Comparison

Daily Focus vs Tomato

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

Head to head
About

Daily Focus

Train your focus with daily short stories. The app challenges you to read without interruption, rewarding longer streaks with progressively longer texts. Build a simple habit for a stronger attention span.

Highlights
  • Daily new stories
  • Speed reading blockers
  • Focus streak tracking
  • Progressive story lengths
  • All-time stats
  • Daily completion summaries
  • Reminder notifications
Features
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Trouble staying focused? Luckily, just like any other skill, focus can be trained! Daily Focus is a focus trainer that challenges you to sit still, slow down, and truly absorb a short story — without losing focus. Each day you're given a new story. Read it carefully. Let it sink in. Don't rush. Exit the app, and you fail. Lose focus, and your streak is gone. Come back tomorrow and try again. That's the training. As your streak grows, so does your ability to focus. Stories get longer. Your attention span gets stronger. It's the simplest habit you can build — one story, one day, one focused session at a time. Features: A new story every day Speed reading blockers to keep you present Focus streak tracking Progressive story lengths as you improve All-time stats and daily completion summaries Notifications to bring you back

About

Tomato

Features
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You don't have a focus problem. You have a "where do I even start" problem. Type the task you've been avoiding. Tomato's AI breaks it into 25-minute steps — then starts the first one. That's the whole app. Built for ADHD brains and anyone who freezes in front of something big. HOW IT WORKS 1. Type what you're avoiding — "finish my thesis", "do my taxes" 2. Tomato splits it into 3-4 steps you can actually begin 3. Tap once. The timer runs, and a Live Activity keeps it on your Lock Screen Your first 3 AI breakdowns are free. No account, no sign-up. FREE, FOREVER • Full Pomodoro timer — focus, short break, long break • Custom durations, intervals and daily goals • Infinite focus mode — long-press the clock to count up with no limit • Tasks with voice dictation and automatic categories • Daily stats, session count and your focus streak • Live Activity, Dynamic Island and Home Screen widgets • A daily reminder at the hour you actually focus best • Dark mode and a true-black OLED theme • Everything stored on your device. No ads. No trackers. No login. TOMATO+ 7-day free trial, then $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Cancel anytime. • Unlimited AI task breakdown — never stare at a blank page again • AI Focus Coach — reads your real focus history and tells you which hours to protect • Weekly, monthly and yearly stats, plus an annual contribution heatmap • Time-of-day analysis — find the hours your brain actually works • Always-On Display, custom alarm sounds, vibration control and headphone mode • Premium typography (Inter, Space Grotesk, Nunito, Poppins) and custom colour themes WHY TOMATO IS DIFFERENT Every other focus timer assumes you already know what to work on. That assumption is exactly where most people get stuck. Tomato decides the first step for you, then starts it. PRIVACY Your focus history stays on your device, and you can back it up locally whenever you like. AI features send only the text you type — a task title, or a short summary of your session history for coaching — to DeepSeek, our AI processor, which operates from China. Nothing is sold, and nothing is used to identify you. No ads. No trackers. No account required. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms: https://mel-adna.github.io/mel-adna-appstore/legal.html#terms Privacy: https://mel-adna.github.io/mel-adna-appstore/legal.html#privacy

Screenshots

Daily Focus4 screens
Tomato4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Focus at none against Tomato's 1. Daily Focus also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tomato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Daily Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Focus ships an update daily, Tomato every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Daily Focus versus Tomato: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily FocusTomato
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHENRY ANDREW GREENEMohamed El Adnani

In-app purchases

None

Daily Focus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tomato

One-time1
  • Tomato+ Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Daily Focus free?
Daily Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato free?
Tomato is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Focus or Tomato have ads?
Neither Daily Focus nor Tomato shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Focus or Tomato?
Daily Focus ships an update daily, and Tomato every 9 days. Most recently, Daily Focus was updated on October 2, 2026 and Tomato on October 7, 2026.

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