Comparison

Focus Rail vs Do3

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

Head to head
About

Focus Rail

This app transforms focus sessions into engaging train journeys across real railway routes. Stay motivated by watching your progress on a map as you complete work or study blocks. It offers a more visually dynamic alternative to traditional timers.

Highlights
  • Gamified train journeys for focus sessions
  • Pomodoro and deep work session options
  • Live Activities for active sessions
  • Trip history and session statistics
  • Ambient sound options
  • Customizable map styles
Features
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Focus Rail is a focus timer that turns work and study sessions into train journeys across real railway routes. Choose a starting station, set a session length, and board your train. As you stay focused, your route moves forward on the map. It is a simple idea, but it makes a plain timer feel much more alive. Focus Rail is built for people who want more than a countdown: • Start study sessions with a clear ritual • See progress through a moving train and live route • Use Pomodoro style sessions or longer deep work blocks • Keep active sessions visible with Live Activities • Review past trips and build a routine you can stick with • Add ambient sound when you want a calmer workspace What you can do: • Pick an origin station and travel to real destinations • Set short study bursts or long deep work sessions • Follow your journey on the map in real time • Use optional screen controls when you want fewer distractions • Check trip history and session stats • Choose map styles that match your mood • Get reminders to start your next session Focus Rail works well for study, reading, writing, coding, exam prep, and quiet solo work. If Pomodoro timers feel too flat and traditional focus apps feel too cold, this gives you something more motivating without getting in your way. Focus Rail Pro unlocks more map styles, full trip history, Live Activities, and extra ways to stay on track. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Do3

This app helps you manage tasks by presenting only three at a time, reducing overwhelm. It offers flexible task completion, import/export options, and private iCloud syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Three-task focus view
  • Task import/export
  • Quick add with natural language
  • Focus tags
  • Time blocking and calendar integration
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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TOO MUCH TO DO? START WITH THREE. When everything feels urgent, a giant to-do list just makes it worse. Do3 quiets the noise by showing you only three tasks at a time. Finish your three, then choose: do three more, or call it a good day. That's the whole idea. Small rounds instead of one endless list. Momentum instead of overwhelm. HOW IT WORKS Do3 reveals one task at a time, so you're never staring at everything at once. Do it and tick it off, or skip it if now isn't the moment. You get a daily skip allowance, so you can nudge past the odd task without dodging your whole day. Clear your three and you get a quick well done, then it's your call: another round, or stop for the day. You're finished when you decide you are. FOR BUSY BRAINS If you have ADHD, a head full of open tabs, or simply too much on, Do3 is built for you. No guilt-trip lists, no wall of red. Just the next three things, one at a time, so starting feels possible again. BRING YOUR TASKS WITH YOU Already using something else? Switching is easy: • Import from other to-do apps with a CSV file • Import straight from Apple Reminders, it copies them across and leaves Reminders untouched • Export any time, free, as a CSV or a full backup, so your tasks are never locked in EVERYTHING ELSE YOU NEED • Quick add that understands you: type "pay rent tomorrow 2pm high priority" and Do3 fills in the date, time and priority • Brain Dump to empty your head fast, then sort later • Focus tags like Quick wins, Deep work and Low energy, to match tasks to the energy you have • Time blocks and a Calendar to shape your day without rigid scheduling • Repeating tasks with real control: daily, weekly, monthly, "the last Friday", or repeat until done • An All Tasks view with search, filters and sorting whenever you want the bigger picture • Apple Watch app and Home Screen widgets that show your current round • A Deleted list and an Undo, so nothing vanishes by accident WORKS EVERYWHERE, PRIVATELY Do3 syncs across your iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud, automatically. No account to create, no password to remember. There's no server, no tracking and no analytics, so your tasks stay yours. Nobody, including us, can see your list. SIMPLE PRICING Use Do3 free for your first 7 days. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks it for good, with no subscription, ever. One purchase covers your iPhone, iPad and Mac. And exporting your tasks is always free, so you are never locked in. Start with three. See how much lighter that feels.

Screenshots

Focus Rail4 screens
Do34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Do3 at 4 against Focus Rail's 2. Focus Rail's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Focus Rail sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Do3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus Rail against 5.0 for Do3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Rail ships an update every 4 weeks, Do3 every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Rail versus Do3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus RailDo3
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMithilesh ChellappanALLAN KEN MORROW

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Rail

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Rail Pro$3.991 Month
  • Focus Rail Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focus Rail Pro (Lifetime)$35.99
1 purchases

Do3

One-time1
  • Do3 Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Focus Rail free?
Focus Rail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Do3 free?
Do3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Rail or Do3?
Focus Rail and Do3 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Focus Rail or Do3 have ads?
Neither Focus Rail nor Do3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Rail or Do3?
Focus Rail ships an update every 4 weeks, and Do3 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Focus Rail was updated on October 31, 2026 and Do3 on October 31, 2026.

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