Comparison

Microsoft To Do vs Activity Ledger

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

Activity Ledger

Features
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Your work deserves more than a memory. Activity Ledger is a private work, activity, and achievement tracker for students, educators, volunteers, and professionals. Capture projects, responsibilities, volunteer hours, leadership, awards, and meaningful outcomes while the details are still fresh. When it is time for a performance review, portfolio, promotion conversation, job application, college application, or personal reflection, your record is already organized and ready to use. CAPTURE WHAT MATTERS • Record your activity, role, organization, dates, time, and impact • Keep work, achievements, and contributions in a clear timeline • Organize activities by category • Capture important details before they are forgotten KEEP THE EVIDENCE • Attach photos, PDFs, documents, and links • Keep supporting evidence connected to the relevant activity • Return to the full context whenever you need it EXPORT A CLEAR RECORD • Create polished PDF activity summaries • Export a CSV spreadsheet for Excel or Google Sheets • Bundle activity details and supporting evidence • Prepare records for reviews, portfolios, and applications PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your activities and evidence stay on your iPhone. No account or cloud upload is required. Activity Ledger helps you maintain your own personal record. It does not verify activities, provide admissions or employment advice, or submit applications. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Microsoft To Do4 screens
Activity Ledger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Microsoft To Do at none against Activity Ledger's 2. Microsoft To Do also leads on chart position (#170 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Activity Ledger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Microsoft To Do asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Microsoft To Do versus Activity Ledger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft To DoActivity Ledger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (265K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings265K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#170 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationFrontend Accelerator ApS

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

Activity Ledger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft To Do

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Activity Ledger

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Microsoft To Do free?
Microsoft To Do is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Activity Ledger free?
Activity Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Microsoft To Do or Activity Ledger have ads?
Neither Microsoft To Do nor Activity Ledger shows ads.

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