Comparison

2Do vs UBC Deacons

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

Head to head
About

2Do

Manage your tasks with a flexible and fluid interface that adapts to your needs. Capture anything quickly, organize with smart lists and tags, and never miss a deadline with advanced alerts. Syncs across your devices and services.

Highlights
  • Flexible task management
  • Quick task capture
  • Multiple sync options (iCloud, Reminders, Todoist, CalDAV)
  • Smart Lists for saved searches
  • Tagging system for organization
  • Advanced alerts and location-based reminders
  • Markdown notes with task linking
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 IPHONE • Slide between your lists, tasks and the Tags, Nearby and Calendar panels. Pinch to choose how much task detail you see. • Check tasks on Apple Watch and add complications to your watch face. 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

UBC Deacons

This application streamlines support for church deacons by facilitating communication with their assigned families and church leadership. It enables deacons to easily share updates and coordinate efforts to better serve their community.

Highlights
  • Family support management
  • Leadership communication
  • Team member updates
  • Service coordination
  • Easy information sharing
Features
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This app is for Deacons of University Baptist Church. It allows Deacons to more easily provide support for their families and communicate updates to leadership and other team members.

Screenshots

2Do4 screens
UBC Deacons3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: UBC Deacons at Free against 2Do's $9.99. UBC Deacons also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 18.6). 2Do's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (134 vs 6). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

UBC Deacons is free to download; 2Do costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for 2Do against 5.0 for UBC Deacons. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2Do has 134 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2Do ships an update daily, UBC Deacons every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
2Do versus UBC Deacons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2DoUBC Deacons
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (134 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better6
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeehive Innovations ServicesCommitted Entrepreneur LLC

Customer experience

2Do

All ratings134 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.9%

UBC Deacons

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

2Do

No in-app purchases

None

UBC Deacons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 2Do free?
2Do costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UBC Deacons free?
UBC Deacons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 2Do or UBC Deacons?
UBC Deacons is rated higher. 2Do averages 4.9 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while UBC Deacons averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do 2Do or UBC Deacons have ads?
Neither 2Do nor UBC Deacons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 2Do or UBC Deacons?
2Do ships an update daily, and UBC Deacons every 2 months. Most recently, 2Do was updated on October 27, 2026 and UBC Deacons on October 5, 2026.

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