Comparison

Pure To Do vs BYOB Todo

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

Head to head
About

Pure To Do

This minimalist app helps you manage your daily tasks with intuitive gestures. Easily create, complete, delete, and reorder items, with support for sub-tasks and reminders. It's designed for those who need a straightforward way to jot down thoughts and chores.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based task management
  • Sub-task support
  • Scheduled reminders
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • Pinning important items
  • Minimalist interface
Features
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Pure To Do is a tiny, clean to-do list for everyday life — simple enough for quick notes, errands, shopping lists, reminders, and small tasks you don’t want to forget. No complex project boards. No overwhelming settings. No productivity pressure. Just a fast and private list app that helps you capture things quickly and move on. What you can do with Pure To Do: • Pull down to create a new task • Swipe right to mark a task as done • Swipe left to delete • Drag and drop to reorder • Pin important tasks • Add subtasks for details • Set one-time or recurring reminders • Organize tasks by category • Add images • Sync with iCloud • Use widgets for quick access • Share task details with subtasks • Enjoy a clean, lightweight interface Pure To Do is designed for people who want a simple checklist app instead of a heavy task manager. It works well for daily chores, shopping lists, personal reminders, study tasks, household routines, and quick ideas. Privacy Policy: We do not collect any personal information. Privacy Policy: https://oxidized-emoji-bdd.notion.site/59be22d18d854a28be1b7e2da3ff0296

About

BYOB Todo

This productivity app allows you to manage tasks and goals, offering offline functionality and optional syncing via your own AWS S3 bucket or iCloud. It features a calendar view, recurring tasks, goal setting with vision boards, and customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • Syncs to your AWS S3 bucket or iCloud
  • Offline functionality
  • Calendar view with recurring tasks
  • Goal setting with vision boards
  • Customizable widgets
  • Stats and reporting
Features
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AI can make todo & goal tracker apps, but it won't pay for the $99 Apple Developer Account fee. So just use mine. Today I come forth with a heavy heart. This one is the last of its kind. We're headed to a world where AI handles everything, but we're not there yet. We still carry iPhones. We still tap screens. MCPs can talk to your data, but you still need something to look at on the train. We still don't have a dedicated AI device. We're basically going to Earth 2.0. Humans are migrating on rockets. And this app is the launchpad that ships people off. It'll eventually serve its duty. When all have departed, a fleeting smile will pass its face, and it'll say "I did it. I served as the last bridge between the age of phones and the world of full AI." BYOB is a really clever term that I invented, it stands for Bring Your Own Bucket. BYOB Todo is an app that syncs to your own AWS S3 bucket. No accounts, no servers, no middlemen. Your data lives in your bucket. Use it fully offline with zero setup, or connect your S3 bucket to sync across devices. Credentials never leave your device. They're stored in iOS Keychain, not some startup's database. Also ships with an MCP server (npm byob-todos-mcp) so Claude and other AI tools can read and manage your tasks directly from S3. Features: • Calendar view with swipeable week strip • Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly) • Start times and reminders (at the time, or up to an hour before) • Week / Month / Year goals with priority numbers • Vision board (attach images to any goal) • Daily rotating mantras with star and archive • Tags with emoji • Stats tab with ring calendar, completion chart, and heatmap • Abandoned mode for tasks you're letting go of • Interactive home screen widgets in three sizes (todos, goals, mantra) • Customizable widget layout, font size, columns, and tag filters • Drag tasks between dates to reschedule • Sync via iCloud, your own AWS S3 bucket, or stay fully offline • Storage page with S3-backed backups, zip export and import • Guided AWS setup with IAM policy template • Auto-delete old completed tasks • Haptic feedback Your todos should live closer to you. I wrote most of this myself. See, I know what I like, and what I want to say. Which is why my widgets will be charming. I even drew the app logo. (Really!) This app and I will toil at the launchpad till I see all of you off safely. Earth 2.0 ahoy! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pure To Do4 screens
BYOB Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pure To Do and BYOB Todo both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BYOB Todo's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pure To Do's. Pure To Do's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Pure To Do sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BYOB Todo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pure To Do against 5.0 for BYOB Todo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Pure To Do's written reviews are positive against 100% of BYOB Todo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pure To Do ships an update every 3 weeks, BYOB Todo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pure To Do versus BYOB Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPure To DoBYOB Todo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鸿宇 彭Junic So

Customer experience

Pure To Do

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.5%

BYOB Todo

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pure To Do

One-time1
  • Unlock Pure To Do$1.99
2 purchases

BYOB Todo

Subscriptions2
  • BYOB Todo Premium Monthly$0.791 Month
  • BYOB Todo Premium Yearly$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Pure To Do free?
Pure To Do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BYOB Todo free?
BYOB Todo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pure To Do or BYOB Todo?
Pure To Do and BYOB Todo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pure To Do or BYOB Todo have ads?
Neither Pure To Do nor BYOB Todo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pure To Do or BYOB Todo?
Pure To Do ships an update every 3 weeks, and BYOB Todo fortnightly. Most recently, Pure To Do was updated on October 24, 2026 and BYOB Todo on October 7, 2026.

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