Comparison

Set · ADHD Task Manager vs Focus Matrix

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

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Set · ADHD Task Manager

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Running late? Tap once and your whole day rebuilds itself. Set is a planner built around time. Every task has a length and a start time, so you always know what is next and when your day will really finish. When the morning slips, you don't redo the maths in your head. You tap Reschedule, and everything moves. ONE-TAP RESCHEDULE - Everything overdue moves forward from right now, in order - Meetings and tasks pinned to a time keep their slot, and the rest fit around them - Plan more than a day can hold and Set tells you, then moves the overflow to the days ahead - Nothing is quietly shortened to fit: six hours of work never becomes four - Drag to reorder and every start time updates as you go YOUR CALENDAR AND REMINDERS, IN ONE PLAN (PRO) - Calendar events sit in your timeline at their real times, so a meeting at eleven is never a surprise at ten to - Events stay in your calendar. Nothing is copied, so nothing is duplicated - Tasks you create in Set can add events to a calendar of your choosing - Reminders sync both ways, and each list can arrive as its own project - Prefer hands off? Import Only reads your calendar and reminders and never writes to them A TIMER THAT BLOCKS DISTRACTIONS - A continuous timer, not rigid Pomodoro blocks, that records the time you really spent - Overtime counts into the negative for a little deadline pressure - App Blocker (Pro, iPhone and iPad): block chosen apps while the timer runs, or allow only the ones you need - Or pick "Until Today is clear", where finishing your plan is what unlocks your phone - Breaks are never blocked - Ambient sounds, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and a menu bar timer on Mac NOTES THAT DO MORE (PRO) - Write notes in Markdown: headings, checklists, highlights, links, code and more - A formatting toolbar and live preview, so you never need to learn the syntax - AI rewriting with on-device Apple Intelligence tidies messy notes or turns them into clear steps EXPORT TO PDF - Export Today, any project or your Inbox as a clean, styled PDF, ready to print or send - Include notes and subtasks, or go black and white for printing - Markdown and Rich Text too, or email a list with both attached - PDF export is free for everyone SCAN ANY LIST (PRO) Photograph a handwritten list or planner page and Set turns it into scheduled tasks, with durations and dates. On device, with Apple Intelligence. APPLE WATCH - Today's timeline on your wrist: tap to complete, drag to reorder, add breaks, Reschedule - The timer runs on the watch when your iPhone is out of reach, then hands back - Complications, Smart Stack and dictated tasks PROJECTS, STAGES AND INBOX - Capture anything in the Inbox and sort it later - Break big work into projects and stages, with progress bars - Subtasks and templates (Pro), repeating tasks with streaks, due dates - Type "45m", "tomorrow" or "at 2pm" and Set fills in the details - Swipe down for the week strip to plan any day, and drag a task onto a date to move it MADE FOR ADHD MINDS Time blindness is easier to fight when time is visible. Focus mode shows only the task in front of you, and Sort mode takes a long list one question at a time. No more "wait, it's already 8pm?" EVERYWHERE YOU ARE iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, synced through your own iCloud with no account to create. Widgets, Live Activities, Siri, Shortcuts and the Action button. Stats and achievements, themes and accent colours (Pro). Undo and redo everywhere. FREE, WITH PRO WHEN YOU WANT IT Free: 8 tasks a day, 3 projects, one-tap Reschedule, the full timer, repeating tasks, widgets, iCloud sync and PDF export. Pro: no limits, plus Calendar and Reminders sync, App Blocker, Markdown notes with AI rewriting, Scan Tasks, subtasks, templates, stats, themes and sounds. One subscription covers your household with Family Sharing. Not a medical device. Consult healthcare professionals for medical advice.

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Focus Matrix

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Congratulations. You have downloaded a productivity app. This is either a great decision, or you're procrastinating right now by downloading a productivity app instead of doing the thing you're supposed to do. Either way, welcome. THE MATRIX Not the movie. No red pill, no blue pill. Just four boxes that force you to answer one deeply uncomfortable question: Is this actually important, or do I just FEEL like it's urgent? - Do Now: Yes, this. Right now. Stop reading. - Schedule: Important but not today. Future You will handle it. (Future You is not happy about this.) - Delegate: Someone else's problem. Excellent. - Eliminate: You were never going to do this anyway. Be honest. ACCOUNTABILITY FRIENDS Add your friends. Watch their progress bar in real time. When they're killing it, send a cheer. When they haven't moved in three days, send a nudge. When they nudge you back, feel a complicated mix of gratitude and shame. Get things done. CHECKLIST For people who need to write "shower" on a list before they'll do it. No judgement. We have a Pomodoro timer too. CALENDAR Your deadlines, visualised. In colour. So you can see exactly how bad things are. The month view shows dots in your tag colours on each day. If you see a lot of red dots, that's on you. DEADLINE TRACKER A countdown to your impending doom, but make it aesthetic. TAG COLORS Blue = Work. Red = Urgent. Green = Personal. Yellow = I'll figure out what this is later. The app remembers your labels. It's more organised than you are. WIDGETS Put your next deadline on your home screen. So every time you open your phone to scroll social media, you see it. Staring at you. Waiting. Focus Matrix. Because adulting is hard, but at least it can be colour-coded.

Screenshots

Set · ADHD Task Manager4 screens
Focus Matrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Matrix at none against Set · ADHD Task Manager's 3. Focus Matrix also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). Set · ADHD Task Manager's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Set · ADHD Task Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Focus Matrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Set · ADHD Task Manager versus Focus Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet · ADHD Task ManagerFocus Matrix
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMATTHEW PETER DICKERSONyuchin Chiang

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Set · ADHD Task Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Set Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Set Pro Annual$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Set Pro Lifetime$79.99
None

Focus Matrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set · ADHD Task Manager free?
Set · ADHD Task Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Matrix free?
Focus Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Set · ADHD Task Manager or Focus Matrix have ads?
Neither Set · ADHD Task Manager nor Focus Matrix shows ads.

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