Comparison

Focus Time Activity Tracker vs DoRepeat

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

Head to head
About

Focus Time Activity Tracker

This app helps you improve focus and productivity by using timed work sessions and short breaks. It automatically manages timers, counts completed sessions, and allows you to track your time spent on different activities.

Highlights
  • Timed work sessions
  • Automatic break timers
  • Session counting
  • Activity time tracking
  • Background timer operation
Features
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Want to focus better on what you're doing? Focus Time is a beautifully designed timer for people who want to avoid distractions and get more done. LifeHacker: "Keeps You On-Task and Productive" Want to eliminate the anxiety of time and enhance your focus and concentration? The key is to apply yourself to tasks by working in units of 25 minutes, separated by short breaks of 5 minutes. The steps are: 1. Choose a task to accomplish 2. Start timer 3. Work until timer rings 4. Take a short break 5. Every 4 sessions, take a longer break Focus Time will automatically switch between the work timer and the long/short break timers, as well as counting the number of sessions you've completed. You can select an activity and see a graph of how you're spending your time. Don't worry about taking a call or switching to another app while using Focus Time - the timer will carry on running even in the background.

About

DoRepeat

This app helps you manage recurring tasks and routines by creating reusable checklists. You can tick off items without opening the app and set reminders for lists or individual tasks. Sync your lists across devices for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklists
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Task and list reminders
  • iCloud sync
  • Unlimited lists
  • Color-coded organization
Features
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Build a checklist once. Check it off. Reset it. Run it again. DoRepeat is the recurring checklist app for morning routines, meeting prep, weekly chores, and anything you repeat. Unlike to-do apps, DoRepeat is built for lists you use over and over – not tasks you check off once. THE CHECKLIST APP FOR ANYTHING YOU DO ON REPEAT Life is full of things we do over and over. Morning routines. Packing for trips. Monthly bills. Meeting prep. Quality checks. That’s where DoRepeat comes in. It’s a checklist app built for the tasks you repeat, because some things are too important to leave to memory (or sticky notes that fall off your monitor). RECURRING LISTS, ZERO HASSLE Create checklists once, use them forever. Morning routine? Saved. Packing list for your weekend getaway? Saved. Monthly team meeting prep? You guessed it – saved. No more recreating the same list every time. Just check off your tasks, hit reset, and you’re ready to go again. CHECK OFF TASKS WITHOUT OPENING THE APP With home screen and lock screen widgets, you can tick off tasks without even opening the app. Because you’re busy and don’t have time for those extra taps. REMINDERS FOR LISTS AND TASKS When you need an extra nudge, you can set a reminder (or two, or ten) for any checklist or task. ICLOUD SYNC Start a checklist on your iPhone and complete it on your iPad. Your lists are everywhere you go. WHAT PEOPLE USE DOREPEAT FOR People rely on DoRepeat for anything from staying consistent with a personal habit to nailing quality control at the job. Here are some more examples: • Morning Routine • Meeting Wrap-Up • Skincare Routine • Workday wrap-up • Evening Wind Down • Monthly Budgeting • Medication Management • Weekly Household Tasks • Workouts • Preparing for Calls • Software Release Checklist • … and many more Manage an unlimited number of lists, organized in beautiful color cards. Edit your lists anytime as your routines may grow or change. You can have multiple checklists in progress at the same time and use your lists for daily, weekly, monthly repeating tasks.

Screenshots

Focus Time Activity Tracker4 screens
DoRepeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Focus Time Activity Tracker at free against DoRepeat's paid. Focus Time Activity Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). DoRepeat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 77%). On price, ratings volume, 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

Focus Time Activity Tracker costs $5.99 and DoRepeat $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoRepeat holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Focus Time Activity Tracker's written reviews are positive against 91% of DoRepeat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Time Activity Tracker ships an update every 5 months, DoRepeat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Time Activity Tracker versus DoRepeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Time Activity TrackerDoRepeat
Price$5.99$5.99
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeer AssemblyPhilipp Sackl-O'Neill

Customer experience

Focus Time Activity Tracker

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative14.8%

DoRepeat

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Focus Time Activity Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • History/tracking not recording accurately
  • Inability to add previous day's pomodoros
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Inconsistent behavior when locking device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch support
  • Ability to label individual pomodoros
  • Export daily/weekly productivity summaries
  • More sound options and customization
  • Landscape mode for iPad

DoRepeat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Focus Time Activity Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

DoRepeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Time Activity Tracker free?
Focus Time Activity Tracker costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoRepeat free?
DoRepeat costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Focus Time Activity Tracker or DoRepeat?
DoRepeat is rated higher. Focus Time Activity Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while DoRepeat averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Focus Time Activity Tracker or DoRepeat have ads?
Neither Focus Time Activity Tracker nor DoRepeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Time Activity Tracker or DoRepeat?
Focus Time Activity Tracker ships an update every 5 months, and DoRepeat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Focus Time Activity Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and DoRepeat on October 12, 2026.

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