Focus vs TomoNow 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus
This app helps users improve concentration and productivity by breaking work into structured intervals with scheduled breaks. It offers task management, detailed statistics, and syncs across all Apple devices, including Apple Watch and widgets.
- Customizable Pomodoro timer
- Unlimited to-do lists
- In-depth productivity statistics
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app
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Do your best work. Focus helps you concentrate with timed focus sessions built on the Pomodoro technique, track your tasks and projects, and see real progress — across all your Apple devices. A calm, proven rhythm: plan, work, break, review. “[…] a tool that can genuinely make people more productive” – MacStories.net “[…] a must-have for anyone who finds themselves easily getting distracted or forgetting to take occasional breaks.” – iDownloadBlog.com I always use Focus when… … I need to start a deep-work session … I want to stop procrastinating and finally begin … I want to break a big project into focused sprints … I’m studying and need to concentrate … I want to protect my time from distractions … I want to build a daily focus habit … I want to see what I actually got done today … I want structure without a heavy, complicated system Benefits * Start focusing in seconds: pick a task, start a session, get to work * The proven Pomodoro rhythm — plan → work → break → review — that gives your attention somewhere to go * Sessions and tasks together: a focus timer plus real task, project, and time tracking (most apps split these into two) * See your progress: daily and weekly activity and goals make focus feel earned, never nagged * Restful breaks that are part of the rhythm, not slacking * Calm and encouraging — momentum, never hustle, grind, or guilt Features * Timed focus sessions with flexible session and break lengths * Tasks, projects, and time tracking * Daily and weekly activity and goals * In-app Learning: short, friendly guides you can apply as you read * Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island * Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight via App Intents * Seamless iCloud sync * Built-in accessibility * Privacy first: your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud * Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro * Handcrafted by real humans :-) Focus is free to start. Focus Pro unlocks everything with a 7-day free trial. Thanks for doing your best work with us! We’re always improving Focus. If you have feedback or an idea, we’d love to hear it. About us Focus is made by Jan & Kerstin, two independent app developers based in Germany. We built Focus for our own workdays — to concentrate, make real progress, and still keep things calm. Our goal: a productivity app that’s a joy to use every day. We built this tool for ourselves — and now we’d love to share it with you! Questions? We offer friendly support. Just drop us a note at support@meaningful-things.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. Privacy & Terms https://meaningful-things.com/privacy https://meaningful-things.com/terms
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 at Free against TomoNow 2's $3.99. Focus also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 20). TomoNow 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (79% vs 57%). On rating, 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 is free to download; TomoNow 2 costs $3.99 up front. Focus sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TomoNow 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Focus against 4.5 for TomoNow 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus has 1.8K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Focus's written reviews are positive against 79% of TomoNow 2's.
Focus ships an update every 10 days, TomoNow 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus | TomoNow 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.8K ratings) | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.2% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG | Jinyu Meng |
Customer experience
Focus
TomoNow 2
Bugs and requests
Focus
Reported bugs
5 issues- Infinite intro screen
- Prompts to set up app on every open
- Timer resets unexpectedly
- Sync issues between iPhone, iPad, and Watch
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to duplicate tasks
- Calendar integration
- Background sounds
- Customizable timer lengths
- Automatic focus mode switching
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- More detailed analytics and reporting
TomoNow 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus
- Focus - Monthly$6.991 Month
- Focus - 3 Months$14.993 Months
- Focus Yearly$19.991 Year
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- Focus Yearly$27.991 Year
- Focus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Focus Early Bird7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Focus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Focus Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Patron Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
TomoNow 2
No in-app purchases









