Comparison

Tody vs FocusModes

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

Head to head
About

Tody

This app helps manage household cleaning routines by prioritizing tasks based on actual need rather than fixed dates. It visualizes dirtiness and cleaning progress to motivate users and make cleaning more satisfying. It can be customized for individuals or large households, turning chores into a game.

Highlights
  • Flexible task management by need
  • Visual dirtiness and cleaning progress
  • Optional notifications and deadlines
  • Gamified cleaning with house member sync
  • Intuitive customized cleaning plans
  • Scalable for any household size
Features
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Tody is a smarter to-do list for managing household cleaning routines. It will optimize and motivate your cleaning. ● Gain flexibility by managing cleaning tasks by indicators of actual need rather than arbitrary dates. ● Tody visualizes dirtiness to motivate cleaning and visualizes the effect of cleaning to enhance satisfaction. ● There are no deadlines, alarms and notifications (optional). Tody puts you in control of your cleaning routines instead of cleaning routines controlling you. ● Turn home cleaning into a game. House members can sync plans across devices and users and check-in to claim credit for their actions. ● Enjoy an extremely easy and intuitive set up of a customized cleaning plan. ● Tody can be customized and scaled to fit almost any needs. It thus suits singles as well as complex households with many members. Even professionals find Tody to be their preferred tool. Recommended by marthastewart.com, Buzzfeed and MacWorld.

About

FocusModes

Features
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FocusModes is a focus timer built for people who do long stretches of desk work and want more structure than a basic countdown. Choose the timer style that fits how you work: - Pomodoro - Flow - Deep Work - Intensive - Open-Ended - Custom modes FocusModes is not just a timer. It also helps support the physical side of sustained focus. Depending on your setup and preferences, it can prompt you to: - rest your eyes - take microbreaks - stand and stretch during breaks - alternate between sitting and standing - get ready for or use a walking pad during longer breaks That means your focus system supports both productivity and sustainability during long work sessions. FocusModes also includes: - built-in focus modes plus custom modes you can save and reuse - a home-screen stats widget for recent totals - local notifications for phase changes and care reminders - on-device session and care history - onboarding that sets desk equipment and reminder timing up front Everything in this version is available immediately after download. There is no login, no account, no subscription, and no in-app purchase flow in v1.2. All app data stays on your device. FocusModes does not use third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs.

Screenshots

Tody4 screens
FocusModes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusModes at none against Tody's 4. Tody's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Tody sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. FocusModes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tody versus FocusModes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodyFocusModes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoopLoopScott Munning

Bugs and requests

Tody

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on certain devices after updates
  • Issues with data sync and loss of progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Ability to set tasks for specific days
  • More customization options for UI
  • One-off task list separate from recurring tasks

FocusModes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tody

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Solo1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium+ Duo1 Month trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium+ Family1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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  • Premium+ Team1 Month trial$79.991 Year
None

FocusModes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tody free?
Tody is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusModes free?
FocusModes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tody or FocusModes have ads?
Neither Tody nor FocusModes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tody or FocusModes?
Tody ships an update every 2 weeks, and FocusModes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tody was updated on October 15, 2026 and FocusModes on October 6, 2026.

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