Comparison

Todo & Task Manager vs First Step

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

Head to head
About

Todo & Task Manager

Features
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Focus one is your personal task manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac designed to help you structure tasks and projects so you can focus on what truly matters. Whether at the office, school, university, or home - separate your life into distinct areas and keep your attention on the task at hand. Download now and start your 7-day free trial. Plan your daily life, maintain a clear overview of your projects, and work step-by-step through your to-do list. Focus one combines a minimalist interface with powerful features and a consistent experience across all your Apple devices. Highlights at a Glance: - Organized Management: Manage tasks and projects with clarity and structure. - Areas: Strictly separate work, personal life, school or studies. Use the Area Switcher to hide everything that isn’t relevant to your current context. - Focus List & Project Focus: Mark your most important tasks for the day or isolate a single project to eliminate distractions. - Parallel or Sequential Projects: Handle projects flexibly or let Focus one guide you. In serial projects, only the next logical step appears automatically in your "Next Up" list. - Search & Quick Navigation: Find anything instantly with fast search, quick navigation, and smart filters. - Privacy & CloudKit: Your data belongs to you. Syncing is seamless via your private iCloud. No external servers, no tracking, and no third-party account requirements. More Powerful Features: - Calendar Integration: See your appointments right alongside your tasks. - Reminders: Get notified exactly when you want to stay on top of your schedule. - Flexible Recurrence: Set tasks to repeat automatically after completion – perfect for building routines. - Tags: Categorize and filter your tasks using custom labels One Purchase. All Platforms. With a monthly or annual subscription - or a one-time lifetime purchase - you get full access to Focus one on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No separate purchases per platform. Your data stays private and stays with you, synced securely through iCloud. From simple to-dos to complex projects – Focus one adapts to your workflow while remaining remarkably lightweight. Plan. Focus. Achieve. Terms (EULA): https://agross.at/focusone/terms Privacy Policy: https://agross.at/focusone/privacy

About

First Step

Features
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First Step helps you start tasks you've been putting off by making them tiny. Tell the app what's on your mind, and AI breaks it into small, concrete steps you can actually do. No planning required. Just begin. BUILT FOR HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS Big tasks feel impossible. First Step turns them into 2-3 minute actions so small they feel easy. "Clean my room" becomes "pick up 3 things from the floor." That's it. One step at a time. GENTLE FOCUS SESSIONS Tap Start Focus and work through your steps with a calm timer. No pressure, no guilt. You can stop after 2 minutes — or keep going. Most people keep going. AI DAILY SCHEDULING Check in each morning and get a gentle schedule that matches your energy. Too much? Shuffle it. Still too much? Ask for just one thing. Your day, your pace. BRAIN DUMP When your head is full, just talk or type everything out. AI sorts the mess into clear, actionable tasks. One tap to add them to your inbox. TASK WEAVE Working on multiple things? Select 2-5 tasks and AI weaves them into one smart session, finding natural transition points between steps. ROUTINES Group tasks into repeatable routines...morning routine, weekly cleanup, whatever works for you. Start a routine and move through each task in order. APPLE WATCH Your steps follow you. Start a focus session on your wrist, complete steps with a tap, and stay in flow without pulling out your phone. WORKS OFFLINE Create tasks, complete steps, and run focus sessions without internet. Everything syncs when you're back online. WHAT YOU GET WITH FIRST STEP PRO • AI task breakdown into small, doable steps • Daily schedule that matches your energy • Brain Dump with voice and text capture • Task Weave for multi-task sessions • Gentle focus timer with no-pressure exit • Apple Watch companion app • Widgets for your home and lock screen • Unlimited tasks and routines Try free for 7 days. Cancel anytime. Privacy matters: your task content is processed by AI only to generate steps and schedules. No personal data is used for training. See our privacy policy for details. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Todo & Task Manager4 screens
First Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

Todo & Task Manager and First Step 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. Todo & Task Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and First Step sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Todo & Task Manager versus First Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodo & Task ManagerFirst Step
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeragross Software e.U.Praise Apata

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Todo & Task Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$44.99
2 purchases

First Step

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Todo & Task Manager free?
Todo & Task Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Step free?
First Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Todo & Task Manager or First Step have ads?
Neither Todo & Task Manager nor First Step shows ads.

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