Comparison

SyncOnSet 5.0 vs Startodo

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

Head to head
About

SyncOnSet 5.0

This Emmy Award-winning tool streamlines TV and film production for creative departments. It digitally manages script breakdowns, continuity photos, inventory, and approvals from prep to wrap, optimizing workflows and communication.

Highlights
  • Digital script breakdowns
  • Continuity photo management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Approvals and notes
  • Department-specific workflows
  • Pre-production to wrap management
Features
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SyncOnSet is an Emmy Award-winning digital continuity and collaboration tool that helps streamline TV and Film production from prep to wrap. With SyncOnSet, your whole team can digitally manage script breakdowns, continuity photos, inventory, approvals, notes, and much more! Designed for Costume, Hair, Makeup, Props and Set Dec departments, SyncOnSet helps optimize workflows and secure communication throughout the life of a project. Creative departments use SyncOnSet production apps from pre-production (script breakdown and budgeting) to principal photography (continuity notes and photos), through wrap (wrap labels and reports).

About

Startodo

This app helps you manage your tasks and prioritize what's important. It offers customizable audio reminders to keep you focused and a progress tracker to motivate you towards your goals. Your data is securely stored and synced across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Task prioritization
  • Customizable audio reminders
  • Goal and progress tracking
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Subtasks and attachments
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Find yourself ALWAYS have too many things to do? Startodo is here to help! • It helps you prioritize what’s important. • It keeps you motivated. • It keeps you focused and nudges you forward. == Tasks & Prioritization • To-Do List == • Tasks is a powerful and easy-to-use to-do list. • Efficient prioritization is at the center of the design. • It helps you focus on the most important or urgent tasks first. • Your tasks are safely stored in the cloud. • Your tasks are kept in sync automatically across devices. • You can organize lists by groups and customize them with emojis. • You can add subtasks, attachments and notes to tasks. == Audible Nudges • Interval Reminders == • Audible Nudges provide fully customizable speech reminders. • It is designed to keep you focused and moving forward. • You can define nudge steps either by duration or by start/end time. • You can chain steps together to provide really sophisticated nudge sequences. • You can customize the reminder intervals, reminder contents and more. • You can lock your screen and the nudges will run reliably in the background. == Goal & Achievements • Progress Tracker == • Goals is a beautiful and innovative progress tracker. • It’s designed to keep you motivated and keep you going. • You can create goals and milestones and set progress on them. • It rewards you with pleasant surprises when you achieve a goal. == More == • All data is safely stored in the cloud. • All data is kept in sync automatically across your devices. • Full dark mode support. • Customize the lists with emojis.

Screenshots

SyncOnSet 5.04 screens
Startodo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Startodo at 67% against SyncOnSet 5.0's 3%. Startodo also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.7) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). SyncOnSet 5.0's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Startodo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SyncOnSet 5.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Startodo holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of SyncOnSet 5.0's written reviews are positive against 67% of Startodo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SyncOnSet 5.0 ships an update monthly, Startodo weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SyncOnSet 5.0 versus Startodo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyncOnSet 5.0Startodo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (61 ratings)4.2 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better31
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwymsee Inc.Actowise LLC

Customer experience

SyncOnSet 5.0

All ratings61 ratings
Positive18.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative78.7%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive2.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative92.5%

Startodo

All ratings31 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

SyncOnSet 5.0

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes
  • Photos take forever to upload
  • App never loads
  • Multi-factor ID issues
  • Frequent logouts
Show 13 more
  • SyncOnSet not working with T-Mobile
  • App barely works
  • New EP version wouldn't start
  • New app moves slower
  • App rarely responds to touch
  • App lags constantly
  • Takes minutes to view loaded photos
  • Cannot open app
  • Password reset issues
  • Old app having problems
  • Photos not synced
  • Cannot access changes through main page
  • Photos in gallery difficult to access

Requested features

11 requests
  • Bring back the old app
  • Improve desktop tagging
  • Better/simpler fitting info view
  • Label continuity photos
  • Make app more efficient
Show 6 more
  • Improve search functionality for costume items
  • Allow desktop functionality on app
  • Improve cast/character sorting
  • Easier access to changes
  • Allow adding photos per episode
  • Make it easier to add background/edit on app

Startodo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SyncOnSet 5.0

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Startodo

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is SyncOnSet 5.0 free?
SyncOnSet 5.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Startodo free?
Startodo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SyncOnSet 5.0 or Startodo?
Startodo is rated higher. SyncOnSet 5.0 averages 1.7 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Startodo averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do SyncOnSet 5.0 or Startodo have ads?
Startodo shows ads; SyncOnSet 5.0 does not.
Which is updated more often, SyncOnSet 5.0 or Startodo?
SyncOnSet 5.0 ships an update monthly, and Startodo weekly. Most recently, SyncOnSet 5.0 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Startodo on October 24, 2026.

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