Comparison

Todo Alarm vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Todo Alarm

This app provides spoken task reminders with custom messages and voices. It helps users remember important to-dos with clear audio alerts, offering encouragement upon completion. Ideal for managing daily routines and ensuring no task is missed.

Highlights
  • Custom spoken reminder messages
  • Choice of reminder voices
  • Repeat rules and intervals
  • Task organization with priority and tags
  • Encouragement after task completion
  • Local notifications
Features
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Todo Alarm is a talking task reminder that reads important todos aloud at the time you choose. Dudu is the reminder voice that helps you remember why an alert is ringing. If normal notifications are easy to miss, and regular alarms make you wonder why they are ringing, Todo Alarm connects each task with a clear spoken reminder. Create reminders for water, medication, waking up, study, work, home routines, and anything you want to hear clearly. Write the exact message you want Dudu to speak, choose a reminder voice, set repeat rules, and receive local notifications at the right time. Key features: Β· Create todo alarms with custom reminder times Β· Write your own spoken reminder text Β· Choose different reminder voices Β· Set repeat rules, repeat counts, and intervals Β· Organize tasks with priority and tags Β· Hear encouragement after completing a task Useful for water, medication, waking up, study sessions, workouts, messages, errands, chores, and end-of-day work routines. Dudu does not require an account. Reminder data stays on your device as much as possible, and notification permission is used only to deliver reminders on time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focus Timer

Features
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Focus Timer: Pomodoro turns overwhelming work and study sessions into short, winnable focus sprints. Set a task, start the timer, and let proven work/break cycles keep you concentrated, fresh, and consistent β€” one Pomodoro at a time. Built for students, developers, writers, and anyone doing deep work, Focus Timer combines a beautiful distraction-free countdown with focus statistics, streaks, and ambient concentration sounds. No account, no ads, and everything works 100% offline. WHY FOCUS TIMER β€’ FOCUS IN SPRINTS β€” A clean circular Pomodoro countdown with cycle dots keeps you on task. Label every session (Study, Coding, Reading, Writing…) so your time has a purpose. β€’ SMART BREAKS, NO BURNOUT β€” Short breaks after every focus session and an automatic long break after each cycle keep your energy and concentration high all day. β€’ TRACK YOUR PROGRESS β€” See today's focus time, weekly charts, best days, session history, and your daily goal. Watch your focus minutes grow. β€’ BUILD A STREAK β€” Focus at least once a day and keep your streak alive. Small daily wins become a lasting deep-work habit. β€’ FOCUS SOUNDS β€” Ticking clock, white noise, deep noise, and soft rain help you stay in flow while you work or study. β€’ MAKE IT YOURS β€” Customize focus length, short and long breaks, cycles per set, daily goal, and session alerts. Classic 25/5 Pomodoro, 50/10 deep work, or fully custom. β€’ SESSION ALERTS β€” Get notified the second a focus session or break ends, even when your phone is locked. β€’ PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€” No account, no tracking, no data collection. Your focus history never leaves your device. FOCUS TIMER PRO (PURCHASE REQUIRED) Focus Timer requires a Focus Timer Pro purchase to use the app. Choose the plan that fits you (US prices; local prices may vary): β€’ Yearly β€” $19.99/year with a 3-day FREE trial β€’ Monthly β€” $2.99/month β€’ Lifetime β€” $39.99 one-time payment, yours forever Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The free trial converts to a paid yearly subscription unless cancelled before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appios432.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy_0805149280.html Start your first focus sprint today β€” your future focused self will thank you.

Screenshots

Todo Alarm4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Todo Alarm at 15.1 against Focus Timer's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Todo Alarm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Todo Alarm versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodo AlarmFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperηŽ‰ε‡€ ε΄”MD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Todo Alarm

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Robots Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Robots Quarterly$3.993 Months
  • Premium Robots Yearly$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Todo Alarm free?
Todo Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Todo Alarm or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Todo Alarm nor Focus Timer shows ads.

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