Tooday vs Do Instead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tooday
Consolidate your tasks, notes, and schedule into a single, intuitive application. This tool helps you organize your thoughts and appointments, reducing stress and improving decision-making. Access your information seamlessly across web and mobile devices, even offline.
- Consolidated tasks, notes, and schedule
- Offline access and syncing
- Drag and drop functionality
- Web and mobile accessibility
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Tooday puts tasks, notes and your schedule all in one place. You no longer need multiple apps to help you get stuff done. Tooday lets you offload all your thoughts, to-do’s, and appointments with confidence so when you need the information it will be there. And with all your information in one place, decision making, scheduling and adapting to the changes life throws at you becomes that much easier. Using Tooday gives you o more clarity to make better decisions o more energy with less stress o more mental space - feel lighter and happier We purposely built Tooday around something familiar - simple lists - using the following principles: o make it fast - your tools shouldn't add to your workload or disrupt your flow o no limits - we can hold all your info and you can organize it how you like o keep it simple and obvious And check out our new (patent pending) drag and drop... - we've made it even easier to move your items quickly between lists or your schedule Web & mobile... - access Tooday both from your browser and your iPhone or iPad. Where ever you go, where ever you work and play. Offline... - Tooday was built to work reliably offline and sync to our servers whenever a network connection is available.
Do Instead
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Block distracting apps. Make room for what you'd rather do. You open a social app to check one thing. Half an hour later, you're still scrolling. Do Instead helps you set a boundary and bring your real tasks back into view. CHOOSE YOUR BOUNDARIES In Custom mode, give Social and Work their own apps, websites and allowed times. Add optional reminders before your windows open or close. Turning off protection or widening allowed times takes ten minutes; tightening protection applies immediately. Or start a digital detox: 14 days with a daily 30-minute window, or 21 days without regular windows. Choose your apps and review the editable website list. New programs pause Custom protection while keeping your saved setup. Track program days, streaks and milestones, then continue with your own rhythm when the program ends. TEMPORARY ACCESS WITH A PURPOSE In Custom mode, link a protected app to its English name, then say something like "Unblock Instagram for five minutes." Voice access pauses protection for that one app for 1-30 minutes, without a ten-minute wait. Switch to the app yourself; protection returns when time is up. Each session needs a fresh spoken request. Voice access is unavailable during digital detox or a protected focus session and requires microphone permission and on-device English speech recognition. You can also choose one app or website, a purpose, and 5 or 10 minutes of access. This option has a ten-minute daily budget and a ten-minute pause between sessions. Digital detox uses its own temporary-access rules. DO SOMETHING INSTEAD Bring tasks from Apple Reminders into view, or connect Todoist with Pro. Keep your next task nearby with Home and Lock Screen widgets. Start a 25-minute focus session around a task, take a guided breathing break, or try a short desk workout with a 3D coach. Complete tasks and watch your oak grow from an acorn into a tree. Quiet days don't erase its growth. With Pro and Screen Time permission, focus sessions can keep selected apps and sites blocked even during allowed windows. Completing a task does not unlock blocked apps. FREE AND PRO Free: Apple Reminders, widgets, focus timers, oak growth, breathing, desk workouts and the gentler Shortcuts route. Shortcuts needs an automation that opens Do Instead when you open a chosen app. Pro: Screen Time blocking, separate Social and Work schedules, digital detox programs, temporary access, protection during focus sessions and Todoist integration. Subscription prices and eligible trials are shown before purchase. HOW PROTECTION WORKS Blocking requires Screen Time permission. Website coverage varies by browser and iOS version. You can add domains or import a browser history export; imported domains stay on your device. Added websites may show Apple's restriction page instead of the task shield. With Pro, the Safari extension defers to Screen Time; without Pro, it uses its own website list. On iOS 26.5 and later, open your task manager from the shield through Do Instead. Earlier versions offer a notification shortcut when enabled. Screen Time permission can be revoked, and uninstalling removes protection. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Do Instead account, ads, analytics or tracking. Task integrations connect to the services you choose. Voice recognition runs on your iPhone; audio and transcripts are not saved. Program progress and access reasons stay on your device. Privacy Policy: https://groei.dev/do-instead/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tooday at none against Do Instead's 2. Tooday also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Do Instead's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). 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. Do Instead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Tooday asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tooday ships an update every 3 months, Do Instead every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tooday | Do Instead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Left Coast Labs Ltd. | Groei BV |
In-app purchases
Tooday
No in-app purchases
Do Instead
- Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year









