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Head-to-head · Focus Tools

Focusmo vs Focus

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Focusmo #5 in Focus Tools 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Focusmo
Focus #8 in Focus Tools 6.9/10 From $29 · 7-day trial ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Focus

Focusmo leads on 5 checks, Focus on 0, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreFocusmo · 7.3/10
  • Free planonly Focusmo
  • Most featuresFocusmo · 4 of 4

Focusmo scores higher on our rubric for focus tools: 7.3 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

Focusmo offers free plan; Focus doesn't. Focusmo offers website blocking; Focus doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers app blocking; Focus doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers focus timer; Focus doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers session reports; Focus doesn't publish it.

Focusmo is the better fit for mac users planning tasks around focus blocks. Focus is the better fit for mac users wanting strict schedules and profiles.

  • Focusmo fits best

    Mac users planning tasks around focus blocks

  • Focus fits best

    Mac users wanting strict schedules and profiles

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Side by side

Feature Focusmo 7.3/10 Visit ↗ Focus 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.3 6.9
Ranking #5 in Focus Tools #8 in Focus Tools
Best for Mac users planning tasks around focus blocks Mac users wanting strict schedules and profiles
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Free trial length 7 days · no card needed 7 days
Money-back guarantee 30 days 30 days
Deployment Desktop Desktop, Browser extension
Platforms macOS macOS, Chrome extension
Support Email Email, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features Focusmo 4/4 · Focus 0/4
Website blocking ✓ (best) Not published
App blocking ✓ (best) Not published
Focus timer ✓ (best) Not published
Session reports ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Supported platforms macOS Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Plan tasks on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks and meeting alerts.
  • Block selected apps and websites during Pomodoro focus sessions.
  • Sync task completion with integrations including Things and Todoist.
  • Blocks both websites and applications on macOS.
  • Schedules and locked sessions help enforce chosen focus periods.
  • Profiles, Pomodoro timers and productivity statistics support varied routines.
Cons
  • Available only for macOS 14 or later.
  • Free plan limits users to one project and three days of insights history.
  • Calendar integration and custom Pomodoro settings require a Pro plan.
  • No mobile apps are available.
  • The core product is limited to macOS and browser extensions.
  • Focus 2 costs $49 one-time; Lifetime is $129 one-time.
Our verdict

Focusmo brings task planning and focus sessions together in a native macOS app. It is aimed at Mac users who want to schedule work around focus blocks, reduce distractions during those sessions, and review activity afterward. Tasks can be…

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Focus is a distraction-blocking app for macOS, aimed at students, professionals, creatives, parents and others who want fewer digital interruptions. It blocks websites and applications, and its schedules can repeat on selected days and…

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  1. FocusmoFocus Tools 7.3Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial
  2. FocusFocus Tools 6.9From $29 · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Focusmo — where it wins

    • Plan tasks on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks and meeting alerts.
    • Block selected apps and websites during Pomodoro focus sessions.
    • Sync task completion with integrations including Things and Todoist.

    Where it doesn't

    • Available only for macOS 14 or later.
    • Free plan limits users to one project and three days of insights history.
    • Calendar integration and custom Pomodoro settings require a Pro plan.

  • Focus — where it wins

    • Blocks both websites and applications on macOS.
    • Schedules and locked sessions help enforce chosen focus periods.
    • Profiles, Pomodoro timers and productivity statistics support varied routines.

    Where it doesn't

    • No mobile apps are available.
    • The core product is limited to macOS and browser extensions.
    • Focus 2 costs $49 one-time; Lifetime is $129 one-time.
  • Focusmo7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial

    A Mac focus planner that pairs timed work blocks with task planning and distraction blocking.

    Visit FocusmoFull verdict →
  • Focus6.9/10 · From $29 · 7-day trial

    Scheduled blocking, locked sessions and profiles for focused work on Mac.

    Visit FocusFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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