Comparison

Timeblocks Planner ADHD vs Focus Pocus

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

Head to head
About

Timeblocks Planner ADHD

This app helps you organize your day and boost productivity through visual time blocking. It transforms scattered tasks into a clear timeline with customizable blocks, reminders, and progress tracking. Advanced features include subtasks and intelligent overlap avoidance for enhanced focus.

Highlights
  • Visual time blocking
  • Customizable task blocks
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Smart reminders and notifications
  • Progress tracking
  • Subtasks and task management
  • Intelligent overlap avoidance
Features
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Plan your day with visual time blocks, on iPhone and iPad. Turn an overloaded task list into a realistic timeline. When plans change, drag and resize your day without starting over. Then see how the day actually went. NEW: ALIGN FOR IPAD Align is now on iPad, free just like on iPhone. • See several days side by side on a wide canvas. • Drag a time block to any visible day. • Open more than one window. • Your date browser and widgets stay in sync with your iPhone. FREE • Unlimited time blocks on a clear daily timeline. • Works with your calendars: events from the calendars you choose appear as time blocks, and new time blocks are saved back to them. • Drag and drop to reschedule. Push a time block to the edge of the screen to move it to the next day. • Resize a time block by dragging its top or bottom edge. • Icons and colors for every time block. • Custom alerts for each time block, plus an optional daily review reminder. • Recurring time blocks for the routines you repeat. • Mark time blocks complete and watch your daily progress. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: see what's next, check off time blocks, and add a new one without opening the app. ALIGN PLUS • Insights: daily, weekly, and monthly views of how your plan really goes. See what you completed, how loaded the day was, and what still fits before it ends. • Streaks: clear every time block in a day to start a run. • Shareable day cards: turn a good day into an image you can send. • Insights widgets for your pace, day load, and streak. • Overlap avoidance: drag or resize a time block and the surrounding ones move out of the way. • Time block locking: keep important time blocks fixed while you rearrange the rest. • Subtasks: break a time block into steps and check them off. • Custom day start and end: set the timeline to your own hours. Align Plus is available as a subscription with a free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. WHO IT'S FOR Align is a time blocking daily planner for anyone whose to-do list never fits the day: people with ADHD who plan better when they can see time, students balancing classes and study, and professionals planning around meetings. Align is made by an independent developer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus Pocus

This task manager helps individuals with ADHD reduce overwhelm and build consistency. It offers features like subtasks, color coding, a built-in Pomodoro timer, and insightful statistics to aid in task completion and focus.

Highlights
  • Task management with subtasks and color coding
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Statistics dashboard with streak tracking
  • ADHD-first design with distraction-free interface
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Customizable themes and celebration styles
  • iCloud sync and Face ID/Touch ID lock
Features
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FocusPocus is a task manager designed for ADHD brains – built to reduce overwhelm, build consistency, and actually get things done. TASK MANAGEMENT • Create tasks with subtasks, color coding, due dates & times, and notes • Pin important tasks to the top • Add tags and categories to organize your life • Set recurring tasks — daily, weekdays, weekly, biweekly, or monthly • Save task templates for routines you repeat often • Sort tasks by due date, progress, color, estimated time, or alphabetically • Filter by All, Today, Upcoming, or Completed • Filter by tags for quick compartmentalization • Undo accidental deletions with a quick tap FOCUS TIMER • Built-in Pomodoro timer with customizable work and break intervals • Track estimated vs. actual time per task • Time tracking right from the task card INSIGHTS & STATISTICS • Timeline view to see your tasks on a calendar • Statistics dashboard: streak count, weekly/monthly completions, estimation accuracy, focus sessions, and a 7-day bar chart • Streak tracker to build consistency — see your consecutive productive days ADHD-FIRST DESIGN • Personalized onboarding that adapts to your ADHD profile • Clean, distraction-free interface with warm retro aesthetics • Subtle haptic feedback throughout (with option to disable) • Task notes field to dump thoughts before you forget them • Drag-and-drop subtask reordering for reprioritizing on the fly • Subtask-level due dates for pacing longer projects SIRI & SHORTCUTS • "Hey Siri, add a task to FocusPocus" • "Hey Siri, what are my tasks today?" • iOS Focus Modes integration CUSTOMIZATION • 3 theme options: Retro, Modern Minimal, and Dark Neon • Celebration styles: Confetti, Fireworks, Screen Flash, or None • Export tasks as text or PDF for therapy sessions, reviews, or sharing SYNC & SECURITY • iCloud sync across all your Apple devices • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Smart notifications with quick-add action right from the notification FocusPocus is free to use with no ads. Built with care for brains that work differently.

Screenshots

Timeblocks Planner ADHD4 screens
Focus Pocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Timeblocks Planner ADHD at Free against Focus Pocus's $0.99. Timeblocks Planner ADHD also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 2). Focus Pocus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support 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

Timeblocks Planner ADHD is free to download; Focus Pocus costs $0.99 up front. Timeblocks Planner ADHD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Focus Pocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Timeblocks Planner ADHD against 4.5 for Focus Pocus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeblocks Planner ADHD has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Timeblocks Planner ADHD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Focus Pocus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timeblocks Planner ADHD ships an update fortnightly, Focus Pocus every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Timeblocks Planner ADHD versus Focus Pocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeblocks Planner ADHDFocus Pocus
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (61 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB30 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperOscar Vicente Gonzalez GrecoKaila Consulting Inc.

Customer experience

Timeblocks Planner ADHD

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

Focus Pocus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Timeblocks Planner ADHD

Subscriptions3
  • Align Plus - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Align Plus - Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Align Plus - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Align Plus - Lifetime$79.99
None

Focus Pocus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timeblocks Planner ADHD free?
Timeblocks Planner ADHD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Pocus free?
Focus Pocus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timeblocks Planner ADHD or Focus Pocus?
Timeblocks Planner ADHD is rated higher. Timeblocks Planner ADHD averages 4.6 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Focus Pocus averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Timeblocks Planner ADHD or Focus Pocus have ads?
Timeblocks Planner ADHD shows ads; Focus Pocus does not.
Which is updated more often, Timeblocks Planner ADHD or Focus Pocus?
Timeblocks Planner ADHD ships an update fortnightly, and Focus Pocus every 11 months. Most recently, Timeblocks Planner ADHD was updated on November 4, 2026 and Focus Pocus on November 4, 2026.

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