2Do vs FirstSeed Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2Do
This task management app helps organize your life with flexible lists, projects, and smart lists. It offers natural language input for dates and times, supports multiple alarms, and allows for collaboration. Sync across devices and integrate with other services for a comprehensive productivity solution.
- Natural language task input
- Checklists and sub-tasks
- Smart lists and saved searches
- Location-based reminders
- Cross-device sync
- List sharing and collaboration
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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.
FirstSeed Notes
Capture, organize, and refine your thoughts with a beautifully designed note-taking app. Supports Markdown, task management, and transcription to create summaries and meeting minutes. Syncs across devices and offers customization options.
- Markdown-supported note creation and editing
- Task management with ToDo lists
- Highlighting important sentences
- Recording and transcription capabilities
- Note categorization with tags
- Cross-device syncing via iCloud
- Customizable font size and line spacing
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FirstSeed Notes is a beautifully designed notes app that helps you capture your thoughts and turn them into ideas you can build on. Write down what's on your mind, organize it with notebooks and tags, and come back to it anytime. From quick notes and to-do lists to meeting recordings and study notes, FirstSeed Notes keeps your thinking and your plans in one place. Write Comfortably - A clean, simple editor that's easy to use every day - Markdown support and smart formatting - Add tables, equations, images, and links - Adjust font size and line spacing to suit your style - See character, word, and line counts at a glance - Export notes as Markdown or PDF Stay Organized - Organize notes with notebooks, sections, and tags - Keep important notes close with Favorites - Jump back to recent notes instantly - Manage tasks with to-do lists - Highlight key sentences and review them all in one place Record and Summarize - Record audio and get a transcript automatically - Turn transcripts into summaries, meeting minutes, action items, study notes, and more with AI AI Agent - Just ask the AI Agent to find, organize, tag, and move your notes Sync and Share - Sync your notes across your devices with iCloud - Share a single note or an entire notebook and edit together in real time - Invited members can join for free Your notes are synced and shared through iCloud. Some features require a subscription or a lifetime purchase. About Subscription: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://firstseed.io/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FirstSeed Notes at Free against 2Do's $9.99. 2Do's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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
FirstSeed Notes is free to download; 2Do costs $9.99 up front. FirstSeed Notes sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 2Do asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for 2Do against 5.0 for FirstSeed Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 2Do has 140 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of 2Do's written reviews are positive against 76% of FirstSeed Notes's.
2Do ships an update daily, FirstSeed Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2Do | FirstSeed Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (140 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 76.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beehive Innovations Services | FirstSeed Inc |
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2Do
FirstSeed Notes
In-app purchases
2Do
No in-app purchases
FirstSeed Notes
- Personal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Team Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Personal Yearly1 Month trial$26.991 Year
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- Team Yearly1 Month trial$95.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99









