Simple To Do List vs Nutshell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple To Do List
This task manager allows for quick entry of thoughts and ideas. It offers cloud synchronization across Apple devices and focuses on efficient organization to help users complete tasks.
- Quickly record thoughts and ideas
- Simple and elegant task management
- Seamless cloud sync across devices
- Focus on tasks at hand
- Easy to use interface
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Spend less time organising lists and more on the tasks at hand! Notions is a simple and elegant task manager that enables you to quickly record your thoughts and ideas. Just open Notions and begin typing to enter a new entry. Simple, quick and easy! Cloud sync seamlessly shares your data across all your iOS & Mac devices. Find full terms of use and our privacy policy at https://armchairengineering.com/privacy.
Nutshell
Streamline your Notion workflow on mobile. This app offers customizable widgets and quick access to your Notion tasks and pages, allowing you to view, create, and update content without navigating through the full Notion interface.
- Customizable task/page lists
- Quick access via bottom bar tabs
- Create and update Notion pages
- Home screen widgets
- Filter and sort Notion properties
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Your Notion databases, one tap away. Nutshell turns the databases you already have in Notion into a fast, focused mobile app. Tasks, groceries, habits, reading lists, projects — whatever you track in Notion, Nutshell puts it on your home screen and gets you in and out in seconds. A TAB BAR THAT'S YOURS Build your own navigation. Each tab on the bottom bar shows a list, a group of lists you pick, or every list from a database — as many or as few tabs as you want. CAPTURE IN SECONDS Add new pages with a quick-entry sheet that feels like a dedicated to-do app, not a document editor. Templates can pre-fill properties for you — a page added from your "Today" list is already dated today. LISTS THAT MATCH YOUR SETUP Filter and sort pages the way you do in Notion, and choose exactly which properties each card shows. No digging through pages to find the view you need. EDIT ON THE GO Check things off, update properties, and append quick notes to a page's content — all without waiting for Notion to load. WORKS OFFLINE Your pages are stored on your device. Changes are saved locally first and synced to Notion; if you're offline, just sync again when you're back. WIDGETS FOR ANY LIST Put any list on your home screen with customizable widgets. Tap an item to open it in Nutshell or jump straight to Notion — your choice. FREE TO TRY, PRO WHEN YOU'RE READY The free version lets you connect one Notion workspace and browse your databases. Nutshell Pro unlocks editing and quick add, home screen widgets, unlimited tabs and workspaces, and every layout — available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Nutshell requires a Notion account. Nutshell is an independent app and is not affiliated with Notion Labs, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nutshell at 4.0 against Simple To Do List's 2.6. Nutshell also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 36%) and ratings volume (35 vs 5). Simple To Do List's advantage is 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
Both are free to download. Simple To Do List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Nutshell sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nutshell holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nutshell has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Simple To Do List's written reviews are positive against 65% of Nutshell's.
Simple To Do List ships an update every 10 days, Nutshell weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple To Do List | Nutshell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 65.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Armchair Engineering | 向伟 陈 |
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Simple To Do List
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In-app purchases
Simple To Do List
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Outright$49.99
Nutshell
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Nutshell Pro Lifetime$19.99
- Nutshell Pro Lifetime$29.99
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