank you! Pomodoro™ & Pomodoro Technique ® – registered trademarks of Francesco Cirillo. The application is not connected to Francesco Cirillo. Have any questions? Connect us: spealcy@gmail.com Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://alordead.github.io/legal/focus_go_privacy_policy.html Terms of Service: https://alordead.github.io/legal/focus_go_terms_of_service.html

About

Taskman

Organize your life with this intuitive to-do list and task manager. Easily capture, group, and prioritize tasks with drag-and-drop functionality. Set reminders and create recurring routines to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop task management
  • Task categorization
  • Customizable routines
  • Deadline reminders
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Data backup
Features
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Taskman is a simple drag and drop to-do list, a reminder, a checklist, a task manager that helps you to get things done. USE TASKMAN TO: • Capture and organize tasks the moment they pop into your head. • Remember deadlines with reminders and due dates. • Group tasks into categories. • Create daily, weekly, and monthly routines. • Drag and drop to quickly add, reorder, and delete tasks. • Synchronize data between iPhone, iPad and iPod devices through iCloud. • Backup data on iCloud. FREE & PREMIUM Taskman is provided free of charge for the basic functionalities. More features are included in the Premium plan available through monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription. Auto-Renewable Subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged at the cost of the subscription plan you have chosen. You can cancel the auto-renew subscription at any time from the account settings on iTunes, but we are unable to issue refunds for any pay periods that have already been billed. Privacy policy: www.zigoros.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: www.zigoros.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Focus Go4 screens
Taskman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Go at none against Taskman's shown. Focus Go also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Focus Go sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Taskman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Focus Go against 4.5 for Taskman. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Go ships an update fortnightly, Taskman every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Go versus Taskman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus GoTaskman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr PopovZigoros EOOD

Customer experience

Focus Go

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

Taskman

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Go

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 3 Monthly Subscription$4.493 Months
One-time1
  • Unlimited Subscription$5.99
2 purchases

Taskman

Subscriptions2
  • Premium 1 Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Go free?
Focus Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taskman free?
Taskman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Go or Taskman?
Focus Go and Taskman are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Focus Go or Taskman have ads?
Taskman shows ads; Focus Go does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Go or Taskman?
Focus Go ships an update fortnightly, and Taskman every 7 months. Most recently, Focus Go was updated on October 7, 2026 and Taskman on October 15, 2026.

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