Comparison

Focus To vs Dote Timer

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
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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.

About

Dote Timer

This app helps you manage your time and boost concentration by using a unique flip timer and detailed statistical analysis. It also includes features for planning, journaling, and collaborative study sessions, with an option to donate earned coins to charity.

Highlights
  • Flip timer for concentration
  • 10-minute dot-separated planner
  • Detailed statistical charts
  • Donation program for underprivileged students
  • Three-line daily diary
  • Real-time study group sessions
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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#Time Management Secret of Successful People# Try Dot Timer now, the king of time management! Are you having trouble managing your time? Need to concentrate, but your smartphone is distracting you? Organizing your work or even recording your study time, everything can be done with Dot Timer! ##Flip Timer UP your concentration with a timer that runs when your flip your smartphone! Let's get away from smartphone addiction! Get donation coins every 10 minutes of concentration ##Time Table Unique time table that allows you to compare your plans with the actual records at a glance! Maximize time utilization with a 10-minute dot-separated planner ##Various statistical charts It's not end with record! Analyze your concentration time in detail with various graphs and charts! Identify your improvement with daily statistics, annual statistics, cumulative statistics, weekly statistics, hourly statistics and plan leaderboards at a glance ##Donation Program You can donate the collected coins to gift notes for underprivileged students! Donation rangking are changing in real time basis ##Three Lines a Day How are you today? Share your diary in three lines. Motivate each other with friends around the world ‍##Study Group 'Study With' Try taking notes with your friends in real time! There are various themes such as classrooms, libraries, offices, fitness places and others. Group member statistics. ##Premium Features Try premium features that are constantly being updated. More efficient time management developed by time management experts How to Use Dote Timer Apple Watch 1. Add a to-do in the Dote timer app. 2. Open the Dote Timer Apple Watch app and select a task by pressing the ‘Select Task’ button. 3. Press the START button to start recording. 4. When the recording is finished, press the STOP button to save the recording and end it. Caution : 1. The Apple Watch must be connected to the iPhone. 2. The Dote timer must be installed on the iPhone. * Notice * First, You need to click To Do List and create category to use this app. reporting translation errors -> skyktc75@gmail.com Your review can help a lot for your developer. Thank you. When we try to concentrate on something, there are so many distractions. One of the biggest distractions is the smartphone. You need to focus on the book. But I find myself looking at the phone. The plan was to study for 5 hours But you actually spent only 1 hour on the book? Dote Timer is the answer! Let’s start with the special proprietary features of Dote Timer. First, Dote Timer starts only when you flip the device (screen facing down). It will automatically stop when you use or move the phone after activating the timer. Thus, you can concentrate on study or work. Second, you can compare the plan with your actual concentration record. Set up the D-Day of your task. And categorize it into A, B, or C depending on the importance to set up a precise plan. The actual length of concentration is recorded and can be compared with your original plan. Third, the thickness of color denotes how much you concentrated. Thus, you can easily find out the days when you concentrated on your tasks. Especially the app shows in different colors the days of concentration and the days you failed to concentrate throughout the year. So you can compare how you fared yesterday and today to make your day more productive. In addition, collect coins by using the timer and donate them for underserved people. My accumulated time of concentration is converted into coins. When they reach a certain threshold, Dote Planner and Dote Book will be donated to underserved students. There are also the standings of donation, Which motivates the users to compete in the donation of coins. Dote Timer can be set up as desired. Just focus on what you have to do to contribute to society. The most efficient time management app for the perfect time allocation. Download Dote Timer now!

Screenshots

Focus To4 screens
Dote Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus To at 4.8 against Dote Timer's 4.4. Focus To also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 36). Dote Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Dote Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months. 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus To has 15K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Focus To's written reviews are positive against 88% of Dote Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus To ships an update every 5 weeks, Dote Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus To versus Dote Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ToDote Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better4.4 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews79.9% of reviews87.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better36
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Tomato Software Technology Co., Ltd.Smartdong School

Customer experience

Focus To

All ratings14,611 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,786 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative11.9%

Dote Timer

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%

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

Dote Timer

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
4 purchases

Dote Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Premium 3-month subscription3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Premium Annual subscription$8.491 Year
  • Premium Annual subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium LifeTime Pass$12.99

Questions

Is Focus To free?
Focus To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dote Timer free?
Dote Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus To or Dote Timer?
Focus To is rated higher. Focus To averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Dote Timer averages 4.4 from 36 ratings.
Do Focus To or Dote Timer have ads?
Neither Focus To nor Dote Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus To or Dote Timer?
Focus To ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dote Timer every 6 days. Most recently, Focus To was updated on September 25, 2026 and Dote Timer on September 14, 2026.

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