Comparison

Progress Today vs Check List

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

Head to head
About

Progress Today

This app helps you stay on track with ongoing goals that don't have a definitive end. It acts as a daily reminder to dedicate time to your priorities, focusing on consistent progress rather than task completion.

Highlights
  • Daily priority reminders
  • Time tracking for activities
  • Focus on daily progress
  • Simple, clean interface
  • Natural gesture navigation
  • Adjustable timers
Features
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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Some activities aren't just a To Do. There's no "done." Studying a foreign language, learning the guitar, working fitness into your life... You make progress by doing, not by finishing one task and calling it complete. Every day is a new opportunity to make progress on the goals that are important to you. Every day is a new chance to spend time focused on the priorities you don't want to forget but which can so easily be pushed aside by the demands of every day living. Sometimes all you really need to stay "on track" is a reminder that you'd like to be spending time making progress on something. A reminder that what's important isn't whether or not you "finished" a task, but whether or not you made time in your day to do something -- even something small -- towards getting a little step closer to your goals. And that's where Progress Today can help. Tell the app what you'd like to not forget to make time for, and let the app be your "priority reminder" helping you remind yourself at a glance what you want to make time for today. The timers will show you what you've done, and whether or not you've reached your goal. Tomorrow, reset the timers and start again. Every day is a new chance to make progress. Progress Today intentionally doesn't keep a history or a "brag log" of what you've done in the past. The focus is on today. No matter what you did yesterday, or last week, or last month... today is a new opportunity to refocus on your commitments to yourself. Trying to learn French? Set up a goal of an hour a day of reading practice. Do you do freelance work and constantly "forget" to do the marketing work to find new clients? Set up a goal of spending 45 minutes a day writing proposals. Always wanted to learn to play the guitar? Spending 5 hours a day for a week and then never finding time to "get back to that" isn't going to work... But setting a plan of spending 20 minutes a day, then following through as often as you can will! With a simple, clean interface and natural gesture-based navigation, Progress Today lets you easily enter, revise and track your time on as many priorities as you care to enter. Best of all, you can easily add or subtract time from any event, for those times when you forget to start or stop the timer! Note: the app initially includes ads, but these can be removed in the Settings screen! ---- As a small, independent developer every five star review helps us to keep improving our apps, so if you find this app useful please consider a favorable review. Thanks and keep the feedback coming! info@7thCodex.com www.7thCodex.com/progresstoday

About

Check List

Features
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"Did I lock the door?" "Do I have my wallet?" "Did I pack my charger?" Eliminate the anxiety of forgetting essentials and start your day with peace of mind. This is not a standard To-Do list where tasks disappear.It is a "Reusable Checklist" designed for your daily routines, safety checks, and recurring tasks. 【Perfect For】 Daily Outings: Wallet, keys, phone. Never leave home without the essentials. Safety Checks: Lock doors, turn off the stove, check windows. Leave home worry-free. Travel & Packing: Create your master packing list and reuse it for every trip. School & Work: Ensure you have your ID, laptop, homework and assignments ready. 【Key Features】 Simple Interface: Tap to check. Designed for speed and ease of use. One-Tap Reset: Clear all checkmarks instantly to reuse the list again. Easy Editing: Swipe left to delete, long-press to reorder items. Multiple Lists: Organize separate lists for "Daily Routine," "Travel," "Groceries," and more. Turn your routines into habits and free up your mental space. Download now and enjoy a worry-free life!

Screenshots

Progress Today4 screens
Check List3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Progress Today at none against Check List's shown. Check List's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Progress Today ships an update every 19 months, Check List every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Progress Today versus Check List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProgress TodayCheck List
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDriftwood Studio Software LLChirokazu murabe

In-app purchases

None

Progress Today

No in-app purchases

None

Check List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Progress Today free?
Progress Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Check List free?
Check List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Progress Today or Check List have ads?
Check List shows ads; Progress Today does not.
Which is updated more often, Progress Today or Check List?
Progress Today ships an update every 19 months, and Check List every 3 months. Most recently, Progress Today was updated on September 29, 2026 and Check List on September 17, 2026.

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