Comparison

Time Checklist vs Focus D

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

Head to head
About

Time Checklist

Features
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Have you ever wondered where your 24 hours a day, 8,760 hours a year go? Work, study, sleep, entertainment, exercise... Every minute deserves to be recorded and reviewed. Time Bill, an app designed for time management, helps you record, analyze, and track every "expense" of time with a bill-style approach. 1. Dual-Mode Timing for Different Scenarios Countdown Mode - Control task duration - Perfect for fixed-time tasks: cooking, gaming, exercise, meditation - Set duration with automatic alerts - Control time and avoid overtime Count-up Mode - Record actual time spent - Ideal for variable activities: work, study, sleep, commute, fitness, reading - Auto-accumulates time, records actual usage - Understand time expenditure and discover time sinks 2. Custom Naming for Personalized Management - Customize timer names: "Steamed Ribs", "Plank", "Work Focus", "Reading Time" - Support Chinese naming - One-tap addition, quickly create dedicated timers - Named timers clearly displayed in statistics 3. Bill-Style Time Statistics, Multi-Dimensional Analysis Day/Week/Month/Year Dimensions - Daily: View single-day time allocation - Weekly: Analyze time distribution patterns - Monthly: Review monthly time bills - Yearly: Annual time summary Visual Time Distribution - Clear time proportion charts - Sorted by duration, identify major time consumers - Tap to view detailed data Manual Statistics Adjustment - Manually adjust statistics if you forgot to time - Adjust by day/week/month/year separately - Make statistics more accurate 4. Smart Search - Chinese search support, quickly find timers - Real-time filtering as you type 5. Personalized Alerts - Multiple system sounds to choose from - Automatic alerts when countdown completes 6. Clean Design - Clean interface without unnecessary elements - Intuitive operation, ready to use - Focused on time management essentials Privacy Policy: https://twisty-yarn-caa.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Time-Checklist-2b10ccd28fe38074b6c1c37d35146ddb?source=copy_link Terms of Use: https://twisty-yarn-caa.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-Time-Checklist-2b10ccd28fe380368839c802937eb799?source=copy_link

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Focus D

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A Pomodoro timer that rewards you for building focus. You know the feeling. You picked up your phone to do one thing, and 20 minutes vanished. Focus isn't a personality trait — it's a skill. Skills are trainable. Focus D combines three things into one loop: • Timer — Time-box your work. Start small, build momentum. • Tasks — Break it down. One thing at a time. No cognitive overload. • Rewards — Satisfy yourself. Earn tomatoes, redeem them for wishlist items you set yourself. This isn't just another timer. It's built on BJ Fogg's Behavior Model: Motivation + Ability + Prompt. Most Pomodoro apps give you a timer and a notification — that covers Ability and Prompt, but they leave Motivation entirely to you. Now, Focus D closes the loop. What makes Focus D different: • A complete focus training system, not just a countdown • Wishlist rewards create incentive — earn what you care about • Task management built in — no app switching • Deep analytics in three sections — Daily snapshot, Trends over time, Insights that discover your patterns • Clean, native design. No account required. Your data stays on your device. • Live Activity & Dynamic Island support From the developer: I led an employee incentive management project before building Focus D. I saw firsthand how motivation systems change behavior — when you align ability, motivation, and the right nudge, people transform. I applied that same thinking here. This is the app I needed when I was the one scrolling. Focus D is the first app from DA3H. More tools are coming. Built for people who want to spend their time better. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Time Checklist4 screens
Focus D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Time Checklist at 3 against Focus D's 1. Time Checklist also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Checklist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Focus D sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Time Checklist versus Focus D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime ChecklistFocus D
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer英纬 高TAT HO CHAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Checklist

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • One month trial2 variants$1.99
3 purchases

Focus D

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is Time Checklist free?
Time Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus D free?
Focus D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Checklist or Focus D have ads?
Neither Time Checklist nor Focus D shows ads.

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