Do Next vs ChangeTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Do Next
This app helps you manage your tasks with a straightforward approach. It uses a single list with four categories to prioritize what needs to be done. Features include easy task completion, reordering, and helpful widgets.
- Minimalist interface
- Swipe to manage tasks
- Prioritize tasks
- Widgets for quick access
- iCloud sync
- Customizable themes
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Stop wasting time with complicated apps. Keep it simple with Do Next and actually get things done. One list and four basic categories (Now, Next, Later, Someday) is all you need. Prioritize your tasks and mark them complete... that's it. Features: * Minimalist interface * Swipe to complete, edit, or delete * Highlight important tasks * Simple tags * Press & hold to reorder * Widget shows tasks that you need to do now * Lock screen widgets * Fun color themes * Split screen support on iPad * Sync across iOS devices using iCloud No monthly subscription! A one time In-App Purchase gets you: * Add & edit sections * Configurable checkboxes * Color themes * Widgets * Custom app icons * Lock screen widgets
ChangeTime
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Everything in your home has a clock on it. The furnace filter you installed last winter, the water filter in the fridge, the batteries in the smoke detector — they all need changing, and none of them will remind you. ChangeTime will. ADD ITEMS IN SECONDS • Snap a photo so every item is easy to spot in your list • Scan the barcode — the second time you buy the same filter, ChangeTime fills in everything and suggests the change date automatically • Or just type it in, with brand, description, and a private note for model numbers and sizes SET THE CHANGE DATE YOUR WAY • Say it: hold the mic and speak — "3 months from now" — and ChangeTime sets the date • Smart suggestions: ChangeTime knows the typical life of furnace filters, water filters, detector batteries, and more, and offers the right interval with one tap • Or pick the day on the calendar NEVER MISS A CHANGE • Reminders 7 days before, the day before, and on change day • Optional daily nudges while something stays overdue • Add change dates to your iOS Calendar automatically • See everything at a glance: Good, Soon, and Overdue — tap to filter ORGANIZED BY LOCATION OR ITEM • Kitchen, garage, basement, camper, musical intrument or vehicle— group items where they live, and filter the list with a tap • Swiped in a new filter? Tap "I Changed It" right on the reminder — the swap is logged and the next change is scheduled automatically STICK A LABEL ON IT • Print a QR label for any item and stick it on the equipment and scan it with your iPhone camera to jump straight to that item — check the date or mark it changed without searching ON YOUR WRIST • The full list, color-coded, on Apple Watch • Add items and update change dates from the watch — by dictation, smart suggestion, or a calendar picker — and everything syncs to your iPhone PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking — the camera, microphone, and speech recognition are used only in the moment, on the device. Install it. Change it on time. Repeat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChangeTime at none against Do Next's 1. ChangeTime also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Do Next's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Do Next sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ChangeTime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Do Next ships an update every 5 weeks, ChangeTime every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Do Next | ChangeTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dustin Wiens | Formatix, LLC |
In-app purchases
Do Next
- Premium Upgrade$4.99
ChangeTime
No in-app purchases









