Comparison

Chronometer Lite vs Focus To

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

Head to head
About

Chronometer Lite

This app presents the current time in a clear, easy-to-read format. It allows users to personalize the background with their own images, simplifying time display.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-read time display
  • Personalized image backgrounds
  • Simplified interface
  • Customizable appearance
Features
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Beautifully displays the current time in a very easy to read format. With your personal images as the back drop.

About

Focus To

This app combines a Pomodoro timer with task management to boost productivity. Organize tasks, set reminders, and track your focused work sessions with detailed reports. Syncs across all your devices for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable lengths
  • Task and project organization
  • Recurring tasks and reminders
  • Detailed time tracking reports
  • Cross-platform synchronization
  • White noise for focus
Features
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Focus To-Do combines Pomodoro Timer with Task Management, it is a science-based app that will motivate you to stay focused and get things done. It brings Pomodoro Technique and To Do List into one place, you can capture and organize tasks into your todo lists, start focus timer and focus on work & study, set reminders for important tasks and errands, check the time spent at work. It's the ultimate app for managing Tasks, Reminders, Lists, Calendar events, Grocery lists, checklist, helping you focus on work & study and tracking your working hours. Focus To-Do syncs between your phone and computer, so you can access your lists from anywhere. How it works: 1. Pick a task you need to accomplish. 2. Set a timer for 25 minutes, keep focused and start working. 3. When the pomodoro timer rings, take a 5 minute break. Key Features: - Pomodoro Timer:Stay focused and get more things done. Pause and resume Pomodoro Customizable pomodoro/breaks lengths Notification before the end of a Pomodoro Support for short and long breaks Skip a break after the end of a Pomodoro Continuous Mode - Tasks Management: Task Organizer, Schedule Planner, Reminder, Habit Tracker, Time Tracker Tasks and projects: Organise your day with Focus To-Do and complete your to do, study, work, homework or housework you need to get done. Recurring tasks: Build lasting habits with powerful recurring due dates like "Every Monday". Reminders: Setting a Reminder ensures you never forget important things ever again, you can set up recurring due dates to remind you each and every time. Sub-tasks: Break down your task into smaller, actionable items or add a checklist . Task Priority: Highlight your day’s most important To-Do with color-coded priority levels. Estimated Pomodoro Number: Estimate the workload or set a goal. Note: Record more detailed about the task. - Report: Detailed statistics of your time distribution, tasks completed. Support the calculation of the total time of Focus Time. Gantt Chart of the Focus Time. Statistics on completed To Do. Statistics on time distribution of project. Trend chart of the completed To Do and the focus time. - All-Platform synchronization: View and manage your goals wherever you are for better goal achieving. Support seamless synchronization within iPhone、Mac、iPad、Apple Watch and other major platforms. - Various Reminding: Focus Timer finished alarm, vibration reminding. Various white noise to help you focus on work & study. - Daily/Weekly/Monthly Report View all of your tracked time in a calendar view. - Support prevention of screen lock: Check the pomodoro time left by keeping the screen on. Contact Us: support@focustodo.net, reply within 24 hours. Website: http://www.focustodo.cn Pomodoro ™ and Pomodoro Technique ® are registered trademarks of Francesco Cirillo. This app is not affiliated with Francesco Cirillo. Users have been focused on our app for 200 million hours, join us and we help you to be focused and increase your productivity, reduce procrastination and anxiety.

Screenshots

Chronometer Lite4 screens
Focus To4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronometer Lite at none against Focus To's 3. Chronometer Lite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Focus To's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 27) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Focus To sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Chronometer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus To holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus To has 15K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Chronometer Lite's written reviews are positive against 80% of Focus To's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chronometer Lite ships an update every 4 months, Focus To every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chronometer Lite versus Focus To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChronometer LiteFocus To
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings)4.8 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2715K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEBDMG LLCShenzhen Tomato Software Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Chronometer Lite

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focus To

All ratings14,611 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,791 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative11.9%

Bugs and requests

Chronometer Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Focus To

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pomodoro timer not working correctly
  • Data/progress resets randomly
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to pause/resume Pomodoro sessions
  • More customization options
  • Improved Apple Watch app functionality

In-app purchases

None

Chronometer Lite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus To

One-time3
  • Focus To-Do Premium$1.99
  • 3 Months$3.99
  • Lifetime$11.99

Questions

Is Chronometer Lite free?
Chronometer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus To free?
Focus To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chronometer Lite or Focus To?
Focus To is rated higher. Chronometer Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Focus To averages 4.8 from 15K ratings.
Do Chronometer Lite or Focus To have ads?
Neither Chronometer Lite nor Focus To shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chronometer Lite or Focus To?
Chronometer Lite ships an update every 4 months, and Focus To every 5 weeks. Most recently, Chronometer Lite was updated on October 5, 2026 and Focus To on October 14, 2026.

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