Hardcore Focus vs To Do RPG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hardcore Focus
This app encourages focused work by having users commit to a single, meaningful task for a two-hour period. It blocks distractions and tracks your focus sessions, helping you accomplish real work instead of just managing tasks.
- Single daily task focus
- 2-hour deep work timer
- Distracting app blocking
- Distraction tracking
- Progress logging
- Streaks and achievements
- Widgets and Live Activities
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Less phone. More life. Hardcore Focus is an iPhone app blocker with Screen Time. Block the apps that steal your attention, do real deep work, and fill the time you get back with habits that stick. No to-do lists. No calendar. Three things: Shield, Focus, Habits. BLOCK THE NOISE Shield blocks your most distracting apps with Screen Time — on a schedule, during a focus session, or always on. You choose how hard it is to get back in: • No Bypass — locked is locked • 15-Minute Bypass — one short, deliberate exception DO DEEP WORK The Focus tab is a single button. Tap it and work for as long as you want — no countdown, just an open timer that runs until you’re done. Block distracting apps for the session, keep the screen awake, and watch your daily focus goal fill up. Pause and resume when you need to. BUILD HABITS THAT STICK Track daily habits and routines by time of day. Check them off, count reps, or run a timed habit. Some habits track themselves — link them to Apple Health or to time spent in apps you actually want to use. Keep the streak alive. ALSO • Apple Watch — start sessions and complete habits from your wrist • Siri & Shortcuts — “Start a focus session,” “Mark off my habit” • Widgets, Live Activities & Dynamic Island • Complete habits from the Lock Screen, Control Center, or a widget • On-device AI insights into your focus patterns • Apple Music focus playlists, inside the session • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch PRIVATE BY DESIGN Zero data collection. Insights run on-device with Apple Intelligence — your data never leaves your phone, and anything you sync stays in your own iCloud. SUBSCRIPTION Hardcore Focus requires a subscription. Start with a 7-day free trial, then pick Weekly (3.99), Monthly (8.99), or Annual ($49.99 — best value). Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms: https://www.hardcorefocus.com/terms Privacy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdfla/
To Do RPG
Turn your daily to-do list into an engaging role-playing game. Earn experience points, build streaks, and level up your productivity by completing tasks. Features priority levels and detailed progress tracking to make getting things done fun and addictive.
- Task completion rewards
- Experience points (XP) system
- Daily streak bonuses
- Priority task levels
- Detailed progress tracking
- RPG-style gamification
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Transform your daily tasks into an RPG adventure! Complete tasks, earn XP, build perfect day streaks, and level up your productivity. With three priority levels, streak bonuses, and detailed progress tracking, To Do RPG makes getting things done addictive and fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: To Do RPG at none against Hardcore Focus's 3. To Do RPG also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). Hardcore Focus's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Hardcore Focus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. To Do RPG asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hardcore Focus against 5.0 for To Do RPG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hardcore Focus has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hardcore Focus ships an update every 2 months, To Do RPG every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hardcore Focus | To Do RPG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Kuhn | Robert Erwin |
Customer experience
Hardcore Focus
To Do RPG
In-app purchases
Hardcore Focus
- Hardcore Focus Weekly$3.997 Days
- Hardcore Focus Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Hardcore Focus Pro Annual$49.991 Year
To Do RPG
No in-app purchases









