Watermelon vs FOCUS TIMER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watermelon
This app transforms spoken thoughts into organized tasks, projects, and plans. It automatically breaks down goals, tracks progress beyond simple completion, and offers various views for daily planning and reflection. It's designed for users who think faster than they can type.
- Voice-to-task capture
- AI-powered task breakdown
- Multiple progress tracking types
- Daily and project planning views
- Calendar diary for notes and moments
- Home screen widgets
- On-device transcription for privacy
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Speak your mind. AI sticks it. Turn a brain dump into sticky notes you can act on. Watermelon brings your to-do list, quick notes, and everyday ideas onto a colorful board, with AI to help sort what needs doing from what you want to remember. SAY IT WHILE IT’S FRESH Hold to speak and capture several thoughts in one go. Watermelon can separate them into tasks and notes, picking out dates and details for your to-dos. Prefer typing? Type your thoughts, or paste text and links into a quick note. A PLACE FOR TASKS AND IDEAS Buy groceries. Call the plumber tomorrow. Save an idea for the weekend. Keep actions and reference notes together, without turning every thought into something to check off. Move sticky notes to make the board your own, or switch to the classic view. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE Give each task the structure it needs: • Checklists for groceries, packing, and errands • Stages for work with a few clear steps • Counts for pages read or repetitions completed • Percentages for work that moves forward a little at a time AI can suggest a structure, and you can edit it. See how far you’ve come before a task is finished. CHANGE PLANS OUT LOUD Hold a task card and say “move it to Friday,” “add milk,” or “make it high priority.” Review the suggested changes and apply them when they look right. START THE DAY WITH A NEXT STEP Use Daily Check-in to revisit loose ends, note what’s blocked, and choose a next step. In the evening, Daily Recap brings together the tasks you completed that day. KEEP YOUR DAY CLOSE Organize work and life into lists and projects. Set reminders, keep tasks handy with Home Screen widgets, and capture or check tasks on Apple Watch. Add notes and photos to your calendar diary when there’s more to remember. START FREE Get started without creating a Watermelon account. Free AI actions are included; usage limits apply. Pro adds features including unlimited projects, iCloud sync, and calendar sync. AI availability depends on your device and selected service; cloud AI requires internet access and may process the text you provide. Some features require Pro or system permissions. Get it out of your head. Give it a place in Watermelon. Terms of Use: https://feiou.github.io/WatermelonTodo/terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: https://feiou.github.io/WatermelonTodo/privacy_policy.html
FOCUS TIMER
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Stay Focused. Build Better Habits. Grow Your Galaxy. Astro Focus transforms focus into something you can see. Designed to help you stay motivated, reduce distractions, and build consistent deep-work habits, Astro Harvest turns every completed focus session into progress within your own living galaxy. As you focus, you'll discover planets, moons, asteroids, soundscapes, alarms, and rare cosmic rewards that make productivity feel engaging and meaningful. Whether you're studying, working, creating, or learning, Astro Harvest helps you stay on track and return to your focus sessions day after day. WHY ASTRO FOCUS WORKS: - Visual Progress That Keeps You Motivated - Most focus apps show a timer. - Astro Harvest shows your progress. - During each session, your discovery moves closer and closer, giving you a clear visual goal and helping you stay engaged until the timer ends. Reduce Distractions - Create dedicated focus sessions and stay committed to a single task without constantly checking the clock or switching between apps. - Build Consistency with every completed session permanently expands your galaxy, rewarding progress and encouraging you to maintain productive habits over time. Make Deep Work Enjoyable - Transform focus from a chore into a rewarding experience you'll actually want to return to. FEATURES: - Focus Sessions Designed For Deep Work - Stay engaged with structured focus timers inspired by proven productivity techniques. - Grow Your Personal Galaxy - Every completed session contributes to a living universe that reflects your progress and consistency. - Unlock New Discoveries and earn new planets, moons, asteroids, soundscapes, alarms, galaxy backgrounds, and rare cosmic objects as you focus. Immersive Soundscapes - Choose from ambient audio tracks designed to help you concentrate, block distractions, and stay in flow. - Visual Progress Tracking - Watch your galaxy evolve as your focus habits grow stronger. - Create separate galaxies for work, study, fitness, learning, personal projects, and more. Rare Discoveries - Stay consistent and uncover unique celestial objects that only dedicated explorers can unlock. Stop Watching The Clock Watch your progress instead. Astro Focus helps you focus longer, build stronger habits, and turn every productive session into something meaningful. Focus today. Discover tomorrow. Terms & conditions link https://lifestoryrecorder.com/astro/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FOCUS TIMER at 13.0 against Watermelon's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Watermelon sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and FOCUS TIMER sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watermelon | FOCUS TIMER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 509 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Feiou Su | Joe Walker |
In-app purchases
Watermelon
- Cloud AI Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Watermelon Unlimited Annual$29.991 Year
- 200 Cloud AI credits$2.99
- Watermelon Unlimited Lifetime$39.99
FOCUS TIMER
- English weekly$4.997 Days
- English Monthly$9.991 Month
- English Annual$49.991 Year





