Comparison

To Do List & Focus vs Notify

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 & Focus

This app simplifies your day by focusing on your top three priorities. It helps you track time spent on each task with a clean, distraction-free interface, promoting focused productivity without burnout.

Highlights
  • Set 3 daily priorities
  • Start/pause tasks (Pomodoro-style)
  • Track time per task
  • Clean, distraction-free interface
  • No clutter or bloat
  • Pleasant Tic-Tac sound
Features
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3 Tasks is the to-do list for people who are tired of endless to-do lists. Each day you write down three tasks, the ones that really matter, and get them done one at a time, with a timer on each. Why three: A long list spreads your attention thin. When you can only pick three, you choose what truly counts and actually finish it. Fewer tasks, more done, no burnout. Free, forever: • Your 3 daily priorities on one clean screen • A start/pause timer on every task, Pomodoro-style • The timer keeps counting in the background, with the screen locked or the app closed • Repeat Daily: a task you do every day comes back each morning with its time at zero • A small celebration every time you finish a task • Home screen widget with your three tasks • Dark mode • A gentle tick sound, or silence if you prefer 3 Tasks Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): • History: every day you finished, with the time each task took • Streak: how many days in a row you have kept it up • Export your history as a CSV file • Four extra color themes: Sunset, Forest, Berry and Graphite The three tasks, the timer, the widget and dark mode stay free. Our story: After trying every productivity app out there, we realized what we needed didn't exist: an app that makes you focus on just 3 tasks a day. So we built it. Privacy: No ads and no account. The app uses Firebase Analytics to count how timers and tasks are used, as its App Store privacy label shows. Terms of Use: https://aisagalab.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://aisagalab.com/privacy.html

About

Notify

Transform your thoughts into instant notifications to remember what matters. Schedule reminders, customize themes, and access your history offline. Easily import events and reminders from other apps.

Highlights
  • Create instant notifications
  • Schedule notifications
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Customizable themes
  • Offline functionality
  • Import calendar events
  • Import reminders
Features
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Life’s busy. Remembering shouldn’t be. Notify helps you remember what matters most. It’s your thoughts, turned into instant notifications. We built Notify because we forget things too. Capture a thought before it’s gone and turn it into a lock screen reminder in seconds. Whether it’s something to bring with you, a task for later or an idea you don’t want to lose, just type it and send. You don’t need to choose a date or time to remind yourself now. Notify puts your notes where you’ll see them: on your iPhone lock screen. Use Live Activities for visible reminders you can glance at throughout your day, with a simple way to edit them while they’re active. • Quick reminders, your way Choose a Live Activity, a smaller live notification or a standard notification. Send yourself a quick note now, or schedule a reminder for when you need it. • Capture thoughts even faster Open Notify straight from a lock screen widget. Use Siri to start a reminder, or voice-to-text to get your message down without typing. • Photo reminders Sometimes a picture says it better. Take a photo in Notify and turn it into a Photo Live Activity, so the thing you need to remember is right there on your lock screen. • Ticklists for everyday tasks Keep a short to-do list on your lock screen and tick things off as you go. Schedule a repeating ticklist for your daily routine and start with fresh, unticked tasks each time. • Reminders for later Schedule any notification type once or on a repeating schedule. Change the message, type or schedule when plans change. When a scheduled Live Activity needs you to open Notify to start it, a notification will prompt you. • Notification history and folders Find past reminders, resend a note and organise your notification history into folders with your own names, colours and icons. Deleting a folder keeps your notifications. • Bring your plans together Import events from Apple Calendar and tasks from Apple Reminders to use them as notifications in Notify. • Make Notify feel like yours Choose your theme colour, pick a custom colour and explore a collection of backgrounds, from simple black to animated designs. Create and schedule reminders on your device, even offline. iCloud sync is available with Premium and can be turned off in settings. Notify is free to download. Notify Premium adds photo and ticklist reminders, smaller and standard notifications, history folders, voice-to-text, all backgrounds, imports and more, with a one-time purchase and no subscription. Got a thought you don’t want to forget? Send it to yourself.

Screenshots

To Do List & Focus4 screens
Notify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: To Do List & Focus at 5.0 against Notify's 3.7. To Do List & Focus also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Notify's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 & Focus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Notify 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 & Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of To Do List & Focus's written reviews are positive against 67% of Notify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

To Do List & Focus ships an update fortnightly, Notify every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
To Do List & Focus versus Notify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTo Do List & FocusNotify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaga Ltd.Dominic Ponniah

Customer experience

To Do List & Focus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Notify

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

To Do List & Focus

One-time2
  • 3 Tasks Pro$4.99
  • 3 Tasks Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Notify

One-time1
  • Notify Premium$5.99

Questions

Is To Do List & Focus free?
To Do List & Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notify free?
Notify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, To Do List & Focus or Notify?
To Do List & Focus is rated higher. To Do List & Focus averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Notify averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do To Do List & Focus or Notify have ads?
Neither To Do List & Focus nor Notify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, To Do List & Focus or Notify?
To Do List & Focus ships an update fortnightly, and Notify every 11 days. Most recently, To Do List & Focus was updated on October 27, 2026 and Notify on October 24, 2026.

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