Task Alarm vs To Do List|
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Alarm
This app helps you stay focused by setting timed intervals for work or study. It alarms you when you attempt to use your phone during these focus periods, encouraging uninterrupted productivity.
- Set timed focus intervals
- Alarm to prevent phone use
- Encourages uninterrupted work
- Simple step-by-step setup
- Lock device screen integration
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You can use this app to alarm you not to use mobile phone when you're working or studying. Step: 1. Select a time interval you want to focus on working. 2. Put your phone on a horizontal desktop. 3. Tap the start button. 4. Lock your device screen directly. 5. Start and focus on your work or study.
To Do List|
This app helps you manage your daily tasks and appointments with a user-friendly interface. Organize your life by assigning categories and priorities to your to-do items, and receive timely notifications to stay on track.
- User-friendly task management
- Assigning categories to tasks
- Add priorities to tasks
- Different notifications for tasks
- Calendar planner integration
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Now get accurate with To do list and calendar planner! To do planner is smart task list for everyday use. It is truly usable with great user experience. No matter who you are and what you do - you will be better organized! At home, at work and in your free time - you will focus on really important things! To do planner is powerful in its simplicity and convenience of use. Key Features • User friendly task management • Assigning categories to tasks • Add priorities to your each task • different notifications for tasks Subscription: Weekly: $2.99/week Monthly: $7.99/month with 3 days free trial • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable To Do app adds the great features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. Get the app and stay accurate! • Privacy Policy: https://to-do-lists.com/privacy-policy.html • Terms of use: https://to-do-lists.com/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Task Alarm at free with in-app purchases against To Do List|'s subscription. Task Alarm also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). To Do List|'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11K vs 19). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Task Alarm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and To Do List| sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Task Alarm against 4.4 for To Do List|. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To Do List| has 11K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Task Alarm's written reviews are positive against 69% of To Do List|'s.
Task Alarm ships an update monthly, To Do List| every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Task Alarm | To Do List| |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 4.4 (11K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 68.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广杰 周 | EverAppsLLC |
Customer experience
Task Alarm
To Do List|
Bugs and requests
Task Alarm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
To Do List|
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashes when accessing certain menus
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to repeat tasks on custom schedules
- Allow creating custom tags/categories
- Implement a dark mode
- Improve syncing with other calendar/task apps
In-app purchases
Task Alarm
- No Ad Version$0.99
To Do List|
- Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
