Comparison

Sisyphus Tasks vs SliceFocus

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

Head to head
About

Sisyphus Tasks

This app helps you manage your tasks and events in one place, offering quick ways to add, edit, and organize your schedule. It provides customizable alerts and powerful search to ensure you never forget important items.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop event management
  • Quick event creation
  • Duplicate events for schedules
  • Contextual actions for common tasks
  • Automatic task sorting
  • Customizable alerts
  • Powerful search functionality
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Never forget anything again! Sisyphus keeps all your tasks and events in one place and gives you full control over your day. All you need to do is write it down and Sisyphus remembers it for you. Manage your agenda faster and without friction. Not only can you add new items quickly, but you can also edit them in seconds: • Move items by simply dragging them to a date or list. • Tap and hold any day in the timeline or month view to create a new entry. • Enter your shift or class schedule in record time by duplicating events. Common actions are no longer a chore. Join a meeting with a tap or quickly skip a recurring to-do with additional useful context actions available everywhere. TASK MANAGER: All of your tasks are automatically sorted for you. Planning your open tasks is easy when you can see them at a glance. ORGANIZER: Choose colors and icons for your work or school calendars and grocery or project lists. Drag and drop them into any order you like. CONTACTS: Birthdays and anniversaries are shown right in your agenda and new contacts can be easily added. ALARM CLOCK: Get reminded before or after an event, at a date or at a location with highly customizable alerts. From your contacts' birthdays to your daily medication, Sisyphus can notify you about anything you want to remember. JOURNAL: The powerful search lets you find the date of any past event or when you completed a task, no matter how long ago it was.

About

SliceFocus

Features
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MASTER YOUR TIME VISUALLY Time management is deeply personal, and SliceFocus offers a distinct, visual approach to organizing your day. By mapping your schedule onto a 24-hour circular timeline, you gain an immediate understanding of how your hours are distributed. Drag and drop time blocks directly onto the clock face to build a daily plan that makes sense for your lifestyle, no matter what your day entails. BUILT-IN FOCUS TIMERS Execution requires concentration. SliceFocus integrates a fully featured Pomodoro timer into your daily blocks to help you maintain momentum. You have total control over your workflow: customize your work durations, short breaks, long breaks, and set exactly how many cycles you want to complete before an extended rest. Engage the built-in ambient soundscapes—featuring white, brown, and pink noise—to minimize background distractions and maintain deep focus. TRACK YOUR ACTUAL PROGRESS Understanding your habits is the key to improving them. SliceFocus captures your session history and generates detailed analytics, comparing your planned schedule against the actual time spent. Review your daily, weekly, and monthly trends to make informed, data-driven adjustments to your routine. KEY FEATURES • Circular 24-Hour Timeline: Visualize your tasks as color-coded arcs on a continuous clock face. • Drag-and-Drop Scheduling: Create and adjust time blocks with intuitive touch controls. • Highly Customizable Timers: Set exact durations for work, short breaks, long breaks, and cycle intervals. • Focus Soundscapes: Integrated white, brown, and pink noise for immediate concentration. • Reality Check Analytics: Detailed reports comparing your actual execution against your planned day. • Trend Dashboards: Track your session history across daily, weekly, and monthly views. • Live Activities & Widgets: Monitor your active timer directly from your iOS lock screen. • macOS Menu Bar Timer: Keep your focus visible when working on your Mac. • Smart Phase Notifications: Timely push alerts for transitioning between work and breaks. • Multi-Device Sync: Your schedule stays securely updated across all your Apple devices. • Frictionless Login: Quick, secure access using Apple or Google Sign-In. • Adaptive Interface: Fully optimised Light and Dark themes.

Screenshots

Sisyphus Tasks4 screens
SliceFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SliceFocus at 3 against Sisyphus Tasks's 1. SliceFocus also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sisyphus Tasks ships an update every 2 months, SliceFocus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sisyphus Tasks versus SliceFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSisyphus TasksSliceFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregor HermanowskiMert Yilmaz Ertugrul

In-app purchases

None

Sisyphus Tasks

No in-app purchases

None

SliceFocus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sisyphus Tasks free?
Sisyphus Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SliceFocus free?
SliceFocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sisyphus Tasks or SliceFocus have ads?
Neither Sisyphus Tasks nor SliceFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sisyphus Tasks or SliceFocus?
Sisyphus Tasks ships an update every 2 months, and SliceFocus every 3 months. Most recently, Sisyphus Tasks was updated on September 26, 2026 and SliceFocus on October 2, 2026.

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