Comparison

Microsoft To Do vs FloatNotes

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

FloatNotes

This app allows you to create and sync sticky notes across your Apple devices in real time. It offers customizable note colors and prioritizes user privacy with no trackers or analytics, syncing securely via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Spatial sticky notes
  • Real-time syncing across devices
  • Customizable note colors
  • Privacy-focused with no trackers
  • iCloud sync integration
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro
Features
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FloatNotes is your spatial sticky note app! Keep your reminders close at hand. 5 different note colors to help separate your ideas. Jot down quick memos on a note, or type out a quick note on your iPhone to have it available on all your other devices (Now including Apple Vision Pro) in real time! FloatNotes puts your privacy first - there is no trackers or analytics, your notes are securely synced to other devices via your iCloud account. FloatNotes is a paid app on iPhone & iPad, and available for free on Apple Vision Pro. Privacy Policy: https://swiftfox.co/floatnotes-privacy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Microsoft To Do4 screens
FloatNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Microsoft To Do at Free against FloatNotes's $0.99. Microsoft To Do also leads on ratings volume (265K vs 5) and chart position (#135 vs unranked). FloatNotes's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On rating, ads, 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

Microsoft To Do is free to download; FloatNotes costs $0.99 up front. 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 4.6 for FloatNotes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft To Do has 265K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft To Do ships an update monthly, FloatNotes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Microsoft To Do versus FloatNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft To DoFloatNotes
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (265K ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings265K — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationSwift Fox Software LLC

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%

FloatNotes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
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

FloatNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft To Do

No in-app purchases

None

FloatNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft To Do free?
Microsoft To Do is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FloatNotes free?
FloatNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft To Do or FloatNotes?
Microsoft To Do is rated higher. Microsoft To Do averages 4.7 out of 5 from 265K ratings, while FloatNotes averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Microsoft To Do or FloatNotes have ads?
Neither Microsoft To Do nor FloatNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft To Do or FloatNotes?
Microsoft To Do ships an update monthly, and FloatNotes every 5 days. Most recently, Microsoft To Do was updated on September 24, 2026 and FloatNotes on September 10, 2026.

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