Comparison

Reminders vs To Do List

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

Head to head
About

Reminders

Easily manage your to-do lists for groceries, work projects, and more. Create reminders with voice commands, set location-based alerts, and collaborate with others. Keep everything organized and accessible across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated reminder creation
  • Location-based reminders
  • Smart Lists for automatic organization
  • Subtasks and section headers
  • Collaboration and list sharing
  • Home screen widgets
  • Grocery list auto-categorization
Features
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Reminders makes it easier than ever to remember the things you need to do. You can use it for all of life's to-dos, including grocery lists, projects at work, or anything else you want to track. And with iCloud, it's easy to keep all your devices in sync, so you’ll always have your reminders with you. Features Fast and easy to use • Use Siri to create reminders with your voice, or add Reminders to your Control Center or iPhone Action Button to quickly create a reminder on the go. • Create, edit, and complete scheduled reminders from within the Calendar app. • Add a widget to your Home Screen on iOS and iPadOS, or Notification Center on macOS, to view and complete reminders. • Make shopping easier with grocery lists that automatically group related items into sections like dairy and produce. Powerful organization • Smart Lists - Today, Scheduled, Flagged, All, and Assigned to Me, and Completed - automatically organize and display upcoming reminders. • Organize your reminders with tags to make them easy to find. • Custom Smart Lists automatically include reminders that matter most to you by gathering to-dos based on tags, dates, times, locations, flags, and priority. • Use subtasks to add additional detailed tasks to a reminder. • Organize reminders within a list by creating section headers; tap Auto-Categorize at the top of a list to have Apple Intelligence organize your reminders into sections by related categories. You can also try viewing sections in column view to arrange them across your screen. It’s a powerful way to visualize tasks, or even make simple kanban boards. • Save a list as a template to reuse it for routines, packing lists, and more. Share templates with others via a link, or download templates that others have shared. Be reminded when and how you want • Set reminders to repeatedly remind you daily, weekly or at custom intervals. • Trigger reminders by specific locations, for example when you arrive at home or work, or when you get in your car. • Tag people in a reminder to get a reminder the next time you chat with them in Messages. Collaborate with others • Share and collaborate on a list of reminders - everyone with access to the shared list will be able to add or complete reminders. • Assign reminders to people with whom you share lists. Intelligence • Share a webpage, note, or any text to the Reminders app and Apple Intelligence will suggest relevant tasks and grocery items from what you’re looking at. • Natural language support allows you to type phrases to create reminder settings. Try something like “Jog every other morning” for a specific, recurring reminder. Reminders for Apple Watch • Get notified and mark reminders as complete right from your wrist and automatically sync across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro with iCloud. • View reminders and create new ones directly on your Apple Watch. Certain features are available only in select languages and regions.

About

To Do List

This is a free reminder and task management application with a clean interface. It helps organize lists, tasks, and deadlines with a calendar view, widgets, and customizable themes. Premium features offer enhanced functionality like iCloud sync and repeating reminders.

Highlights
  • Simple interface and clean design
  • Free to use, no ads or tracking
  • Customizable colors and icons
  • Calendar view for due dates
  • Easy-to-read widgets
  • iCloud sync (Premium)
  • Repeating reminders (Premium)
Features
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"To Do List" is a reminder app for anyone who wants a simple way to manage shopping, everyday errands, and work tasks. Organize reminders in lists, check due dates on the calendar, and let widgets and notifications remind you what to do. Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with an interface that feels at home on each device and is intuitive and pleasant to use. No account required. The free version shows no ads and does no tracking. ● Free features Organize shopping and packing lists Create a list for each purpose and set its color, icon, and sort order. Check off finished reminders, and see reminders from all your lists together in the Today and All views. Drag and drop reminders to move them to another list. Manage due dates on the calendar See work deadlines and everyday errands on the in-app calendar. Drag a reminder to another date to change its due date. See today's reminders in widgets and notifications On iPhone and iPad, show today's reminders or a list of your choice in widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen. The Up Next widget shows the reminder with the nearest due date, and you can complete reminders right from a widget. Get a notification at the time you set for each reminder. Widgets are also available on Mac. Add reminders quickly, find them later Create reminders and open a list with Siri and Shortcuts. On iPhone and iPad, you can also add reminders from Control Center and the Lock Screen. Find your reminders with in-app search and Spotlight. ● Premium features Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. It adds the following features: - iCloud sync: keep lists and reminders in sync across your own iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Notes: add details to a reminder - Repeat: set recurring reminders for regular errands - Calendar detail view: show reminder names on each date - All themes and app icons - All list icons - Alert tones (iPhone and iPad) Check the app for the latest pricing and features. Developer: Monelyze Inc. Terms of Use: https://monelyze.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monelyze.app/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Reminders4 screens
To Do List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reminders at none against To Do List's 3. Reminders also leads on ratings volume (1.1M vs 3.3K) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). To Do List's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. To Do List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Reminders asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Reminders against 4.7 for To Do List. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminders has 1.1M ratings behind it against 3.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Reminders's written reviews are positive against 72% of To Do List's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminders ships an update every 5 months, To Do List every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reminders versus To Do List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemindersTo Do List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1M ratings) — better4.7 (3.3K ratings)
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1M — better3.3K
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppleMonelyze Inc.

Customer experience

Reminders

All ratings1,038,666 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews6,203 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative17.5%

To Do List

All ratings3,238 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews340 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Reminders

From 1.1M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with Apple ecosystem
  • 📋 Helpful for organizing tasks and reminders
  • 🔔 Useful location-based and time-sensitive reminders
  • 💡 Shared lists and collaboration features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy after recent updates
  • 🔍 Difficult to search for completed reminders
  • 🔀 Issues with syncing and data loss
  • 🕰️ Delayed or missing notifications
  • 🔒 Concerns about iCloud dependency

To Do List

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 📆 Helpful for organizing tasks and reminders
  • 💻 Seamless syncing across devices
  • 🎨 Customizable colors and themes

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free version
  • 🔁 Lack of recurring task/reminder options
  • 🗂️ Difficulty in sorting and prioritizing tasks
  • 🔍 Inconsistent widget behavior
  • 🐛 Occasional data loss and sync issues

Bugs and requests

Reminders

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Reminders disappearing or reverting after updates
  • Inability to move reminders between lists
  • Slow performance and frequent crashes
  • Syncing issues between devices and iCloud
  • Notification issues, such as not showing up or delayed

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to unmark all completed reminders
  • Option to hide completed reminders in Today view
  • Integration with Calendar app for better scheduling
  • More customization options for lists and reminders
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
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  • Repeat reminders based on completion, not just time

To Do List

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widgets not displaying tasks correctly
  • Completed tasks disappearing unexpectedly
  • App freezing or crashing on certain devices
  • Sync issues causing data loss across platforms
  • Inconsistent behavior after app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add recurring task/reminder options
  • Improve task sorting and prioritization
  • Enhance widget functionality and customization
  • Introduce sub-task and note-taking capabilities
  • Provide better sync and data backup/restore

In-app purchases

None

Reminders

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

To Do List

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium - Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Reminders free?
Reminders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is To Do List free?
To Do List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reminders or To Do List?
Reminders is rated higher. Reminders averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1M ratings, while To Do List averages 4.7 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Reminders or To Do List have ads?
Neither Reminders nor To Do List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reminders or To Do List?
Reminders ships an update every 5 months, and To Do List every 5 days. Most recently, Reminders was updated on November 9, 2026 and To Do List on November 6, 2026.

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