Comparison

Guide Magazine vs ToDoWise

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

Head to head
About

Guide Magazine

This app provides a platform for young writers to share stories and poems, fostering creativity and faith. It offers moderated content, including videos and audio stories, and a community discussion board for Christian living topics. Users can also collect digital characters.

Highlights
  • Submit stories and poems
  • Weekly print magazine submissions
  • Christian living discussion board
  • Moderated content
  • Original videos, games, and audio stories
  • Digital character collection
Features
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Ages 9+ Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association pacificpress.com Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use, or your age. The Guide app creates a space for writers to share short stories and to enjoy the creativity of others. The stories are chosen to encourage young people and build their faith. The app is a service of Guide magazine, which has a 70-year history of sharing positive stories with preteens. App features include: - Easy ways to submit stories and poems for sharing with the online community. - An option to submit stories for the weekly print magazine. - A discussion board where writers can share ideas and discuss questions about Christian living. - All content is moderated to make sure it is appropriate for younger users. - Original content Includes videos, games, and audio stories. - Opportunity to trade and collect Thumbuddy digital characters.

About

ToDoWise

Organize your tasks and capture your thoughts efficiently. This app helps you manage your to-do lists and brainstorm ideas in one place. Streamline your daily actions and creative planning.

Highlights
  • Task organization
  • Idea capture
  • Action management
  • Creative planning
  • Efficient workflow
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ToDoWise is an app that allows you to better organize your actions and ideas. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Guide Magazine4 screens
ToDoWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guide Magazine at none against ToDoWise's 1. Guide Magazine also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). ToDoWise's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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

Both are free to download. ToDoWise sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Guide Magazine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Guide Magazine against 5.0 for ToDoWise. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guide Magazine ships an update every 2 days, ToDoWise every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Guide Magazine versus ToDoWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuide MagazineToDoWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPacific Press Publishing Association, IncMiguel Alejandro Acosta Del Vecchio

In-app purchases

None

Guide Magazine

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ToDoWise

Subscriptions1
  • TodoWise Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Guide Magazine free?
Guide Magazine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToDoWise free?
ToDoWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guide Magazine or ToDoWise?
Guide Magazine and ToDoWise are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Guide Magazine or ToDoWise have ads?
ToDoWise shows ads; Guide Magazine does not.
Which is updated more often, Guide Magazine or ToDoWise?
Guide Magazine ships an update every 2 days, and ToDoWise every 2 weeks. Most recently, Guide Magazine was updated on November 7, 2026 and ToDoWise on October 30, 2026.

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