Comparison

Task Focus vs Ficaryn

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

Ficaryn

Features
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Writing a long novel with AI shouldn't mean re-explaining your world every chapter. Ficaryn is a writing app built for long fiction. Start from a one-line idea, develop your characters and book plan, and draft chapters while the app tracks details established in your story. Story memory for long fiction Keep characters, places, worldbuilding, and clues in your Story Bible. Before drafting, the AI draws on chapter summaries and relevant story details to help maintain continuity. From an idea to a book plan Turn a premise into characters, worldbuilding, and a book plan split into parts. Plan the whole book at once, or develop later parts as you write. Each chapter can have its own plan before you draft. Write one chapter or keep going Draft a single chapter, or let the AI write several in a row. Automatic checks look for continuity, repetition, and pacing issues and can trigger revisions. Completed chapters are saved as the batch progresses. Review the results and edit anything. Your voice, your rules Choose point of view and tense for an English book, and set your chapter length. Rewrite or polish selected text, or write the chapter yourself and let AI update its summary and story notes. Made for serial fiction Write progression fantasy, LitRPG, cozy fantasy, mystery, romance, thrillers, and more. Plan clues and their payoffs, then track them as your story grows. Your book stays yours Your book is stored on your device first and syncs across devices after you sign in. Export your manuscript as TXT or EPUB. If you publish on Amazon KDP or Royal Road, follow their AI disclosure rules. Sign in for 2 free AI chapter uses each day. Book planning, chapter generation and manual checks share this allowance; work on the same chapter follows the counting rules shown in the app. Paid Ficaryn Plus plans add 60 AI chapter uses per billing month, with a daily limit of 10 uses in total, including free uses. Trial allowances, eligibility, prices and renewal terms are shown on the purchase screen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Task Focus4 screens
Ficaryn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Task Focus at 5 against Ficaryn's 2. Ficaryn's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 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. Task Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Ficaryn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task Focus ships an update every 2 weeks, Ficaryn every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Task Focus versus Ficaryn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask FocusFicaryn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB87 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLukas Burgstaller长榆 万

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Task Focus

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

Ficaryn

Subscriptions2
  • Ficaryn Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Ficaryn Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Task Focus free?
Task Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ficaryn free?
Ficaryn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Task Focus or Ficaryn have ads?
Neither Task Focus nor Ficaryn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task Focus or Ficaryn?
Task Focus ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ficaryn every 10 days. Most recently, Task Focus was updated on November 8, 2026 and Ficaryn on November 10, 2026.

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