Comparison

NowTodo vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

NowTodo

Features
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The to-do app that gets things done without opening the app. NowTodo lives on your Lock Screen. Wake your phone and your current task is right there with a progress ring — one tap to complete, and the next task slides in. ā—† Your Lock Screen is the app • Live Activity: current task + progress ring, complete or defer without unlocking • At a glance in the Dynamic Island • Home & Lock Screen widgets, Control Center buttons ā—† 1-second capture • Add via Action Button, Back Tap, Control Center, or Siri — no app launch • Natural-language dates: type "report by Friday" and the date is set ā—† Focused on today • A "right now" engine that surfaces the one task to do — not a wall of lists • Complete or defer (in 1 hour Ā· this evening Ā· tomorrow Ā· next week) • Repeating tasks, reminders, weekly & monthly calendar • Search across all time — even completed tasks • Public holidays shown, even offline ā—† Together (Beta) • Share to-dos with your partner, roommates, or family — a separate space for each group • Join by simply opening an invite link, no sign-up (works with iCloud) • See who completed what in real time, and pin shared spaces to the Lock Screen • Use it during the beta and it stays free forever, even after Pro launches ā—† Progress you can feel • Streaks, weekly chart, 30-day and priority stats ā—† Make it yours • 5 theme colors — they restyle the app, widgets, and the Lock Screen ring together ā—† Your data stays yours • All features free, no account needed • Your personal tasks are stored on your iPhone • Shared spaces sync securely through your own iCloud • Included in iCloud device backup & transfers, plus JSON export/import Finish today, right from your Lock Screen.

About

Focus Timer

Features
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A Pomodoro focus timer for study and work. Block selected apps, settle into cabin white noise and take a virtual flight across Earth. Flight Pomodoro turns completed focus sessions into boarding passes you can collect. Choose your destination, print a ticket and take off when you are ready. FIND A JOURNEY FOR YOUR TIME Pick your departure and destination or discover flights by focus time. Time-scaled mode keeps longer journeys longer. You can also match a session to the estimated flight duration provided for a route. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS, BUILD YOUR CABIN Choose apps to block while you study, work or read. Set the mood with cabin ambience and flight-inspired sounds. App blocking requires Screen Time permission. Haptics are available on supported devices. WATCH YOUR FOCUS CROSS THE EARTH Follow your aircraft over detailed continents, oceans, clouds, day and night. The camera tracks your flight, and you can rotate and zoom the globe to explore. PRINT YOUR BOARDING PASS Start with a paper-printing animation at the top of your device. On iPhones with Dynamic Island, the animation connects to the island. Printing a ticket and starting a flight are separate, so you decide when to take off. COLLECT THE TIME YOU COMPLETED Finished flights become boarding passes in your album. Complete a flight with app blocking maintained to receive your first passport stamp at that arrival airport. Turn the pages and zoom in to explore your collection. KEEP A JOURNAL OF YOUR FOCUS Review focus time, add journey notes and look back on your week. Export your records or save an encrypted backup file to restore later. ONE APP PURCHASE. EVERY FEATURE INCLUDED. No additional in-app purchases or subscriptions. Explore every available destination, keep adding album and passport pages, choose from three album designs, four cabin soundscapes and five app icons, and save your focus environments. Existing users also receive every feature when they update. Each page holds eight items, with new pages added as your collection grows. Flights and boarding passes are virtual experiences for focus. Flight Pomodoro does not issue real airline tickets, book flights or track live airline operations.

Screenshots

NowTodo4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NowTodo at Free against Focus Timer's $2.99. NowTodo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Focus Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On in-app purchases 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

NowTodo is free to download; Focus Timer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NowTodo ships an update every 2 days, Focus Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
NowTodo versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNowTodoFocus Timer
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeungwoo KimSnapWorks Lab

In-app purchases

None

NowTodo

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NowTodo free?
NowTodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NowTodo or Focus Timer have ads?
NowTodo shows ads; Focus Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, NowTodo or Focus Timer?
NowTodo ships an update every 2 days, and Focus Timer every 6 days. Most recently, NowTodo was updated on September 18, 2026 and Focus Timer on September 24, 2026.

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