Comparison

B&W To vs Focus D

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

Head to head
About

B&W To

Features
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Black & White To-Do is a calm, focused to-do list β€” strict black and white, with nothing to distract you from your day. JUST TYPE IT Write "Call Mum Friday 6pm !! #family" and the date, time, priority and tag are set for you. TODAY A clean agenda of what's due, with gentle reminders and a quiet sense of progress. CALENDAR A hand-built monochrome month view that dots the days you have things to do. ORGANIZE Group your to-dos, build projects with sections and deadlines, and tick off checklist items inside any task. Smart lists gather what's flagged, scheduled or done. SHOPPING Grocery lists sorted by supermarket aisle, with a planned shop day that shows up in Today. REMINDERS Local notifications, due times, location reminders, and repeats from daily to every few weeks, on chosen weekdays, or a set number of times. EVERYWHERE Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, a Control Centre button, an Apple Watch app, and a full iPad and Mac app with keyboard shortcuts. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Unlock Pro once and iCloud keeps your to-dos perfectly in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac β€” plus two-way sync with Apple Reminders and Calendar. No accounts. No clutter. No colour. Just a quieter way to get things done.

About

Focus D

Features
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A Pomodoro timer that rewards you for building focus. You know the feeling. You picked up your phone to do one thing, and 20 minutes vanished. Focus isn't a personality trait β€” it's a skill. Skills are trainable. Focus D combines three things into one loop: β€’ Timer β€” Time-box your work. Start small, build momentum. β€’ Tasks β€” Break it down. One thing at a time. No cognitive overload. β€’ Rewards β€” Satisfy yourself. Earn tomatoes, redeem them for wishlist items you set yourself. This isn't just another timer. It's built on BJ Fogg's Behavior Model: Motivation + Ability + Prompt. Most Pomodoro apps give you a timer and a notification β€” that covers Ability and Prompt, but they leave Motivation entirely to you. Now, Focus D closes the loop. What makes Focus D different: β€’ A complete focus training system, not just a countdown β€’ Wishlist rewards create incentive β€” earn what you care about β€’ Task management built in β€” no app switching β€’ Deep analytics in three sections β€” Daily snapshot, Trends over time, Insights that discover your patterns β€’ Clean, native design. No account required. Your data stays on your device. β€’ Live Activity & Dynamic Island support From the developer: I led an employee incentive management project before building Focus D. I saw firsthand how motivation systems change behavior β€” when you align ability, motivation, and the right nudge, people transform. I applied that same thinking here. This is the app I needed when I was the one scrolling. Focus D is the first app from DA3H. More tools are coming. Built for people who want to spend their time better. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

B&W To4 screens
Focus D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: B&W To at every 2 days against Focus D's fortnightly. B&W To also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. B&W To sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Focus D sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

B&W To ships an update every 2 days, Focus D fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
B&W To versus Focus D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterB&W ToFocus D
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Pierre LotterTAT HO CHAN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

B&W To

One-time1
  • iCloud Sync$3.99
3 purchases

Focus D

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is B&W To free?
B&W To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus D free?
Focus D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do B&W To or Focus D have ads?
Neither B&W To nor Focus D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, B&W To or Focus D?
B&W To ships an update every 2 days, and Focus D fortnightly. Most recently, B&W To was updated on November 5, 2026 and Focus D on October 24, 2026.

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