Matterlist vs Du
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matterlist
This to-do list app helps you focus on current tasks with an infinite timeline and safe deadlines. It offers robust recurring tasks, hierarchical subtasks, and local data storage for complete user control.
- Completely free, no ads or purchases
- Local data storage, no cloud sync
- Infinite timeline for past and future tasks
- Safe deadlines that don't shift
- Robust recurring tasks with individual edits
- Hierarchical subtasks with unlimited nesting
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Matterlist is a 100% free to-do list app focused on helping you keep your task list relevant to the present moment. COMPLETELY FREE. There’s no up-front cost, no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no account. All features are unlocked for all users. LOCAL DATA STORAGE. Matterlist stores data on your device only – there’s no cloud sync and no account. You own and control your data. EXPORT AND IMPORT. The export and import functions allow you to manually backup and restore your Matterlist database whenever you want. INFINITE TIMELINE. If a task has a date, be it tomorrow, next Monday, or sometime in 2050, jump to that date and put your task there. When that day comes, you’ll see this task on your Today list. Go back to any date in the past to see what you accomplished on that day. SAFE DEADLINES. When you postpone a task, it disappears from your Today list, but its due date stays unchanged. Matterlist doesn’t shift Due Dates as other to-do list apps do, so your deadlines remain safe. ROBUST RECURRING TASKS. Create tasks that repeat periodically and manage them separately from regular, non-repeating tasks. If you edit or delete a single event in a recurrence (e.g., move a gym workout only for this week), the rest of the events in this recurrence will stay intact. HIERARCHICAL SUBTASKS. Divide a bigger task into smaller ones that you can do right now. Use unlimited nesting levels to represent any complex task you might have. Work with a subtask like any other task: assign contexts, add notes, create due dates, and postpone them whenever you like. STARS, NOTES, PRIORITIES: Make important tasks stand out with a star, mark them with color to stress their importance or urgency, or attach notes with additional task information. Matterlist is completely free – no up-front cost, no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. With Matterlist, you own and control your data – it stores your tasks on your device only and doesn’t upload them to the cloud. Get Matterlist and start organizing your life right now! Terms and Conditions: https://matterlist.com/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://matterlist.com/privacy-policy.html
Du
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Du-It helps you stay organized without the clutter. Build a personalized dashboard with widgets for your calendar, streaks, focus sessions, and daily quotes , then dive into Projects to track tasks, deadlines, and events from start to finish. Stay accountable by sharing tasks and projects with friends, set custom reminders, and use Focus mode to work distraction-free. Du-It syncs across your devices, so your widgets, theme, and progress are always right where you left them. Features: - Customizable dashboard widgets (Calendar, Streak, Focus, Weather, Daily Quote, and more) - Project and task tracking with steps, due dates, and reminders - Share tasks and projects with friends - Focus sessions to help you concentrate - Light and dark mode, with custom accent colors
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Du at every 3 weeks against Matterlist's every 2 months. Matterlist's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Matterlist ships an update every 2 months, Du every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matterlist | Du |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FILTER FORGE OU | Sindu Menon |
In-app purchases
Matterlist
No in-app purchases
Du
No in-app purchases








