Task Monster vs Focus Canvas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Monster
Organize your personal to-dos with this task manager. Create tasks with due dates, reminders, and recurrence. Track upcoming and completed items with visual counters. Customize your experience with a changeable monster.
- Create tasks with due dates
- Set reminders and recurrence
- Track current, next, and completed lists
- Visual and numeric day counter
- Customizable monster character
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Task monster helps you organising your life! This little app is designed for your personal to dos! The core features are: • create tasks with (or without) due dates, reminder, recurrence and address • A current, next and completed list keeps this organizer simple • visual and numeric day counter for upcoming tasks • change monster In-App Purchases: • Remove the advertisement banner Try it out now!
Focus Canvas
This app turns your focus sessions into art. As you concentrate, characters of your chosen artwork are revealed, creating a visual representation of your dedication. Completed masterpieces are saved in a gallery, showcasing your focus journey.
- Character-by-character artwork reveal
- Permanent artwork gallery
- Custom ASCII art creation from photos/emoji
- Customizable focus modes and durations
- Detailed focus statistics
- Live Activity and widget support
- Shareable session summaries
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Description Focus Canvas transforms your focus sessions into ASCII art. Start a timer, and watch as every second of concentration unlocks one character of your chosen artwork. Complete a masterpiece, and it joins your permanent gallery — a visual trophy of your dedication. HIGHLIGHTS • Character-by-Character Unlock — Every second of focus reveals 1 haracter. See your progress in real time as artwork comes to life. • Artwork Gallery — Completed works become permanent trophies. Build a collection that represents your focus journey. • Create Custom Art — Transform emoji or your own photos into unique ASCII art. Background removal built in. • Focus Tags — Multiple modes with custom colors and durations. Perfect for study, workout, reading, or deep work. • Rich Statistics — Daily, weekly, and monthly calendar views. Track total minutes, sessions, and completed artworks. • Live Activity & Widget — Monitor your timer from the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, or Home Screen. • Session Summary — Beautiful recap after each session with shareable artwork preview and stats. Terms of Use: https://jiangsanjie.github.io/doc/focuscanvas/term
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Focus Canvas at none against Task Monster's shown. Focus Canvas also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Task Monster's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Task Monster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Focus Canvas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Task Monster | Focus Canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Phuoc Loi | 鹏 蒋 |
Customer experience
Task Monster
Focus Canvas
In-app purchases
Task Monster
- Monster Package & No Ads$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
Focus Canvas
- monthly$3.991 Month
- annual$15.991 Year
- Lifetime$25.99
