2Do vs Prism Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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"2Do adapts to my needs, not the other way around. 2Do gets me." — MacStories 2Do is a to do list, task manager and daily planner in one, with a simple, fluid interface wrapped around a deep and flexible set of features. Keep a quick checklist, run a full GTD® system, or anything in between: there is no wrong way to use 2Do, and it never forces a methodology on you. One-time purchase. No subscription, no account to create, no strings attached. TYPE IT THE WAY YOU'D SAY IT • New: natural language input. Type "Call the dentist tomorrow at 3pm #health" and 2Do fills in the due date, time and tag as you type • It reads dates, times, repeats, alerts, durations, priorities, tags, lists and saved locations, in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Russian CAPTURE ANYTHING, FAST • Quick Add: touch and hold [+] and file task after task, with dates, tags and lists as you type • Siri & Shortcuts: add tasks by voice, or wire 2Do into routines that do the whole job • Widgets, Lock Screen and Control Center, so capture never waits for the app • Mail to 2Do: your device gets a private email address, and anything you send it lands as a task, checklist and all • A GTD® Inbox for everything not yet sorted SIMPLE TASKS, OR AS MUCH MORE AS YOU NEED • Start with a task, grow it into a checklist or a project with sub-tasks • Notes in Markdown, styled as you type, with links collected for you • Flexible repeats, start dates that hide tasks until they matter, durations, and actions that make the next call or message one tap away • Attach images and voice notes SMART LISTS: SAVED SEARCHES WITH SUPERPOWERS • Search across titles, notes, tags and dates; sounds-like matching finds it even when you can't spell it • Save any search as a one-tap view: your weekly review, stalled projects, errands nearby • Focus filter: set a rule per list and one tap hides everything that can wait TAGS THAT SORT EVERYTHING • One tap on a tag filters your day to that context; Tag Groups keep big collections tidy • Pause a tag and every task carrying it steps out of view, hidden, not deleted, until you're ready NEVER MISS A THING • Stack multiple alerts on a task and let 2Do nag until it's done • On iOS 26.1 and later, an alert can ring like a Clock alarm: full screen, through Silent mode, until you answer • Nearby: location reminders that fire when you're close enough to actually do the task • See your calendar events right above your tasks, so plans never collide SYNC YOUR WAY Most apps decide where your data lives. 2Do thinks that's your call: • iCloud: uses the account already on your device; syncs tasks, Smart Lists, tags, groups and attachments • Apple Reminders: your tasks live in Reminders too, so Siri and everything that reads Reminders can see them • Todoist: connect your account and run your Todoist projects right inside 2Do • Dropbox, Toodledo, Fastmail, or any CalDAV server you trust, including one you run yourself • When two devices meet, 2Do can merge them instead of making you pick a winner • 2Do for Mac is available separately, so your lists follow you to the desktop MADE FOR ONE HAND • Slide between your lists, tasks and a utility panel with Tags, Nearby and Calendar Events; one thumb runs all three • Pinch to zoom between three levels of detail • Quick Open: type a few letters, land on any task or list • Batch edit and drag & drop: defer, tag or move a whole stack of tasks in one go YOURS, PRIVATELY • Lock individual lists or the whole app • Automatic backups, with single-list restore for the day something goes wrong • Share lists over Wi-Fi with other 2Do users nearby, no cloud in between • Independent light and dark themes • Apple Watch app with complications 2Do has been refined over years of careful work, with feedback from students, parents, professionals and lifelong list-keepers along the way. Use it as a simple list, or push it into full GTD® territory. Either way, it's ready.
Prism Notes
Capture thoughts and links quickly with a familiar texting interface. Organize ideas with AI-suggested tags and develop them across linked threads. Review notes to keep what matters and easily search by keyword or meaning.
- Texting-like note capture
- AI-suggested tags
- Threaded idea development
- Review mode for notes
- Sync across devices
- Natural language reminders
- Lock screen capture
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Prism is the private place for quick thoughts and links. It feels like texting, rather than writing in a document. Capture easily, organize with tags, develop ideas across threads, review to keep only what matters. Free to try! Features: - Private and on-device - Opt in to iCloud sync between iPhone and Mac - Voice transcription and voice memos - Lock screen widgets for text and voice capture - AI-suggested tags to make organizing easy or automatic AI tagging (requires apple intelligence) - Review mode to keep notes alive or let them go - Threads to evolve a thought and link them together - Search by keyword - Natural language reminders - just say "remind me tomorrow at 2pm" (requires apple intelligence)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Prism Notes at Free against 2Do's $9.99. Prism Notes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and device support (4 vs 2). 2Do's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On rating, 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
Prism Notes is free to download; 2Do costs $9.99 up front. Prism Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 2Do asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for 2Do against 4.9 for Prism Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of 2Do's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prism Notes's.
2Do ships an update daily, Prism Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2Do | Prism Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (101 ratings) | 4.9 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beehive Innovations Services | Tommy Joseph |
Customer experience
2Do
Prism Notes
In-app purchases
2Do
No in-app purchases
Prism Notes
- Lifetime Unlock$6.99
- Lifetime Unlock$12.99









