Focus One vs Stash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus One
This planner is designed for individuals who struggle with task initiation due to ADHD. It presents tasks one at a time, offers AI-powered prioritization, and includes features to break down overwhelming tasks without guilt.
- One task at a time display
- AI task prioritization
- Guilt-free 'Too Hard Right Now' button
- Executive dysfunction-friendly task breakdown
- ADHD-friendly focus timer with resets
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Built for ADHD brains that freeze when they see a to-do list. Focus One is an ADHD planner and simple, minimal to-do app that shows you ONE task at a time — full screen, impossible to ignore. No endless lists. No complicated setup. Just the next thing. HOW IT WORKS • Brain dump your tasks (messy is fine) • AI helps prioritize tasks and picks what matters most right now • You see one task → do it → tap Done → get the next one If you ever think “I don’t know what to do first” - this is built for that. TOO HARD RIGHT NOW (NO GUILT) Some tasks feel impossible in the moment. Other todo apps punish you with overdue badges, streaks, and red numbers. Focus One has a “Too Hard Right Now” button: • Tap it to move the task out of the way • Keep momentum without shame EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION FRIENDLY TASK BREAKDOWN Big tasks can trigger task paralysis. Tap to break a task into tiny steps you can actually start, like: • “Put 3 dishes in the sink” • “Open the email draft” • “Find the phone number” ONE-TASK MODE (ANTI-OVERWHELM) You only see one task at a time. No scrolling. No choosing between 30 options. No decision fatigue spiral. ADHD TIMER Pick a focus session: 15, 25, or 50 minutes. Breaks include ADHD-friendly resets like: • Box breathing • Quick stretches • Grounding exercises WHAT YOU WON’T FIND HERE • No tagging systems • No calendar integrations • No complex templates • No streaks • No guilt mechanics • No 42 settings to maintain Terms of Use: https://focusone.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://focusone.io/privacy
Stash
This AI-powered notebook helps you capture ideas, summarize content from links or videos, and set reminders. It researches and organizes your notes into readable markdown, with offline capabilities for note-taking.
- AI-powered summarization
- Research and organization
- Offline note capture
- Reminders
- Markdown note format
- Tag filtering and search
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Zero prompt AI Notebook. Paste a link, a video, a few words: and watch Stash summarize, add reminders, and do research for you. Capture - Type a rough note or attach photos from the camera or library - Stash even when you are offline; notes queue and are summarized when you are back online Summarize - The Stash server researches and organizes the note (vision + web search) - You get a readable markdown note, not a chat transcript - A note is summarized once; a failed summary keeps your original text and images Recall - Browse recent notes, filter by tags, or search - Optional reminders fire from the server so they are not stuck on one phone Stash Pro (optional auto-renewable subscription) - Raises summary and research limits - Purchase, restore, and manage through your Apple ID - Privacy Policy: https://stash.graftedsoftware.com/legal/privacy - Terms: https://stash.graftedsoftware.com/legal/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Focus One at free against Stash's freemium. Stash's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Focus One sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Stash sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus One against 5.0 for Stash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Focus One ships an update every 3 weeks, Stash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus One | Stash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Broberg | Andrew Rice |
Customer experience
Focus One
Stash
In-app purchases
Focus One
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
Stash
- Stash Pro$7.991 Month
- Stash Unlimited (yearly)$79.991 Year









