Comparison

Chore Focus vs Panic Clean

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

Head to head
About

Chore Focus

This app helps organize household tasks and cleaning routines for individuals and families. It offers features like task assignment, progress tracking, and gamified motivation to keep users on track with their chores.

Highlights
  • Organize chores by room
  • Assign tasks to household members
  • Track chore progress
  • Gamified achievements
  • Daily reminders
  • AI Quick Add for new tasks
Features
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Chore Focus is a chore tracking app designed to help users stay organized and on top of household tasks. Whether you’re managing tasks as an individual, a couple, or within a family, Chore Focus offers tools to streamline your cleaning routine and keep your home running smoothly. Easily organize chores by room, assign tasks to household members, and track progress to make sure nothing gets missed. Gamified achievements and daily reminders motivate you by letting you know what needs to be done each day. With premium features like multi-user support and AI Quick Add, you can filter and manage chores for each person in your household and quickly add new tasks using natural language. Simply describe what needs to be done, and our AI will automatically parse and add it to your chore list. Whether you’re managing your own space or coordinating with others, Chore Focus helps you boost productivity and stay in control of your home’s cleaning and organization. Terms of Use: https://chorefocus.com/terms-of-service/ Contact: info@chorefocus.com

About

Panic Clean

This app helps individuals with ADHD overcome task paralysis by using timed bursts of cleaning activity. It offers two modes: dividing a room into zones or focusing on specific tasks, all driven by a motivating timer and sensory cues.

Highlights
  • Timed cleaning sessions
  • Room zone division
  • Task-specific timers
  • Haptic and audio cues
  • Streak tracking
  • Dopamine-driven motivation
Features
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Not another cleaning planner. Other apps want to schedule your week. Build your routine. Make a chart. Panic Clean wants you on your feet, in your messy room, cleaning right now. For ADHD brains that freeze, not brains that plan. — THE PRODUCTIVE PANIC, ON DEMAND — You know that 12-minute speed-clean before guests arrive? When time pressure suddenly turns you into a cleaning machine? Panic Clean bottles that feeling. Set a timer. Hear the beep. Feel the buzz. Declutter your messy ADHD room like your mum just texted "I'm 5 minutes away." This is dopamine cleaning. Not scheduling. Not zone-mapping. Just one tiny square of floor and a ticking clock. — TWO MODES. ONE BRAIN. — SPLIT MY ROOM Sketch your room on an interactive canvas. Split it into 2 to 12 zones. Clean one square at a time. No decisions. No overwhelm. Just the next patch and the next beep. PICK TASKS Choose what matters today: dishes, laundry, dusting, vacuuming, organize the desk. Each task gets its own timed session. Skip whatever doesn't need doing. — BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS — • Task initiation made simple — one square, one minute, go • Chunking that actually works — your brain only sees the next zone • Hyperfocus-friendly — no notifications, no distractions, just the timer • Haptic + audio cues — your phone becomes your body double • Dopamine hit every time a section completes — THE TIMER THAT WON'T LET YOU GIVE UP — Every minute: a quick beep, a quick buzz. Last 30 seconds: louder warnings, stronger vibrations. You will physically feel time running out. It's weirdly motivating. — STREAKS THAT STICK — Build a cleaning habit one panic session at a time. Track consecutive days. See total sessions, total minutes cleaned, longest streak. Save your rooms as "Bedroom," "Kitchen," "Office" and reload them in a tap. — WHO IT'S FOR — • ADHD brains who freeze when it's time to tidy • Neurodivergent humans with executive dysfunction • Anyone with task initiation paralysis • Students drowning in dorm chaos • Parents drowning in housework • People who clean better with time pressure • Anyone who's ever looked at a messy room and thought "I don't even know where to start" — WHY PEOPLE LIKE IT — Other cleaning apps make plans. Panic Clean gets you moving. It's a declutter coach, a cleaning helper, and a dopamine machine in one. It respects how an ADHD brain actually works — short bursts, instant feedback, zero overwhelm. Stop planning to clean. Start panic cleaning. Download Panic Clean. Set 5 minutes. Watch your room change. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://panicclean.com/terms

Screenshots

Chore Focus4 screens
Panic Clean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chore Focus at 4.9 against Panic Clean's 3.0. Chore Focus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Panic Clean's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chore Focus sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Panic Clean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chore Focus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chore Focus has 55 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Chore Focus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Panic Clean's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chore Focus ships an update every 3 days, Panic Clean every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chore Focus versus Panic Clean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChore FocusPanic Clean
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (55 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFocus Forge LLCAPHVN Limited

Customer experience

Chore Focus

All ratings55 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

Panic Clean

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Chore Focus

Subscriptions6
  • Unlimited Access$3.491 Month
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Access$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • 100 gems$1.49
  • 500 gems$3.99
2 purchases

Panic Clean

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Chore Focus free?
Chore Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Panic Clean free?
Panic Clean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chore Focus or Panic Clean?
Chore Focus is rated higher. Chore Focus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Panic Clean averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chore Focus or Panic Clean have ads?
Panic Clean shows ads; Chore Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, Chore Focus or Panic Clean?
Chore Focus ships an update every 3 days, and Panic Clean every 2 weeks. Most recently, Chore Focus was updated on October 25, 2026 and Panic Clean on October 24, 2026.

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