Comparison

SwiftoDo for todo.txt vs DoThread

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

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About

SwiftoDo for todo.txt

Manage your tasks with a powerful and modern application designed for the todo.txt file format. Sync your lists via Dropbox or the Files app, and leverage advanced features like recurring tasks and custom sorting. Enjoy a customizable interface and seamless integration with iOS.

Highlights
  • Full todo.txt format support
  • Dropbox and Files app sync
  • Archiving completed tasks
  • Import from Reminders
  • Customizable task list styles
  • Advanced sorting and filtering
  • Hardware keyboard shortcuts
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SwiftoDo is a modern, powerful todo.txt app for iOS. It is a task list built specifically for the todo.txt file format, and allows you work with your existing todo.txt files via Dropbox or any data provider that integrates with the iOS 11+ Files app. # FEATURES - Full support for the todo.txt file format - Dropbox sync - Archiving completed tasks to done.txt - Import tasks from Reminders ## Supported Todo.txt Format Extensions - Due date tags (due:) - Threshold date tags (t:) - Recurring tasks (rec:+1w) - Hidden tasks (h:1) - Retain priority after completion (optional; two ways) ## User Interface - Four task list styles to customize how you view your tasks - Full file text editing mode, for when you need it - Numerous dark and light themes - Single or multiple task entry for new tasks - One-touch edits to change priority, due date, etc. - Select and edit multiple tasks from the task list with one-touch edits - Pickers for inserting priority, projects, contexts, etc. - Numerous sort presets, with grouping - Powerful filtering capabilities - Full-text search - Undo/redo - Hardware keyboard shortcuts - Slide-over menu to open URLs contained in the task text - Option to set a default priority on new tasks ## iOS 10+ Integration - Universal app for iPhone and iPad - Live filter split view in landscape on iPad, iPhone 6/6S/7 Plus - Slide-over and split-screen multitasking on iPad (great for having tasks side by side with your favorite note-taking app) - 3D Touch peek & pop and home screen quick actions - Core Spotlight integration - URL scheme with x-callback-url support # ARE YOU NEW TO THE TODO.TXT FORMAT? SEE WHAT IT OFFERS: ## A task list that *you* control Your task list is a plain text file, not some proprietary format owned by a company or locked to a specific application. ## A simple and timeless format Plain text is the simplest file format there is. It will always be accessible, by some kind of application, forever. ## Few rules to learn Learn only a few simple formatting rules (which SwiftoDo will take care of for you) to indicate task priority, task completion, and so on. ## A GTD-ready system The todo.txt format was built with Getting Things Done in mind. It supports projects (which being with “+”) and contexts (which begin with a “@“). ## Use alongside any app on any platform With Dropbox or Files app (iOS 11+ only) sync enabled, you can sync your task list with any app on any platform.

About

DoThread

This app offers a flexible journaling experience to track moods, habits, and life events. Organize your thoughts with custom threads, gain insights through analytics, and stay consistent with daily reminders. Your data is private and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable threads for notes, moods, and metrics
  • Fast capture with text, photos, and mood logging
  • Number tracking with custom units
  • Location and weather data integration (opt-in)
  • Apple Shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Powerful analytics and trend visualization
  • Daily reminders for consistency
  • iCloud and WebDAV sync
Features
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A journal that keeps up with you. Write an entry, tap a mood, tick off the swim, log the weight — DoThread holds all of it in threads you shape yourself. Free to start. No account, no one else's servers. WRITE PROPERLY Markdown where you want it: headings, lists, quotes, bold. Up to four photos in a single entry. Place and weather attach themselves, if you let them. LOG IN ONE TAP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets record a mood or a check-in without opening the app. Put the Control Centre control on your Action Button and it is a single press. Ask Siri, or build it into a Shortcut. AN ENDLESS PAGE Canvas threads drop the timeline entirely: an endless page you write anywhere on, in handwriting-style fonts if you like. Photos, stickers and sticky notes drag, resize and rotate. Give the page a colour and a texture, and export all of it as one PDF. SIX KINDS OF THREAD Journals, mood trackers, daily check-ins, number trackers, checklists and freeform canvases. Pin the ones you live in to the top. Each with its own colour, its own moods if the standard ones don't fit, and Face ID on the private ones. SEE WHAT YOU'D MISS Two months of moods on one calendar. A streak you can watch grow. Numbers charted week by week. Search every word you have ever written, across every thread at once. YOURS, PROPERLY Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud, or to your own server over WebDAV if you would rather. Export to Markdown, or take a full backup you can restore. Nothing is locked in. DOTHREAD PRO One subscription unlocks everything: canvas threads, unlimited threads of every type, widgets, four photos per entry, analytics, custom moods, Face ID protection and WebDAV. A daily reminder, if you want one. Dark mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch. --- For technical assistance, reach our team at contact@chelodo.com Privacy Policy: https://chelodo.com/apps/dothread/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://chelodo.com/apps/dothread/terms

Screenshots

SwiftoDo for todo.txt4 screens
DoThread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwiftoDo for todo.txt at none against DoThread's 2. SwiftoDo for todo.txt also leads on ratings volume (295 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). DoThread's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. DoThread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. SwiftoDo for todo.txt asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SwiftoDo for todo.txt against 4.8 for DoThread. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SwiftoDo for todo.txt has 295 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of SwiftoDo for todo.txt's written reviews are positive against 100% of DoThread's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwiftoDo for todo.txt ships an update every 5 weeks, DoThread every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SwiftoDo for todo.txt versus DoThread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftoDo for todo.txtDoThread
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (295 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings295 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael DescyChelodo

Customer experience

SwiftoDo for todo.txt

All ratings278 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.9%

DoThread

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SwiftoDo for todo.txt

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening the app after a sync
  • Inline date picker causing app crashes
  • Manual sort not working as expected
  • Sync issues leading to data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiple todo list support
  • Widgets and Apple Watch integration
  • Automatic dark mode switching
  • Better sorting and filtering options
  • Improved reminders and due date handling

DoThread

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SwiftoDo for todo.txt

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DoThread

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is SwiftoDo for todo.txt free?
SwiftoDo for todo.txt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoThread free?
DoThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SwiftoDo for todo.txt or DoThread?
DoThread is rated higher. SwiftoDo for todo.txt averages 4.7 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while DoThread averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do SwiftoDo for todo.txt or DoThread have ads?
Neither SwiftoDo for todo.txt nor DoThread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwiftoDo for todo.txt or DoThread?
SwiftoDo for todo.txt ships an update every 5 weeks, and DoThread every 5 days. Most recently, SwiftoDo for todo.txt was updated on November 2, 2026 and DoThread on October 30, 2026.

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