Surely vs Todo & Task Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Complete tasks
- Delete tasks
- Defer tasks
- Minimalist interface
- Focus on task completion
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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.
Todo & Task Manager
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Surely | Todo & Task Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Justice | agross Software e.U. |
In-app purchases
Surely
No in-app purchases
Todo & Task Manager
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$44.99
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