Comparison

Do.List vs Tiny Planner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Do.List

Organize your daily tasks and life with three main lists: Today, Tomorrow, and Later. Utilize "Life Lists" for groceries, reminders, books to read, and more. This app focuses on simplicity and personal organization without ads or accounts.

Highlights
  • Today, Tomorrow, Later lists
  • Customizable "Life Lists"
  • Drag and drop prioritization
  • iCloud backup and syncing
  • Apple Watch support
  • Today widget
  • Motivational notifications
Features
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HOW IT WORKS: Plan your tasks into Today, Tomorrow, and Later lists. Use Life Lists to organize everything else! MAIN LISTS A new model for people with busy lives! Prioritize using three lists: ○ Today ○ Tomorrow ○ Later LIFE LISTS Organize your life with the popular "Life Lists" feature: ○ Grocery lists ○ Shopping lists ○ Reminders ○ Daily lists (repeatable tasks) ○ Books to read ○ Idea lists ○ Bucket lists ○ Or create your own! AFFORDABLE No ads All major features come with the app No account / registration needed, syncing uses iCloud GREAT REVIEWS More than 97% of reviewers give Do.List 3-5 stars! Over 93% of reviewers give Do.List 4 or 5 stars! COOL FEATURES ○ A powerful Grocery List! ○ Easy drag and drop to prioritize your tasks ○ Make new lists ○ iPhone / iPad syncing ○ Simple designs, zero confusion! ○ iCloud backup ○ Apple Watch support ○ Today widget ○ A badge to show number incomplete IT'S BUILT FOR YOU Do.List is a task management app for people. I'm not building for an enterprise corporate client. I design for normal lives. SIMPLE - START IN SECONDS The design is simple enough that it's intuitive. Use the tutorial to get started or skip it and explore! SCHEDULING When you need to give a task a due date, add it to the "Reminders" list and you'll get a reminder! FOCUS When you open Do.List, the home screen is "Today". That helps keeps the focus on what's important. "Do.List is a minimalist app empowering focus." -AppPicker.com MOTIVATION Choose the notifications that work for you: ○ Get daily quotes ○ Productivity tips ○ "Sunday Night Prep" reminders to prepare for the week ○ "Monday Morning Pep" motivation "Personally, I love this app... I encourage anyone who needs to organize their life and loves doing it with lists to use this." InsideHerHead.net PROTECTION FROM YOURSELF Long lists are overwhelming. If your Today list goes over five tasks, you'll get a message encouraging you to shorten your list! DATA BACKUP All data saved locally on phone, plus just tap "Backup" in Settings to backup to iCloud. **************************************** OTHER LIFE LISTS - Grocery List - Gift ideas - Movies to See - Bucket Lists - Yard Tasks - Trip Packing Lists - And more! Summary of Lists > Three main to-do lists: Today, Tomorrow, Later > 30+ Life Lists for various non-urgent task management > Daily, Weekly, & Monthly lists for repetitive tasks Stats > Get Daily & Weekly "Done" stats after each completed task > From the "Done" list, view your completed stats PLEASE READ WHAT DO.LIST IS NOT: - Do.List is not a calendar and will not offer that functionality in the foreseeable future. - Do.List's design encourages going deadline-free. Instead, it encourages you to focus and look at your list often. - Do.List does not allow you to sync lists. It is not an enterprise app for teams, it's for people and their lives! - Do.List is iPhone only. There's no syncing, so it doesn't require an account. ●●● Do.List Goals ●●● Deliver a new level of organization within an intuitive interface. Avoid task pile ups. Keep lists short and motivation high. ●●● Do.List Terms of Service ●●● To read about the Do.List terms of use, please visit the below URL: https://davegetman.com/terms-of-use ●●● Privacy ●●● Do.List does not require an account! The app collects aggregated numbers, such as how many tasks are added or completed. Your tasks, descriptions, and photos never leave the phone unless you yourself back them up or enable syncing. Twitter: @YourDoList Facebook: facebook.com/YourDoList/ Website: YourDoList.com General inquiries: Dave@YourDoList.com

About

Tiny Planner

This app offers a minimalist and intuitive way to organize your life. It allows you to track important events, their details, and specific dates and times, all within a beautiful and simple interface. Easily manage your schedule and simplify your daily planning.

Highlights
  • Track important life events
  • Log event details and categories
  • Specify event dates and times
  • Quickly find and manage planner items
  • Minimalist and intuitive design
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Don't bother with other planner apps that have too many features and a confusing design. Tiny Planner has a beautiful and minimalist design, while still containing all the features you need. Use Tiny Planner to: • Track important events in your life • Track details about events such as their importance and category • Specify a date and time for events • Quickly find and manage items in your planner Don't let your life get crammed and confusing, use Tiny Planner to keep track of everything that is going on. With its simple and beautiful design, it has never been easier to keep track of important dates and events that are happening in your life. Simplify your life with the easy-to-use and elegant Tiny Planner.

Screenshots

Do.List4 screens
Tiny Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Do.List at 2.5K against Tiny Planner's 20. Tiny Planner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Do.List against 4.8 for Tiny Planner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Do.List has 2.5K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Do.List's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Do.List versus Tiny Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDo.ListTiny Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better20
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDG Apps, Inc.Jake Short

Customer experience

Do.List

All ratings2,352 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative16.3%

Tiny Planner

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Do.List

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect item movement between lists
  • Grocery list not saving custom items
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Syncing and backup failures

Requested features

6 requests
  • Recurring tasks
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Ability to rearrange list items
  • iPad and Apple Watch support
  • Multilingual support
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  • More customization options

Tiny Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Do.List

No in-app purchases

None

Tiny Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Do.List free?
Do.List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Planner free?
Tiny Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Do.List or Tiny Planner?
Tiny Planner is rated higher. Do.List averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Tiny Planner averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Do.List or Tiny Planner have ads?
Neither Do.List nor Tiny Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Do.List or Tiny Planner?
Do.List ships an update weekly, and Tiny Planner weekly. Most recently, Do.List was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tiny Planner on October 24, 2026.

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