Comparison

Be Focused Pro vs Visual To

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

Head to head
About

Be Focused Pro

This app helps you stay focused and productive by breaking down tasks into timed intervals with short breaks. It offers task management, customizable timers, progress tracking, and cross-device synchronization. Achieve your goals with structured work sessions.

Highlights
  • Task creation and management
  • Customizable work and break intervals
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period. Use Be Focused on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — everything stays perfectly in sync. Task Management • Create and manage tasks • Add notes and due dates to tasks • Organize tasks with tags and filters • Paste task lists from other apps Timer Control • Start, pause, or skip intervals • Auto-start the next interval (optionally) • Plan intervals needed for task completion and track accuracy • Manage completed intervals Timer Customization • Set durations for work sessions, short and long breaks • Define number of intervals before a long break • Set a daily goal for completed intervals • Assign different timer settings to individual tasks Reports • View detailed reports to monitor your progress • Export your data in CSV format Sounds and Notifications • Chronometer ticking sound with adjustable frequency • Variety of alarm sounds • Interactive notifications • Adjustable volume for alarms and chronometer Integration • Sync across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) * • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle ** • Integration with Shortcuts app to automate workflow Quick Access • Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen • Live activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control to start or stop the timer from the Lock Screen, Controls Center, or Action Button Automation • Integration with Shortcuts app (control tasks and timers via Shortcuts app) • Automate Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app Device Support • Apple Watch support • Also available for Mac • Dark and Light mode support * Sync with Mac requires Be Focused Pro for macOS, sold separately. ** Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.

About

Visual To

This app helps users visually plan and manage their daily tasks, making it easier to stay focused and motivated. It offers a variety of visual customization options, including icons and personal photos, to represent tasks and track completion.

Highlights
  • Visually plan daily tasks
  • Over 230 icons for task symbols
  • Add personal pictures to tasks
  • Visualize tasks with stock photos
  • Create icons with Apple Image Playground
  • Mark tasks as completed
  • Alerts for due items
  • Widgets for today's tasks
Features
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Struggling with remembering your daily tasks? Losing focus on your to-do items? Working with kids or people with special needs? THIS APP WILL HELP YOU: ● Visually plan your daily tasks ● Keep your day on track ● Motivate yourself to fulfil all the tasks - even not the most pleasant ones. FEATURES: ● Define the daily to-do items ● Use over 230 icons to graphically symbol the tasks ● Add you own pictures of the tasks from your photo library ● Visualize your tasks with photos from Pixabay ● Create task icons using Apple Image Playground, available on select devices with Apple Intelligence ● Mark tasks completed when things get done ● Alerts to remind you when the to-do item was due ● Widgets showing today's to-do items ● You can add to-do items with Shortcuts and Siri Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/site/appsforparentsprivacy/ Feel free to contact us if you have any comments or questions. If you like the app, please leave your feedback on the App Store. It really helps! Support Email: AppsForParents@gmail.com

Screenshots

Be Focused Pro4 screens
Visual To4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visual To at Free against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Visual To also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Be Focused Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (3K vs 148). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Visual To is free to download; Be Focused Pro costs $19.99 up front. Visual To sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Be Focused Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Be Focused Pro against 4.5 for Visual To. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Focused Pro has 3K ratings behind it against 148, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Be Focused Pro's written reviews are positive against 88% of Visual To's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, Visual To monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Be Focused Pro versus Visual To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe Focused ProVisual To
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (3K ratings) — better4.5 (148 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K — better148
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB90 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperDenys IevenkoNatalia Jakubczyk-Gajewska

Customer experience

Be Focused Pro

All ratings2,972 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews494 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.3%

Visual To

All ratings148 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.8%

User reviews

Be Focused Pro

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helps stay focused
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Keeps me on track
  • 👍 Great for productivity
  • 🚀 Customizable timers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Notifications not working as expected
  • 🐛 Timers not always accurate
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 🐛 Resets progress randomly

Visual To

From 148 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Visually appealing
  • 👍 Helps with productivity
  • 👍 Useful for organization
  • 👍 Customizable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 💡 Limited repeat options

Bugs and requests

Be Focused Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Timers not working correctly
  • Notifications not triggering on silent mode
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to set custom timers per task
  • Option to skip or pause breaks
  • Integration with Apple Watch complications
  • Better reporting and analytics
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  • Ability to import tasks from other apps

Visual To

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashing on deleting list items
  • Inability to share lists with family

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customization options
  • Ability to recover deleted items
  • Integration with other apps

In-app purchases

None

Be Focused Pro

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Visual To

Subscriptions6
  • Daily To Do List Premium3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Daily To Do List Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Daily To Do List Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Daily To Do List Premium1 Month trial$19.993 Months
  • Daily To Do List Premium$29.991 Year
  • Daily To Do List Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Daily To Do List Premium$59.99

Questions

Is Be Focused Pro free?
Be Focused Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual To free?
Visual To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Be Focused Pro or Visual To?
Be Focused Pro is rated higher. Be Focused Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Visual To averages 4.5 from 148 ratings.
Do Be Focused Pro or Visual To have ads?
Neither Be Focused Pro nor Visual To shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Be Focused Pro or Visual To?
Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Visual To monthly. Most recently, Be Focused Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Visual To on September 21, 2026.

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