Comparison

FiveNotes Mobile vs Due Something

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

Head to head
About

FiveNotes Mobile

This app provides quick access to five color-coded notes on your mobile devices. It syncs with its macOS counterpart, offering a minimalist design for jotting down ideas, reminders, or to-dos instantly. Features include widgets, Markdown support, and theming options.

Highlights
  • Five color-coded notes
  • Widgets for quick access
  • iCloud sync with Mac
  • Markdown formatting
  • To-do list functionality
  • Customizable themes
Features
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This app is a companion app to macOS FiveNotes 3, so you can always have access to your notes. FiveNotes is a tiny note app — fast, focused, and always with you. Whether it’s an idea, number, recipe, or reminder — just jot it down instantly. You get exactly five color-coded notes — no clutter, just what matters. Why FiveNotes? – Just 5 notes: simple and effective – Widgets for quick access to your notes – iCloud sync with Mac version (Note: FiveNotes Mobile is sold separately.) – Markdown formatting – To-dos – Themes and color options – Minimal, distraction-free design – Quick and reliable – Automatic backups – watchOS app to have your notes always with you Made for creators, coders, writers, and thinkers — and everyone who just wants to keep notes fast and tidy.

About

Due Something

This app provides persistent reminders for tasks that cannot be forgotten, ensuring they are addressed. It integrates with existing to-do lists and offers customizable snooze options and real alarms. Available across Apple devices, it helps manage tasks without creating new lists.

Highlights
  • Persistent task alerts
  • Real alarms bypassing Silent mode
  • Customizable snooze by time or place
  • Integration with Apple Reminders
  • Sublists and Smart Lists
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Widgets and Live Activities
Features
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Due Something keeps important tasks from being forgotten with persistent, easy-to-snooze reminders that keep coming back until you're ready to act. Built around Apple Reminders, it gives your existing tasks the extra nudge they need—without managing another to-do list. On iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. -Persistent Pokes: an overdue task keeps alerting you until it's done, not just once. -Real Alarms: for tasks that truly can't be missed, an alarm that rings through Silent mode and Focus. -Snooze Your Way: by time or by place, with suggestions that learn from how you snooze, on your device. -Works With Apple Reminders: use the lists and tasks you already have; nothing is copied or locked in. -Organize Without Effort: sublists inside a list, Smart Lists that gather tasks by your own rules, and calendars that turn into lists that stay up to date. -On Your Wrist: see and finish tasks on Apple Watch, with complications for your watch face. -Always in Reach: widgets, Live Activities, and Siri and Shortcuts. -Synced Privately: no accounts, no ads, and no servers of ours. Your data stays in your own iCloud, and Due Something's own data is end-to-end encrypted.

Screenshots

FiveNotes Mobile4 screens
Due Something4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Due Something at Free against FiveNotes Mobile's $3.99. Due Something also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). FiveNotes Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On rating, 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

Due Something is free to download; FiveNotes Mobile costs $3.99 up front. Due Something sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. FiveNotes Mobile 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 FiveNotes Mobile against 5.0 for Due Something. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of FiveNotes Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Due Something's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FiveNotes Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Due Something every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FiveNotes Mobile versus Due Something: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiveNotes MobileDue Something
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApptoriumCHRISTOPHER JOSEPH GILANI

Customer experience

FiveNotes Mobile

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Due Something

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

In-app purchases

None

FiveNotes Mobile

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Due Something

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is FiveNotes Mobile free?
FiveNotes Mobile costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Due Something free?
Due Something is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FiveNotes Mobile or Due Something?
FiveNotes Mobile and Due Something are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do FiveNotes Mobile or Due Something have ads?
Neither FiveNotes Mobile nor Due Something shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FiveNotes Mobile or Due Something?
FiveNotes Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Due Something every 5 days. Most recently, FiveNotes Mobile was updated on November 4, 2026 and Due Something on October 31, 2026.

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