Task Timer vs Due Pal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Timer
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Task Timer – Focus Tracker You don’t just want a timer. You want a simple way to track your work, stay organized, and understand how your time is spent. Task Timer helps you organize tasks, track your work sessions, and improve your productivity. Whether you’re studying, working, or managing daily projects, Task Timer gives you a clear and simple way to stay focused. How it works 1. Create tasks Add tasks and organize them into groups so you always know what you need to work on. 2. Start the timer Start a timer when you begin a task. Task Timer records your work sessions and helps you stay focused. 3. Track your progress View your session history and see exactly how much time you’ve spent on each task. 4. Improve your productivity Understand your work habits and build better routines through simple time tracking insights. Key Features • Task-based timer tracking • Organize tasks into groups • Track work sessions easily • Background timer support • Simple productivity insights • Clean and distraction-free design Built for everyday productivity Task Timer is designed for: • Students managing study sessions • Professionals tracking work tasks • Freelancers measuring time spent on projects • Anyone who wants better control of their time Start tracking your time today and build better productivity habits with Task Timer: Focus Tracker. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use. • https://pmsoft.com.vn/tasktimer/privacy-policy • https://pmsoft.com.vn/tasktimer/terms-of-conditions
Due Pal
This app provides a persistent visual countdown to your next scheduled event, designed to combat time blindness for individuals with ADHD. It offers customizable visual styles and smart reminders to help manage transitions between tasks and appointments.
- Persistent visual countdown
- Always-visible on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
- Two visual styles: Flip Clock & Digital
- Smart transition reminders
- Flexible daily scheduling
- High-contrast readable design
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If you have ADHD, you know the feeling: you glance at the clock, it says 2:15. You look again — it's 4:47. Two and a half hours vanished. Your meeting started 17 minutes ago. This is time blindness. It isn't laziness or carelessness — your brain genuinely doesn't feel time passing. A clock tells you what time it is. DuePal shows you how much time you have left. HOW IT WORKS Set the anchor points of your day once: 9:30 — Stand-up 12:00 — Lunch 14:00 — Focus block 17:30 — Wrap up 18:30 — Pick up kids DuePal counts down to the next one, live. When it arrives, the countdown hands over to the next on its own — no timers to restart, no alarms to set again. Add a start time and a progress bar fills as the window runs out. ALWAYS IN SIGHT • Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island, with a Skip button • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • Apple Watch app with complications • Control Center control, Siri and Shortcuts You never have to remember to check. The countdown is already there. A HEADS-UP BEFORE EVERY SWITCH For ADHD brains the hard part isn't the task — it's switching. Get a heads-up minutes before each due, then a reminder when it arrives. On iOS 26 and later, dues can ring as real system alarms, even in Silent mode. WORKDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Weekday dues skip your country's public holidays automatically — 20 countries and regions supported, including make-up workdays in mainland China and Taiwan. Skip a single day off with one tap. COUNTDOWNS FOR THE DAYS AHEAD Weekend, payday, the next public holiday, birthdays, trips and exams. Pin the one you care about to the top and to your widgets. MADE TO BE READ AT A GLANCE Six clock styles, from a flip clock to a progress ring, and twelve color themes. High contrast, large numbers, no clutter — you should know how much time you have in under a second. QUICK TO SET UP Start from routine templates or a quick 25-minute timer. iCloud keeps your dues the same on iPhone and iPad. WHO DUEPAL IS FOR Adults with ADHD who lose track of time between meetings and tasks. Students who miss class changes and study blocks. Parents juggling school pickup, meals and bedtime. Anyone who has set a 15-minute timer and been shocked when it went off "already." WHY NOT A REGULAR TIMER A timer counts a set length, stops at zero, and has to be started again every time. DuePal counts to the times of your whole day, repeats on workdays, knows your holidays and moves on to the next thing by itself. FREE AND PREMIUM DuePal is free to download. The free version includes one due, two countdowns of your own, the Live Activity, Dynamic Island and the Current Due widget. DuePal Premium adds unlimited dues and countdowns, Ring as Alarm, public-holiday skipping, the Apple Watch app and complications, the Countdowns widget, and every clock style and color theme. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. If you bought DuePal before it was free, Premium is already yours. No ads, no account. Privacy: https://elevenapril.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://elevenapril.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Due Pal at none against Task Timer's 3. Due Pal also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Task Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Task Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Due Pal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Task Timer ships an update every 10 days, Due Pal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Task Timer | Due Pal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xuan Ham Nguyen | 帅 陈 |
In-app purchases
Task Timer
- Monthly PRO$0.991 Month
- Yearly Plan1 Year trial$6.991 Year
- PRO Lifetime$3.99
Due Pal
No in-app purchases





