Comparison

RightNow Focus vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

RightNow Focus

This app provides a focused approach to task management by presenting only one task at a time based on your available time. It helps users overcome decision paralysis and the guilt associated with long to-do lists. Features include daily summaries, timed task loops, and starter routines.

Highlights
  • One task presented at a time
  • Time-based task selection
  • Daily morning and evening summaries
  • Starter routines for various needs
  • No scrolling or long lists
  • Offline data storage
Features
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You don't need another to-do list. You need someone to tell you what to do right now. Every productivity app eventually becomes the same thing: a long list you scroll, feel guilty about, and close. The problem was never the list — deciding what to do is the hardest part, and lists make YOU do the deciding at the worst possible moment. RightNow flips it. Tell it how much time you have — 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes — and it hands you exactly one card. Do it, or skip it. That's the whole app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your habits and tasks as cards 2. Pick the time you actually have 3. Get one card — the right one for right now 4. Tap Done. Feel it. Repeat. No browsing. No ranking. No scroll of shame. YOUR DAY HAS A SHAPE • Morning Brief — your first open of the day shows yesterday in one line, names today's focus, and gives you one button to start it • The loop — pick a time, get a card, all day long • Wrap Day — close the evening with your day's story: what you did, your 7-day trail, and one piece of coaching for tomorrow SMART ABOUT TIME • Morning cards deal in the morning, evening cards wait for evening • A 5-minute window gets a real 5-minute card — never a 2-hour project in disguise • Skipped something? It cycles back fairly. Hid it for today? It stays gone until tomorrow. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Starter Routines — five curated packs (Fitness, Sleep, Parenting, Personal Growth, Beauty) so you're never staring at a blank app • Routines — run your own ordered sequences, card by card • Someday — park ideas you're not ready for; they never nag and never get lost • History — completed tasks are kept, and restorable YOURS, PRIVATELY Everything lives on your phone. No account, no cloud, no feed, no ads. Your data never leaves your device. Try RightNow free for 7 days. If it earns its place, one purchase unlocks it forever — no subscription, ever. Stop managing your list. Start doing what's on it.

About

Anchor

This app helps users with ADHD stay focused and organized by breaking down tasks into manageable sessions. It offers features like distraction blocking, quick idea capture, and progress tracking to promote calm and structured work.

Highlights
  • One-Thing Mode for timed single-task sessions
  • Deep Focus shielding to block distractions
  • Quick Add for fast idea capture
  • Inbox and Today task organization
  • Daily recaps and session logs
  • Widgets and Siri shortcuts
  • Personalizable themes
Features
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Anchor: Focus without drifting. Anchor helps ADHD minds stay grounded, plan calmly, and focus deeply — one task at a time. Use One-Thing Mode for timed single-task sessions, gentle reminders, and optional Deep Focus shielding that blocks distractions while you work. Capture ideas fast with Quick Add, voice notes, or photos. Organize with simple Inbox and Today lists, and track progress through daily recaps and session logs. Add widgets and Siri shortcuts for quick access anywhere, and personalize with soothing themes. Anchor makes focusing feel calm, structured, and kind — so you can finish what matters, without drifting. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focuswithanchor.com/policy/93c27770-aa20-11f0-857a-3d6ca2cb809c Support: info@rewrksolutions.com

Screenshots

RightNow Focus4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RightNow Focus at none against Anchor's 2. RightNow Focus also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Anchor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RightNow Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RightNow Focus against 5.0 for Anchor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RightNow Focus versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRightNow FocusAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BradleyBrett Szpont

Customer experience

RightNow Focus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Anchor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RightNow Focus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Anchor

Subscriptions2
  • Anchor Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Anchor Pro – Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is RightNow Focus free?
RightNow Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RightNow Focus or Anchor?
RightNow Focus and Anchor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RightNow Focus or Anchor have ads?
Neither RightNow Focus nor Anchor shows ads.

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