Comparison

Beeminder vs Do it Now

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

Head to head
About

Beeminder

Easily log data for your Beeminder goals and receive timely reminders. Visualize your progress with a clear dashboard and integrate with Apple Health for automatic tracking of health metrics.

Highlights
  • Data entry for Beeminder goals
  • Goal progress dashboard
  • Customizable reminders
  • Apple Health integration
  • Automatic metric tracking
Features
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Add data to your Beeminder goals, get reminders, and see a dashboard of your progress on the Beeminder Data Entry Companion App. Beeminder is goal-tracking with teeth. We plot your progress along with a bright red line on your graph. Don't let your datapoints cross the red line! The Beeminder app also allows you to sync goals with your Apple Health data, so you can automatically track steps, distance, and other metrics without manually entering data.

About

Do it Now

Features
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We rarely regret what we did — we regret what we kept putting off. Do it Now is a calm, beautiful space to capture the things you want to do in life, big or small, and actually start on them. No accounts, no noise, no pressure. Just your goals and a gentle daily reminder that today is a fine day to begin. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write down life goals across areas: Travel, Health, Relationships, Career, Learning, and more • Break each goal into small, checkable steps • Set an optional target date to create gentle urgency • Celebrate completion with a photo memory • Get one motivating notification a day, tied to your own goals DESIGNED TO FEEL GOOD • A warm, soft interface that's easy on the eyes • Full Dark Mode support • Available in English and Dutch • Private by design — your goals stay yours SYNCED & SAFE • Your goals sync across your iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud • Included in your iCloud backup • No account required, no tracking, no ads Life is short. Make it count. Do it now.

Screenshots

Beeminder3 screens
Do it Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beeminder and Do it Now are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Beeminder versus Do it Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeminderDo it Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaker and Baker LLCKevin Regterink

Bugs and requests

Beeminder

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Login failures with 'Invalid credentials' error
  • App crashes on startup or after data entry
  • Goals not displaying after update
  • Graphs taking excessive time to load
  • Data entry freezing or hanging
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  • Keyboard not dismissing after entering values
  • Facebook, Google, and Twitter login failures
  • Syncing issues with Apple Health causing false derailments
  • App crashes on iPhone SE and older devices
  • Blank screens and placeholder text on first page

Requested features

10 requests
  • Widget feature for at-a-glance progress data
  • Ability to create and manage goals within the app
  • Ability to sign up for accounts directly in the app
  • URL minder trigger button for word count checks
  • Easy access to goal fine print details
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  • Ability to set breaks within the app
  • Dark mode option
  • Modern UI/UX redesign
  • Improved home menu for single-graph users
  • Better integration with automatic data sources

Do it Now

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Beeminder

No in-app purchases

None

Do it Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beeminder free?
Beeminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Do it Now free?
Do it Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beeminder or Do it Now have ads?
Neither Beeminder nor Do it Now shows ads.

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