Comparison

ToDo List vs Forem Tasks

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

Head to head
About

ToDo List

Manage your daily tasks and errands on a single, intuitive screen. This simple application offers quick task addition, easy completion marking, and convenient deletion or color-coding options. It also supports lock screen and home screen widgets for immediate access.

Highlights
  • Single-screen task management
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Home screen widgets
  • One-tap task addition
  • Swipe to delete tasks
  • Swipe to color-code tasks
  • Dark mode support
Features
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ToDo List is a simple to-do list app that leaves out multiple lists, due dates, and sharing, letting you focus on one list on one screen, with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Check your tasks at a glance on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, and manage everything in one clear list. The app works offline, needs no account or sign-up, and is useful for capturing errands, shopping items, work tasks, study notes, chores, and anything you do not want to forget. The app is built around one simple list and a clean single-screen design. No complex projects, folders, or setup. Just add a task, check it off, and keep your list organized. [Main Features] * Home Screen widget that updates in real time * Lock Screen widget to see your tasks without unlocking * Add tasks with just one tap * Enter tasks with the keyboard or iOS Dictation (voice input) * Color-code tasks with 6 colors by swiping right * Reorder tasks by dragging and dropping them (long-press) * Swipe left on a task to delete it * Clear all completed tasks by tapping the trash button * Works offline, no account required * Supports Dark Mode and VoiceOver [One List, One Screen] ToDo List is made for people who find most to-do apps too complicated, and for anyone who prefers a minimalist approach to task management. There is no support for multiple lists, projects, folders, due dates, reminders, syncing, or sharing. Everything stays in one clear list on one screen, so you can focus on what needs to be done today. If you have tried feature-heavy task managers and given up, this app takes the opposite approach: open it, write down a task, and you’re done. [Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets] Place the widget on your Home Screen to see your list at a glance — like a sticky note that is always in view. The widget updates in real time, reflecting changes as they happen. With the Lock Screen widget, your tasks are visible whenever you pick up your iPhone—without unlocking it or opening the app. [Color-Coded Tasks] Swipe right on a task to give it one of 6 colors. Use colors to mark urgent items, separate work and personal tasks, group shopping items, or highlight what you want to do first. Colors help keep the single list easy to scan, even when it gets long. [For Everyday Life] ToDo List can be used for work tasks, school assignments, homework, shopping lists, chores, errands, personal goals, and daily routines. It also works as a simple checklist — for packing before a trip, for moving or spring cleaning, for daily habits you want to keep up, or for anything you tick off one item at a time. Because past tasks do not pile up in folders or archives, you can use it as a daily reset list: write down today’s tasks in the morning, check them off during the day, and clear the list for tomorrow. You can also use it to write down everything on your mind and clear your head, to break a big task into smaller steps, or as a second, short-term list alongside your main task manager. [Accessibility & More] The app opens straight to your list. It supports Dark Mode and VoiceOver, allowing tasks to be read aloud and managed with the screen reader. [Free to Use] ToDo List is free to download and use. It shows ads, which you can remove with a one-time purchase — there is no subscription. Download ToDo List and keep today’s tasks on one simple screen.

About

Forem Tasks

This app helps you manage tasks, plan your day, and stay organized with a powerful yet simple interface. It offers smart task entry, a focus timer, and productivity insights to enhance your workflow. Enjoy a private, offline-first experience with optional cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Smart task entry with natural language processing
  • Organize tasks into lists and projects
  • Built-in focus timer (Pomodoro technique)
  • Productivity insights and streak tracking
  • Daily planner with calendar sync
  • Reusable task templates
  • Offline-first functionality with optional cloud sync
Features
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Is it becoming challenging for you to manage your daily tasks? Will you like to take help from a smart list maker and task organizer app? Eliminate unnecessary clutter and stress from your life by effectively managing your daily tasks and following specific lists. Be it your overdue grocery shopping spree, a halted personal project or friction in completing your daily tasks, you can always take from this smart app designed to assist you in managing your life effectively. Become more productive by sorting and organizing your duties in a simple yet effective way. Try Forem Tasks – Task Organizer now! Stay organized and manage your day-to-day with ForemSoft Tasks. Make shopping lists or task lists, to improve your productivity and focus on what matters. Stay Organized With Tasks Lists Are you lagging behind your work schedule? Is procrastination taking up chunks of your available time? If that is the case, you need to take control of your available time and seek help from a task organizer app to sort out your daily tasks. Forem offers you this amazing feature of creating tasks lists where you can add multiple tasks corresponding to different time slots throughout the day. Simply create a list, create a name, add different to-do items in the list and add time or day corresponding to each task. Viola! Your life is sorted for the most part. Create and Manage Shopping Lists Do you tend to be forgetful while going shopping? Will you, for once, like to complete the purchasing of all the items in your shopping list without forgetting anything? With Forem Tasks – Task Organizer, you can create grocery shopping, personal shopping or any other type of shopping lists. Simply create a list, add items and put different numbers corresponding to the quantity of any item that you need to buy. Stay on top of your shopping necessities and never miss an important item again! De-Clutter Your Schedule Effectively Multiple scientific studies have validated the influence of pending tasks in increasing the degree of procrastination in different people. The main culprit behind low productivity in life is cluttered schedule and lack of proper, organized system to do your tasks daily. With Forem, you can de-clutter your life by organizing your tasks in different to-do lists. On top of that, you can enable task reminders so your app will automatically tell you when a task is due soon! User-friendly Interface, Smooth Response On Forem Tasks – Task Organizer, everything from list creation till setting the time for different tasks is smoother, quicker and easier than any other platform. The user-friendly interface helps you save more time and effort on your everyday life tasks. Features of Forem Tasks – Task Organizer • Simple and easy to use task organizer app UI/UX • Create and organize items in shopping lists or to-do lists • Add time, date and task reminder next to different task entries • Enable notifications to receive task reminders and stay on top of your schedule • Tasks, subtasks, lists, tags, priorities & Daily Focus • Due dates, reminders, repeats (including set weekdays), location alerts and auto-rollover • Add tasks by natural language or voice in seconds • Month, week and agenda views, quick-add, drag to reschedule, Google and Apple Calendar sync • Search by tag, filter by priority, date and starred, save Smart Filters • Focus Timer, time tracking, Priority Matrix, task dependencies and templates • Streaks and activity heatmap to build better habits • Works offline, optional cloud sync, shared lists, backup and home-screen widget • Light and dark themes, multiple languages Are you ready to sort your life and enhance productivity? Download and use Forem Tasks – Task Organizer today!

Screenshots

ToDo List4 screens
Forem Tasks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ToDo List at 86% against Forem Tasks's 0%. ToDo List also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 1). Forem Tasks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. ToDo List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Forem Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToDo List holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ToDo List has 5.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of ToDo List's written reviews are positive against 0% of Forem Tasks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToDo List ships an update every 3 months, Forem Tasks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ToDo List versus Forem Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToDo ListForem Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.2K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKomorebi Inc.Forem Software

Customer experience

ToDo List

All ratings5,240 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative9.2%

Forem Tasks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

ToDo List

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Randomly deleting or duplicating tasks
  • Inability to recover deleted tasks

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add due dates and reminders for tasks
  • Ability to rearrange task order
  • Option to sync across multiple devices
  • Add categories or tags for organization

Forem Tasks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ToDo List

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99
None

Forem Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ToDo List free?
ToDo List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forem Tasks free?
Forem Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ToDo List or Forem Tasks?
ToDo List is rated higher. ToDo List averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Forem Tasks averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ToDo List or Forem Tasks have ads?
ToDo List shows ads; Forem Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, ToDo List or Forem Tasks?
ToDo List ships an update every 3 months, and Forem Tasks every 2 weeks. Most recently, ToDo List was updated on September 22, 2026 and Forem Tasks on July 7, 2026.

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