Comparison

Focus Blocks vs Plans

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — 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 — so you can adjust tomorrow based on today. What makes it different • Planning-first — this isn't just a timer, it's a day planner • Calendar sync — see Outlook, Gmail, and Apple Calendar events inline • Focus music — play background music from your Apple Music library • iCloud sync — your sessions, across all your Apple devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Plans

Features
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Plans is a minimalist app for notes, tasks and planning. Everything you need at hand, nothing extra on screen. NOTES • Formatting, lists and photos right in the text • Folders, pinning and search • Save text and links from other apps with the share sheet TASKS • Add a task in a single line • Lists with subtasks • Time, reminders and daily repeat • Move a task to another day with a swipe • Turn a task into a note — or send a note to your tasks PLANNING • Today — only what needs doing now • Upcoming — the week ahead and a month of calendar WIDGETS AND QUICK ACCESS • Today's tasks on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, marked done right there • A new task or note from the app icon, or by voice with Siri PLANS PRO A one-time purchase, no subscriptions: • Reminders ahead of time — an hour, a day, or any moment you set • Repeat on weekdays, weekends or any days you choose • Four more themes • New app icons Sync across your devices with iCloud. Light and dark themes.

Screenshots

Focus Blocks4 screens
Plans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plans at none against Focus Blocks's 2. Plans also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Focus Blocks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Plans asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Blocks ships an update every 2 days, Plans every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Focus Blocks versus Plans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus BlocksPlans
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohit MehtaLunus Technologies

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus Blocks

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

Plans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Blocks free?
Focus Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plans free?
Plans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Blocks or Plans have ads?
Neither Focus Blocks nor Plans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Blocks or Plans?
Focus Blocks ships an update every 2 days, and Plans every 3 days. Most recently, Focus Blocks was updated on September 8, 2026 and Plans on September 15, 2026.

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