Comparison

Time Note vs Todo

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

Head to head
About

Time Note

Track and manage life events, from travel and work to family moments, all organized chronologically. Each entry includes a date, icon, details, and an optional photo, displayed on a single, easy-to-navigate timeline. Export your timeline as a photo to share with others.

Highlights
  • Event management by time
  • Add icons and photos to events
  • Single timeline display
  • Export timeline to photo
  • Share event timelines
Features
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Use time to manage your event ,travel,working,family that any thing can be connected by time. Each event has a time date, an icon, a event detail and a photo. Easy to use, there is no calendar grid, all thing will display on a single time line. All the timeline can be export to the 'photo' and share to anyone you like.

About

Todo

Organize your life with a charming cat companion. This to-do list app helps you capture tasks, set reminders, and stay focused with a built-in timer. Enjoy a cute interface and helpful widgets to make productivity more enjoyable.

Highlights
  • Task capture and organization
  • Customizable reminders
  • 25-minute focus timer
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Widgets and StandBy support
  • Multi-language support
Features
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TodoCat — a little cuteness for your day, a little focus for your life. TodoCat is a simple, practical to-do list app with a playful cartoon style that helps you organize work, everyday life, and study. With lifelike breathing and natural blinks, your cat companion makes every task a little more fun. 【Capture Tasks, Stay Organized】 Quickly add tasks, then edit, complete, or delete them as needed. Keep daily chores, work commitments, and study plans in one place. Check things off and enjoy a small sense of achievement with every step. 【Reminders That Fit Your Routine】 Set one-time reminders or repeat them daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or at a custom interval. From daily study sessions and monthly plans to something that comes around every 7 weeks, choose the schedule that works for you. Reminders update when you edit a task, and future notifications stop automatically when you complete it. 【A Cat Companion for Focus Time】 Tap the paw to start a 25-minute focus countdown, or adjust the duration to suit your needs. On supported devices and system versions, check the remaining time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Let your cat keep you company as you focus on one thing at a time. 【A Touch of Cuteness, Always in View】 Bring your to-dos into your daily routine with adorable widgets and StandBy support. Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean, so you can use TodoCat in the language that feels right for you. From jotting down a small task to completing a plan, TodoCat helps you make the most of each day, at your own pace.

Screenshots

Time Note3 screens
Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Todo at 86% against Time Note's 36%. Todo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Time Note's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Time Note costs $2.99 and Todo $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Todo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Time Note's written reviews are positive against 86% of Todo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Note ships an update every 2 months, Todo every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time Note versus Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime NoteTodo
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.2 (14 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer子浩 张镔钥 陆

Customer experience

Time Note

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral30.3%
Negative33.3%

Todo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Time Note

No in-app purchases

None

Todo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Note free?
Time Note costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Todo free?
Todo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time Note or Todo?
Todo is rated higher. Time Note averages 3.2 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Todo averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Time Note or Todo have ads?
Neither Time Note nor Todo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Note or Todo?
Time Note ships an update every 2 months, and Todo every 6 weeks. Most recently, Time Note was updated on November 6, 2026 and Todo on November 7, 2026.

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