Comparison

Chaos Control™ vs Focus Snap

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

Head to head
About

Chaos Control™

This app helps you manage goals, to-do lists, and tasks for both personal and professional life. It's based on the GTD methodology to prioritize outcomes and organize projects, tasks, and ideas efficiently. Seamless syncing across devices ensures your plans are always accessible.

Highlights
  • Goal and project management
  • GTD-inspired contexts
  • Daily planning
  • Chaos Box inbox
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Recurring tasks
Features
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Chaos Control is a personal organizer that will help you manage your goals, to-do lists and tasks in both your business and personal life. People don't usually achieve impressive results simply by being good at task management. It's the ability to set legitimate goals that makes the difference. Just write down your desired outcomes to make them real. This simple technique helps you to prioritize your goals before acting on them. Chaos Control is a task manager based on the best ideas of GTD (Getting Things Done) methodology created by David Allen. Whether you are running a business, launching an app, working on a project or simply planning your holiday trip, Chaos Control is a perfect tool to manage your goals, juggle your priorities, and organize your tasks to get things done. And the best part is, you can handle both heavyweight project planning and simple daily routine like shopping list management in one flexible app. Also, Chaos Control is available across all major mobile and desktop platforms with seamless sync. HERE IS HOW IT WORKS: 1) MANAGE YOUR PROJECTS Project is a goal combined with a set of tasks you need to complete in order to achieve it. Create as many projects as you like to write down all the desired outcomes you have 2) ORGANIZE YOUR GOALS Create unlimited number of projects and group them by category using Folders 3) USE GTD CONTEXTS Organize tasks from different projects using flexible context lists. If you are familiar with GTD you would just love this feature 4) PLAN YOUR DAY Set due dates for tasks and make plans for any particular day 5) USE CHAOS BOX Put all the incoming tasks, notes and ideas into Chaos Box in order to process them later. It works similar to GTD inbox, but you can use it as a simple to-do list 6) SYNC YOUR DATA Chaos Control works on both desktop and mobile devices. Setup an account and sync your projects across all of your devices This app is designed with creative people in mind. Designers, writers, developers, startup founders, entrepreneurs of all kinds and pretty much anyone with ideas and desire to make them happen. We combined the power of GTD with the convenient interface to help you with: • personal goal setting • task management • time management • planning your business and personal activities • building your routine • handling simple to do lists, checklists and shopping lists • catching your ideas and thoughts to process them later KEY FEATURES • Seamless cloud sync across all major mobile and desktop platforms • GTD-inspired Projects and Contexts supplemented with Folders, sub-folders and sub-contexts • Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly and chosen days of the week) • Chaos Box - Inbox for your unstructured tasks, notes, memos, ideas and thoughts. Great tool for staying on track inspired by GTD ideas • Notes for tasks, projects, folders and contexts • Fast and smart search • Recurring tasks for managing activities that happen regularly • Nested folders and contexts for better projects and tasks structuring • PIN code protection: secure your data with a secure passcode • Favorite tasks, projects and contents Terms Of Use: http://chaos-control.mobi/toc.pdf Have a productive day!

About

Focus Snap

This productivity app simplifies task management for individuals who feel overwhelmed by traditional systems, particularly those with ADHD. It helps users focus on one task at a time and break them down into manageable steps, reducing friction and making progress visible.

Highlights
  • Pin a single focus task
  • Break tasks into simple steps
  • Create reusable task templates
  • Visual task map
  • Track progress with clear states
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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FocusSnap is a calm, ADHD-friendly productivity app for people who feel overwhelmed by traditional task managers. Instead of endless lists and complicated systems, FocusSnap helps you choose one focus task, break it into manageable steps and keep moving without unnecessary pressure. FocusSnap can help with task paralysis, overwhelm, executive-function challenges, time blindness, losing focus, switching between priorities and difficulty getting started. FOCUS ON THE NEXT STEP • Choose one task as your current focus • Break tasks into simple checklist steps • Add priorities, deadlines, notes and repeat schedules • Set reminders and “Nag until done” alerts • Keep your active task list intentionally manageable • Move later ideas into the Backlog • Archive completed tasks without losing them ROUTINES AND PROGRESS • Create reusable task templates • Turn templates into tasks and checklists • Use routine packs for study, home, work, planning and getting unstuck • View active tasks on a visual Task Map • Earn stars and celebrate completed work • Review recent progress in Reflection • Check priorities and older unfinished tasks PLAN YOUR WEEK WITH FOCUSSNAP PLUS • Build a seven-day plan around the time you actually have • Set daily focus budgets and days off • Choose up to three priorities per day • Add time estimates, notes and preferred start times • Receive deadline-aware schedule suggestions • Identify overloaded days before committing • Rebalance work across days with available capacity • Recover unfinished priorities from recent plans • Compare planned time with completed focus time • Keep previous plans and history available PERSONALISED GUIDANCE • Check in with your available time and energy • Receive suggestions based on deadlines, priorities, current focus and unfinished steps • See why each task was recommended • Get a smaller starting action when a task feels difficult • Review tasks that may need attention GUIDED FOCUS SESSIONS • Use built-in focus and break rhythms • Create custom routines • Associate sessions with a task • Pause, resume or finish early • Continue accurately when the app is backgrounded • Save session summaries and detailed history • Set a weekly focus-time goal • View seven-day and 30-day progress CALENDAR PLANNING • Connect an Apple or iCloud calendar • View calendar events alongside daily plans • Add planned tasks as timed calendar events • Synchronise task names, dates and durations on demand SOUNDS AND PERSONALISATION • Use offline rain, ocean, brown-noise and night-garden soundscapes • Adjust volume and preview sounds • Choose additional Plus colour themes • Enable optional session notifications MEDICATION ORGANISATION • Create daily, selected-day or as-needed schedules • Add multiple reminder times • Record taken, skipped and as-needed doses • Snooze reminders for ten minutes • Review and undo records in private history • Track remaining supply and refill thresholds • Keep medication names and doses out of notification text Medication features are organisational tools only and do not provide medical advice. ONLINE OR LOCAL-ONLY Use an online account for task synchronisation or choose a separate local-only workspace without creating an account. Local-only mode works offline and keeps tasks, plans, routines, session history, medication records and preferences on your device. Local information is not uploaded or merged into an online account. Online tasks also support offline-friendly actions with clear pending-sync indicators. FOCUSBAP PLUS MEMBERSHIP FocusSnap Plus is available through monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions. Localised prices are shown before purchase. Subscriptions can be restored and managed through your App Store account. Your tasks, steps, Backlog and archives remain available without Plus. Saved Plus plans and history remain readable if your subscription ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chaos Control™4 screens
Focus Snap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus Snap at 5.0 against Chaos Control™'s 4.6. Focus Snap also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Chaos Control™'s advantage is ratings volume (488 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chaos Control™ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focus Snap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Snap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chaos Control™ has 488 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chaos Control™ versus Focus Snap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChaos Control™Focus Snap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (488 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings488 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTarasov MobileSpacivity LTD

Customer experience

Chaos Control™

All ratings488 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative18.6%

Focus Snap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chaos Control™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks disappearing
  • Sync failures between devices
  • Frequent crashes
  • Login problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Calendar integration
  • Subtasks and nested projects
  • Ability to manually sort tasks
  • More customization options
  • Email task creation
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  • Attachment support

Focus Snap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Chaos Control™

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Subscription: 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Premium for 1 month$6.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription: 1 Year$29.001 Year
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  • Premium Subscription: 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • "Level Up" e-book$2.99
  • Premium Universal - Tier B$10.99
  • Chaos Control Premium$18.99
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  • Premium Universal - Tier C$20.99
  • Premium Universal - Tier A$79.99
3 purchases

Focus Snap

Subscriptions2
  • FocusSnap Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FocusSnap Plus Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • FocusSnap Plus Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Chaos Control™ free?
Chaos Control™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Snap free?
Focus Snap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chaos Control™ or Focus Snap?
Focus Snap is rated higher. Chaos Control™ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 488 ratings, while Focus Snap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chaos Control™ or Focus Snap have ads?
Neither Chaos Control™ nor Focus Snap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chaos Control™ or Focus Snap?
Chaos Control™ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Focus Snap every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chaos Control™ was updated on October 23, 2026 and Focus Snap on October 25, 2026.

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