Top pick
Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
View on the App Store ›$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.
The catch
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.
One-time purchaseNo subscriptioniCloud syncPlans your day
$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.
The catch
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.
One-time purchasePersistent remindersiCloud sync
$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.
The catch
It is lists, not tasks, so there is no real scheduling here. Four of the last two hundred reviews also report it crashing.
One-time purchaseReusable checklistsiCloud sync
$19.99 once·4.6★ (1,245)·Updated Oct 25, 2023
Verdict
The one worth buying only for what it connects to: it is a proper iPhone front end for Google Tasks, which Google itself has never really built.
Best for
Someone whose tasks already live in Google Tasks and have to stay there.
The catch
Syncing is almost evenly split in the reviews — thirty-two say it works, twenty-seven say it does not — and five more say support did not reply when it broke.
One-time purchaseGoogle TasksiPhone and iPad
Beehive Innovations Services
View on the App Store ›$9.99 once·4.7★ (3,723)·Updated Sep 8, 2026
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.
The catch
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.
One-time purchaseSupersedediCloud and Dropbox