# ByDesign: ToDo List & Calendar — user reviews > 45 indexed App Store user reviews of ByDesign by IdealistApp, rated 4.90/5 from 106 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bydesign-todo-list-and-calendar/id1554933824/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bydesign-todo-list-and-calendar/id1554933824.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 99 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of ByDesign? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 All-in-one organization - 👍 Seamless integration of tasks, notes, and calendars - 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface - 👍 Cross-platform availability (PC, Mac, smartphone) - 👍 Customizable and flexible - 👍 Great for goal setting and action items - 👍 Excellent dashboard view - 👍 Responsive and helpful customer support - 👍 Affordable subscription - 👍 Visually appealing design - 👍 Good for individuals with ADD - 👍 Streamlines busy schedules - 👍 Encourages productivity and motivation - 👍 Good for collaboration and team leaders - 👍 Tracks habits and streaks - 👍 Clean and uncluttered UI - 👍 Bidirectional sync with Google Calendar - 👍 Easy to drag and drop tasks - 👍 Color-coding options - 👍 Great for students **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs in notes editing on iPhone - 🐛 Login issues with school accounts - 🐛 Setapp subscription sign-up not working - 🐛 Occasional bugs **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot edit notes on iPhone (end of page not visible, no spaces, does not save) - Bugs when signing in with school account - Setapp subscription sign-up not working **Most requested features** - Display days until an event/project due - Customize notifications - Import and export from other apps ## Newest reviews (16 of 45) ### 5/5 — Best productivity app *2025-07-05* I’ve been searching for a long time for an app to help organize my busy schedule, to-do lists, habits, etc. No app I tried really fit what I was looking but ByDesign really has it all. You can keep all the different areas of your life organized separately but bring them together into one big to-do list on your calendar. The creators are always actively looking for ways to improve its functionality and love hearing feedback from users. There is a free trial, and the monthly subscription is extremely affordable. Can’t recommend this app enough! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the kind review! We're insanely grateful for your support, and most importantly, are thrilled that you love the app. Thank you!!! ### 5/5 — Finally My Life has Direction *2025-07-05* After going through every project manager you can imagine I think the biggest mistake is programmers have never took into consideration that life, goals, and learning new things will ultimately allow you to have the energy and motivation to attack the work side of life. If you have ADD (perfect app) or not (perfect app) this is a one and only in the market at an unbeatable price for all you get. It might not be one of the big names now but they have a different vision and as the younger generations start to value work-life balance you are going to understand why these guys are ahead of their time so you can crush it in work and life at the same time! **Developer response:** Thank you, Tom! This was such a lovely review - you made our day! We've been so grateful for all your feedback and are thrilled your team is on ByDesign too. We look forward to speaking with you again soon! ### 5/5 — Great productivity tool *2025-06-29, version 3.6.9* Really impressed with how comprehensive this app is and the great support provided by the developers. There are many apps that do the things that ByDesign does, but they dont pull them together in the same seamless way. ### 5/5 — Amazing App, Amazing Support! *2025-06-28* The app is good. I like the concepts and the fact that it works on any device. The support, especially the in-app chat support and the 1:1 walk through you get when you sign up is out of the world. Not sure if they'll be able to sustain that level of support as they grow faster, but it's extremely impressive. **Developer response:** We really appreciate the five stars! We're so glad you found our in-app chat and walk-through helpful. We're really try to be obsessively supportive of our customers, although you're right, this may be a challenge to sustain over the long-term - but we're going to try our best! Thanks again! ### 5/5 — Loving it so far *2025-06-25, version 3.6.8* So easy to use. Can easily type events on laptop and then everything is populated in the mobile app. Helps with checking items off my to do list throughout the day in the mobile app - in a simple, easy way. ### 5/5 — A Truly Inspiring Work in Progress *2025-06-25* ByDesign appears to be on fire … in a good way! I’ve been on a decades-long trek through various “do it all” efforts at combining a task manager, a planner, a calendar, and a smart notebook that’s all readily accessed from the Mac, the iPad and the iPhone. Bonus prize: log on from the web anywhere. It is ticking all the boxes, and doing so with a beautiful and compelling UI. If you’re looking for the power of best-of-class apps like Fantastical, Craft, Things, Evernote and more in one lovely package, check out ByDesign. They’re adding features like crazy, and polishing them along the way. I’m still waiting for a clear path to import and export from some of those one trick apps, but they’re building the bridge I’m planning to walk across. Go ByDesign! I’m rooting for you! **Developer response:** This was one of the kindest reviews we've received! Thank you so much! ### 5/5 — Unable to sign up *2025-06-17, version 3.6.2* I have been trying to sign-up to this app using setapp subscription but it just doesn't work. It's been 4 days now. So far it's completely useless ### 5/5 — Get this app if you need a life organizer *2025-05-03* This app has notes like Notion where you can create pages on pages, lists, tables, and many more! (But cleaner and easier to use fr) I love how it’s easy to connect with Google, Outlook, and Apple calendars too. They even help you track and set streaks for motivation! You guys just got a new fan. Looking forward to future social and calendar updates 😎🙂‍↕️🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 **Developer response:** Wow — thank you so much for this awesome review! We’re thrilled to hear ByDesign is helping you stay organized and that the clean interface and calendar integrations are working well for you. Hearing that we’ve earned a new fan absolutely makes our day! 🚀 We’ve got exciting updates in the works, especially around social features and calendar tools, so stay tuned — lots more to come. 🙌 ### 5/5 — Best app I've tried *2025-04-30, version 3.5.6* I have tried pretty much every calendar app and this one is the best I've tried ### 5/5 — The Ultimate Productivity Companion *2025-03-25* ByDesign is, without a doubt, the most versatile and well-designed productivity app I’ve used. It seamlessly integrates a calendar, to-do lists, and project management into one intuitive platform, eliminating the need for multiple apps. The functionality is top-tier—everything works smoothly, and the interface is both clean and efficient. The calendar syncs perfectly, keeping my schedule organized, while the to-do list feature ensures I never miss a task. The project management tools make collaboration and tracking progress incredibly simple. ByDesign truly feels like the app that can do it all. If you’re looking for an all-in-one productivity solution, this is it. Highly recommend! **Developer response:** Wow, this truly made our day! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. It’s amazing to hear how ByDesign is helping you stay organized and productive. We really appreciate you! ### 5/5 — New Go-to Life Hub *2025-03-25* What a find! I love how feature-rich and versatile this app is. I’ve used it for several weeks now, and I’m still finding ways to use it to better organize my life! **Developer response:** This is awesome to hear! So glad you're enjoying the app and discovering new ways to make it work for you. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience—it really means a lot! ### 5/5 — The Goldilocks of Calendar/To Do Apps *2025-02-24, version 3.5.0* I've spent a lot of time looking for an app that handles calendaring and task management that is sophisticated enough to have the features that I need but simple enough that it doesn't take a long time to get up and running, and that my young teens can use to manage their calendars and chores, schoolwork, etc. I needed something cross platform so that I can use it on PC or iPhone, and my kids can use it on iPhone, Mac, or Apple Watch. I've looked at a lot of the other apps like TickTick, notion, in motion, Todoist, reclaim, etc but this random little one was the only one that was just right and is not buggy. The user interface is clean and uncrowded, I can sync by directionally with Google Calendar, so that my tasks show up there as well, I can drag and drop my tasks into my calendar, and I can color code things. This is a great app for individual professional and personal use and really great for middle school high school and college students to manage their workload and visualize their time. Great customer service as well. ### 5/5 — Love the app *2024-12-29, version 3.4.4* Extremely handy application. Made my life so easy and organised. Kudos to the team. ### 5/5 — Best task app *2024-12-23, version 3.4.4* This app has literally changed my life. ### 5/5 — Helpful *2023-06-07, version 2.1.0* Helped me to plan my daily work! Great app ### 5/5 — so much potential *2022-12-13, version 1.9.0* i just got this app and it seems so cool and well made! it had lots of potential if everyone got on it, i hope it grows! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 3/5 — Has potential *2024-07-25* There’s a lot of bugs when trying to sign in with my school account. So I had to delete the app, I’ll give it go in the future when the bugs have been fixed:) **Developer response:** Thank you so much for review! The school ID only works if we partner with your school directly. So sorry for the confusion! For now, you will have to signup via Google, Microsoft, or Apple. We hope you give us another try. The web application is also worth checking out. We really appreciate the feedback. - Arthur (CEO & Co-Founder) ### 3/5 — Bugs in notes *2022-07-12, version 1.4.0* I really want to like this app. But now can’t edit notes on iPhone any longer. Cannot see the end of page, does not take spaces, does not save…. ### 4/5 — Huge potential, important basework and highly motivated devs *2025-05-18, version 3.6.0* Stumbled over this on reddit, got interested and love the concept of marrying events and tasks from the ground up. There is still some work to do, but as of now bydesign is a worthy contestant in the busy task manager category. ### 4/5 — Beautiful and helpful *2025-03-25, version 3.5.2* I like ByDesign because it helps me to organize myself and it’s beautiful to look at the well designed app ### 5/5 — Organized, focused, and productive *2026-05-20* I have tried what feels like everything to try to organize my calendar, my to-do list, my goals, but nothing has worked as as well as by Design. Digital planners limit your view to one thing at a time, and few will bring in multiple calendars at once including shared calendars. With ByDesign I have all the pieces of my work and personal life available as well as compartmentalized. I love the dashboard where I can see everything, all the pieces at once if I want to. I love how easy it is to turn my goals into actionable items on a specific day. I just love everything about this program. With it available on my PC, Mac, and smart phone, I can add, update, and check things anywhere, anytime. I know this review sounds kind of like an ad, but I’m just a user and I really love it. ### 5/5 — Best Productivity Tool on the Market *2025-12-24* This tool has transformed the way I work. Best in class customization as well as all of the industry standard tools and features. Additionally, the support team at ByDesign is truly the best out there. ### 5/5 — Such a great app *2025-11-28* I think if there was a way to see how much time of days until an event . Like days until a project is due. Or something. If not it is great as is and I think it has great potential! I can’t afford a subscription but I’m sure it’s fairly reasonable for anyone. Good luck! Would try again **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the kind words. I am really glad you are enjoying the app, and I appreciate the suggestion about showing days until an event or deadline. That is a helpful idea and something we will explore. I also understand about the subscription. Thank you for giving ByDesign a try and for the encouragement. ### 5/5 — The Only To Do List You’ll Ever Need *2025-08-09* I’ve used many tools such as project management software to minimalistic to do lists and scheduling tools. They have their place and use cases, but I enjoy using ByDesign for its simplicity and layout. You get a breakdown on what to do today, things to get done tomorrow and a reminder of why you’re doing what you do. It also has a places to write notes and brain dump your thoughts and plans onto. Overall I enjoy using this tool. Things to look into. I would love it if there was a way to customize the notifications. Thanks for making such a great tool! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the thoughtful review. I am really glad to hear that the simplicity and layout of ByDesign are helping you stay organized and focused. Your point about customizable notifications is a good one and it is something we want to improve. I appreciate you using the app and taking the time to share your experience! ### 5/5 — Just the best *2025-07-27, version 3.7.0* Such a great app! Best productivity app I’ve ever used. ### 5/5 — Best ever *2025-07-26, version 3.7.0* Super easy to use❤️ ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app simple yet versatile *2025-07-18, version 3.7.0* Does everything you need to enter notes and tasks. ### 5/5 — Really great app *2025-07-17* I love that I can time block, trackers habits & manage projects all in one app. I am looking forward to more features being added. Also the customer services is top tier x them are very responsive add encourage productivity feedback. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the love and five star we're review! We're so grateful you're a part of our community and look forward to more feedback! ### 5/5 — Perfekt Tool - Thanks 🙏 *2025-07-17, version 3.7.0* If you do not want to procrastinate anymore - this is the tool to choose 👍 ### 5/5 — Great *2025-07-12, version 3.6.9* This app - which combines tasks, notes, and calendar - has a great balance between simplicity, flexibility/customisation, and good design. It's very easy to use "out of the box" without a steep learning curve. There are a few bugs, but the developers are very responsive and are working hard all the time to fix things, improve it and add new features. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*