Tasks vs Do Next
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tasks
This straightforward task manager allows for quick task creation and convenient daily use. Organize your to-dos, shopping lists, and more with customizable categories and set helpful reminders.
- Create tasks immediately
- Manage tasks by category
- Set reminders
- Sort tasks by long-pressing
- Create and edit categories
- Delete categories
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The app is easy to use task manager. Just one action, you can create new task. It's usable every day and very convenient. It can be used in situations below: - To-Do list - Tasks list - Checklist - Travel packing list - Shopping - etc Features - Create task immediately - Convenient management by using category - Set reminders - Sorting by long-pressing items About categories - Categories can be created from the left menu - Edit a category by long-pressing - Delete a category by long-pressing
Do Next
This app helps you manage your tasks with a straightforward approach. It uses a single list with four categories to prioritize what needs to be done. Features include easy task completion, reordering, and helpful widgets.
- Minimalist interface
- Swipe to manage tasks
- Prioritize tasks
- Widgets for quick access
- iCloud sync
- Customizable themes
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Stop wasting time with complicated apps. Keep it simple with Do Next and actually get things done. One list and four basic categories (Now, Next, Later, Someday) is all you need. Prioritize your tasks and mark them complete... that's it. Features: * Minimalist interface * Swipe to complete, edit, or delete * Highlight important tasks * Simple tags * Press & hold to reorder * Widget shows tasks that you need to do now * Lock screen widgets * Fun color themes * Split screen support on iPad * Sync across iOS devices using iCloud No monthly subscription! A one time In-App Purchase gets you: * Add & edit sections * Configurable checkboxes * Color themes * Widgets * Custom app icons * Lock screen widgets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Do Next at 100% against Tasks's 60%. Do Next also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Tasks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (80 vs 20). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Tasks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Do Next sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Do Next holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Tasks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Do Next's.
Tasks ships an update every 2 weeks, Do Next every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tasks | Do Next |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (80 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akifumi Fukaya | Dustin Wiens |
Customer experience
Tasks
Do Next
In-app purchases
Tasks
- Remove ads$2.99
Do Next
- Premium Upgrade$4.99
