Comparison

Workflowy vs DSDJ

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

Head to head
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/

About

DSDJ

This app offers a straightforward daily data sheet and journal for organizing tasks. Plan your day, track progress from start to completion, and capture notes. It's designed for personal systems of daily execution and reflection.

Highlights
  • Create and manage tasks with start/end dates
  • Track daily task progress
  • Add notes to tasks
  • Visual daily progress rings
  • Review past days in History
  • Local data storage
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DSDJ helps you stay organized with a simple daily data sheet and journal experience. Create planned tasks, set start and end dates, and keep active work visible day by day. On the Today screen, see your daily task sheet at a glance, update progress as tasks move from not started to in progress to completed, and capture notes while the day is still fresh. DSDJ is designed for people who want a lightweight personal system for daily execution and reflection. Features: - Create, edit, reorder, close, and permanently delete tasks - Track active tasks for the current day - Mark tasks as in progress or completed - View a visual daily summary with progress rings - Add daily notes for each task - Review previous days in History - Keep your data stored locally on your device Whether you are managing routines, follow-ups, personal goals, or daily work items, DSDJ gives you a clear place to plan, act, and reflect.

Screenshots

Workflowy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DSDJ at none against Workflowy's 2. DSDJ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Workflowy's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 2) and device support. On price 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. Workflowy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. DSDJ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DSDJ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workflowy has 8.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Workflowy versus DSDJ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkflowyDSDJ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunRoutine INCMAANHAAS LLC

Bugs and requests

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)

DSDJ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Workflowy

Subscriptions2
  • Workflowy Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Workflowy Pro - Yearly$79.991 Year
None

DSDJ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workflowy free?
Workflowy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DSDJ free?
DSDJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workflowy or DSDJ?
DSDJ is rated higher. Workflowy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while DSDJ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

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