Comparison

Walden vs 小鹿待办

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

Head to head
About

Walden

This app helps manage personal time with integrated to-do lists, a Pomodoro timer, progress tracking for goals, and a flash notes feature for capturing thoughts and practicing writing. It aims to provide a quality personal management experience.

Highlights
  • Integrated To-Do List with priority scheduling
  • Pomodoro timer with daily goals
  • Goal progress tracking with grouping
  • Flash notes with custom tags and search
  • Repeat schedules and reminders
Features
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Walden is an App focused on personal management, carefully designed to bring users only a quality experience, hope you like it. Function Introduction To-Do List Integrate the four quadrants of work, according to the priority of the task rational scheduling. Support repeat schedule and reminders. Pomodoro Walden's built-in tomato clock is designed strictly according to the tomato work method You can set daily tomato clock goals, rest time, and select the tasks to focus on from the to-do list Progress Management Quantify your goals, support goal grouping and progress notes, with a simple and beautiful progress bar, clearly track your goal progress. Flash Notes Integrate custom tags, support full-text search and display by tags. In our daily life, there will always be a moment of light and whimsy, it can be the emotion after reading a text, it can be the resonance of listening to a song, or simply want to record the moment's thoughts. If you are like me and want to practice writing long articles, then you can start by writing a paragraph every day and gradually improve your writing skills day by day. ----------------- Subscription Instructions --Subscription period: 1 month, 1 year (non-automatic renewal, please feel free to purchase) -- Payment: Payment will be deducted through the user's iTunes account, and payment will be made once the user confirms the purchase. --User Terms: http://freelancer-x.com/app-terms/ -- Privacy Policy: http://freelancer-x.com/app-privacy-policy/

About

小鹿待办

This app helps you focus on important tasks using the Pomodoro Technique and ambient sounds. Track your progress with a timeline and sync across devices via iCloud. Improve productivity and time management effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer for focused work
  • Ambient white noise for concentration
  • Timeline for tracking progress
  • Multi-device iCloud synchronization
  • Task and plan management
Features
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小鹿清单,只做最重要的事,满满的行动力! 小鹿清单是一款多功能任务管理应用,支持番茄钟专注工作法,时间线记录和多设备iCloud同步,能够帮助您高效地管理自己的任务和计划。此外,我们为用户提供了优美的白噪音辅助,让您更加专注于任务,提高效率和产出。 番茄钟专注工作法是一种经典的时间管理方法,可以让用户集中精力进行工作,提高工作效率和品质。小鹿清单集成了这种方法,支持设置任务时间和休息时间,让用户在专注工作和放松休息之间找到平衡。 在时间线记录中,您可以记录每天的工作和学习进度,以便更好地了解自己的时间利用情况,优化您的工作和学习计划。此外,小鹿清单支持多设备iCloud同步,让您的任务和计划在不同设备间同步,随时随地轻松管理。 【特点和优势】 番茄钟专注:采用经典的番茄钟工作法,帮助用户专注于任务,提高效率和产出。 优美的白噪音:提供多种舒缓、自然的白噪音,帮助用户更好地专注,提高工作效率和品质。 时间线记录:记录您每天的工作和学习进度,以便您更好地了解自己的时间利用情况,优化您的工作和学习计划。 多设备iCloud同步:支持多设备iCloud同步,让您的任务和计划在不同设备间同步,随时随地轻松管理。 下载小鹿清单,让它成为您工作和生活中的好帮手,提高您的工作效率和品质,享受更轻松、更自由的工作方式。同时,多设备iCloud同步功能让您的任务和计划在不同设备间同步,让您随时随地轻松管理。 【联系方式】 邮箱:shineday.ho@qq.com 欢迎您的宝贵意见。

Screenshots

Walden4 screens
小鹿待办4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: 小鹿待办 at free with in-app purchases against Walden's subscription. 小鹿待办 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Walden's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Walden sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 小鹿待办 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Walden against 4.7 for 小鹿待办. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Walden's written reviews are positive against 88% of 小鹿待办's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walden ships an update every 3 weeks, 小鹿待办 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Walden versus 小鹿待办: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalden小鹿待办
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41 ratings) — better4.7 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews — better88.5% of reviews
Number of ratings41 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuizhou Walden Information Technology Co., Ltd.俊航 何

Customer experience

Walden

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative2.9%

小鹿待办

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative3.8%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Walden

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Quarterly Membership$4.993 Months
  • Yearly Membership$7.991 Year
One-time5
  • 月度会员$0.99
  • 年度会员$3.99
  • 年度会员升级终身会员$12.99
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  • Lifetime - Education$12.99
  • Lifetime Membership$19.99
1 purchases

小鹿待办

One-time1
  • 永久高级会员$0.99

Questions

Is Walden free?
Walden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 小鹿待办 free?
小鹿待办 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walden or 小鹿待办?
Walden is rated higher. Walden averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while 小鹿待办 averages 4.7 from 19 ratings.
Do Walden or 小鹿待办 have ads?
Neither Walden nor 小鹿待办 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walden or 小鹿待办?
Walden ships an update every 3 weeks, and 小鹿待办 every 2 days. Most recently, Walden was updated on August 13, 2026 and 小鹿待办 on September 22, 2026.

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