The Big 3 vs Just 5 Today
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Big 3
This task management application helps you prioritize and focus on your most important goals. It limits your daily tasks to three, ensuring you complete or postpone them before setting new ones. Features include watch app integration and home/lock screen widgets.
- Focus on 3 daily tasks
- Complete or postpone tasks
- Watch app integration
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Import Reminders app data
- Cross-device data sharing
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The Big 3 is a task list app that helps you focus on what’s most important. Most task manager apps let you list every possible thing that you could want to do. Then, when it’s time to get things done, your list is so long that you can spend more time managing it than checking things off. The Big 3 takes a different approach. It lets you focus on the 3 things that you need to do right now. You plan out your Big 3 goals all at once. Then you have to either complete each goal, or say that you’re not going to do it today. You can’t start a new Big 3 until you’ve completed or postponed everything in your current Big 3. The Big 3 includes a watch app so that you can track and complete your Big 3 on your watch. It also includes a range of widgets for both the home screen and lock screen. And it lets you import and track reminders from your Reminders app. The Big 3 does share your data between your devices, but does not collect or share any of your info ever.
Just 5 Today
This app simplifies your daily tasks by focusing on just five key items each day. Engaging visuals and sounds help boost motivation, making it ideal for individuals who struggle with focus or task initiation.
- Focus on 5 daily tasks
- Engaging graphics and sound
- Task motivation
- Reduces overwhelm
- Supports focus
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Engaging graphics and sound effects make your day-to-day activities more exciting. Designed specifically for those who struggle with focusing on tasks or getting motivated, like those with ADHD, depression, or high anxiety. Spotlight just 5 tasks for that day to not get overwhelmed with a long list of chores.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Big 3 at every 2 months against Just 5 Today's every 12 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Big 3 against 5.0 for Just 5 Today. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Big 3 ships an update every 2 months, Just 5 Today every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Big 3 | Just 5 Today |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Old Jewel Software | Clark Barrett |
Customer experience
The Big 3
Just 5 Today
In-app purchases
The Big 3
No in-app purchases
Just 5 Today
No in-app purchases
