Comparison

Sorted³ vs Simple to

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

Head to head
About

Sorted³

This app unifies your calendar events and tasks into a single timeline, allowing for formatted notes and attachments. It helps you effortlessly schedule your day with features like Auto Schedule and built-in flexibility to adjust to changes.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline for events and tasks
  • Formatted notes and attachments
  • Effortless scheduling with Auto Schedule
  • Built-in flexibility for schedule adjustments
  • Widgets for iOS and macOS
  • iCloud Sync
  • Natural Language Processing
Features
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FREE forever. Also check out the PRO features for 14 days. NO Subscription! Get PRO to gain the full power of Sorted³ once and for all. PRO iOS and macOS are separate purchases. You can choose to buy the bundle or separately. Sorted³ has been featured by Apple as [App Of The Day], [Apps We Love Right Now] & [Get Stuff Done] in 130+ regions. We've now rebuilt the app from the ground up to make it even easier (and more fun) to hyper-schedule your entire day from a single place. As you start integrating Sorted³ into your daily workflow, you'll notice 3 foundational benefits: ● Unified Timeline Sorted³ seamlessly integrates your calendar events and tasks into one timeline so you can manage your entire day from a single place. To make things even more delightful, you can take formatted notes, attachments and drawings on both your events and tasks inside the app. ● Effortless Scheduling Sorted³ helps you easily set a schedule for your day, and decide what’s important, what can wait, and what you reasonably have time for. You can use Auto Schedule to figure out what you can realistically get done in a day. Instead of feeling underproductive, Sorted³ helps you set attainable goals that you can accomplish. ● Built-in Flexibility Even when properly scheduled in advance, days don’t always go as planned! Sorted³ is built with that flexibility in mind to adjust to your changing schedule. It's as dynamic as your day, with smart features such as Magic Select and our signature Time Ruler to help you shift things around with a few taps. On top of all these, there are various other functionalities to make your experience more fun and seamless across all your devices: - New Widgets for iOS 16 & macOS Monterey - Auto Backup - Timeline view - iCloud Sync - Powerful repeat rules - Light & Dark Themes - Natural Language Processing - URL Scheme - Siri Integration - And much more! ● Get Sorted³ Today If you've ever struggled with to-do lists or managing your day, then you need to try hyper-scheduling with Sorted³. - Sorted³ for macOS is now available on the Mac App Store! - Sorted³ PRO is also available for Mac (sold separately) To learn more, check our website and blog (sortedapp.com) We love hearing from our users about how much clarity and focus Sorted³ brings to their day. We can't wait for you to try it out and see for yourself! ● Community & Support Join our Slack community by visiting: bit.ly/sorted-slack Twitter: @SortedHQ Email: hello@sortedapp.com Support Center: support.sortedapp.com

About

Simple to

Record and manage your daily tasks to boost efficiency in study, work, and life. This tool acts as your assistant for office tasks, goal management, and habit formation, helping you stay organized.

Highlights
  • Record and manage to-do items
  • Improve study, work, and life efficiency
  • Office work assistance
  • Goal management
  • Habit formation
  • One-click add and completion
Features
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This is an App that helps you record and manage to-do items. It can improve your efficiency in study, work, and life. It is your right-hand man for efficient office work, goal management, habit formation, and convenient life. One-click add One-click completion Efficiency is my ultimate pursuit. Don't let records become a burden, let you enjoy records, enjoy planning, and keep your life in order! More new features are under development. If you have any comments or suggestions, please leave me a message. If you think this App is not bad, please give me a five-star praise in the App Store to encourage you!

Screenshots

Sorted³4 screens
Simple to4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple to at none against Sorted³'s 11. Simple to also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Sorted³'s advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 18) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sorted³ sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Simple to asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sorted³ against 4.7 for Simple to. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sorted³ has 4.1K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Sorted³'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Simple to's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sorted³ ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple to every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sorted³ versus Simple to: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSorted³Simple to
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better4.7 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStaySorted Limited晓文 刘

Customer experience

Sorted³

All ratings4,055 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1,248 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative18.0%

Simple to

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Sorted³

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Crashes and freezes on launch
  • Recurring tasks not behaving as expected
  • Calendar integration not working as intended

Requested features

5 requests
  • Location-based reminders
  • Improved calendar integration and views
  • Ability to set task dependencies and priorities
  • Export/backup functionality for task data
  • Pomodoro timer integration

Simple to

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Sorted³

One-time11
  • SSPAI Member BundleFree
  • 14-day Extended TrialFree
  • 14-day Extended Trial for MacFree
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  • Buy a soda$1.99
  • Buy a pizza$9.99
  • Get PRO on iOS$14.99
  • Get PRO on macOS Promo$19.99
  • Get PRO on macOS$24.99
  • Apple Staff Benefits Bundle$31.99
  • Students Benefits Bundle$31.99
  • Sorted³ PRO iOS + macOS$35.99
None

Simple to

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sorted³ free?
Sorted³ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple to free?
Simple to is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sorted³ or Simple to?
Sorted³ is rated higher. Sorted³ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Simple to averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Sorted³ or Simple to have ads?
Neither Sorted³ nor Simple to shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sorted³ or Simple to?
Sorted³ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple to every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sorted³ was updated on October 21, 2026 and Simple to on October 6, 2026.

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