Verdict
Well liked and well built, with an unusual amount of control over how tasks are organised. It is also not the version the developer wants you to buy.
Best for
Someone who already owns it and wants to know whether to keep using it. Not a new purchase.
Dealbreaker
The listing opens by telling you this is the legacy version and pointing at a newer one. Four of the last two hundred reviews say it has been left to rot.
The facts.
Pulled from the App Store, not written by hand.
Price
$9.99 once
In-app purchases
Unknown
Ads
Unknown
Platforms
iPhone, iPad
Rating
4.7★ (3,723)
Version
3.91
Last updated
Sep 8, 2026
Released
Oct 15, 2009
Attributes
Native appOne-time purchaseNo subscription
Category
Productivity, Utilities
What reviews consistently say.
Themes grouped from 200 App Store reviews. Source feed ›
Praised for
Notifications and reminders16 reviews
Ease of use and design15 reviews
Subscription pricing and paywalls15 reviews
Sync and multi-device15 reviews
Import and export4 reviews
Privacy and data handling3 reviews
Battery and performance3 reviews
Customer support3 reviews
Complained about
Sync and multi-device6 reviews
Abandoned or rarely updated4 reviews
Notifications and reminders4 reviews
Privacy and data handling2 reviews
Where this comes from
16 of 200 recent reviews raised: Notifications and reminders (positive)App Store reviews ›
4 of 200 recent reviews raised: Notifications and reminders (negative)App Store reviews ›
15 of 200 recent reviews raised: Sync and multi-device (positive)App Store reviews ›
6 of 200 recent reviews raised: Sync and multi-device (negative)App Store reviews ›
4 of 200 recent reviews raised: Abandoned or rarely updated (negative)App Store reviews ›
15 of 200 recent reviews raised: Subscription pricing and paywalls (positive)App Store reviews ›
The listing itself states this is the legacy version and links to a newer releaseApp Store listing ›
Where we recommend it
Task managers you buy once ›To-do and reminder apps with no subscription.
Alternatives with the same rule.
Every app here is a single purchase. None of them can start charging you monthly for what you already bought. Also with a catch.
$9.99 once · 4.8★ (27,911) · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Verdict. The one that makes planning a week feel light. Everything is where you would guess it is, and nothing asks you to learn a methodology first.
Best for. Someone who wants a list they will actually keep using after the second week.
Dealbreaker. Seven of the last two hundred reviews say a reminder did not fire when it should have. Unusual for something this polished, and it is the one job a to-do list cannot get wrong.
$7.99 once · 4.7★ (2,787) · Updated Jul 1, 2026
Verdict. It nags. A reminder comes back every few minutes until you actually deal with it, which is the entire product and the reason people keep it.
Best for. Anyone who swipes reminders away and then forgets the thing entirely.
Dealbreaker. The nagging is the point and it does not suit everyone — thirteen of the last two hundred reviews are about notifications being too much or arriving wrong.
$2.99 once · 4.4★ (492) · Updated Jan 15, 2023
Verdict. A list app rather than a task manager, and much better for it if lists are what you actually make — packing, shopping, the same checklist every month.
Best for. Someone who reuses the same checklists and does not want due dates on them.
Dealbreaker. It is lists, not tasks, so there is no real scheduling here. Four of the last two hundred reviews also report it crashing.