To Do List vs Do Next
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
To Do List
This app helps you quickly jot down tasks with a clean, simple, and intuitive interface. It supports iOS 15 Home Widgets for easy access to your to-do list.
- Quick task entry
- Clean interface
- Simple design
- Intuitive user experience
- iOS 15 Home Widget support
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The fastest app for you to put down what you need to do. Clean. Simple. Intuitive. Supports iOS 15 Home Widget. I hope you enjoy the app. Have a nice day!
Do Next
This app helps you manage your tasks with a straightforward approach. It uses a single list with four categories to prioritize what needs to be done. Features include easy task completion, reordering, and helpful widgets.
- Minimalist interface
- Swipe to manage tasks
- Prioritize tasks
- Widgets for quick access
- iCloud sync
- Customizable themes
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Stop wasting time with complicated apps. Keep it simple with Do Next and actually get things done. One list and four basic categories (Now, Next, Later, Someday) is all you need. Prioritize your tasks and mark them complete... that's it. Features: * Minimalist interface * Swipe to complete, edit, or delete * Highlight important tasks * Simple tags * Press & hold to reorder * Widget shows tasks that you need to do now * Lock screen widgets * Fun color themes * Split screen support on iPad * Sync across iOS devices using iCloud No monthly subscription! A one time In-App Purchase gets you: * Add & edit sections * Configurable checkboxes * Color themes * Widgets * Custom app icons * Lock screen widgets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Do Next at 4.8 against To Do List's 4.0. Do Next also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 3). To Do List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Do Next sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. To Do List asks for nothing beyond the download.
Do Next holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Do Next has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
To Do List ships an update weekly, Do Next every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | To Do List | Do Next |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Markus Wu | Dustin Wiens |
Customer experience
To Do List
Do Next
In-app purchases
To Do List
No in-app purchases
Do Next
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