Comparison

To Dos 2 vs Pocket Field Notes

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

Head to head
About

To Dos 2

Manage your tasks with due dates, notes, and customizable themes. Prioritize important events and organize your to-do list with flexible ordering options. This app adapts to your preferences for a personalized task management experience.

Highlights
  • Due dates for events
  • Add personal notes
  • Variety of themes
  • Flexible customization
  • Event prioritization
  • Multiple ordering options
Features
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Follow us on Twitter: @danielniemeyer To Dos, might look like any common To Do's App As normal, there are new features, and good ones! Of course, it will have due dates, for you not to ever miss an event!! You will be able to add your own notes as you please, so that you can clarify things and make everything ‘flow’ better. In the terms of customization, in this up-to-the-minute version, you are going to feel free to change into a variety of themes and the appearance of it. You choose how you want it to look, stylish, no? And as talking about customizing, you, the customer, are going to be able to pick between themes. In other words, it is completely flexible and customizable to you, you make it the way YOU want, and not the way I give it to you, because as we all know, there are infinite likes. For the important events, such as meetings, business events, important meals, and loads more, you are going to have the option to choose between the priority of the events!! Like this, you are just not going to miss them, but you will know which ones must be done and attended with higher importance! And, to finalize the act, there are multiple ways of ordering upon exit, so as I said, it is very accommodating and novel, it will change in the way you want it to, so this new App, is ‘made-to-size’ to you all. I would like to have some likes and dislikes about this version and, for you who know it, for the older version. It will be pleasant hearing some improvements and suggestions to make, To Dos EVEN BETTER!!! Make sure to visit the developers' site, to access To Do's Official Forums. If You need extra help, visit my site.

About

Pocket Field Notes

Capture and organize field notes with automatic geo-tagging and time stamps. Add photos to your notes and easily share them via email or by viewing their location on a map. Create project folders for efficient management of your field data.

Highlights
  • Automatic geo-tagging
  • Time and date stamping
  • Add photos to notes
  • Create project folders
  • Email notes with attachments
  • View location on map
  • Includes compass
Features
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Pocket Field Notes allows you to quickly take notes while in the field. Notes are automatically geo-tagged (location services required) and stamped with time and date. You can add pictures to notes with your device's camera (device camera required). Notes can be emailed (email client on device required) with the pictures as attachments. You can easily share with others or send to yourself, so you can cut-and-paste info into another application. You can create project folders and then add notes to it for easy management. View the geo-tagged location on a map, in a web browser (device web browser required). This app is ideal for geologists, wildlife biologists, surveyors, rangers, architects, agriculturalists, engineers, hunters, contractors, maintenance personnel, real estate agents, urban planners, landscapers, naturalists and many others out in the field. + Quick And Easy To Use + Create Project Folders + Add Notes To Project Folders + GEO-Tags Each Note (location services required) + Take Pictures And Add To Notes (device camera required) + Notes Are Time And Date Stamped + Email A Note (email client on device required) + View Location On Map In A Browser (device web browser required) + Great For Anyone Needing To Take Notes In The Field + Compass (heading services required)

Screenshots

To Dos 24 screens
Pocket Field Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: To Dos 2 at Free against Pocket Field Notes's $1.99. To Dos 2 also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 33%). Pocket Field Notes's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence 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

To Dos 2 is free to download; Pocket Field Notes costs $1.99 up front. To Dos 2 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Field Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Field Notes holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of To Dos 2's written reviews are positive against 33% of Pocket Field Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

To Dos 2 ships an update every 4 months, Pocket Field Notes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
To Dos 2 versus Pocket Field Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTo Dos 2Pocket Field Notes
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#195 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDaniel NiemeyerMike Hempfling

Customer experience

To Dos 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral19.6%
Negative37.2%

Pocket Field Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

To Dos 2

One-time2
  • Donation$0.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Pocket Field Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is To Dos 2 free?
To Dos 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Field Notes free?
Pocket Field Notes costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, To Dos 2 or Pocket Field Notes?
Pocket Field Notes is rated higher. To Dos 2 averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pocket Field Notes averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do To Dos 2 or Pocket Field Notes have ads?
To Dos 2 shows ads; Pocket Field Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, To Dos 2 or Pocket Field Notes?
To Dos 2 ships an update every 4 months, and Pocket Field Notes every 3 months. Most recently, To Dos 2 was updated on July 20, 2026 and Pocket Field Notes on September 24, 2026.

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