Clear User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience62.0% of reviews
Neutral7.3% of reviews
Negative experience30.7% of reviews

~ Based on 602 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Clear Safe?

Clear: To Dos & Reminders appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Clear is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 4,857 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
7.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 4,857 App Store ratings for Clear.

Is Clear Legit?

Clear: To Dos & Reminders appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Clear is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Intuitive and easy to use.

Had the beta and it went dormant for a while. When it came back functionality was even better. Enjoy the reminder setting and the sub-header font size. Don’t care for the gamification. Use daily especially for packing lists and the fact that it keeps crossed out items means I can revisit the list again and again.
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Constant updates to break ease of use

I've been using Clear for well over a decade. It's my only To-Do list app. The past several years the app has had constant updates that take a nice simpler perfect app and break what was working. This last update that fundamentally changes the way you interact with the app and the muscle memory is the final straw.

I've always disliked the subscription model and Clear Pro became what I feared. Pulling features and putting them behind paywalls, then justifying the subscription with constant rearrangement updates that just make the experience worse.

Thanks for the great early years, but I'm done with this app and the constant bad updates.
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Great simple app for organization

I have used this app for years. It is simple and intuitive. I am a list maker and this is easy to add to, rearrange and add reminders to. You can also have multiple lists. I have even gotten my husband using it! Definitely recommend.

Helpful

Satisfying way to organize life’s lists.

Synchronisation retirée

Toute ma vie, j’ai utilisé cette application qui permettrait la synchronisation entre les appareils. Je l’ai longtemps chaudement recommandée. Mais ils ont volontairement mis cette dernière hors service quelque temps afin de revenir avec une version Pro payante. Uniquement cette dernière permet maintenant la synchronisation, exactement comme avant. Je regrette tellement d’avoir tellement recommandé Clear à autant de personnes. Voici la reconnaissance que l’on obtient.
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Where is my "Night Owl Classic"??!

How can you lock content behind a paid Pro subscription after users have already earned it? I was genuinely shocked when I opened the app and found that my favorite color scheme (the one I unlocked through achievements) is now only available with a paid subscription, and it had been replaced with the default one. How is that even acceptable? Have you completely lost your minds? I put up with the constant, intrusive pop-ups advertising your subscription, but this is just plain ridiculous!
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Themes

You put the dark theme which I was using for the longest time that I earned behind a paywall now

Devs keep ruining a perfect app.

Before you download this app you should know that more than half of the features they’ve now locked behind a subscription paywall used to be completely free. I loved Clear and used it daily for a long time to help organize my life, but the developers kept changing small things and trying to iterate one what was a near-perfect app already and it muddied up the experience. The subscription is the last sign that the developers don’t care about making a beautiful and simple app, because they already made one. Instead they want an app they can keep iterating on past the point of usefulness in hopes of making more money of its users.

Clear used to be better, for free. Don’t spend your money here.

UPDATE JUNE 2026: Can’t believe it somehow got worse but the developer of this app has sunk even lower into their greed and removed any option to support them with one-time purchases for themes. Now most customizations have been removed from their shop and “will be available through other means with a Pro subscription” in the future. Shutting down single time paid personalization options in an effort to push towards the already greedy and unnecessary subscription is a new low.
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yes

yes

Go to app

Great to quickly get a task and reminder down so you don’t forget. The best part is crossing it out when you get it done!

Original Clear App

The original app was great. My iPhone and iPad would sync up. But now it seems to be about how the developers can get more money out of you and I. No more sync unless you upgrade to plus. No thanks. Time to look elsewhere.

Are you a list person? Get this app!

I have had this app since it first came out. I LOVE IT. You can move things around. (They were one of the first to make this an option.) They now have different color schemes. It is easy to use - even for a dumblond! *wink* And did I mention that it’s FREE? Seriously, just d/l it. It’s great for us list makers who need to organize our thoughts. I LOVE this app!!! (And no, they aren’t paying me or rewarding me to say this. They don’t know me from Adam… well, Eve!) Haha
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Paid for the App, Now Constantly Interrupted for Subscription

I paid for this application, participated in beta testing of the updated release, had it lose all my data multiple times, and now get bugged to leave a review or start a monthly subscription every time I open it. Not even a loyalty upgrade for paying customers. Lame.

Super glitchy and laggy after update

The recent app update has caused it to be unresponsive, laggy, and difficult to use easily. Was great before.

Very useful

Like this app and I don’t use many. This helps my day to day work and home life as I am too stupid and forgetful to keep on top of things

Been using Clear for years!!

I love this app so much. It’s been the closest thing to a physical sheet of paper for my to do list when I go to the store. The interface is so clean and the sound effects are gratifying when you clear something out. Nice the touch with inspiring historical quotes as you begin a new List. Hopefully one day there will be a sharing feature added, that’s the only thing I’ve been wishing for! Thank you dev team!
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Awesome

Update:
Still using it, still love it.
I wish they had a search option.
As you know, the items you checked off as purchased & NOT delete since they are purchased often, the list gets long & takes a bit to find that item to put back on the list.
Original review:
I use it all the time, works well!
I want to buy the (RED) version, I got out of the offer & now there is NO way to get back!
Help, today is the deadline to help fight aids!
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Crazy good!

Love the focus towards user experience, haptics, hover and click behaviours etc for a holistic todo list building app! Awesome themes to get the dopamine hits running. Can't wait to build some nice habits because of this app.

Already Paid Once

Bought this app years ago with the understanding: pay once, use forever. Solid deal. Good basic app. Not a charity, so fine.

Then they pivoted to "yearly subscription" and offered me a meesly discount on the price I already paid. As if I should be grateful to rent software I own.

Original purchase was a down payment on an open-ended rental I never agreed to.
If you're considering it: the app works fine. But know what you're signing up for…it’s far from "clear" or transparent. 👎🏻
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Amazing but could be supreme

Personalized/niche gripes but the review thing is annoying so here’s your 4 stars. More detailed overt settings, individualized settings/options per entry{subtext/highlight/bullets}, locations active per entry{but keep it simple), optional threading/trees hidden or not. Keeping it simple and intuitive should remain the focus though.
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