Comparison

Today vs nexusStack

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

Head to head
About

Today

This minimalist daily planner helps you focus on what's important today by clearing unfinished tasks from view. Quickly add, edit, and postpone tasks, with an optional daily note for a key goal. Events from your iOS Calendar are automatically integrated.

Highlights
  • Quick task adding and editing
  • One-tap task postponement
  • Optional daily note feature
  • Automatic iOS Calendar event integration
  • Task prioritization with text formatting
  • Copy/paste tasks between days and apps
Features
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"Today" is a simple daily planner that allows you to quickly plan your day, starting from a clean page. Tasks don't pile up: everything incomplete, stale, and postponed is out of your sight until you decide to review it. So instead of being upset about unfinished plans, you can stay in a good mood for the day ahead and focus on what's important today. Features: - Adding and editing tasks is really quick and convenient - Postpone a task for later in a single tap - Optional "Daily note" for the day – to focus on one goal, or just something to remember - Events from iOS Calendar are added automatically - Indicate task priorities with bold, italic or underlined text - Copy/paste tasks between days and from other apps

About

nexusStack

Manage projects, clients, and tasks efficiently with a unified workspace. Organize notes, track deliverables, brainstorm with mind maps, and link to GitHub repositories and Confluence pages. Offers customizable themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Job Stacks for organized projects
  • Deliverables & Checklists tracking
  • Rich text notes with formatting
  • Visual mind mapping with PDF export
  • GitHub repository browser
  • Confluence link integration
  • Customizable themes
Features
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.nexusStack helps freelancers, teams, and tech pros manage jobs, deliverables, notes, and GitHub repos—fast. ---------------------- *Full description* Meet .nexusStack — a lightweight workspace for managing everything around a job, client, or engagement. Capture deliverables and due dates, track checklists, write rich notes, map ideas visually, and browse the repos and docs that matter—all in one place. With the new Midnight Neon theme, you can switch from a clean, minimal look to a glowing neon grid aesthetic with animated tube borders and a retro-inspired vibe. ---------------------- *What You Can Do* Stay on top of deliverables Add tasks with due dates, see what’s next, and keep work moving with simple, focused views. Write better notes Use rich text formatting—bold, underline, strikethrough, and bullet lists—perfect for meeting notes, decisions, and summaries. Think in maps Build quick mind maps to explore ideas visually, then export and share them as a PDF with a tap. Keep repos at hand Attach a public GitHub repository to each job, browse folders, preview code and images, and open files to share. Link your knowledge Save up to five Confluence links per job—open them in the Confluence app (when installed) or your browser. Organize by job Each job has its own stack of tasks, notes, mind maps, repos, and links so nothing gets mixed up. ---------------------- *Key Features* Job Stacks – A focused home for each client, project, or role. Deliverables & Checklists – Capture actions, due dates, and simple to-dos. Rich Notes – Formatting toolbar with bold, underline, strikethrough, and bullets (with automatic bullet continuation). Mind Map – Fast, visual brainstorming with Share as PDF. GitHub Browser – Paste a public repo URL, explore files, preview text and images, and keep recent repos per job. Confluence Links – Save up to five links per job; opens the Confluence app via Universal Links when available. Themes & Visual Styles Default nexusStack theme with clean, modern “Liquid Glass” and standard views. Optional Midnight Neon theme (in-app purchase) with neon tube borders, animated flicker, and a retro grid background applied across stacks, panels, and key views. Privacy-first – Your data is stored locally on your device. No account required. ---------------------- *Built For* Freelancers and contractors juggling multiple clients or roles Team leads and managers coordinating deliverables across projects Engineers, PMs, and tech pros who want notes, repos, and links side-by-side No sign-in. No server. Just a clear, focused workspace—with the option to light it up in Midnight Neon when you’re ready.

Screenshots

Today4 screens
nexusStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: nexusStack at Free against Today's $0.99. nexusStack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Today's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

nexusStack is free to download; Today costs $0.99 up front. nexusStack sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

nexusStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Today's written reviews are positive against 100% of nexusStack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Today versus nexusStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodaynexusStack
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktoriia GlobaRyan Bliss

Customer experience

Today

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

nexusStack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Today

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

nexusStack

One-time8
  • Midnight Neon Theme$0.99
  • Support the Developer - $2$1.99
  • Support the Developer – $5$4.99
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  • Repo Pro Basic$5.99
  • Repo Pro Advanced$9.99
  • Support the Developer – $10$9.99
  • Repo Pro Ultimate$19.99
  • Support the Developer – $20$19.99

Questions

Is Today free?
Today costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is nexusStack free?
nexusStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Today or nexusStack?
nexusStack is rated higher. Today averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while nexusStack averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Today or nexusStack have ads?
Neither Today nor nexusStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Today or nexusStack?
Today ships an update monthly, and nexusStack monthly. Most recently, Today was updated on September 8, 2026 and nexusStack on September 10, 2026.

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