Comparison

Focus Today vs Backlog

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

Head to head
About

Focus Today

Features
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Stay focused and productive with Focus Today: Simple Todo List, the simple and efficient task manager designed to help you tackle your daily responsibilities with ease. Whether you’re at home, work, or on the go, Focus Today: Simple Todo List ensures that you stay on top of what matters most—today’s tasks. Key Features: • Daily Focus: Concentrate only on today’s tasks without the clutter of a long backlog. • Effortless Task Management: Add, edit, and delete tasks quickly with a user-friendly interface. • Flexible Task Migration: Easily move unfinished tasks to the next day or tomorrow’s list. • Simple Navigation: Seamlessly switch between yesterday, today, and tomorrow with just a swipe.

About

Backlog

Organize all your media, games, and books in one place. This app provides a clean, distraction-free interface to track what you want to watch, play, or read, helping you decide what to tackle next without feeling overwhelmed.

Highlights
  • Organize backlog across categories
  • Quick item addition
  • Track progress (next, completed, on hold)
  • Minimalist interface
  • Distraction-free design
Features
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One list for the movies, TV shows, games and books you mean to get to. Add anything in a couple of taps, mark it Backlog, In progress or Done, and pick up where you left off. TV THAT KEEPS YOUR PLACE • Season and episode progress for every show • Tap +1 on an episode, or mark a whole season watched • A notification at 6pm your time when a show you watch has a new episode or season RATE AND REVIEW • Rate anything from half a star to five • Write a short review, up to 500 characters, public or private • Spoiler warnings, likes, and the option to report or block FIND SOMETHING NEW • Trending movies and TV, popular games, the most played and best new games on Steam, and New York Times bestsellers • Title pages with cast, trailers, seasons and where to watch in the UK MADE FOR iPHONE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including Up Next • Siri and Shortcuts • Add from Safari, IMDb or Letterboxd links with the Share sheet • Light and dark mode, with your choice of either or the system setting YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR DATA • Import your Letterboxd or Goodreads export, or any CSV • Export your whole Backlog as JSON or CSV • Stats, a yearly goal and ranks as you finish things • An optional public profile to share your reviews and your watch/play/read history • Your library syncs with usebacklog.app on the web Backlog is completely free. No ads, no tracking, no data harvesting. Absolutely 100% free - No limitations/restrictions/etc/etc/etc Movie and TV data from TMDB. Game data from RAWG and Steam. Book data from Open Library, Google Books and The New York Times.

Screenshots

Focus Today4 screens
Backlog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Today at none against Backlog's 4. Focus Today also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backlog sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Focus Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Today ships an update daily, Backlog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Focus Today versus Backlog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TodayBacklog
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHojoshi LTDCURTIS TAYLOR

In-app purchases

None

Focus Today

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Backlog

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip!$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Huge Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Focus Today free?
Focus Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backlog free?
Backlog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Today or Backlog have ads?
Neither Focus Today nor Backlog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Today or Backlog?
Focus Today ships an update daily, and Backlog every 2 months. Most recently, Focus Today was updated on October 30, 2026 and Backlog on October 31, 2026.

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