Comparison

ToDo vs Barely Notes

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

Head to head
About

ToDo

Manage your tasks with a straightforward to-do list application. It offers a clean interface with features like reordering, editing, and deleting tasks. Customize your experience with dark mode and theme colors.

Highlights
  • Simple to-do list management
  • Separate done list
  • Search functionality
  • Reorder tasks via long press
  • Customizable themes and dark mode
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Free and No Ads simple to-do list Functions/Features - Simple ToDo List - Free and No Ads - Separate ToDo list and Done list - Add ToDo by pressing the plus button - Press the menu icon on the right of the list to edit/delete - Delete all by pressing the trash can button on the top right of Done list - Search function - Long press to reorder - List tap operation setting (check/edit/none) - Ability to disable checkboxes - Select whether to add from the beginning or end of the list - Turn on/off reordering function - Customization (dark mode, theme colors) - Simple design based on Material Design

About

Barely Notes

Features
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Barely is a minimalist note app. One note at a time. No folders. No tags. No noise. Write what matters right now. Archive when done. Start fresh. Time-aware The app shifts with you. Warm mornings. Clean middays. Deep evenings. The tone changes automatically, or set it manually. Weekly surface Your archived notes surface back to you for seven days. Review, restore, or let them fade away. After a week, they're gone. Camera Capture a photo or record a video directly into your note. Share it however you want. Widgets See your active note at a glance. Small, medium, and large home screen widgets. Lock screen widgets. Live Activity on your lock screen and Dynamic Island. Bokashi themes Five curated color gradients inspired by the traditional color vocabulary of Japan. Sakura, Matcha, Sumi, Kumo, and Akatsuki. Each theme changes your app icon to match. One-time purchase. No subscription. Barely enough. Exactly right.

Screenshots

ToDo4 screens
Barely Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ToDo at none against Barely Notes's 1. ToDo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Barely Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 12 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Barely Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ToDo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToDo ships an update every 12 months, Barely Notes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ToDo versus Barely Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToDoBarely Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperenoiuAshley Cornette

In-app purchases

None

ToDo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Barely Notes

One-time1
  • Bokashi Themes$2.99

Questions

Is ToDo free?
ToDo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barely Notes free?
Barely Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ToDo or Barely Notes have ads?
Neither ToDo nor Barely Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToDo or Barely Notes?
ToDo ships an update every 12 months, and Barely Notes every 11 days. Most recently, ToDo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Barely Notes on October 8, 2026.

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