Comparison

Forward vs neurolist

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

Head to head
About

Forward

This app helps you build and maintain healthy routines and achieve your personal goals. It offers a simple interface to set daily, weekly, or monthly tasks and track your progress over time. Stay motivated and focused on your personal growth journey with customizable habits and reminders.

Highlights
  • Set daily, weekly, monthly goals
  • Track habit streaks
  • Customize habits with colors
  • Set reminders for tasks
  • Visualize progress over time
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Forward App is designed to live up to its name - to keep you going forward towards your goals! With stylish yet simple interface and only necessary features, you can set healthy routines, goals and tasks for daily, weekly and monthly basis. You can also decide if you do your goals and to do’s multiple times in a day. It has never been more easier to create habits that stick! The more you use it - the better you see your progress in in the streak page. Stay motivated and focused with your personal goals! Productivity is sometimes hard to achieve but Forward is here for you and your personal growth journey. Forward is ideal for you if you: • have hard time keeping a habit or quit one • you have too many to do’s at once and cannot prioritize them • sometimes loose focus on your personal goals and targets • feel unmotivated and can’t see the progress of your goals Forward is FREE TO USE without annoying ads! The free version of Forward allows you to create 3 habits/goals. For more than 3, you can either choose a wallet friendly Forward Premium or unlike most other apps, purchase 1 goal at a time without any other commitments. Forward free allows you to: • set and track goals on a daily, weekly or monthly basis • set a task to be repeated multiple times a day • customize your habits from a range of colors - visualize your targets! • edit and delete your list of tasks • set a reminder for each habit • see your progress over time with each goal/task • log and see habit activity with seamless Apple Watch integration Forward PREMIUM offers: • unlimited amount of goals ===All your ideas, feedback and suggestions are always welcome=== Contact: forward@todoo.fun Privacy policy: https://todoo.fun/forward-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://todoo.fun/forward-tos/

About

neurolist

This AI-powered planner assists neurodivergent individuals with task management. It breaks down large tasks into manageable steps, estimates completion times, and provides a focused, one-task-at-a-time view to combat overwhelm and procrastination.

Highlights
  • AI task breakdown
  • Magic subtasks generation
  • Context-aware task planning
  • Single task focus view
  • Smart timer with voice notifications
  • Task library for retrieval
Features
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neurolist is an AI-based planner that helps neurodivergent folks reach their potential. First, you enter a scary task and the app automatically estimates how long it will take and assigns it to a category. Then you can use the "magic subtasks" button to turn the task into a manageable list of steps. The best part? You can even add context about your life, which our AI will use to generate even better tasks. neurolist also helps you stay present by only showing you one to-do at a time. No more overwhelming lists. Any to do you create you can get back with one easy tap via the task library. Ultimate flexibility. To help you actually do your to-do's, neurolist has a smart timer, which lets you complete each task like a playlist, with a timer for each subtask. Then it dynamically estimates how long it will take to complete, while notifying you via voice notifications along the way. Perfect to avoid ADHD procrastination. This is just the beginning: In the future neurolist will allow you to give more context on each task and will provide advanced productivity analytics. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/37837520 Terms of Service: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/37837520

Screenshots

Forward3 screens
neurolist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: neurolist at 4.8 against Forward's 4.2. neurolist also leads on ratings volume (917 vs 5). Forward's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 60%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Forward sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and neurolist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

neurolist holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: neurolist has 917 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Forward's written reviews are positive against 60% of neurolist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forward ships an update fortnightly, neurolist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Forward versus neurolist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForwardneurolist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.8 (917 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better59.8% of reviews
Number of ratings5917 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB110 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSebastian KumorThomas Wolfgang Menzel

Customer experience

Forward

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

neurolist

All ratings901 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative29.3%

Bugs and requests

Forward

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

neurolist

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks and subtasks disappearing
  • Inability to view/check off subtasks in timer mode
  • Scrolling issues on certain screens
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add tasks without subtasks
  • Option to prioritize tasks
  • Sync across devices
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • iPad-optimized layout

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forward

Subscriptions2
  • Forward - monthly premium$1.491 Month
  • Forward - yearly premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Forward - extra goal$0.99
6 purchases

neurolist

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Access Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pro Access Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Access$19.991 Year
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  • Full Access Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Access Yearly1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro Access Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Forward free?
Forward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is neurolist free?
neurolist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forward or neurolist?
neurolist is rated higher. Forward averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while neurolist averages 4.8 from 917 ratings.
Do Forward or neurolist have ads?
Neither Forward nor neurolist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forward or neurolist?
Forward ships an update fortnightly, and neurolist every 2 weeks. Most recently, Forward was updated on November 3, 2026 and neurolist on November 7, 2026.

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