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.
B&W To
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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.
Focus D
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | B&W To | Focus D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days β better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Pierre Lotter | TAT HO CHAN |
In-app purchases
B&W To
- iCloud Sync$3.99
Focus D
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$22.99








