Deadlines vs Execute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deadlines
Organize your daily tasks with this modern to-do list manager. Create custom groups, assign priorities, and visualize deadlines. Upgrade for unlimited tasks, alerts, subtasks, and calendar integration.
- Custom task groups
- Priority assignment
- Deadline visualization
- Incomplete task widgets
- iCloud storage
- Light and dark modes
- Subtasks and alerts (Pro)
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Deadlines is a modern, productive task manager tool to help organize your daily list of jobs. You can create custom groups to separate your tasks however you like, such as by classes and projects. Boost your productivity with the following features: • Create custom groups for different types of tasks • Assign higher priorities to more important tasks • Visualize deadlines by day, priority, or group • See incomplete deadlines using widgets • Search for specific deadlines • Keyboard shortcuts for faster additions • Store deadlines in iCloud • No external login required Deadline has a modern and minimalistic interface with emphasis put on smooth animations that makes it enjoyable to use: • Light and dark mode support • Minimize deadline groups you don't need to see • Filter out completed tasks to see remaining tasks • See tasks grouped by week • Color code your groups for visual distinction Everyone can initially create three custom groups and ten different deadlines. Upgrading to Pro Mode unlocks several benefits: • Unlimited deadlines and groups • Set alerts for each deadline • Access to subtasks for each deadline • Push deadlines to calendar • Create repeatable deadlines Deadlines that are pushed to the calendar are automatically updated when you change the deadline. New deadlines can be automatically pushed to Calendar from Settings, as well as setting default alerts for all deadlines.
Execute
Organize your day and manage projects efficiently with interactive task cards. Utilize flexible views like lists, timelines, and Kanban boards to prioritize, time-block, and track progress. Stay focused and complete important tasks effectively.
- Interactive task cards
- Time-blocking on a timeline
- Eisenhower matrix prioritization
- Kanban board workflow
- Built-in Pomodoro timer
- Project milestones and dependencies
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Execute helps you plan your day and run your projects—fast. Turn tasks into interactive cards you can drag, time-block, and track across flexible views. Stay focused, avoid decision fatigue, and finish the right work at the right time. Work your way - List View: Create, edit, and reorder with effortless drag-and-drop. Clean, fast, and reliable. - Plan View: Time-block your day on a timeline. See system calendar events, personal reservations, and tasks in one place. - Precise Planning (Pro): Estimate durations and fit tasks like puzzle pieces to build a realistic schedule. - Matrix View: Prioritize with the Eisenhower matrix (urgent vs. important). Create custom matrices for your workflow. - Focus View: Swipe through tasks like a deck of cards and stay in flow with the built-in Pomodoro timer. - Kanban: Move work through stages with a swipe. Visual progress, zero friction. Manage projects with clarity - Milestones: See where your project stands and what’s next. - Dependencies: Understand what’s blocked and why—avoid surprises. - Step Templates: Standardize recurring processes to save time and reduce errors. Why Execute - Fast setup: Add tasks in seconds and start planning immediately. - One place for the day: Calendar, time blocks, and tasks together. - Built for focus: Views that reduce context switching and keep you moving. Start planning with confidence and finish more of what matters—download Execute today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Execute at every 5 days against Deadlines's every 2 months. Execute also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 3). Deadlines's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Deadlines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Execute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Deadlines holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Deadlines's written reviews are positive against 73% of Execute's.
Deadlines ships an update every 2 months, Execute every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadlines | Execute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brady Simon | Innovatism LLC |
Customer experience
Deadlines
Execute
In-app purchases
Deadlines
- Pro Mode$1.99
Execute
- Execute Pro$19.99








