Bullet vs Productivity 101
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bullet
Capture tasks, notes, events, and habits in one unified timeline. This app streamlines your thoughts and plans with a minimalist design, making it ideal for quick capture and organization without the clutter of multiple tools.
- Unified timeline for all entries
- Rapid logging for quick capture
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly logs
- Collections and tagging for organization
- ADHD-friendly minimalist design
- Offline functionality
- Cross-device sync
Read full descriptionHide full description
The journaling method you know from paper, built for your phone. Tasks, notes, events, and habits - captured in one place so nothing falls through the cracks. Stop juggling five different apps. Start with Bullet. "I've tried close to 20 productivity apps. This is the one I've been looking for." - rcghaseler HOW IT WORKS Open Bullet, tap +, and capture whatever's on your mind. A task for later, a note to remember, an event coming up, a habit to build. Everything lives on one timeline - organized by day, week, month, or year. Schedule entries, set reminders, add sub-tasks, group things into collections, and tag across projects. It's as simple or structured as you need it to be. DAILY LOG, FUTURE LOG, MIGRATION Rapid logging. A Daily Log for today, Weekly and Monthly Logs for planning ahead, and a Future Log for someday. Migration. Collections. If you keep this system in a paper notebook, you'll feel at home in minutes. If you don't, you'll pick it up just as fast - it's simply a quick way to capture and organize your thoughts. Everything the paper system does, without the limitations. Search your entries. Sync across devices. Set reminders. Work offline. "This may be the 1st app to replace my daily notebook planning!" - DiogoSnows REPLACES YOUR APP STACK To-do list, notes app, calendar, habit tracker - Bullet handles all of it. No more switching between tools or wondering where you put something. "It replaces four separate apps that I use." - Pajica ADHD-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN Minimal interface, zero visual clutter, and fast capture. Built for brains that need to get the thought out before it disappears. Multiple users with ADHD have told us this is the first productivity app that actually works for them. "I finally feel like I can declutter my head and have actionable plans." - IMP MD WHAT'S FREE Creating tasks, notes, and events. 3 habits. Calendar sync. Home screen widgets. Collections. Search. Data export. Prompts. Drag and drop. No ads, no tracking. WHAT'S PREMIUM Unlimited habits, recurring entries, sub-tasks, tags, filters, templates, image attachments, and biometric lock. Start with a free trial. BUILT BY ONE PERSON Bullet is indie-developed. No investors, no growth team, no corporate roadmap. Just one developer building the app he wanted to use. Every feature request gets read. "You can tell a lot of thought and care has been put into this." - Samuel Conley Works offline. Syncs across all your devices.
Productivity 101
Read full descriptionHide full description
Block the apps that steal your focus — and keep them blocked until the work is done. Pick the apps that distract you and Productivity 101 locks them while you focus. Need a breather? Take a break straight from the block screen and the block comes back on its own when it ends. Premium keeps apps locked until you hit your daily target, lets you set your own breaks, and adds Strict mode: quitting early takes a 2-minute wait and a typed promise. Free for 7 days with the yearly plan. Productivity 101 turns focus into a measurable habit. Start a session like a chess clock: your work time counts up, and when you need a break you tap once — break time is tracked separately, so you always know your true focused hours. End the session for a clean summary of work, breaks, and focus rate. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ It's built for people who are accountable to themselves — students with deadlines, founders, freelancers, and anyone who works long hours and wants to see the proof. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Chess-clock timer with separate work and break tracking • Assign each session to a task; set daily or weekly time targets • Live progress bars and a clear daily goal STAY MOTIVATED — PROFESSIONALLY • A Focus Score and Levels earned purely from real logged hours • Daily and weekly objectives, with streaks and streak protection • Badges at 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 hours per task UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS • A contribution heatmap of your focus, day by day • Personal records, lifetime hours, and per-task trends • Daily and weekly recaps MADE TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Hands-free voice control of the timer • Optional reminders as you near a target • Works offline; syncs securely across your devices when you sign in You're accountable to yourself. Productivity 101 keeps the score.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bullet at weekly against Productivity 101's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Bullet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Productivity 101 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bullet ships an update weekly, Productivity 101 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bullet | Productivity 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (320 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 320 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mui Studio Ltd | FINLAY OSCAR HAWKER |
Bugs and requests
Bullet
Reported bugs
2 issues- Widget not always showing the correct day's tasks
- Inconsistent behavior when marking tasks as complete
Requested features
5 requests- Sync with native calendar app
- Option to start the week on Sunday
- Ability to export data (e.g., CSV, PDF)
- Support for handwriting/sketching
- Multiple journal/notebook support
Productivity 101
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bullet
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly$4.991 Month
Show 4 moreShow fewer
- Yearly2 variants$14.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly$35.991 Year
- Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Habits Lifetime$29.99
- Lifetime$79.99
Productivity 101
- Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
Is Bullet free?
Is Productivity 101 free?
Do Bullet or Productivity 101 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bullet or Productivity 101?
Other comparisons















