Comparison

Surely vs Todo & Task Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Surely

This app offers a streamlined approach to task management, focusing on completion rather than complex organization. It provides essential actions like completing, deleting, or deferring tasks, intentionally omitting features that might encourage procrastination.

Highlights
  • Complete tasks
  • Delete tasks
  • Defer tasks
  • Minimalist interface
  • Focus on task completion
Features
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Most todo apps give you lots of features to organize your todos. But you don't want to be spending time organizing your todos: you want to be completing them. Surely is a focused todo app giving you just the features you need to get your todos done. There are only three things you can do with a todo: * Complete it * Delete it * Defer it Here are all the features Surely doesn't have because they encourage you to keep more todos instead of completing them: * Separate defer dates and due dates * Complex ways of searching for todos * Separate lists of todos so you aren't looking at all of them at once * Bulk defer features. It should not be painless to defer many todos to the future; it should be painful to work with multiple todos so that you complete or delete them Surely is available for free on both iOS and the web.

About

Todo & Task Manager

Features
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Focus one is your personal task manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac designed to help you structure tasks and projects so you can focus on what truly matters. Whether at the office, school, university, or home - separate your life into distinct areas and keep your attention on the task at hand. Download now and start your 7-day free trial. Plan your daily life, maintain a clear overview of your projects, and work step-by-step through your to-do list. Focus one combines a minimalist interface with powerful features and a consistent experience across all your Apple devices. Highlights at a Glance: - Organized Management: Manage tasks and projects with clarity and structure. - Areas: Strictly separate work, personal life, school or studies. Use the Area Switcher to hide everything that isn’t relevant to your current context. - Focus List & Project Focus: Mark your most important tasks for the day or isolate a single project to eliminate distractions. - Parallel or Sequential Projects: Handle projects flexibly or let Focus one guide you. In serial projects, only the next logical step appears automatically in your "Next Up" list. - Search & Quick Navigation: Find anything instantly with fast search, quick navigation, and smart filters. - Privacy & CloudKit: Your data belongs to you. Syncing is seamless via your private iCloud. No external servers, no tracking, and no third-party account requirements. More Powerful Features: - Calendar Integration: See your appointments right alongside your tasks. - Reminders: Get notified exactly when you want to stay on top of your schedule. - Flexible Recurrence: Set tasks to repeat automatically after completion – perfect for building routines. - Tags: Categorize and filter your tasks using custom labels One Purchase. All Platforms. With a monthly or annual subscription - or a one-time lifetime purchase - you get full access to Focus one on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No separate purchases per platform. Your data stays private and stays with you, synced securely through iCloud. From simple to-dos to complex projects – Focus one adapts to your workflow while remaining remarkably lightweight. Plan. Focus. Achieve. Terms (EULA): https://agross.at/focusone/terms Privacy Policy: https://agross.at/focusone/privacy

Screenshots

Surely4 screens
Todo & Task Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Surely at none against Todo & Task Manager's 3. Surely also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Todo & Task Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Surely asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surely ships an update every 6 weeks, Todo & Task Manager monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Surely versus Todo & Task Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurelyTodo & Task Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh Justiceagross Software e.U.

In-app purchases

None

Surely

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Todo & Task Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Surely free?
Surely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Todo & Task Manager free?
Todo & Task Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Surely or Todo & Task Manager have ads?
Neither Surely nor Todo & Task Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Surely or Todo & Task Manager?
Surely ships an update every 6 weeks, and Todo & Task Manager monthly. Most recently, Surely was updated on October 30, 2026 and Todo & Task Manager on October 27, 2026.

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