Comparison

This Week vs Recurrence

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

Head to head
About

This Week

Organize your week with a task planner that focuses on ordered lists rather than specific times. Add tasks to any day, set reminders, and break down larger goals into sub-tasks. Supports photo attachments for visual context.

Highlights
  • Daily task lists
  • Time and geo-reminders
  • Sub-tasks
  • Photo attachments
  • Drag and drop rearrangement
  • Later list for unscheduled tasks
Features
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Plan your tasks by day. This Week is similar to a calendar but every day is a list instead of an agenda. Put tasks into any day of this week or next week, or just add it to the "Later" list! HOW IT WORKS With This Week, tasks don’t use time of day. You can plan your day by rearranging tasks into an ordered list so you can do them one by one. This new approach to planning your to-dos is designed to fit real life. Other apps want to appeal to enterprises so they add lots of scheduling, calendars, and other enterprise features. This Week is designed for our personal lives where we may know what tasks we'd like to do on a given day, but not exactly when. OTHER FEATURES ● Time-reminders ● Geo-reminders ● Sub-tasks ● Photo attachments ● Drag & drop to rearrange Need a reminder for something? This Week offers both time reminders and geo reminders! Get a notification at a particular time or when leaving or arriving at a particular location. Use sub-tasks to make grocery lists or shopping lists for a particular store, without making your main list explode in length! Attach photos to your tasks. Need a paint that compliments your couch? Attach a picture of your couch to your “Buy Paint” task! PRO MEMBERSHIP (Available as an In-App Purchase) The free version of This Week was built to work extremely well for users. All the fundamentals from This Week v1.0 are free! We chose to start with "Themes" as the only Pro feature so that everyone could still enjoy the core features of the app we've worked so hard to create. As we roll out new abilities, like syncing and Siri integration, some of those features will require a Pro Membership. As two indie-developers with normal jobs and bills, we also appreciate the support! Cost Details on Pro Membership – Monthly: $2 - Yearly: $10 How Does Pro Membership Work? • 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 • 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 Privacy Policy: https://davegetman.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://davegetman.com/terms-of-use/

About

Recurrence

This app helps you manage and track all your repeating tasks, from bills to pet care. It goes beyond simple reminders by logging past completions, notes, and important details, creating a comprehensive history of your activities. Stay organized and never miss an important recurring event again.

Highlights
  • Task tracking with customizable repeats
  • Task sharing via iCloud
  • Task organization and search
  • Task customization with notes and history
  • Siri Shortcut support
  • Full task history and notes
  • Widget support for Home and Lock Screens
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Recurrence helps you manage and track everything relating to the repeating tasks in your life so you never miss a thing again. Recurrence is more than just another app that reminds you what needs to be done — it tracks what you did, too. An example: you have a pet that needs medication. Maybe it needs checkups at the vet, too. Recurrence can remind you when you need to do give it the medication it needs as well as to arrange a visit to the vet, all while tracking things from past ones — what it weighed during the last visit, which medication was prescribed, and anything else you think might be handy! By changing the way you think about reminders and repeating tasks, Recurrence becomes more than an app that reminds you to do things — it becomes the place that tracks your entire life as well. Recurrence features include: ◆ Task tracking and customizable repeats Create tasks that repeat when you need them to with customizable options including a lock that prevents a task from being checked off before it's ready. ◆ Task sharing iCloud sharing support so you can complete items with a spouse, friend, or family members. ◆ Task organization Categorize your tasks so you'll always be able to find what you're looking for. Or just search, it's up to you! ◆ Task customization Tasks can be configured to show all kinds of information including the number of occurrences, the last completion, notes, and more. ◆ Siri Shortcut support Mark tasks as completed using nothing but your voice. ◆ Full task history and notes You'll see when tasks were completed as well as notes from each completion, great for tasks that you want to keep a track of over time. ◆ Full widget support Now you can see your recurring tasks right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. ◆ Cross-device support Your tasks follow you from iPhone to iPad to Mac and back again with seamless syncing. Recurrence is a free download with a five-task limit. Unlock unlimited tasks with Recurrence Premium — available as a monthly or annual subscription, or lifetime purchase. Premium subscriptions can be canceled at any time, but will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next payment is due. For more information, see our privacy policy & terms of use: https://www.shayesapps.com/policies

Screenshots

This Week4 screens
Recurrence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: This Week at none against Recurrence's 3. This Week also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.0). Recurrence's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (316 vs 71). 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. Recurrence sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. This Week asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

This Week holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 316 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of This Week's written reviews are positive against 83% of Recurrence's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

This Week ships an update every 11 months, Recurrence every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
This Week versus Recurrence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThis WeekRecurrence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (71 ratings) — better4.7 (316 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDG Apps, Inc.Shayes Apps LLC

Customer experience

This Week

All ratings71 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

Recurrence

All ratings316 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

This Week

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Recurrence

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notifications not working despite permissions granted
  • Multiple notifications disappear when one is completed
  • Slow device syncing
  • Widget integration issues
  • Overdue task counter requires multiple completions to clear

Requested features

16 requests
  • One-time task or reminder option
  • Task reordering from main screen
  • Multi-category task assignment
  • Spanish and German language translations
  • Apple Watch app
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  • Sub-tasks or sub-categories
  • Tomorrow view option
  • Specific time scheduling for tasks
  • Calendar view within app
  • Print functionality for weekly schedules
  • Multiple reminders per day (more than daily frequency)
  • Custom color selection for categories
  • Days since last occurrence display in widget
  • Ability to share tasks with family members easily
  • Sound and vibration feedback options
  • Automatic task reset after single completion when overdue

In-app purchases

None

This Week

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Recurrence

Subscriptions2
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is This Week free?
This Week is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recurrence free?
Recurrence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, This Week or Recurrence?
This Week is rated higher. This Week averages 4.9 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Recurrence averages 4.7 from 316 ratings.
Do This Week or Recurrence have ads?
Neither This Week nor Recurrence shows ads.
Which is updated more often, This Week or Recurrence?
This Week ships an update every 11 months, and Recurrence every 3 weeks. Most recently, This Week was updated on June 1, 2026 and Recurrence on September 23, 2026.

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