Simple ToDo List & Tasks vs A Nudge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
This app offers a straightforward way to manage your daily tasks, shopping lists, and personal goals. Its intuitive design focuses on simplicity, making it easy to register and organize your to-dos without complex settings. A backup feature ensures your data is safe and transferable across devices.
- Simple task registration
- Shopping and wish lists
- Work and study management
- Intuitive and beautiful design
- Cross-device data backup
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● For people like this ・Person who are tired of using ToDo apps that have complicated settings such as due dates and sharing ・Person who wants to easily register the shopping list or wish list or etc ・Person who wants to manage work and study ・People who want to use ToDo apps that are simple but easy to use ● Simple and beautiful design It is designed to be a simple and easy-to-use ToDo list. It has become such a sophisticated design that "pull" rather than "add" the function. It is an application that embodies "simple is best". ● Easy to use Thanks to its simple design and no extra features, you can use the app intuitively. You can manage your tasks in a fun and stress-free manner. ● Backup function With the backup function, you can synchronize data between terminals, Data can be inherited even if the terminal is changed.
A Nudge
This app provides gentle reminders to take short breaks during your work sessions. It helps you maintain focus while ensuring you get moments of rest and relaxation. You can customize or postpone these prompts as needed.
- Random break reminders
- Customizable reminder intervals
- Cancel upcoming nudges
- Snooze alerts
- Promotes focus and relaxation
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A Nudge is an app that helps you focus on your work yet still take an occasional break. When you get A Nudge, stand up, get a drink, stretch, send a text, write a few chapters in your novel — whatever gives you a moment of peace. A nudge will happen within 25-50 minutes when you start a new one. You can cancel your upcoming nudge any time, or snooze it for a shorter random amount when it alerts you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple ToDo List & Tasks at 94% against A Nudge's 50%. Simple ToDo List & Tasks also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (631 vs 3). A Nudge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple ToDo List & Tasks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple ToDo List & Tasks has 631 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Simple ToDo List & Tasks's written reviews are positive against 50% of A Nudge's.
Simple ToDo List & Tasks ships an update every 3 weeks, A Nudge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple ToDo List & Tasks | A Nudge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (631 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 631 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Futoshi Niiho | Nathan Birkholz |
Customer experience
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
A Nudge
Bugs and requests
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
Reported bugs
2 issues- Completed tasks not displaying properly
- Occasional screen freezing or white screen
Requested features
4 requests- Add widget support
- Implement iCloud or multi-device sync
- Allow reordering of tasks
- Provide an ad-free paid version
A Nudge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
No in-app purchases
A Nudge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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