Comparison

Doo vs Today 5

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

Today 5

This app helps you manage your daily tasks, future plans, and recurring duties. It provides a custom itinerary with distinct task types to enhance focus and streamline time management. Track your progress and stay organized without feeling overwhelmed.

Highlights
  • Custom daily task itinerary
  • Categorized task management (Regular, Timeless, Recurring)
  • Automatic task transition between views
  • Performance tracking for completed tasks
  • Visual cues for task completion and delays
  • Mark missed tasks from past days
Features
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Welcome to "Today," your go-to app for getting more done, every single day. Our app is meticulously designed to enhance your focus on immediate tasks while also keeping future plans in sight. As soon as you open "Today," you're greeted with a custom itinerary of tasks tailored just for you, split into three distinct types to streamline your time management: Regular Tasks: Dive into tasks that are time-bound and appear in your "Today" and "Tomorrow" views, automatically transitioning to the Performance view as the clock strikes midnight. These tasks, which you manually input, are all about taking action now. Any task slated for "Tomorrow" seamlessly shifts to "Today" when a new day begins, and any "Today" task moves to the Performance view at midnight, where you can track whether it was completed. A clear performance indicator keeps things readable, and you even have the option to mark off tasks you might have missed in the past days. Timeless Tasks: This category is for the things you need to do that aren't pressing against the clock. Without any time constraints or performance tracking, these tasks form a general to-do list for non-urgent matters, helping you stay organized without the pressure. Recurring Tasks: For those duties that come around on a regular basis, set a time interval for their completion. These tasks will pop back into your "Today" view either at the start of a new interval or if they're marked as incomplete, with a visual cue in gold to celebrate completion or in red to warn of potential delays. "Today" is more than just a task manager; it's a system designed to keep you focused on the present while never losing sight of what's ahead, ensuring you're always prepared for what life throws your way.

Screenshots

Doo4 screens
Today 53 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Today 5 at Free against Doo's $4.99. Today 5 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Doo's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Today 5 is free to download; Doo costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Today 5 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doo ships an update every 2 weeks, Today 5 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Doo versus Today 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDooToday 5
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (39 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCiarlo Software, LLCANTHONY HOWELL

Customer experience

Doo

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

Today 5

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Doo

No in-app purchases

None

Today 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doo free?
Doo costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Today 5 free?
Today 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doo or Today 5?
Today 5 is rated higher. Doo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Today 5 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Doo or Today 5 have ads?
Neither Doo nor Today 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doo or Today 5?
Doo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Today 5 every 3 days. Most recently, Doo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Today 5 on October 19, 2026.

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