Comparison

Minimalist vs Task Focus

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

Head to head
About

Minimalist

Features
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The Minimalist – Productivity, Tasks & Pomodoro Minimalist is a clean productivity app designed to help you stay focused, organized and in control of your day. Manage tasks, plan projects, schedule your time and boost your productivity with an integrated Pomodoro timer. Whether you're a student, professional, entrepreneur or simply someone who wants to get more done, The Minimalist provides the tools you need without unnecessary complexity. Key Features Task Management Create, organize and prioritize tasks with ease. Keep track of everything that matters and never lose sight of your goals. Project Planning Group related tasks into projects and stay on top of your work. Break down larger goals into manageable steps and track progress over time. Pomodoro Focus Timer Improve concentration and reduce distractions with built-in Pomodoro sessions. Stay focused, maintain momentum and build productive work habits. Calendar Planning Plan your day with a clear calendar view. Schedule important tasks, organize appointments and create a structured workflow. Time Blocking Allocate dedicated time blocks for deep work, meetings, study sessions and personal activities to maximize productivity throughout the day. Minimalist Design Designed with simplicity in mind. No clutter, no distractionsβ€”just the tools you need to stay productive. Fast and Intuitive Quick to set up and easy to use. Spend less time managing your productivity system and more time getting things done. Perfect For β€’ Students β€’ Professionals β€’ Entrepreneurs β€’ Freelancers β€’ Creators β€’ Anyone looking to improve productivity and focus Why The Minimalist? Many productivity apps become overwhelming with countless little features and complicated workflows. The Minimalist takes a different approach: productivity tools combined with a clean, focused experience. Stay organized. Focus deeper. Achieve more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Task Focus

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You know what you have to do. Your phone pulls you away anyway. Task Focus pauses the apps that distract you until your one task is finished. Write down the one thing, pick what to pause, and start. Open a paused app in the middle of it, and you see your task instead of the feed. There is no countdown on the screen. Time counts up, and a focus ends when you say it is finished β€” not when a timer decides you failed. The one limit is a safety net you set yourself, between one and eight hours, that hands your apps back if you never get round to tapping "I'm done". WHAT IT DOES β€’ Pauses the apps you choose, using Screen Time. Feeds, timelines, the endless pull-to-refresh β€” closed until you are done. β€’ Turns a paused app into a reminder: open one, and it shows the task you are finishing and when the app comes back. β€’ Pauses on a schedule β€” weekday mornings, every evening β€” without you starting anything. β€’ Works with iOS Focus: add Task Focus as a Focus filter, and a Focus like Work or Study pauses the apps you chose. β€’ Puts the one thing on your Lock Screen and in a widget, so it is always one glance away and never out of sight. β€’ Gives everything back the moment you tap "I'm done". One toggle in Settings takes it back too, any time. β€’ Keeps what you finished, so a week adds up to something. NOTHING HERE IS A TARGET No streaks to break. No score to keep up. No badge for a good week and no guilt for a quiet one. The history is a record, not a report card. FREE, AND PRO Pausing apps is free and always will be. Task Focus Pro is everything the app remembers afterwards: β€’ Every session you finish, kept for good β€” free keeps this week β€’ What your focus actually adds up to β€’ A profile for each kind of focus, so the right apps pause for the right work β€’ More than one schedule, and a line of your own on the screen over a paused app Pro opens on its own for seven days, the first time you finish a focus. Nothing to sign up for and nothing to cancel. When the seven days are up, history goes back to the last week, insights to this week, and profiles to one β€” nothing is deleted, and pausing apps carries on free as always. Schedules you have made keep running; adding another takes Pro. One payment. No renewal. Nothing to cancel. YOURS TO TAKE WITH YOU Your history follows you between your own devices through your iCloud account, and exports as a file you keep β€” whatever you use next. The app counts only what happens, anonymously β€” that a focus was finished, say β€” and you can switch that off in Settings. What you focus on, and what you choose to pause, stay on your device and in your own private iCloud database. We cannot read either one.

Screenshots

Minimalist4 screens
Task Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minimalist at weekly against Task Focus's fortnightly. 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. Minimalist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Task Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimalist ships an update weekly, Task Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Minimalist versus Task Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimalistTask Focus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.417.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanik von DuehrenSascha Thiele

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minimalist

Subscriptions2
  • Minimalist Premium monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Minimalist Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Minimalist Premium Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

Task Focus

One-time1
  • Task Focus Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Minimalist free?
Minimalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Task Focus free?
Task Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minimalist or Task Focus have ads?
Neither Minimalist nor Task Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimalist or Task Focus?
Minimalist ships an update weekly, and Task Focus fortnightly. Most recently, Minimalist was updated on October 25, 2026 and Task Focus on October 15, 2026.

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