Don't Forget vs Founder Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 · Pomodoro sessions with focus and break lengths you choose · Pause any time, and the timer doesn't keep counting while you're gone · On Mac, tasks pause when your Mac sleeps, locks or starts the screen saver, and resume if you're back soon · A check-in when a timer has been running for hours, so forgotten timers don't skew your day · 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 · iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your running task visible in any app, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets to start a task · Apple Watch: see your current task and timer, tick off steps, pause, complete, or start what's next, with complications for your watch face · Mac: lives in the menu bar, with a small floating window that keeps your task in view · iPad: a two-column layout with your tasks and details side by side · Your tasks sync across your devices through your iCloud account DON'T FORGET PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: · Focus patterns: your best hours and days, and what keeps pulling you away · Time by folder: see where your focus goes across projects · 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.
Founder Focus
This app helps founders prioritize their daily tasks and block distractions to improve focus and productivity. It quantifies execution with a 'Founder Score' and offers specialized modes for different business needs. All data is kept private on the device.
- Daily priority setting
- Distraction blocking
- Founder Score for execution
- Weekly progress reports
- Decision journal
- Specialized founder modes
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Founder Focus is the focus system built for founders who live and die by their output. THE 3 Every morning, declare the three priorities that actually move your company forward. No endless to-do lists — just the work that matters today. LOCK IN Start a Deep Work or War Room session and Founder Focus blocks the apps and websites that pull you off course, using Apple's Screen Time. No willpower required — your phone stops being the enemy and starts protecting your attention. FOUNDER SCORE Your execution, quantified. Founder Focus scores your focus, consistency, and output so you always know whether you're operating like the founder your company needs. BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING • Weekly reports that show where your hours actually went • Decision journal to capture the calls you make under pressure • Distraction cost calculator — see what every rabbit hole really costs you • Arena: levels, streaks, quests, and badges that reward deep work • Emergency contacts that always get through, even mid-session • Founder modes: PMF sprint, CEO theme days, and fundraising mode NO ACCOUNTS. NO CLOUD. NO TRACKING. Everything stays on your device. Sign in with Apple, and your data never leaves your phone. There is no server, no analytics, and no ads. Founder Focus isn't another productivity app. It's the discipline layer for people building something that matters. Your company reflects your focus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Don't Forget at 4 against Founder Focus's 1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't Forget | Founder Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francesco Leoni | Nazmul Ahmed |
In-app purchases
Don't Forget
No in-app purchases
Founder Focus
No in-app purchases
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