Comparison

Todo All The Things vs Recode

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

Head to head
About

Todo All The Things

Manage your tasks with advanced features like priorities, due dates, and customizable reminders. Organize items into multiple lists with flexible sorting options, and set up recurring tasks for daily, weekly, or yearly needs.

Highlights
  • Item priorities
  • Due dates and times
  • Push notification reminders
  • Repeatable items
  • Multiple configurable lists
  • Customizable defaults
Features
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Sufficiently advanced todos, featuring: - Item priorities - Due dates/times - Push notification reminders (based on time or location) - Repeatable items (e.g. daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) - Multiple lists, each with configurable sorting (e.g. by priority, due date, alphabetically) - Highly configurable defaults

About

Recode

This app helps you regain focus by physically preventing access to distracting applications. It requires scanning a QR or barcode to unlock apps, creating friction that discourages reflex checking and promotes productivity.

Highlights
  • Physical app blocking via QR/barcode scan
  • Accountability through intentional unlocking
  • Reduces reflex app checking
  • Promotes focus and productivity
  • Customizable app blocking schedules
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Stop scrolling. Start living. Recode is the only screen time app that requires you to physically scan a QR code or barcode to unlock your blocked apps. No easy bypass. No cheating. Just real accountability. How it works: 1. Choose which apps to block and set your schedule. 2. Pick any QR code or barcode as your unlock key — a book on your shelf, a code at your desk, anything. 3. When you want to unblock, you have to physically go scan it. That friction is what makes Recode work. Why it's different: Other screen time apps let you bypass limits with a single tap. Recode doesn't. The physical requirement of scanning a code creates real resistance between you and your distracting apps. You can't cheat from the couch. Track your progress with Streaks: Build a daily streak by keeping your break time under 30 minutes. Watch your calendar fill with green as you take back control of your habits. Built from personal experience: I built Recode because I was losing myself in endless scrolling — distracted all day, drained at night, ashamed of how little I got done. Even in its demo version, the simple act of requiring a scan to unblock completely shifted my habits. Knowing I couldn't unblock until I got home kept me off my phone. Over time, I reclaimed focus, confidence, and the satisfaction of being productive. Take control of your time. Download Recode today. Available subscription options: Recode Pro – Monthly or Annual auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Todo All The Things4 screens
Recode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Todo All The Things at 5.0 against Recode's 3.8. Todo All The Things also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Recode's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Recode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Todo All The Things asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Todo All The Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recode has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Todo All The Things ships an update every 2 days, Recode every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Todo All The Things versus Recode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodo All The ThingsRecode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick CherryAlexander Hartigan

Customer experience

Todo All The Things

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Recode

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Todo All The Things

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Recode

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Todo All The Things free?
Todo All The Things is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recode free?
Recode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Todo All The Things or Recode?
Todo All The Things is rated higher. Todo All The Things averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Recode averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Todo All The Things or Recode have ads?
Neither Todo All The Things nor Recode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Todo All The Things or Recode?
Todo All The Things ships an update every 2 days, and Recode every 2 weeks. Most recently, Todo All The Things was updated on November 4, 2026 and Recode on October 30, 2026.

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