Comparison

2Do vs OmniFocus 4

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

Head to head
About

2Do

This task management app offers a fluid interface with deep features for organizing daily tasks and projects. It supports natural language input, quick capture methods, and flexible organization with lists, tags, and smart searches. Designed for iPad, it provides a desktop-grade experience with full keyboard and multitasking support.

Highlights
  • Natural language input for task creation
  • Desktop-grade multitasking on iPad
  • Quick capture via widgets and Siri
  • Markdown notes with collected links
  • Flexible repeat options and start dates
  • Smart lists for saved searches
  • Tagging system for context filtering
Features
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GTD®, XYZ and everything in between - it can handle it all. Seriously. NOTE: Requires an active subscription. 2Do gives you a simple way to manage tasks, with the depth to organize every part of your life. Keep a few lists or build a complete GTD system. Create your own way of working, with no method imposed on you. AWARDS • Apple - Best of 2013 Mac App Store • MacStories - App of the Year 2015 iOS • Cult of Mac - Best Task Manager for iOS CAPTURE IT ALL • Type naturally. 2Do recognizes dates, times, repeats, alerts, durations, priorities, tags, lists and saved locations as you type. • Hold [+] for Quick Add and enter one task after another. • Capture with Siri, Shortcuts, widgets and Control Center. Turn shared text, links, photos or videos into tasks. • Email tasks to your private Mail to 2Do address, or send a numbered list to create a checklist. • Collect ideas in the GTD Inbox and organize them later. SIMPLE TASKS, CHECKLISTS & PROJECTS • Create tasks, checklists and projects with sub-tasks. Add notes, images, voice recordings and multiple alarms. • Write notes with live Markdown formatting and keep useful links with your tasks. • Set flexible repeats, start dates and durations. Call, email or open a link from a task. • Arrange tasks in named sections within a list. LIST GROUPS, LISTS & SMART LISTS • Organize your lists in groups, alongside built-in views for upcoming, starred and scheduled tasks. • Save searches as reusable Smart Lists. Search titles, notes, tags and dates, with sounds-like matching when needed. • Filter by date, priority, status or tags. Each list remembers its sort order and Focus settings. PROJECT VIEW • Open a project to see just that project and its sub-tasks. Set its sort order independently of the list around it. TAGS • Organize tags in groups and tap a tag to filter tasks. • Combine tags with Smart Lists for the tasks you return to often. Pause a tag to hide its tasks until you resume it. LOCATIONS • Create and assign locations, find nearby tasks on a map and build location-based Smart Lists. • Get a reminder when you arrive, with location access enabled. SYNC, YOUR WAY • Sync with Apple Reminders, Dropbox, Todoist, Toodledo, iCloud, Fastmail, Fruux, Yahoo or a CalDAV server you trust. • Keep tasks in Apple Reminders across your devices and capture them with Siri. • Merge work from different devices or exclude private lists from sync. COLLABORATE • Share lists and work together over local Wi-Fi without a cloud service. • Share read-only or editable lists over iCloud with others using compatible versions of 2Do. FIND AND FOCUS • Jump to any task or list with Quick Open. • Select several tasks to schedule, defer, tag, move or edit them together. ALARMS & YOUR DAY • Set multiple alarms, automatic reminders and repeating alerts. • Use full-screen alarms on supported devices with iOS or iPadOS 26.1 or later. • See calendar events and the day timeline above your tasks to plan around appointments. MADE FOR IPAD • Keep lists, tasks, the editor and utility panels in view. The editor follows your selection. • Open a second window and drag tasks between windows. Use Split View, Slide Over, keyboard shortcuts and the iPadOS menu bar. PASSWORDS & BACKUPS • Lock individual lists or the whole app. • Keep automatic backups, save and restore external backups, or restore a single list. Move backups between 2Do on iOS and Mac.

About

OmniFocus 4

This task management application helps busy professionals organize and prioritize their work. It offers a unified interface across multiple Apple devices, allowing users to create, organize, and focus on tasks efficiently. A free trial is available.

Highlights
  • Unified interface across Apple devices
  • Task creation and organization
  • Perspectives Bar for navigation
  • Focus mode for specific projects
  • Secure, end-to-end encrypted sync
  • Universal cross-platform purchase
Features
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OmniFocus is powerful task management software for busy professionals. With tools to help tame the chaos, you can focus on the right tasks at the right time. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus 4 introduces a modernized, unified interface across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Centered around your task outline, OmniFocus 4 brings a consistent experience, optimized for each device type, to all of your Apple devices. Easily create tasks anytime–from anywhere–and organize them with projects, tags, and dates. Quickly navigate OmniFocus on any device using the Perspectives Bar, Quick Open, and Back and Forward history. With Pro, use Focus to help focus your attention on specific projects or folders, and customize OmniFocus to only display the information most relevant to you. New to OmniFocus? The simple, efficient OmniFocus 4 interface will help you discover and implement a trusted system that works and grows with you. Upgrading from a previous version of OmniFocus? In OmniFocus 4, discover enhanced versions of all the powerful task management features you already rely on, along with new features that will level-up your workflow. Omni offers a free and secure sync service, protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring only devices you authorize can access your data. And now, for the first time ever, OmniFocus is available as a universal cross-platform purchase: get full access to OmniFocus 4 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro with a single license purchase. Accomplish more every day–anywhere you go–with OmniFocus 4.

Screenshots

OmniFocus 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 2Do at 100% against OmniFocus 4's 52%. 2Do also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). OmniFocus 4's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and ratings volume (344 vs 18). On ads 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

OmniFocus 4 is free to download; 2Do costs $19.99 up front. OmniFocus 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 2Do asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

2Do holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OmniFocus 4 has 344 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 2Do's written reviews are positive against 52% of OmniFocus 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2Do ships an update daily, OmniFocus 4 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
2Do versus OmniFocus 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2DoOmniFocus 4
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (18 ratings) — better4.0 (344 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.1% of reviews
Number of ratings18344 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.618.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeehive Innovations ServicesThe Omni Group

Customer experience

2Do

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OmniFocus 4

All ratings344 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative21.8%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

2Do

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

OmniFocus 4

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • View options button not working consistently
  • Custom perspectives not persisting in sidebar
  • App crashing on launch
  • Drag and drop functionality issues
  • Incorrect task completion when adding new tasks
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  • Inconsistent behavior when changing due dates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Markdown support in notes
  • Gantt view for projects
  • Ability to reorder perspectives in the sidebar
  • Print to PDF with due dates and completed dates
  • Natural language processing for task creation
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  • Board view for projects

In-app purchases

None

2Do

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

OmniFocus 4

Subscriptions2
  • Legacy Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Legacy Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • Upgrade to v4 from v1-v3$37.49
  • Upgrade v4 to Pro from v1-v3$37.49
  • Unlock Standard (Mac Promo)$56.00
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  • Unlock Standard$74.99
  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$74.99
  • Upgrade to v4 Pro from v1-v3$74.99
  • Unlock Pro (Mac Promo)$111.99
  • Unlock Pro$149.99

Questions

Is 2Do free?
2Do costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OmniFocus 4 free?
OmniFocus 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 2Do or OmniFocus 4?
2Do is rated higher. 2Do averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while OmniFocus 4 averages 4.0 from 344 ratings.
Do 2Do or OmniFocus 4 have ads?
Neither 2Do nor OmniFocus 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 2Do or OmniFocus 4?
2Do ships an update daily, and OmniFocus 4 every 3 weeks. Most recently, 2Do was updated on October 26, 2026 and OmniFocus 4 on October 25, 2026.

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