Clear vs Sorted³
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clear
This app offers a minimalist interface for managing tasks and reminders with intuitive gestures. Organize anything from daily to-dos to complex projects with customizable themes and a unique heatmap feature.
- Minimalist design
- Gesture-based task management
- Customizable themes and icons
- Heatmap for task prioritization
- Flexible list creation
- Reminders and routines
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Over 270 million tasks checked off in Clear. Here's why so many find it uniquely productive: BEAUTIFULLY MINIMAL Zero on-screen clutter. Just you and your thoughts, as it should be. FORM & FUNCTION Clear's colorful heatmap is stylish and useful, highlighting your most important tasks for triage. PERSONALIZABLE Make Clear perfectly yours with color themes, icons, font options and more. FLUENT GESTURES Swipe to check off to ascending musical chimes and see why Clear's trademark gestures make it frictionless to dump the clutter in your head into its heat mapped lists. SIMPLE & FLEXIBLE There’s a whole world of listing past the iconic daily to-do or grocery list. Anything cluttering your head is likely perfect to store in a tidy list in Clear: Daily Kanban (Today, Tomorrow, Next Day lists to drag & drop between) Upcoming Reminders Routines List Priority Lists Errands & Chores Bucket List Treat Yourself Work Project Checklist Watch List (Shows & Movies) Play List (Video Games) Subscriptions & Budgeting Lists Read List Tier Lists or Top 10 Lists Recipes Lists Simple Journal or Notes Trip & Event Plans Gym Workout List
Sorted³
This app unifies your calendar events and tasks into a single timeline, allowing for formatted notes and attachments. It helps you effortlessly schedule your day with features like Auto Schedule and built-in flexibility to adjust to changes.
- Unified timeline for events and tasks
- Formatted notes and attachments
- Effortless scheduling with Auto Schedule
- Built-in flexibility for schedule adjustments
- Widgets for iOS and macOS
- iCloud Sync
- Natural Language Processing
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FREE forever. Also check out the PRO features for 14 days. NO Subscription! Get PRO to gain the full power of Sorted³ once and for all. PRO iOS and macOS are separate purchases. You can choose to buy the bundle or separately. Sorted³ has been featured by Apple as [App Of The Day], [Apps We Love Right Now] & [Get Stuff Done] in 130+ regions. We've now rebuilt the app from the ground up to make it even easier (and more fun) to hyper-schedule your entire day from a single place. As you start integrating Sorted³ into your daily workflow, you'll notice 3 foundational benefits: ● Unified Timeline Sorted³ seamlessly integrates your calendar events and tasks into one timeline so you can manage your entire day from a single place. To make things even more delightful, you can take formatted notes, attachments and drawings on both your events and tasks inside the app. ● Effortless Scheduling Sorted³ helps you easily set a schedule for your day, and decide what’s important, what can wait, and what you reasonably have time for. You can use Auto Schedule to figure out what you can realistically get done in a day. Instead of feeling underproductive, Sorted³ helps you set attainable goals that you can accomplish. ● Built-in Flexibility Even when properly scheduled in advance, days don’t always go as planned! Sorted³ is built with that flexibility in mind to adjust to your changing schedule. It's as dynamic as your day, with smart features such as Magic Select and our signature Time Ruler to help you shift things around with a few taps. On top of all these, there are various other functionalities to make your experience more fun and seamless across all your devices: - New Widgets for iOS 16 & macOS Monterey - Auto Backup - Timeline view - iCloud Sync - Powerful repeat rules - Light & Dark Themes - Natural Language Processing - URL Scheme - Siri Integration - And much more! ● Get Sorted³ Today If you've ever struggled with to-do lists or managing your day, then you need to try hyper-scheduling with Sorted³. - Sorted³ for macOS is now available on the Mac App Store! - Sorted³ PRO is also available for Mac (sold separately) To learn more, check our website and blog (sortedapp.com) We love hearing from our users about how much clarity and focus Sorted³ brings to their day. We can't wait for you to try it out and see for yourself! ● Community & Support Join our Slack community by visiting: bit.ly/sorted-slack Twitter: @SortedHQ Email: hello@sortedapp.com Support Center: support.sortedapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clear at every 3 days against Sorted³'s every 3 weeks. Sorted³'s advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 63%) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Clear sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sorted³ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Clear against 4.7 for Sorted³. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.2K and 4.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Clear's written reviews are positive against 73% of Sorted³'s.
Clear ships an update every 3 days, Sorted³ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clear | Sorted³ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.2K ratings) | 4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 4.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Impending | StaySorted Limited |
Customer experience
Clear
Sorted³
User reviews
Clear
From 5.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple, intuitive, and efficient
- 👍 Elegant and minimalist design
- 💡 Satisfying gestures and interactions
- 🚀 Lightning-fast performance
- 💡 Customizable themes and icons
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sync issues and data loss after updates
- 🔒 Lack of security/backup options
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🔒 Removal of previously free features
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches in recent versions
Sorted³
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent time management and scheduling features
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🔒 Reliable syncing across devices
- 💡 Innovative auto-scheduling functionality
- 👍 Customizable task organization (lists, tags, etc.)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Recurring issues with syncing and data loss
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes reported by multiple users
- 🔧 Lack of integration with other productivity apps
- 🔧 Limited calendar and weekly/monthly views
- 🔧 Difficulty managing large number of tasks
Bugs and requests
Clear
Reported bugs
4 issues- Text input issues on iOS 16 update
- List items disappearing after updates
- Syncing problems across devices
- Crashes and performance issues
Requested features
6 requests- Restore iCloud sync capability
- Add undo/restore deleted items feature
- Improve reminders and due dates functionality
- Introduce a one-time purchase option
- Develop a desktop/web version
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- Improve list management and organization
Sorted³
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sync issues causing data loss
- Crashes and freezes on launch
- Recurring tasks not behaving as expected
- Calendar integration not working as intended
Requested features
5 requests- Location-based reminders
- Improved calendar integration and views
- Ability to set task dependencies and priorities
- Export/backup functionality for task data
- Pomodoro timer integration
In-app purchases
Clear
- Legacy Clear Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Clear Pro$3.991 Month
- Legacy Clear Pro Annual$24.991 Year
- Bonus Sound PackFree
- GulkaveFree
- Cormorant GaramondFree
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- Chicago FLFFree
- Pocket MonkFree
- 8-Bit Sound Pack$1.99
- Sci-Fi Sound Pack$2.99
Sorted³
- SSPAI Member BundleFree
- 14-day Extended TrialFree
- 14-day Extended Trial for MacFree
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- Buy a soda$1.99
- Buy a pizza$9.99
- Get PRO on iOS$14.99
- Get PRO on macOS Promo$19.99
- Get PRO on macOS$24.99
- Students Benefits Bundle$31.99
- Sorted³ PRO iOS + macOS$35.99







