Getting Things Done vs Capture & Process
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Getting Things Done
Capture all your to-do items in an inbox, then organize them into prioritized actions or multi-step projects. View your next steps by context and review accomplishments to improve productivity.
- Capture To-Do items
- Organize into prioritized actions
- Plan multi-action projects
- View actions by context
- Record accomplishments and improvements
- Link actions to projects and contexts
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Getting Things Done is a self management philosophy from the eponymous book by David Allen. On the In Tray tab, users can capture all the amorphous To Do items. Next, users can decide to take definite, prioritized, time-bounded actions or plan projects of many actions. On the Next Actions tab, they can view an ordered list of all the Next Actions needed to be taken based on Context (eg Phone, Computer, Home, etc). Users can view multi-action Projects and Review Notes on the Planning tab. Reviews are a way for the users to record important accomplishments and improvements to productivity. On any tab, users can view details about each To Do, Next Action, Project, or Review as well as create a new one. Users can also link Next Actions to Projects and Contexts. This application includes artwork from Symplicity, Tinache Mugayi, Guru, Delwar Hossain, and AlePio.
Capture & Process
This app provides a dedicated inbox for capturing and processing ideas, designed to integrate with existing productivity systems like GTD and PKM. It offers features like an inbox clearing screen, iCloud support, and a trash can for deleted items.
- Inbox clearing screen
- iCloud support
- Share support
- Link button for URLs
- Subtle inbox clearing indicator
- Trash can for deleted items
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Capture & Process helps you capture your ideas. And also helps you process them. It is designed to work as a dedicated Inbox app, alongside your existing productivity systems(such as GTD, PKM, PARA, and BASB...). ------ FEATURES * Inbox Clearing Screen: process your ideas without distraction * iCloud Supports: capture & view your ideas across your iOS device * Share Supports: share your text to another app & receive texts you shared from another app * Link button: generates clickable buttons for links in your text * Background color serves as a non-invasive, subtle indicator for if you are supposed to clear your Inbox right now * A trash can for retrieving what you accidentally deleted MADE BY A GTD ENTHUSIAST I implement GTD in my work and life for over 10 years. I believe having a dedicated Inbox could solve a lot of issues people are having when running a GTD system. STILL IN THE EARLY STAGE This app is still under heavy development. There are a lot of functions still on the way. And I need your feedback to set my priorities straight. Feel free to contact me if you got anything you want to share with me. Live roadmap https://pure-inbox.canny.io/ Email pomodorozhong@gmail.com Discord https://discord.com/invite/Fjk6JNqSPG Threads https://www.threads.net/@capturenprocess Twitter https://twitter.com/CaptureNProcess Terms and Conditions https://blog-pomodorozhong.vercel.app/blog/terms-and-conditions-for-pure-inbox
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Capture & Process at 100% against Getting Things Done's 25%. Capture & Process also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). Getting Things Done's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Capture & Process sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Getting Things Done asks for nothing beyond the download.
Capture & Process holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Capture & Process has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Getting Things Done's written reviews are positive against 100% of Capture & Process's.
Getting Things Done ships an update every 12 months, Capture & Process fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Getting Things Done | Capture & Process |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dylan Bruschi | Zhong An Li |
Customer experience
Getting Things Done
Capture & Process
In-app purchases
Getting Things Done
No in-app purchases
Capture & Process
- 14-day TrialFree
- Unlimited access$4.99
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