Comparison

Task Focus vs Braain

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

Head to head
About

Task Focus

This productivity partner helps power users manage goals, projects, and priorities with clarity and speed. It offers daily task targets, versatile calendar views, and Kanban boards for visualizing progress. Organize tasks by color-coded projects, locations, or tags, and break down complex tasks into subtasks.

Highlights
  • Daily task targets and intelligent workload organization
  • Distraction-free daily and overdue task views
  • Monthly, weekly, and daily calendar views
  • Kanban boards for project visualization
  • Color-coded projects and location-based notifications
  • Tag filtering and repeating tasks
  • Subtasks for breaking down complex tasks
  • Share extension, widgets, and App Intents integration
Features
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Task Focus brings your tasks, projects, and plans together in one flexible to-do app. Organize work and everyday life with lists, calendar views, Kanban boards, and configurable columns. See what needs attention, break larger tasks into manageable steps, and choose what to tackle next. When your task list feels overwhelming, Task Focus helps you plan a more manageable day. Set daily task limits and use Smart Clean Up with Task Focus Pro to automatically reschedule flexible tasks. Ask the integrated AI assistant to help you find and organize tasks, review proposed changes before applying them, or connect compatible AI agents through MCP on your Mac. Set Goals & Stay on Track: - Daily Task Limits: Set limits for your day, areas, projects or tags. - Smart Clean Up: Move overdue, deferrable tasks forward automatically, taking limits, workdays and priorities into account. Plan with Precision: - Today & Calendar: See today's tasks and plan by day, week or month. - Kanban & Columns: Arrange columns by date, project, area, priority, duration or location. Add custom sections to lists and boards. Organize with Ease: - Areas, Projects & Tags: Group work and personal tasks, add notes and filter what matters. - Location Reminders: Get alerts when arriving at or leaving a place. Enhanced Task Management: - Repeating Tasks: Schedule recurring tasks for your routines. - Subtasks & Priorities: Break tasks into steps and decide what comes first. Get Help from Your Assistant: - AI Assistant: Ask questions about your tasks and review suggested changes before applying them. - Model Options: Use Apple Intelligence on compatible devices, or configure OpenAI or Claude with your API key. Provider requirements and charges may apply. Integrate Seamlessly: - Share Extension & Shortcuts: Capture tasks from compatible share sheets and automate actions with Shortcuts. - Widgets: Keep tasks in view on supported devices. Stay Connected: - Calendar & Reminders: View calendar events beside tasks and import from Apple Reminders. - iCloud Sync: Keep tasks in sync across your Apple devices. Exclusive Features with Task Focus Pro: - Pro Features: Unlock Smart Clean Up, calendar views, custom columns and sections, repeating tasks, priorities and widgets. Task Focus Pro renews automatically as a paid subscription unless canceled 24 hours before renewal. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at purchase confirmation. Renewal charges occur within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Cancel any time via iTunes settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends to avoid charges. Cancellation takes effect after the current subscription ends, downgrading you to the free service. Any unused free trial time is forfeited if a premium subscription is purchased during this period. Privacy Policy: https://voidstern.net/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://voidstern.net/terms-of-use

About

Braain

Features
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Braain is the shared brain for your family — an AI-powered space that remembers everything, coordinates everyone, and quietly handles the mental load no one has time for. Tell it once. It remembers forever. A soccer practice. A doctor's appointment. The babysitter's number. The Wi-Fi password. The kids' medication routine. Braain captures it, files it, and surfaces it to the right person at the right moment. WHAT BRAAIN DOES • A shared family calendar with two-way Google Calendar sync • Tasks and reminders, routed to the right person • A searchable home for notes, instructions, and household info • An AI agent that learns how your family runs — and offers to help without being asked • Proactive check-ins ("every Sunday, plan the week ahead") • Voice-first capture — just talk, Braain figures out what to do BUILT FOR HOW FAMILIES ACTUALLY WORK No more "who's picking up the kids?" group chats. No more sticky notes that disappear. No more apps that take three taps to add one thing. Braain is built around a single idea: tell the AI once, and it handles the rest. PRICING Start free. Upgrade when you need more. • Free — your whole family, basic features • Lite — add personal scheduling • Plus — full agent capabilities • Family — everything, for the whole household Built by a small team who got tired of being the family's scheduler-in-chief. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://braain.app/privacy

Screenshots

Task Focus4 screens
Braain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Braain at 15.1 against Task Focus's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Task Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Braain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Task Focus versus Braain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask FocusBraain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas BurgstallerALEXANDER THOMAS BROWNBILL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Task Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Task Focus Pro$1.991 Month
  • Task Focus Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Braain

Subscriptions3
  • Braain Lite Plan$9.991 Month
  • Braain+ Plan$19.991 Month
  • Braain Family Plan$29.991 Month

Questions

Is Task Focus free?
Task Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Braain free?
Braain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Task Focus or Braain have ads?
Neither Task Focus nor Braain shows ads.

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