Comparison

Do! Premium vs Workflowy

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

Head to head
About

Do! Premium

This app helps you manage your tasks with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. It allows for quick task addition and completion, automated recurring tasks, and secure data storage. Personalize your experience with themes and fonts.

Highlights
  • Quick task addition and completion
  • Automated recurring tasks
  • Widgets for at-a-glance task viewing
  • Passcode/Face ID security
  • Dropbox/Email backup and restore
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Jot it down. Enjoy checking it off. Groceries on the way home. A deadline you don't want to miss. A habit you'd like to keep. Do! Premium gives your everyday to-dos a simple, ad-free home: add a task, then double-tap when it's done. ■ A thought, a note, a satisfying checkoff Catch a task while it's on your mind. Finished? Double-tap to mark it done. Even a small task deserves that little moment of satisfaction. ■ Make it a list you like coming back to Choose your themes and fonts, with sounds inspired by pen and paper. Like picking a favorite notebook, make your daily list feel like yours. ■ A place for every part of your day Keep work, study and shopping in their own groups. Add color to tell things apart, and pin the tasks you want to keep in sight. ■ Less to remember, every time around Set tasks to repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. Add reminders for the things you don't want to miss. ■ A quick look from your home screen Keep your to-dos close with home screen widgets. Check your list during a busy morning without opening the app. ■ Put your keyboard to work Use an external keyboard to add tasks and give longer notes room to breathe. • Add a task: Command(⌘) + N • Insert a line break: Option(⌥/Alt) + Enter ■ Your list, on your other devices Use the same app and sign in with the same account to sync your tasks across devices. Pick up your familiar list when you switch devices. ■ App lock and backups Lock access to the app with a passcode or Face ID on supported devices. Back up your data through Dropbox or email and restore it when needed. It doesn't have to be a big plan. Start with one thing you'd like to do today. ■ No ads This is a paid version with no ads. Questions and suggestions: do@simplerion.com

About

Workflowy

Capture ideas, manage tasks, and organize your thoughts with an infinitely nestable system. This app offers AI assistance for summarization and brainstorming, along with collaborative features and robust search capabilities. It syncs across devices and works offline, making it a powerful tool for personal and team productivity.

Highlights
  • Infinitely nested lists
  • AI summarization and brainstorming
  • Kanban boards for task management
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • Global search and filtering
  • Offline access and cross-device sync
  • Tagging and mentions
Features
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Workflowy is a simple, distraction-free app for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing your thinking. Infinitely nestable, surprisingly powerful - it helps you manage all the information in your life. With Workflowy you can: • Capture notes and ideas in an instant • Organize complex thinking with infinite nesting • Ask AI to summarize, rewrite, or brainstorm with your notes • Plan and manage tasks with kanban boards • #Tag and @assign items to stay on top of things • Link items across lists - edit once, update everywhere • Share and collaborate in real-time • Upload photos, files, and embed videos • Search and filter your entire Workflowy in seconds Workflowy syncs across all your devices and auto-saves everything. No more missing notes or lost files. Trusted by teams and thinkers at: Atlassian, Slack, The New York Times, and thousands of entrepreneurs, writers, engineers, scientists, and students worldwide. Feature highlights: • Infinitely nested lists • Workflowy AI (chat with notes, AI nodes, quick actions) • Calendar • Kanban boards • Mirrors (live synced copies) • #Tags and @mentions • Date organization with /date shortcuts • Global text search and filtering • Simple sharing and permissions • Works offline • Syncs with desktop and web • One-swipe task completion • File uploads and image attachments • Highlight text and color tags • Item starring • YouTube and X embeds • MFA (Multi-factor authentication) • Expand and collapse lists • Mobile keyboard shortcuts Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Do! Premium4 screens
Workflowy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Workflowy at Free against Do! Premium's $20.00. Workflowy also leads on ratings volume (8.2K vs 238) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Workflowy is free to download; Do! Premium costs $20.00 up front. Do! Premium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Workflowy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workflowy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workflowy has 8.2K ratings behind it against 238, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Do! Premium's written reviews are positive against 88% of Workflowy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Do! Premium ships an update fortnightly, Workflowy weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Do! Premium versus Workflowy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDo! PremiumWorkflowy
Price$20.00Free — better
Rating4.7 (238 ratings)4.8 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews88.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2388.2K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMPLERION Co., LtdFunRoutine INC

Customer experience

Do! Premium

All ratings238 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral11.4%
Negative13.3%

Workflowy

All ratings8,240 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,074 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.2%

User reviews

Do! Premium

From 238 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🎨 Customizable fonts and color-coded prioritization
  • ⚡ Quick and easy task entry
  • 📱 Widget functionality for home screen access
  • 🎯 Clean, elegant design with notepad aesthetic

Room to improve

  • 🔄 No cross-device synchronization
  • 💔 Separate free and premium versions don't share data
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes on newer iOS versions
  • 💸 Multiple purchases required for full features
  • ⚠️ Limited customer support responsiveness

Workflowy

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best way to organize thoughts
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 👍 Excellent for productivity and organization
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional data loss issues
  • 🐛 Offline mode not always reliable
  • 🔋 Can be slow on mobile devices
  • 👎 Limited customization options

Bugs and requests

Do! Premium

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on iPhone XS Max and newer devices
  • Force closes on iOS 13 and later
  • Crashes when opening app after backup restore
  • Alarm not working on iPhone 11 Pro
  • Widget not appearing after installation
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  • Task sorting issues with auto-sort enabled
  • Calendar day won't process multiple task additions
  • Premium version crashes or doesn't recognize purchases
  • Tasks revert to top of list after editing
  • Pound sterling symbol (£) not displaying correctly
  • App becomes unusable after certain updates

Requested features

18 requests
  • Cross-device synchronization (iCloud/cloud backup)
  • Apple Watch complication support
  • Desktop/Mac version with sync capability
  • Multiple lists or categories/folders for organization
  • Recurring task ordering control
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  • Current date display in task list
  • Task editing capability after creation
  • Bulk delete completed tasks feature
  • Calendar app integration with reminders
  • Time-based alarms and notifications
  • Text-to-speech alert options
  • Ability to manually reorder tasks via drag-and-drop
  • Print functionality for notes
  • Task export options
  • Headings/categories to sort different task types
  • One-hour auto-delete option for completed tasks
  • Improved help/documentation
  • Add tasks directly from notification center

Workflowy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cursor sometimes gets stuck
  • Syncing issues between web and mobile versions
  • Inability to delete items consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to attach files and documents
  • Improve mobile app experience
  • Implement better notification and reminder system
  • Add more formatting options (e.g., font styles, colors)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Do! Premium

One-time1
  • Tip$0.99
2 purchases

Workflowy

Subscriptions2
  • Workflowy Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Workflowy Pro - Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Do! Premium free?
Do! Premium costs $20.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Workflowy free?
Workflowy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Do! Premium or Workflowy?
Workflowy is rated higher. Do! Premium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 238 ratings, while Workflowy averages 4.8 from 8.2K ratings.
Do Do! Premium or Workflowy have ads?
Neither Do! Premium nor Workflowy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Do! Premium or Workflowy?
Do! Premium ships an update fortnightly, and Workflowy weekly. Most recently, Do! Premium was updated on October 24, 2026 and Workflowy on October 24, 2026.

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