Focus To vs TomoNow 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Pomodoro timer with customizable lengths
- Task and project organization
- Recurring tasks and reminders
- Detailed time tracking reports
- Cross-platform synchronization
- White noise for focus
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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.
TomoNow 2
This app offers a unique and intuitive time management experience with a focus timer designed to enhance concentration. It includes a to-do list, detailed statistics, and cross-device synchronization. Optimized for accessibility, it's suitable for daily use by visually impaired individuals.
- Unique real-timer UI
- Flexible focus timer customization
- Integrated to-do list
- Daily work efficiency statistics
- Home screen and lock screen widgets
- Apple Watch app integration
- iCloud synchronization
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Do you remember the last time you used a real timer? TomoNow 2 can make your time management more interesting. Without too much thought, it's easy to get started. - It feels different: A specially designed UI feels like a real timer. Helps you to improve your focus and avoid interruption. - Full-function focus timer: TomoNow 2's timing tools are highly flexible and easy to customize. - Accessibility: TomoNow has been optimized for accessibility and is suitable for daily usage by visually impaired people. - To-do list: Focus on the current task. Use as a "current actions list" to incorporate the TomoNow 2 into your time management workflow. You can make a plan and follow the progress. There are also useful features such as repeat and undo. - Statistics: Record your daily work efficiency. Easy to analyze and review. Include the day, week, month, and time count since you start using TomoNow 2. - Task history: Manage finished tasks, long press to repeat. - Widget: Timer and task list widget that you can put on the home screen or lock screen. - Live Activity and Dynamic Island: Show the current timer state. - Watch app: Start focus from Apple watch! Set and add a task. Work perfectly in the background. - iCloud sync: Sync task list and history between your devices. - Sound themes: Reality, Glass, Synth, and Classic sound theme. - Siri shortcut, URL scheme support, drag & drop. - TomoNow 2 is designed and developed by an indie developer. - Using open-source projects: Gidole - Open Source Modern DIN (MIT): https://github.com/larsenwork/Gidole
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Focus To at Free against TomoNow 2's $3.99. Focus To also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 20) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). TomoNow 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
Focus To is free to download; TomoNow 2 costs $3.99 up front. Focus To sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TomoNow 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focus To holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus To has 15K ratings behind it against 20, 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 79% of TomoNow 2's.
Focus To ships an update every 5 weeks, TomoNow 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus To | TomoNow 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better | 4.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Tomato Software Technology Co., Ltd. | Jinyu Meng |
Customer experience
Focus To
TomoNow 2
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
TomoNow 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus To
- Focus To-Do Premium$1.99
- 3 Months$3.99
- Lifetime$11.99
TomoNow 2
No in-app purchases









