Comparison

Microsoft To Do vs Task List Widget, Sticky Notes

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft To Do

Manage your daily tasks and create various lists to stay organized. This app offers personalized daily planning tools and intelligent suggestions to help you focus on what matters. Collaborate with others on shared lists and access your tasks across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily planner
  • Intelligent task suggestions
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Collaborative list sharing
  • Task breakdown into steps
  • File attachments up to 25MB
  • Customizable themes and dark mode
Features
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Stay organized and manage your day-to-day with Microsoft To Do. Make shopping lists or task lists, take notes, record collections, set reminders and more to improve your productivity and focus on what matters. Microsoft To Do is the task management app that makes it easy to stay organized and manage your life. Accomplish what’s important to you each day with My Day and Suggestions, personalized day planner tools. Intelligent suggestions recommend tasks from across your lists that may be relevant each day. Quickly capture and retrieve your lists and tasks across devices by syncing reminders and tasks with Microsoft 365 to access them anywhere. For lists in personal accounts, you can collaborate with anyone with updated notifications for any changes to your to-do lists. Capture tasks from different Microsoft apps and services and sync them with Microsoft To Do, from flagging emails as tasks in Outlook to lists from Cortana. Your tasks and lists are hosted securely on the Microsoft 365 service. Make your lists unique with customizable features like emoji, colorful themes, dark mode and more. Stay connected and collaborate with friends and family by sharing lists that stay synced as changes are made. Microsoft To Do Features: Daily planner • Stay focused with My Day, a personalized daily planner with suggested tasks • Get your lists anywhere, on any device • Share your list with anyone and work together • Add notes to any task Task manager • Share lists and tasks with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates • Get notified when others create, complete or remove tasks in shared lists • Personalize your lists by choosing theme colors or backgrounds • Set one-time or recurring due dates and reminders • Break your tasks into manageable steps • Attach up to 25MB of files to any task To-do lists for any purpose • Bill planner • Shopping lists • Set reminders • Task management • Business calendar • Note taking • And more Microsoft 365 Integration • Sync your tasks between Outlook and To Do • Host lists and tasks with the reliability and security of Microsoft 365 • Compile tasks from across your Microsoft 365 apps and services Whether it's for work, school, or home, To Do helps you organize and simplify your plans. To Do is free and available on all your devices. Learn more: https://to-do.microsoft.com Follow us on Twitter: @MicrosoftToDo Have an idea or feature suggestion? https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2171952 Need support? https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2156547 By installing Microsoft To Do, you agree to the Microsoft Terms of Use: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=842575

About

Task List Widget, Sticky Notes

Organize your to-dos with a free task management app. Create unlimited folders, add notes and photos to tasks, set reminders, and use home screen widgets. All features are available without cost.

Highlights
  • Unlimited folders with color and sorting
  • Task creation with notes, photos, and deadlines
  • Customizable task notifications
  • Home screen widgets
  • Dark mode support
  • Batch task management
Features
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It's a simple and easy-to-use task list app. Widgets and reminders are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Unlimited number of folders - Folder color - Pin the folder - Select badge display for each folder (number of unchecked tasks) - Show unchecked tasks and number in folder list - Folder sorting - Folder batch deletion - Unlimited number of tasks - Batch addition of tasks (line feed delimited) - Task color - Notes with links to tasks - Attach a photo to the task - Task deadline setting - Display of the number of days remaining until the task deadline - Task notification settings (supports repeated notifications) - Task priority setting - Task keyword search - Task sorting - Task display order setting - Batch check / cancellation of tasks - Batch deletion of tasks - Task check with one tap - Check date and time display - Move checked tasks to the bottom - Batch deletion of checked tasks - Move / duplicate tasks between folders - Batch copy / sharing of tasks - Home screen widget support (folder selectable) - Icon badge display (number of unchecked tasks) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: tasklistwidget://

Screenshots

Microsoft To Do4 screens
Task List Widget, Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Microsoft To Do and Task List Widget, Sticky Notes both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Task List Widget, Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 42% of Microsoft To Do's. Microsoft To Do's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (265K vs 10). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Microsoft To Do against 4.8 for Task List Widget, Sticky Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft To Do has 265K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Microsoft To Do's written reviews are positive against 100% of Task List Widget, Sticky Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft To Do ships an update monthly, Task List Widget, Sticky Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Microsoft To Do versus Task List Widget, Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft To DoTask List Widget, Sticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (265K ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings265K — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Microsoft To Do

All ratings264,508 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,426 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative42.4%

Task List Widget, Sticky Notes

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft To Do

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Disappearing tasks and lists
  • Inconsistent behavior when checking off tasks
  • Syncing issues causing duplicate lists
  • Login problems and account suspension
  • Formatting issues and random spacing
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  • Inability to delete or rearrange completed tasks

Requested features

6 requests
  • Calendar view for planned tasks
  • Ability to create custom smart lists
  • Improved sorting and filtering options
  • Automatic population of 'My Day' tasks
  • Subtask and nested list functionality
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  • Direct integration with Outlook and Planner

Task List Widget, Sticky Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft To Do

No in-app purchases

None

Task List Widget, Sticky Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft To Do free?
Microsoft To Do is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Task List Widget, Sticky Notes free?
Task List Widget, Sticky Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft To Do or Task List Widget, Sticky Notes?
Task List Widget, Sticky Notes is rated higher. Microsoft To Do averages 4.7 out of 5 from 265K ratings, while Task List Widget, Sticky Notes averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Microsoft To Do or Task List Widget, Sticky Notes have ads?
Task List Widget, Sticky Notes shows ads; Microsoft To Do does not.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft To Do or Task List Widget, Sticky Notes?
Microsoft To Do ships an update monthly, and Task List Widget, Sticky Notes every 2 months. Most recently, Microsoft To Do was updated on September 24, 2026 and Task List Widget, Sticky Notes on August 30, 2026.

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