Comparison

Don't Forget vs PACT

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

Head to head
About

Don't Forget

Features
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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 Β· Pomodoro sessions with focus and break lengths you choose Β· Pause any time, and the timer doesn't keep counting while you're gone Β· On Mac, tasks pause when your Mac sleeps, locks or starts the screen saver, and resume if you're back soon Β· A check-in when a timer has been running for hours, so forgotten timers don't skew your day Β· 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 Β· iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your running task visible in any app, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets to start a task Β· Apple Watch: see your current task and timer, tick off steps, pause, complete, or start what's next, with complications for your watch face Β· Mac: lives in the menu bar, with a small floating window that keeps your task in view Β· iPad: a two-column layout with your tasks and details side by side Β· Your tasks sync across your devices through your iCloud account DON'T FORGET PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: Β· Focus patterns: your best hours and days, and what keeps pulling you away Β· Time by folder: see where your focus goes across projects Β· 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.

About

PACT

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PACT is a minimalist focus timer built on a single, uncompromising idea: a commitment you either keep or consciously break. β–  THE EXCEPTION SYSTEM: ZERO EXCUSES What makes PACT radically different is how it handles interruptions. You cannot simply pause the timer and walk away. Every break in focus forces a permanent choice: β€’ Allow an Exception: You can pause, but your reason becomes a permanent rule for all future sessions. What you allow once, you must allow forever. Your exceptions define who you are as a focuser. β€’ Break the Pact: Surrender entirely, and your accumulated chain instantly resets to zero. There is no neutral option. Over time, your exception rules build an honest, unforgiving record of how you actually work β€” not how you think you do. β–  DESIGNED FOR DEEP WORK β€’ Pre-Commitment Buffer: Reserve a session in advance. A timed countdown gives you a moment to sit down, complete your start ritual, and mentally prepare before the timer locks in. β€’ Visual Accountability: Every completed session adds an unbreakable link to your chain. Watch it grow. Protect it at all costs. β–  BUILT FOR PURE FOCUS PACT is intentionally minimal. β€’ No social feeds. β€’ No gamified streak animations. β€’ No meaningless badges or rewards. Just you, your word, and the timer. β–  SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE β€’ System-adaptive Light and Dark modes designed to blend into your workflow. β€’ Fully localized in English, δΈ­ζ–‡ (Chinese), FranΓ§ais (French), and ζ—₯本θͺž (Japanese). PACT is for people who take their commitments seriously. Make the pact. Keep it.

Screenshots

Don't Forget4 screens
PACT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PACT at daily against Don't Forget's fortnightly. PACT also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Forget ships an update fortnightly, PACT daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Don't Forget versus PACT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't ForgetPACT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size27 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniChuyue Zhang

In-app purchases

None

Don't Forget

No in-app purchases

None

PACT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't Forget free?
Don't Forget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PACT free?
PACT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Don't Forget or PACT have ads?
Neither Don't Forget nor PACT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Forget or PACT?
Don't Forget ships an update fortnightly, and PACT daily. Most recently, Don't Forget was updated on October 17, 2026 and PACT on October 19, 2026.

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