Comparison

FocusTodo vs Ask a Page

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

Head to head
About

FocusTodo

Features
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FocusTodo is a minimal to-do app that helps you organize your mind without noise. - Write up to 5 cards for what you want to focus on right now. - Tap to add, swipe to complete. That's it. - Widget support lets you see your focus at a glance without opening the app. Use it for: - Organizing today's tasks - Visualizing life goals - Keeping your team's mission top of mind No history. No notifications. Just the present moment. Reclaim your mental space and focus on the 5 things that matter most. FocusTodo — Less features, more value.

About

Ask a Page

This app offers a unique way to reflect and find personal insights by presenting a single line of text from a virtual book. Users can ask questions, and the app provides a contemplative answer, encouraging self-discovery. It features customizable book aesthetics and a private journaling function.

Highlights
  • Virtual book with single-line answers
  • Themed chapters for questions
  • Dynamic ambient lighting
  • Interactive weather effects
  • Personalized journaling and notes
  • Shareable reflection cards
  • Customizable book covers and paper
Features
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Ask a Page is a small book that answers you. Choose a chapter if you like — Love, Work, Study or Self — then write your question, say it, or simply keep it in mind. Push the cover open with your finger, and the book falls open to a single line printed on paper. The book doesn’t decide for you, and it doesn’t predict anything. Each line is a pause: a small nudge, a gentler way to look, a reason to wait. Often the answer you notice is your own. A PAGE IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOMENT • The light in the room follows the time of day — dawn, day, dusk and night, with a desk lamp and a moonlit window after dark. • Wind, rain, a storm, snow: the weather changes from day to day, made right on your phone. • 156 original lines written for this book: the whole book, plus four chapters. KEEP WHAT MATTERS • Keep a page, and note how it felt and what you’d answer yourself — in the margin, like notes in a real book. • Days later, come back to it. The screen returns to the light of that day, and you can add what you think now. • Share a page as a quiet card, only when you choose to. MAKE IT YOUR BOOK • Seven jackets and papers, all included. • A bookplate on the flyleaf, with your name. QUIET BY DESIGN • Free for the first three days you open the book, as many pages as you like. After that, unlock the whole book once: no subscription, no ads, no limit on pages. • No account. Everything stays on this iPhone. Hold-to-speak turns your voice into text on the device and never saves or uploads it. • Back up your pages to a file and bring them to a new phone. In English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, German, Korean, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and Arabic. Ask a Page is for reflection, not advice, and isn’t a substitute for medical, psychological, legal or financial help. If a question touches on life and death, the book won’t turn a page; it shows where to find someone to talk to.

Screenshots

FocusTodo2 screens
Ask a Page4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusTodo at none against Ask a Page's 1. FocusTodo also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Ask a Page sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusTodo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusTodo ships an update every 2 weeks, Ask a Page every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FocusTodo versus Ask a Page: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusTodoAsk a Page
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeiya.k飞 吕

In-app purchases

None

FocusTodo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ask a Page

One-time1
  • The Whole Book$1.99

Questions

Is FocusTodo free?
FocusTodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ask a Page free?
Ask a Page is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusTodo or Ask a Page have ads?
Neither FocusTodo nor Ask a Page shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusTodo or Ask a Page?
FocusTodo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ask a Page every 8 days. Most recently, FocusTodo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ask a Page on October 31, 2026.

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