Comparison

Timo Focus vs Don't Forget

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

Head to head
About

Timo Focus

Features
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Make your screen time more intentional with Timo Focus, an app blocker, focus timer, and screen control tool designed to help you use your phone with purpose. Not all screen time is equal. Reading is different from scrolling. Planning is different from procrastinating. Messaging a friend is different from falling into a feed. Timo helps you make that distinction before selected apps open. Choose what you want to do, decide how long you need, and return to locked mode automatically when your session ends. HOW TIMO WORKS • Block distracting apps and websites Keep selected apps and websites locked by default, with a simple intentional step before access. • Keep essential apps available Create exceptions for messages, navigation, utilities, and anything else you want ready when you need it. • Start focused sessions Choose a purpose, set a timer, and write why you are opening your phone. • Launch routines with Quick Actions Save your favourite purpose, intention, and duration as a one-tap routine, then start a session instantly. • Return to locked mode automatically When your session ends, Timo restores your selected app and website restrictions without relying on willpower. • Track screen time with context Review sessions by category, follow your streak, and see how your phone habits change across days and months. • Set goals, limits, and alerts Make more room for the activities you value, reduce unwanted scrolling, and stay aware of your usage. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Timo does not treat all screen time as bad. A long call, a good book, navigation, creative work, or planning your day can all be time well spent. The goal is not simply a lower Screen Time number. It is better screen control and phone use that matches what you intended to do. TIMO PRO Timo's app blocker, focus sessions, Quick Actions, goals, limits, and progress features require a paid Pro subscription. Pricing, billing periods, and any available offers are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled and can be managed through your Apple ID settings. TERMS, PRIVACY, AND SUPPORT Terms: https://timofocus.com/terms Privacy: https://timofocus.com/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@timofocus.com

About

Don't Forget

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You start something. Something else pulls you away. An hour later you can't remember what you were doing before. Don't Forget is a task timer built for brains that switch. Instead of asking you to stop getting interrupted, it expects interruptions and keeps your place for you, so getting back takes one tap. HOW IT WORKS Start: name what you're working on and go. The timer runs and your task stays front and center. Switch: something urgent comes up? Tap Switch. Your current task is parked with its time saved, and a new one starts. Come back: a minute later, a gentle notification asks if you want to go back. Your parked task is waiting with its timer, steps and notes exactly as you left them. Resume in one tap. BREAK IT INTO STEPS Big tasks are easier to return to when you know the next step. Add steps to any task, focus on one at a time, and see how long each one really took. FOCUS THAT FOLLOWS REAL LIFE Ā· Pomodoro sessions with focus and break lengths you choose Ā· Pause any time, and the timer doesn't keep counting while you're gone Ā· On Mac, tasks pause when your Mac sleeps, locks or starts the screen saver, and resume if you're back soon Ā· A check-in when a timer has been running for hours, so forgotten timers don't skew your day Ā· Fix the time afterwards with "stopped at" if you walked away and forgot to pause PLAN WITHOUT LOSING FOCUS Capture what's up next without breaking your current flow. Plan tasks with due dates and reminders, sort them into folders, and start the next one when you're ready. Finished something you do often? Run it again. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME WENT Honest statistics built from the time you actually focused: focus time, tasks finished, how often you were interrupted, and your sessions by day, week or month. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK Ā· iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your running task visible in any app, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets to start a task Ā· Apple Watch: see your current task and timer, tick off steps, pause, complete, or start what's next, with complications for your watch face Ā· Mac: lives in the menu bar, with a small floating window that keeps your task in view Ā· iPad: a two-column layout with your tasks and details side by side Ā· Your tasks sync across your devices through your iCloud account DON'T FORGET PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: Ā· Focus patterns: your best hours and days, and what keeps pulling you away Ā· Time by folder: see where your focus goes across projects Ā· Siri & Shortcuts: start, switch and complete tasks hands-free or from automations BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SWITCH Many productivity apps assume you'll sit down with a list and work through it in order. Don't Forget is for people whose days don't go that way: people with ADHD, people who hyperfocus and lose track of time, and anyone whose work is full of interruptions. No streaks to break and no guilt. It remembers what you were doing so you don't have to. No account or sign-up needed.

Screenshots

Timo Focus4 screens
Don't Forget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Don't Forget at 4 against Timo Focus's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Timo Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Don't Forget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timo Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, Don't Forget every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Timo Focus versus Don't Forget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimo FocusDon't Forget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas PereiraFrancesco Leoni

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timo Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Timo Pro$7.991 Month
  • Timo Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Don't Forget

One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Timo Focus free?
Timo Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Forget free?
Don't Forget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timo Focus or Don't Forget have ads?
Neither Timo Focus nor Don't Forget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timo Focus or Don't Forget?
Timo Focus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Don't Forget every 2 weeks. Most recently, Timo Focus was updated on November 5, 2026 and Don't Forget on November 5, 2026.

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