Comparison

Actions vs Default Parent

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

Head to head
About

Actions

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a digital card-based system. Easily create, schedule, and manage to-dos using natural language input and receive timely reminders. Syncs across devices for seamless productivity.

Highlights
  • Create Action Cards for reminders
  • Natural language scheduling
  • Drag and drop organization
  • Color-coded lists
  • Schedule view
  • Swipe to complete/delete
  • Cloud sync
Features
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Keep on top of everything in your head, whether it’s movies to watch or the details of your next big project. Designed for busy people who live by making lists to stay on track at work and home, the digital card based design is a clutter-free way to visualise everything that needs doing. Collect your thoughts in a calm interface with simple natural language like “Water the plants every Saturday” then let Actions take care of reminding you automatically. –––FEATURES––– • Create Action Cards to note things you do not want to forget. • Type naturally like “Post status report every second Friday” and Actions takes care of the scheduling, reminders and notifications. • Drag and drop your Action Cards into custom Lists to organise them intuitively • Colour code each list to further personalise your productivity system • Use the Schedule to see all of the Actions coming up • Swipe on Action Cards to complete them, delete them and set reminders. • Add free-form notes to Action Cards for extra details like phone numbers • Get push notifications, you can quickly choose reminders for the Morning, Afternoon, Evening or custom times • Create repeating actions with advanced rules like “Call Sam every second Tuesday in June” • Automatically and securely sync all of your Actions to the cloud instantly • To keep your lists manageable, Actions will automatically suggest Action Cards that should be rescheduled or deleted • Use the iOS Share extension to bring lists from other apps into Actions easily • Use Siri to manage your actions for hands-free productivity! Actions is a sophisticated app for getting things done, but it’s even more powerful if you have Timepage. With Timepage installed, your calendar events will automatically appear in the Schedule screen in Actions so you can see everything in context. In Timepage, you can see scheduled actions alongside your events. Master your calendar events and your to-dos with the ultimate productivity app duo! –––MEMBERSHIP––– Actions is a membership service with a free trial. Download the app free to try it out without restriction or registration. After the trial period you can choose to purchase a membership which allows unlimited use across all of your devices. Without an active membership, you can still use the app in read-only mode. • Unlimited access on all your devices. • Both monthly and annual options available. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial peri​od will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://bonobolabs.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://bonobolabs.com/terms –––QUESTIONS?––– If you’ve got a question or something isn’t working quite right, you can contact us directly from the Menu > Help > Contact Support. Got a feature idea? Let us know at https://bonobo.canny.io/actions –––THANK YOU––– We have put thousands of hours into creating Actions. We read every single one of your reviews. If you enjoy using Actions please take a minute to leave us a nice review, thank you!

About

Default Parent

Features
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Default Parent is the shared daily view for what each child needs today. Built for households where one parent usually carries the school, nursery, pickup, bag-packing, and tomorrow-prep plan in their head, Default Parent gives both adults one place to check before asking. Create recurring routines for each child, grouped by morning, after school, and evening prep. Add one-off Today changes when something unusual comes up. Mark tasks done or not needed, and keep both parents looking at the same source of truth. Default Parent helps you: - See what each child needs today - Share morning, after-school, and evening prep routines - Add today-only notes without changing the usual routine - Track what is done, still left, or not needed - Invite the other parent into the same family view - Keep Today visible with widgets and Live Activities - Review household history with Premium This is not a giant family organiser. It is the place the other parent checks before asking. Update once. Get asked less. Terms: https://defaultparent.co.uk/terms/

Screenshots

Actions4 screens
Default Parent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Default Parent at every 3 days against Actions's fortnightly. Actions's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Actions sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Default Parent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actions ships an update fortnightly, Default Parent every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Actions versus Default Parent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionsDefault Parent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.8K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBonoboMatthew Smithson

Bugs and requests

Actions

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Recurring tasks disappearing or not updating
  • Completed tasks not properly tracked in Logbook
  • Inability to move tasks between lists
  • Sync issues between mobile and desktop
  • Crashes when scheduling complex tasks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add location-based reminders
  • Implement priority settings for tasks
  • Allow more color customization options
  • Provide desktop/web app version
  • Add checklist functionality within tasks

Default Parent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Actions

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Bonobo Bundle (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Bonobo Bundle (Annual Family)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bonobo Bundle (Lifetime)$129.99
2 purchases

Default Parent

Subscriptions2
  • Default Parent Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Default Parent Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Actions free?
Actions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Default Parent free?
Default Parent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Actions or Default Parent have ads?
Neither Actions nor Default Parent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Actions or Default Parent?
Actions ships an update fortnightly, and Default Parent every 3 days. Most recently, Actions was updated on October 31, 2026 and Default Parent on October 25, 2026.

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