Editorial policy

How we compare tools

Every AI Focus Tool comparison checks the other tool against its own official website, links each claim to its source, shows the date we checked it, and says plainly where each tool is better. Pages older than 60 days are flagged for a fresh check, and every change goes into the page's update log.

Key points

What you can rely on

  • Every claim about another tool links to the official page it came from.
  • Every page shows when it was last verified and keeps an update log.
  • Every page says where AI Focus Tool is better and where the other tool is stronger.
  • We say whether a comparison is based on public pages only or on hands-on use.
  • No paid placement, and no invented ratings, reviews, or user numbers.

What we compare

We compare AI Focus Tool with task managers, AI planners, website and app blockers, focus timers, and other focus tools that people consider for the same work. Each page compares the problem each tool is built to solve, then the details people check next: free plan, paid prices, platforms, how new ideas are handled, focus features, tasks and steps, goals, planning views, calendar and time blocks, accountability and sharing, reports and insights, and AI features. AI Focus Tool rows name the Focus Add-on that adds a feature, because Focus Add-ons are part of the product.

Where facts come from

  • The other tool: only its official website, such as its home, pricing, features, downloads, and help pages. We do not use review sites, affiliate lists, app store reviews, or forums as sources.
  • AI Focus Tool: the product itself and our official brand facts, which list every plan, price, and Focus Add-on.
  • Research: peer-reviewed studies listed with links on the research page. Research supports parts of the AI Focus Tool method; it does not prove that AI Focus Tool beats any named product.

How we verify, and how often

  1. We open each official source page and confirm the fact is there, word for word where we quote it.
  2. We record the fact, the exact page, and the date we checked it. The page links every row to those sources.
  3. A comparison can go live only when every factual row has a source and everything was verified within 60 days.
  4. After 60 days a live page is flagged, and we check every source again before we mark it verified.
  5. When we find no feature on the pages we checked, we say exactly that, and we name the pages. We do not claim a feature does not exist anywhere.

How we write each comparison

  • We describe other tools by what they are built to do, in their own words where possible, and we do not criticize them.
  • We say clearly why AI Focus Tool is the better choice for protecting one priority, and we list at least one honest strength of the other tool.
  • Price comparisons use the prices the other tool lists, with the billing period. We compare yearly prices only when both are listed.
  • Titles stay factual. We do not use words like "killer," "best ever," or "proven."

Hands-on testing

Each comparison states whether we tested an account. When we did not, the page says: "We verified this tool through its official public pages only." We add hands-on notes only when we actually used the product.

How we use AI

An AI research assistant can search a tool's official website and suggest facts with the page each one came from. It is only a starting point: nothing it suggests is saved or published until a person opens the source page, confirms the fact, and adds it. A person writes and reviews every comparison before it goes live.

Conflict of interest

We make AI Focus Tool, so we benefit when you choose it. We are not affiliated with the other tools we compare, and product names belong to their owners. The fit finder ranks tools only by your answers, gives AI Focus Tool no bonus, and leaves it out when it does not fit.

Corrections

If a fact is wrong or out of date, tell us which page and which claim. We check the official source, correct the page, and record the change in its update log.

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Questions about our comparisons

Are AI Focus Tool comparisons independent reviews?

No. AI Focus Tool publishes them, so we are not a neutral party. That is why every claim about another tool links to its official source, shows the date we checked it, and why each page also says where the other tool is stronger.

Do you test every tool yourselves?

Not always. Each comparison says whether it is based on the tool's official public pages only or on hands-on use of an account. We never describe how a tool feels to use unless we tested it.

Can a company pay to be listed or ranked higher?

No. There is no paid placement. The fit finder ranks tools only by the visitor's answers and each tool's published features, and AI Focus Tool gets no bonus.

How do I report something that is out of date?

Use the contact page and name the page and the claim. We check the official source and update the page, and the change appears in that page's update log.