Comparison

2DayPlanner vs FocusStack

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

Head to head
About

2DayPlanner

Organize your day and tomorrow with this planning app. It uses time blocking, prioritization, and daily reflection inspired by successful individuals to help you achieve your goals and maximize productivity.

Highlights
  • Time Blocking
  • Task Prioritization
  • Daily Reflection
  • Customizable Routines
  • Efficient Planning
Features
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Introducing 2DayMap, your ultimate companion for planning and organizing your day today and tomorrow. Inspired by the productivity techniques of renowned personalities, this app is designed to elevate your daily routine and help you make the most out of every moment. Key Features: Time Blocking: Embrace the power of time blocking, a technique favored by successful individuals like Elon Musk and Bill Gates. Plan your day in dedicated blocks of time, ensuring focused attention on specific tasks. Prioritization: Take a cue from Warren Buffett's strategy of prioritizing tasks. 2DayMap allows you to prioritize your to-do list, ensuring that you tackle the most important and impactful tasks first. Daily Reflection: Reflect on your achievements and set goals for tomorrow, just like Oprah Winfrey. [App Name] encourages daily reflection, helping you track your progress and stay motivated. Customizable Routines: Create personalized routines that align with your goals, drawing inspiration from the structured routines followed by successful figures like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Efficient Planning: Streamline your day-to-day activities by efficiently planning ahead. This app takes inspiration from the meticulous planning techniques of Jeff Bezos and other successful entrepreneurs. Unlock your full potential and join the ranks of high achievers who leverage effective planning to reach their goals. Download 2DayMap now and revolutionize the way you organize your day for success. Your journey to a more productive and fulfilling life starts today! Features To Be Added: Notifications and Reminders: Stay on track with timely notifications and reminders. This feature, inspired by the discipline of Barack Obama, ensures you never miss a deadline or important task.

About

FocusStack

This app helps you identify and focus on your most important tasks by distinguishing between essential work and distractions. It allows you to rank priorities, track time spent on each task, and offers ambient music to enhance concentration.

Highlights
  • Identify and rank top 3 essential tasks
  • Unlimited backlog for other tasks
  • Drag-and-drop task organization
  • Automatic time tracking per task
  • Ambient music with visual themes
  • Home screen widget for task visibility
  • Basic analytics for focus time
Features
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What made Steve Jobs so successful? It comes down to one principle: clearly distinguishing between signal and noise. When the Apple team was designing the iPod, the table was full of feature ideas: "Should it have an FM radio? A voice recorder?" Steve Jobs recognized those additions for what they were: noise. They added complexity without strengthening the product's core value. He removed them. The signal was clear and uncompromised: a device that plays music beautifully. The signal is the three to five non-negotiable tasks that drive real results in the near term and move the mission forward. The noise is everything else: unnecessary emails, unproductive meetings, social media, minor fluctuations, and even "opportunities" that don't align with the primary objective. FocusStack helps you identify the signal—your top 3 tasks—and cut the distractions. It's a simple framework for ranking and prioritizing what actually matters. **Pick Your Top 3 (The Signal)** Enter your tasks for the day. Then, review the task list and choose three tasks that actually move the needle. These are your signal—the non-negotiables. Drag them to the top of your tasks to prioritize. Everything else goes in your backlog (the noise). Each task tracks time automatically so you know how long you've been working on what matters. **Music While You Work** Enable do not disturb and move to the focus tab of the app. Ambient lofi music loops and your time is tracked while you focus on each task. Swipe left or right to switch songs—each one changes the background colors. Or just mute it if you prefer silence. Swipe up or down to change the task you are focusing on. Stay on this page as focus time accumulates, preventing mindless checking of other apps. **See What You've Done** Check out the analytics tab to see how much time you've spent focusing today and this week. Look back at completed tasks to see what you actually finished. **Widget** There's a home screen widget that shows your top 3 focus tasks. Handy when you don't want to open the app and keeps your tasks for the day visible on your home screen. After all focus tasks are completed, widget displays a gratifying checkmark. **What It Does:** • Keep track of your top 3 focus tasks • Unlimited tasks in your backlog • Drag and drop to organize • Automatic time tracking per task • Ambient music with visual themes • Home screen widget • Basic analytics (today's time, weekly total) • Lock screen music controls • Swipe to navigate between tasks and songs The goal isn't to be busy; it's to be effective. When you consistently distinguish signal from noise, your energy is directed toward what actually produces tangible outcomes. Identify the signal, cut the distractions, and put your weight behind what truly moves the needle. I built this because I needed something simple. Just tasks and focus time. If that sounds useful to you, give it a try.

Screenshots

2DayPlanner4 screens
FocusStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

2DayPlanner and FocusStack are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 2DayPlanner against 5.0 for FocusStack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
2DayPlanner versus FocusStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2DayPlannerFocusStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnchor Collective LLCMICHAEL FRANCIS MCGOVERN

Customer experience

2DayPlanner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FocusStack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

2DayPlanner

No in-app purchases

None

FocusStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 2DayPlanner free?
2DayPlanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusStack free?
FocusStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 2DayPlanner or FocusStack?
2DayPlanner and FocusStack are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do 2DayPlanner or FocusStack have ads?
Neither 2DayPlanner nor FocusStack shows ads.

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