Comparison

Deadliner vs Focus Up

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

Head to head
About

Deadliner

This app offers a visual approach to task and deadline management, helping users increase productivity and reduce procrastination. It features countdowns, Gantt-style charts, and robust organization tools with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Visual countdowns for deadlines
  • Gantt-style iterative schedules
  • Task organization with tags and subtasks
  • Seamless cloud sharing across devices
  • Extensive customization options
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
  • iCloud sync for Apple devices
Features
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Deadliner is a visual task tracker designed to increase your productivity and eliminate procrastination. Immerse yourself in a brand-new visual approach to tracking and managing deadlines, projects, events, and meetings. Set goals and visualize your progress by instantly seeing the remaining time compared to when you started a given task. Enhance your productivity further by adding subtasks to create a Gantt-style iterative schedule that seamlessly tracks across all your devices. Deadliner offers a range of practical applications for personal planning, teamwork, and education. Personalize your planning by tracking event time and progress, collaborate with team members by sharing deadlines, and create deadlines for students (or your own schedule as a student) and instantly share them. Key features include: - Visual Countdown: A novel approach to organization that provides a clear perspective. - Gantt-style Charts: Facilitate task iteration and enhance productivity and organization. - Organization with Tags, Projects, and Subtasks: Streamline your task management. Create subtasks of subtasks and complex task tress, or keep it simple. - Seamless Cloud Sharing: Instant cloud sharing across all your devices, built-in. - Over 1,200 Customization Options: Personalize your experience with icons, tags, and color schemes. - Home Screen Widgets: Access all your deadlines with a single swipe on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. - iCloud Sync: Seamless synchronization between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. - Reminders Sync: Import reminders as deadlines and keep changes aligned when enabled. - Support for Advanced Automation: Leverage built-in Shortcuts to streamline your workflows. Deadliner is available as apps for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. Your subscription is shared across all your devices, ensuring uninterrupted access to all features. EULA: https://zetegy.com/eula/deadliner Terms of Use: https://zetegy.com/terms/deadliner

About

Focus Up

Features
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The app that makes being productive easier and simpler. Have you ever bypassed your screen time limits by just entering your own password? Focus Up solves that. It’s designed for those who need more than just a timer—they need accountability. KEY FEATURES: • Block Distractions: Select social media, games, or messaging apps to lock away during deep work sessions. • Throw Away the Key: You can’t bypass these blocks alone. Once a timer starts, only your Accountability Partner or the clock hitting zero can unlock your apps. • Share Unlock Requests: Finished your work early? Send a request to your trusted partner to grant you access. • Weekly Scheduling: Customize your focus plan with daily time limits that fit your unique weekly routine. Stop Negotiating with yourself. Start focusing with Focus Up.

Screenshots

Deadliner4 screens
Focus Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Up at none against Deadliner's 2. Deadliner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Deadliner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Focus Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deadliner ships an update every 2 weeks, Focus Up every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Deadliner versus Focus Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadlinerFocus Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZetegy LLCJoemer Ramos

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deadliner

Subscriptions2
  • Deadliner Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Deadliner Annually7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Focus Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deadliner free?
Deadliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Up free?
Focus Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deadliner or Focus Up have ads?
Neither Deadliner nor Focus Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deadliner or Focus Up?
Deadliner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Focus Up every 3 months. Most recently, Deadliner was updated on October 20, 2026 and Focus Up on October 16, 2026.

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