Comparison

Things To do vs Getting Things Done

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

Head to head
About

Things To do

Features
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With "Things Todo", effortlessly manage your personal or business tasks for the following days and weeks. If you are a kind of person who wants to add notifications fast and easy, without filling a million of fields - "Things Todo" is the right app for you. Thinks Todo is a simple task manager and focus app that helps you organize tasks, manage projects, and improve productivity. With a clean design and an easy workflow, you can: Create daily task lists Organize projects in one place Stay focused with a built-in Focus Timer Plan your day more clearly Manage work and personal tasks with ease Thinks Todo is perfect for anyone looking for a minimal and effective productivity app for iPhone and iPad. Stay organized. Stay focused. Get things done with Thinks Todo.

About

Getting Things Done

Capture all your to-do items in an inbox, then organize them into prioritized actions or multi-step projects. View your next steps by context and review accomplishments to improve productivity.

Highlights
  • Capture To-Do items
  • Organize into prioritized actions
  • Plan multi-action projects
  • View actions by context
  • Record accomplishments and improvements
  • Link actions to projects and contexts
Features
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Getting Things Done is a self management philosophy from the eponymous book by David Allen. On the In Tray tab, users can capture all the amorphous To Do items. Next, users can decide to take definite, prioritized, time-bounded actions or plan projects of many actions. On the Next Actions tab, they can view an ordered list of all the Next Actions needed to be taken based on Context (eg Phone, Computer, Home, etc). Users can view multi-action Projects and Review Notes on the Planning tab. Reviews are a way for the users to record important accomplishments and improvements to productivity. On any tab, users can view details about each To Do, Next Action, Project, or Review as well as create a new one. Users can also link Next Actions to Projects and Contexts. This application includes artwork from Symplicity, Tinache Mugayi, Guru, Delwar Hossain, and AlePio.

Screenshots

Things To do3 screens
Getting Things Done4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Getting Things Done at none against Things To do's shown. Getting Things Done also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 60 months) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 18.1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things To do ships an update every 60 months, Getting Things Done every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Things To do versus Getting Things Done: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings To doGetting Things Done
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 60 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.110.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHa LanDylan Bruschi

In-app purchases

None

Things To do

No in-app purchases

None

Getting Things Done

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things To do free?
Things To do is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Getting Things Done free?
Getting Things Done is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Things To do or Getting Things Done have ads?
Things To do shows ads; Getting Things Done does not.
Which is updated more often, Things To do or Getting Things Done?
Things To do ships an update every 60 months, and Getting Things Done every 12 months. Most recently, Things To do was updated on October 12, 2026 and Getting Things Done on October 17, 2026.

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