Comparison

To Do List vs Space Notes

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

Head to head
About

To Do List

This app combines task management with note-taking capabilities, offering features like reminders, sorting, filtering, and synchronization with your phone's native reminder app. It provides a free basic version with optional paid features for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Task management with reminders
  • Note creation and editing
  • Synchronization with phone reminders
  • Sorting and filtering tasks
  • Customizable accounts with colors
  • Day and night interface modes
  • Attaching files to tasks
Features
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Fast and simple tasks and notes with reminders, widgets, and voice input. Add tasks and notes in seconds — by voice, widget, or one tap. No sign-up. No clutter. Just works. All your tasks stay in sync through Apple Reminders — combine iCloud, Outlook, and Exchange in one clean list. And your notes are always close at hand — for ideas, lists, plans, and important details. Free features: — Create, edit, and organize tasks and notes — Priorities, reminders, and subtasks — Voice input — Two note viewing formats — Smart sorting and filters — Dark and light mode — Home and lock screen widgets — Unlimited local accounts PRO — unlock more power: — Add by voice in one tap — File attachments — Backup and restore — App lock — Sharing and forwarding Simple enough for everyday use. Powerful enough for serious planning and quick notes. Download now and get more done — faster. Terms of Use: https://calenhub.com/task_terms_of_use.html

About

Space Notes

This app allows users to create detailed lists with expandable items, offering dedicated note-taking for each entry. It provides various list types, progress tracking, and organizational tools to manage complex information.

Highlights
  • Expandable checklist items into detailed notes
  • Multiple note types (shopping, recipe, goals)
  • Progress bars for goal tracking
  • Random item selection from lists
  • Checklist table view for quick editing
  • User-defined category tags
  • Note priorities (low, medium, high, urgent)
Features
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Space Notes was built for people who like to make lists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, recipe lists, lists of modules for the apps you're building, or cards you're collecting. But sometimes just having a list isn't good enough. You know that your recipe needs a particular type of cheese, but there's only store in town that sells it. Space Notes gives you an entire notepad for every item in your checklist, allowing you to provide as much, or as little detail as you need for every single item. Expand your notes from a galaxy to a whole universe of ideas! New in Space Notes 3.0: - Note Bundles: Keep notes organized with Note Bundles. You can create a bundle and add your notes to it so that you can quickly locate related entries. - Card Collector's Gallery: A gallery where you can store images of your favorite trading or collector's cards. - Handwriting with OCR: Use handwriting to enter text into your notes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Features: - Note types with exclusive functionality for creating goals with progress bars, comparing notes, making shopping lists. - Expand checklist items into notes for taking as much detail as you need, without crowding your screen. - Randomly select an item from your lists, for those times when you can't decide on something, like where to go for lunch! - Checklist table view: You can now switch to a table view for your checklists, allowing you to quickly edit your checklist items. - Convert to checklist: you can now type out rows of text in the main notepad, then convert them to items in your checklist. - Consolidated to-do list: all your due dates in one central location for quick reference and navigation. - User-defined category tags: create tags to categorize your notes any way you'd like. - Note priorities: assign priority levels for low, medium, high, and urgent. - Three new note types: shopping, recipe, and character cards. - Checklist item due dates: prior to version 2.0, due dates could only be assigned to primary notes. Now they can be assigned to checklist items for 'Goal' notes. - Custom color schemes: add a personal touch to your Space Notes experience by creating your own color schemes. - In-app calendar: access a calendar right within your notes so that you don't have to keep switching between apps when you're making to-do lists. - Due date quick add: when viewing a 'goal' note with the in-app calendar, you can tap on a date in the calendar, then tap the calendar button on a checklist item to instantly create a due date. Space Notes Pro features: - Compare checklists: see two checklists, side by side. Space Notes will automatically highlight if the same item appears in both checklists. - Historical timeline: if you're working on a project, or tracking responsibilities at your job, you can commit your completed tasks to a historical timeline, which removes them from your note lists, but keeps them in a timeline that you can access when it's time to write your resume or review. - Calculator: an in-app calculator so that you don't have to switch to a separate calculator app when you need to do basic arithmetic. Once you've arrived at the result, simply tap on it to insert it into your note. The next version of Space Notes is being completely rebuilt, from the ground up. This will provide greater performance and stability, while also reducing the app's footprint.

Screenshots

To Do List4 screens
Space Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: To Do List at 5.0 against Space Notes's 3.7. To Do List also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Space Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. To Do List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Space Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

To Do List holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

To Do List ships an update every 2 months, Space Notes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
To Do List versus Space Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTo Do ListSpace Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanning Technologies LLCSpace Japan Studios

Customer experience

To Do List

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Space Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

To Do List

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access for a Month$1.991 Month
  • Full Access for a Year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access Forever$19.99
1 purchases

Space Notes

One-time1
  • SpaceNotes Pro$0.99

Questions

Is To Do List free?
To Do List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Notes free?
Space Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, To Do List or Space Notes?
To Do List is rated higher. To Do List averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Space Notes averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do To Do List or Space Notes have ads?
Neither To Do List nor Space Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, To Do List or Space Notes?
To Do List ships an update every 2 months, and Space Notes every 9 days. Most recently, To Do List was updated on September 21, 2026 and Space Notes on September 19, 2026.

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