Comparison

Focus To vs Lists & Reminders Pro

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

Head to head
About

Focus To

This app combines a Pomodoro timer with task management to boost productivity. Organize tasks, set reminders, and track your focused work sessions with detailed reports. Syncs across all your devices for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable lengths
  • Task and project organization
  • Recurring tasks and reminders
  • Detailed time tracking reports
  • Cross-platform synchronization
  • White noise for focus
Features
Read full description

Focus To-Do combines Pomodoro Timer with Task Management, it is a science-based app that will motivate you to stay focused and get things done. It brings Pomodoro Technique and To Do List into one place, you can capture and organize tasks into your todo lists, start focus timer and focus on work & study, set reminders for important tasks and errands, check the time spent at work. It's the ultimate app for managing Tasks, Reminders, Lists, Calendar events, Grocery lists, checklist, helping you focus on work & study and tracking your working hours. Focus To-Do syncs between your phone and computer, so you can access your lists from anywhere. How it works: 1. Pick a task you need to accomplish. 2. Set a timer for 25 minutes, keep focused and start working. 3. When the pomodoro timer rings, take a 5 minute break. Key Features: - Pomodoro Timer:Stay focused and get more things done. Pause and resume Pomodoro Customizable pomodoro/breaks lengths Notification before the end of a Pomodoro Support for short and long breaks Skip a break after the end of a Pomodoro Continuous Mode - Tasks Management: Task Organizer, Schedule Planner, Reminder, Habit Tracker, Time Tracker Tasks and projects: Organise your day with Focus To-Do and complete your to do, study, work, homework or housework you need to get done. Recurring tasks: Build lasting habits with powerful recurring due dates like "Every Monday". Reminders: Setting a Reminder ensures you never forget important things ever again, you can set up recurring due dates to remind you each and every time. Sub-tasks: Break down your task into smaller, actionable items or add a checklist . Task Priority: Highlight your day’s most important To-Do with color-coded priority levels. Estimated Pomodoro Number: Estimate the workload or set a goal. Note: Record more detailed about the task. - Report: Detailed statistics of your time distribution, tasks completed. Support the calculation of the total time of Focus Time. Gantt Chart of the Focus Time. Statistics on completed To Do. Statistics on time distribution of project. Trend chart of the completed To Do and the focus time. - All-Platform synchronization: View and manage your goals wherever you are for better goal achieving. Support seamless synchronization within iPhone、Mac、iPad、Apple Watch and other major platforms. - Various Reminding: Focus Timer finished alarm, vibration reminding. Various white noise to help you focus on work & study. - Daily/Weekly/Monthly Report View all of your tracked time in a calendar view. - Support prevention of screen lock: Check the pomodoro time left by keeping the screen on. Contact Us: support@focustodo.net, reply within 24 hours. Website: http://www.focustodo.cn Pomodoro ™ and Pomodoro Technique ® are registered trademarks of Francesco Cirillo. This app is not affiliated with Francesco Cirillo. Users have been focused on our app for 200 million hours, join us and we help you to be focused and increase your productivity, reduce procrastination and anxiety.

About

Lists & Reminders Pro

Organize your daily tasks and important events with this intuitive to-do list and task manager. Schedule reminders, set repeating alarms, and sync your lists across devices. Share lists with others for collaborative organization.

Highlights
  • Add/Edit list items
  • Schedule reminders with notifications
  • Comprehensive repeating alarms
  • Swipe to delete/sync
  • Automatic synchronization across devices
  • Share lists with other users
  • Add notes and customize list colors
Features
Read full description

xList is a simple to-do list and task manager with reminders. xList will enable you to organise your day-to-day life and remind you of key events. You can share your lists with your devices, iPhones and iPads using iCloud to synchronise the data. If you upgrade to xList Pro you will have the ability to share your lists with other xList users. Key Features: • Add/Edit list items • Schedule reminders to get notifications of when tasks are due • Comprehensive repeating alarms can be set, from hourly through to yearly • Swipe to delete lists and items • Swipe down to pull the latest changes from iCloud • Automatically synchronise your lists between devices and other xList users • Uses iCloud database to manage your list data • Add notes to list and items for more detail • Choose a colour for your list • Choose a notification sound from settings List ideas • Shopping list • To do list • Holiday packing list • Birthdays • Appointments • Payments due • Books to read • Films to watch • Work tasks • Xmas present list

Screenshots

Focus To4 screens
Lists & Reminders Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus To at 4.8 against Lists & Reminders Pro's 1.0. Focus To also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 1). Lists & Reminders Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Focus To sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lists & Reminders Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus To holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus To has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Focus To's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lists & Reminders Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus To ships an update every 5 weeks, Lists & Reminders Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus To versus Lists & Reminders Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ToLists & Reminders Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Tomato Software Technology Co., Ltd.MARK MANSER

Customer experience

Focus To

All ratings14,611 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,793 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.9%

Lists & Reminders Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Focus To

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pomodoro timer not working correctly
  • Data/progress resets randomly
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to pause/resume Pomodoro sessions
  • More customization options
  • Improved Apple Watch app functionality

Lists & Reminders Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus To

One-time3
  • Focus To-Do Premium$1.99
  • 3 Months$3.99
  • Lifetime$11.99
1 purchases

Lists & Reminders Pro

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.99

Questions

Is Focus To free?
Focus To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lists & Reminders Pro free?
Lists & Reminders Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus To or Lists & Reminders Pro?
Focus To is rated higher. Focus To averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Lists & Reminders Pro averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus To or Lists & Reminders Pro have ads?
Neither Focus To nor Lists & Reminders Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus To or Lists & Reminders Pro?
Focus To ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lists & Reminders Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, Focus To was updated on October 27, 2026 and Lists & Reminders Pro on October 12, 2026.

Other comparisons