Comparison

Focus Blocks vs Daymo Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Focus Blocks

Features
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Pomodoro Day helps you break your day into manageable focus sessions โ€” plan sessions at start of the day, take one session at a time, and stay focused and calm. No multitasking. No overwhelm. Plan Structure your day before it starts. Add sessions with custom durations and tags. See your calendar events alongside your focus blocks so nothing collides. Focus Start a session and the timer takes over. A mindfulness bell marks the end. Take a break, then move to the next one. Track See where your time actually goes. Daily, weekly, and monthly views show patterns by tag โ€” so you can adjust tomorrow based on today. What makes it different โ€ข Planning-first โ€” this isn't just a timer, it's a day planner โ€ข Calendar sync โ€” see Outlook, Gmail, and Apple Calendar events inline โ€ข Focus music โ€” play background music from your Apple Music library โ€ข iCloud sync โ€” your sessions, across all your Apple devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Daymo Calendar

Features
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Daymo is a minimal calendar designed for quickly answering questions like "Does anything need my attention this week?" and "Is Friday a good day for that trip?". Upcoming weeks are displayed in a continuous vertical week view. It is similar to agenda views in other apps, but keeps empty days visible to keep your week easy to overview spatially. All day and multi day events is also first class citizens with a minimal design to keep your week easy to scan. Daymo syncs with the device calendar so no new account is needed and all your existing calendar events are available when you start the app for the first time. The app is free, open source and no data is collected except for anonymized app analytics.

Screenshots

Focus Blocks4 screens
Daymo Calendar2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daymo Calendar at none against Focus Blocks's 2. Daymo Calendar also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Focus Blocks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Blocks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Daymo Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Blocks ships an update every 2 days, Daymo Calendar monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Focus Blocks versus Daymo Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus BlocksDaymo Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohit MehtaSimon Bengtsson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus Blocks

Subscriptions1
  • Pomodoro Annual Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$4.99
None

Daymo Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Blocks free?
Focus Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daymo Calendar free?
Daymo Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Blocks or Daymo Calendar have ads?
Neither Focus Blocks nor Daymo Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Blocks or Daymo Calendar?
Focus Blocks ships an update every 2 days, and Daymo Calendar monthly. Most recently, Focus Blocks was updated on October 25, 2026 and Daymo Calendar on October 25, 2026.

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