Comparison

Sometime vs Twodos

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

Head to head
About

Sometime

Easily track and manage recurring tasks with flexible reminders and visual habit tracking. Never forget to take medicine, pay bills, or care for your plants again. Organize tasks by category and view completion history with informative charts.

Highlights
  • Recurring task tracking
  • Flexible reminder scheduling
  • Habit visualization charts
  • Task categorization
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Sometime lets you easily track and complete recurring tasks in your daily life. People have used it to: - Know when to take medicine and remember the last time they did it - Keep their plants alive by being gently reminded - Be on top of paying their bills every month - Check when and where they got their last haircut - Replace their Brita water filter on time before the inevitable algae domination - And more! ——— YOUR TASKS AT A GLANCE - See all of your tasks with reminders for Today and in the Future. - Organize your tasks into categories and quickly switch between them. - Sort by Last Done to see tasks you haven't done in a while. - Sort by Upcoming to see reminder times more clearly. SET FLEXIBLE REMINDERS - Set a reminder that occurs minutes/hours/days/weeks/months after your task is completed. - Set a daily reminder that occurs at the times you specify. - Set a weekly, monthly or yearly reminder at the days and times you specify. - Set a one-off reminder at a date and time you specify. - Choose a custom notification sound. - (Pro) Get notified after your task is past deadline with overdue reminders. VISUALIZE YOUR HABITS - Get a better sense of how often you complete a task with informative charts. - See your average, shortest and longest time interval between completions. - Easily add, edit and remove completions from history. OTHER FEATURES - (Pro) Add notes when you complete a task to remember additional context. - iCloud sync: Keep your data private and in sync across your devices. - Notification and Spotlight search actions: Quickly complete a task or set a one-off reminder without opening the app first. - Home screen widgets - Task: See the next reminder date or the last completion for a task. - Today: See upcoming reminders for all tasks or tasks in a category. - Support for Siri and Shortcuts with actions like: - Get tasks for today - Complete a task - Get last completion date for a task - Get the next reminder date for a task - Remind me later for a task - Export your task completions as CSV. Have feedback, suggestions or questions? Contact us at support@irisation.com

About

Twodos

This app offers a minimalist approach to task management with just two lists: "Sooner" and "Later". It focuses on simplicity, privacy, and a delightful user experience without distractions like due dates or notifications. Widgets provide at-a-glance task visibility.

Highlights
  • Two-list system (Sooner/Later)
  • No due dates or reminders
  • Gesture-based interface
  • Customizable themes and sounds
  • Light and dark mode support
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
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A delightfully simple todo app that respects your focus and privacy. There are no due dates, reminders, or push notifications. JUST TWO LISTS One screen, two lists: "Sooner" and "Later". New todos are added to "Sooner" but if they're not time-sensitive, move them down to "Later". This simple paradigm makes triaging tasks easy, and keep stress to a minimum. DELIGHTFUL SIMPLICITY Enjoy a rich, interactive interface with gestures, custom sound design, haptic feedback and accent colors. There's also support for both light and dark mode so it's easy on the eyes day or night. WIDGET SUPPORT With Home and Lock Screen widgets, you'll have your tasks visible at a glance, ensuring you never miss a beat. PRIVATE Twodos stores all of your data securely on your device, and backs it up to your iCloud account. No one else has access to it. No third-party analytics or tracking.

Screenshots

Sometime4 screens
Twodos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Twodos at none against Sometime's 1. Twodos also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Sometime's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Sometime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Twodos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twodos holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 162 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Sometime's written reviews are positive against 96% of Twodos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sometime ships an update every 2 months, Twodos every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sometime versus Twodos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSometimeTwodos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (76 ratings)4.9 (162 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews95.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76162 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIrisation LabAdam Whitcroft

Customer experience

Sometime

All ratings76 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

Twodos

All ratings147 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive95.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Sometime

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for ADHD/memory
  • 💡 Can log things, not just reminders
  • 🚀 Developers listen to feedback
  • 👍 One-time purchase, not subscription
  • 👍 Encouraging timeline view

Room to improve

  • 😞 Unintuitive terminology/design
  • 😞 Frustrating to figure out
  • 😞 Lost all reminders (multiple reports)
  • 😞 No way to set relative/interval reminders
  • 😞 Lacking measurable metrics

Twodos

From 162 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Effective prioritization of tasks
  • 🔒 No paywalls or data collection
  • 💡 Satisfying haptic feedback and sound effects

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features like due dates, reminders, and task organization
  • 💡 Desire for ability to change task order and customize widget display

Bugs and requests

Sometime

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lost all reminders (multiple reports)
  • Widget sometimes doesn't update
  • Reminders are late (iOS widget)
  • Daily tasks with '1 day' after completion setting don't work as expected

Requested features

15 requests
  • Archive tasks feature
  • Relative reminders (e.g., every 6 hours)
  • Ability to cap daily reminders
  • Measurable metrics
  • Widget UI update
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  • Quicker category swapping
  • Color coding for categories
  • Option to hide reminders until due date
  • Disable notifications for specific tasks
  • French localization
  • Add own symbols to custom actions
  • Custom notification sound
  • Dark mode
  • Apple Watch app
  • Keyboard ready on '+' press

Twodos

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Some users unable to set up the widget

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to change tasks order
  • Allow choosing how many tasks will be displayed in the widget
  • Implement date/time period for tasks
  • Provide a way to organize tasks inside the 'Sooner' or 'Later' boxes
  • Add a check mark option to mark tasks as completed
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  • Introduce a way to make some tasks repetitive (e.g., daily checklists)
  • Develop a Mac app version

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sometime

One-time1
  • Sometime Pro$4.99
None

Twodos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sometime free?
Sometime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Twodos free?
Twodos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sometime or Twodos?
Twodos is rated higher. Sometime averages 4.6 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Twodos averages 4.9 from 162 ratings.
Do Sometime or Twodos have ads?
Neither Sometime nor Twodos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sometime or Twodos?
Sometime ships an update every 2 months, and Twodos every 8 days. Most recently, Sometime was updated on October 24, 2026 and Twodos on October 30, 2026.

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