Deadline App vs Outliner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deadline App
This app helps you visualize and track upcoming deadlines with progress bars. It offers interactive widgets, notifications, and multiple viewing modes to keep you organized. Syncs across Apple devices via iCloud.
- Progress bar visualization
- Interactive home and lock screen widgets
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
- Customizable categories and notes
- List and Columns viewing modes
- iCloud synchronization
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Deadline shows how much time is left before what matters: every deadline gets a progress bar that fills up day by day. Follow your deadlines in interactive widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, in Live Activities and Dynamic Island, and get notifications right on time. View deadlines in List or Columns mode, sort them into categories, pin the important ones and add notes. Deadline works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch and syncs through iCloud.
Outliner
Organize your notes, lists, and to-dos with a powerful outliner. Add rich detail to your thoughts and keep everything in one dynamic place. Quickly find and manage your entries with intuitive search and completion features.
- Multi-functional outliner
- Add detailed notes
- Dynamic design
- Quick search
- Mark as complete
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Scroll - Outliner for Notes, Lists & To-Dos Scroll is a modern outliner that turns scattered thoughts into a clear, structured record of everything on your mind. Notes, checklists, to-dos, plans, and ideas - all in one app, organized exactly the way you think. Most notes apps force you to choose: a quick list here, a long-form note there, a to-do app somewhere else. Scroll brings them together. Nest your notes as deep as an idea needs to go, collapse what you're not working on, and keep a precise, detailed record of your thinking without ever leaving the app. WHY YOU'LL LOVE SCROLL - Infinite outlining - Break any idea down into sub-points, then sub-points of those. Add as much detail as you want and keep it all neatly organized. - Everything in one place - Replace your notes, lists, and to-do apps with a single dynamic workspace that adapts to whatever you're capturing. - Instant search - Jump straight to the exact note you're looking for and start writing in seconds. No scrolling, no folders to dig through. - Track your progress - Mark items complete or cross them off to see what's done and what's left at a glance. - Built for focus - A clean, dynamic design that gets out of your way so you can think clearly and write freely. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-scroll
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Deadline App at every 3 weeks against Outliner's every 2 months. Outliner's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Deadline App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Outliner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Outliner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 66 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Deadline App's written reviews are positive against 77% of Outliner's.
Deadline App ships an update every 3 weeks, Outliner every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Deadline App | Outliner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (63 ratings) | 4.7 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elena Maltceva | Applorium Ltd |
Customer experience
Deadline App
Outliner
Bugs and requests
Deadline App
Reported bugs
14 issues- Widget not displaying deadlines on Mac
- App freezing when creating multiple tasks
- Synchronization failures between iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- Purchase restoration not working on all devices
- Incorrect deadline display (showing wrong remaining time)
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- Live activities not updating progress bar over time
- Widget showing blank on Intel Mac
- Notifications triggering incorrectly (wrong timing)
- App crashes and data loss
- Calendar write access permission issues
- Widget not syncing with app data
- Lagging when scrolling through many deadlines
- Live activities disappearing randomly
- Completed deadlines auto-deleting after 30 days without user control
Requested features
20 requests- Display deadlines in days format instead of percentage
- 12-hour time format option
- Task categories/organization by type
- Recurring/repeating deadlines
- Progress bar fill visualization
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- Overdue task indicators
- Share and copy to clipboard functionality
- Countdown mode without completion requirement
- Multiple widget selection options
- Automatic calendar integration
- Line break support in notes/descriptions
- Image attachment capability
- Lifetime purchase option
- Working days calculation (excluding weekends)
- Task deletion functionality
- Bidirectional time counting
- Family/shared task support
- Today button for quick start date setting
- Notification customization and frequency control
- Light mode theme option
Outliner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deadline App
- Deadline Pro$1.991 Month
- Deadline Pro$9.991 Year
Outliner
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Scroll Premium$19.99







