Tusk vs Hold Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tusk
This app helps you manage daily tasks, build schedules, and set reminders. It offers flexible scheduling options, customization, and achievements to encourage productivity. A premium version unlocks advanced features like cloud sync and calendar integration.
- Flexible task scheduling
- Daily task lists
- Calendar tracking
- Customizable colors and icons
- Ready-made task templates
- Achievement system
- Dark theme
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Tusk is a flexible task scheduler that makes getting things done easier and more enjoyable. Tusk will help you with tasks such as: - Exercise regularly - Read more books - Schedule visits to the dentist - Don't forget to pay bills - Tidy up the house - Party with friends a couple of times a month - ... and many others. The application allows you to keep a list of tasks for the day, build schedules, set notifications and track the execution of tasks on the calendar. Why use Tusk? * Flexibility The application allows you to set flexible execution schedules for tasks: on certain days of the week, several times a week, several times a month, several times a year, every day, at arbitrary intervals, and more! * Simplicity Tasks are created in a simple and intuitive interface. There is a short tutorial on the basics of working with the application. * Customization Choose colors and icons for your tasks from a rich and constantly updated set of images. If you have not found the image you need - write to us and we will add it! A dark theme is also available. * Ready-made templates We have prepared a catalog of popular tasks that you can take as a basis. * Achievements To inspire you reach new heights, we've added achievements to the app. Each badge, is a reflection of you own success, so what about enter this challenge? * Premium features We believe that the free version of Tusk has great functionality and can be used to the fullest. But for those who want more, we have prepared a number of premium features: cloud sync, sync with Google Calendar, additional colors, lock screen, and many more! Become more organized and productive with our task and habits planner! Privacy policy: https://tusk.best/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hold Focus
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Hold Focus is a reminder, not a blocker. You name the one thing you are working on and how long it should take. Then you put the phone down. When you pick it up again, the task is already on the Lock Screen with the time left on it. At intervals it asks you one question. Nothing is ever blocked. Every question has a way through, and taking it costs you four seconds and nothing else. There is no streak to lose, no score, and no red. WHAT IT DOES One task, one sentence. Not a list, not a project, not a backlog. The task and the time left on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on the Home Screen — wherever you happen to look first. Reminders that arrive with the app closed, and that still reach you when a Focus mode is on, because that is exactly when you are trying to concentrate. Optionally, choose which apps count as a distraction. Hold Focus then notices when you have been in one and counts what actually broke the work, so the session ends with an honest picture rather than a guess. A Shortcuts action, so an automation can put your task in front of you the moment a chosen app opens. PRIVACY Nothing leaves your phone. There is no account, no server, no sync, no analytics, no ads and no third-party code. If you choose apps to watch, Apple hands the app anonymous tokens. Hold Focus never learns which apps you picked — when it shows you what interrupted you, iOS is drawing those names itself. Your history stays on the device and you can erase all of it with one tap. WHAT IT WILL NEVER DO Hold Focus never blocks, restricts, hides or delays access to anything. It has no parental mode and no employer mode. It cannot be pointed at another person.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hold Focus at none against Tusk's 5. Hold Focus also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Tusk's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Tusk sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hold Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tusk ships an update every 3 weeks, Hold Focus every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tusk | Hold Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Ursul | Erdem Durak |
In-app purchases
Tusk
- Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual subscription$5.991 Year
- Annual subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime premium$12.99
- Lifetime premium$21.99
Hold Focus
No in-app purchases









