Comparison

Doo vs Todo Bug

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

Head to head
About

Doo

This app helps you overcome procrastination by breaking down tasks into manageable digital cards. Its unique card-based interface and focus on one task at a time promote productivity and habit building. It offers various task types, scheduling options, and cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Card-based task interface
  • Customizable task groups
  • Open-ended, calendar, and location-based tasks
  • Share extension for creating tasks from other apps
  • Customizable task scheduling and alerts
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Task collaboration
Features
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Become a more productive you, one card at a time. WHY DOO? It’s easy to procrastinate your to-do list without a clear first step. Tasks with large goals can feel impossible to finish. Doo helps you procrastinate less. Your reminders become cards that are easy to start and easy to finish. The streamlined edit screen encourages you to create tasks that can fit on a digital index card. Each card shows up in a stack — instead of a list — so you can focus on one thing at a time. BUILD BETTER HABITS Pick a few tasks each day and snooze the rest. Doo helps you create more consistent, sustainable habits. Reduce your anxiety and become a more productive you, one card at a time. *** 2021 Webby Award Nominee *** Best App - Work & Productivity *** 2021 Webby Award Honoree *** Best App User Interface REVIEWS “I absolutely love this app... *incredibly* satisfying...” – Doo 2 Review, Buzzfeed “There’s just enough guilt involved in hitting snooze that I often just complete the task. That’s the point." – WIRED “Doo is a beautiful way to get things done without stressing yourself out.” – Doo 2 Review, The Next Web FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • Be more productive with a unique, card-based interface • Separate cards into custom groups • Create open-ended, calendar, or location-based tasks • Create tasks within other apps with the share extension • Schedule tasks with custom intervals and alerts • Sync with iCloud across iOS and Mac devices • Collaborate on tasks with other Doo users (requires iCloud) • Support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Text, and keyboard shortcuts • Stay on task with Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets • Complete or snooze tasks from notifications • Drag and drop text, locations, and URLs to create tasks • Screen lock with FaceID, TouchID, or passphrase • Create and complete reminders with Siri • Multitask with Split View and Slide Over

About

Todo Bug

This task management app helps you organize and prioritize your to-do list by focusing on one task at a time. It offers quick task entry, organization by priority and context, and filters to manage your workload effectively. Additional features include project organization, time tracking, and dashboard widgets.

Highlights
  • Quick task entry and editing
  • Organize by priority, context, and date
  • Focus on highest priority task
  • Project organization
  • Contextual filters for doable todos
  • Notification badges for overdue tasks
  • Dashboard widget with time tracking
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Todo Bug is a task management application that helps users organize and prioritize their to-do lists by focusing on one task at a time, using a "tough love" approach to keep them on track. It allows users to enter and edit tasks quickly, organize tasks by priority, context, and date, and set filters to only view the todos that are doable in the current context. It also includes features such as project organization, notification badges, time tracking, notes, and a dashboard widget. The MacOS version has additional features such as an Apple menu bar display and a keyboard shortcut for quickly adding tasks. Todo Bug Features: - Enter and edit todos quickly - Organize your todos by priority, context and date - Focus on your highest priority task - Organize Todos by Project - Set filters to only view the todos that are doable in the current context - Receive notification badges for overdue and due todos - Review todos as a list - Add Todo Bug Widget to your Dashboard - Receive Daily Notification of your Highest Priority task - Keep track of time spent on todos on the Dashboard - Add Notes to your todos - Review completed Todos - Use Done Todos screen as a mini status report

Screenshots

Doo4 screens
Todo Bug4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Todo Bug at Free against Doo's $4.99. Todo Bug also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 55%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Doo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (39 vs 4). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Todo Bug is free to download; Doo costs $4.99 up front. Todo Bug sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Doo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Todo Bug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doo has 39 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Doo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Todo Bug's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Doo versus Todo Bug: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDooTodo Bug
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (39 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCiarlo Software, LLCRobert gremillion

Customer experience

Doo

All ratings39 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral24.1%
Negative20.7%

Todo Bug

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Doo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Todo Bug

One-time1
  • Pro Package$1.99

Questions

Is Doo free?
Doo costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Todo Bug free?
Todo Bug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doo or Todo Bug?
Todo Bug is rated higher. Doo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Todo Bug averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Doo or Todo Bug have ads?
Neither Doo nor Todo Bug shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doo or Todo Bug?
Doo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Todo Bug every 2 weeks. Most recently, Doo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Todo Bug on November 3, 2026.

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