Comparison

Sonto vs Sofya

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

Head to head
About

Sonto

This app helps you achieve your long-term ambitions by breaking them down into quarterly milestones and weekly priorities. It offers a structured approach to planning, ensuring your daily tasks align with your bigger picture goals. Designed for personal and professional growth, it acts as a central hub for your planning needs.

Highlights
  • Yearly, quarterly, weekly, and daily planning horizons
  • Task grouping into projects and life areas
  • Calendar integration for focus time
  • Journaling and reflection capabilities
  • Offline functionality
  • Cross-device task syncing
Features
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Every day is packed, but your most important goals never seem to move. The Sonto Method changes that: zoom out to your yearly ambitions, define quarterly milestones, and watch your weekly and daily priorities fall into place. You only get a few thousand weeks — make them count. "A very useful tool for many" — Oliver Burkeman, bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks Sonto isn't just another task manager. It's a planning method — and the app designed around it. Begin with the year you want to have. Break it into quarterly milestones. Each week, choose the work that drives you forward. Each day, focus on what matters most — and stay flexible for whatever else comes up, without losing sight of your long-term goals. Your plans flow from big-picture to the here and now, so you always know what deserves your attention. Sonto fits the way you work — skip yearly planning if quarters suit you better, plan your day in the morning or at night, drop tasks straight onto your calendar. It's the planner for anyone who wants to grow and get stuff done, personally or professionally. FEATURES • Plan with purpose From ambitious goals to everyday errands, Sonto helps you get organized and make real progress. • Add tasks in plain language Just type — Sonto reads the project, date, time, and duration from your words. • Guided planning, on every device Sonto walks you through your day, week, quarter and year — step by step, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. • Chart your path Set yearly themes, then get specific each quarter, and watch your focus sharpen. • Weekly plan, daily planning Set your goals for the week, then decide what matters most today to stay on track. • Protect your priorities Drag tasks onto your calendar to guard focus time and avoid meeting conflicts. • Organize everything Group related tasks into projects and life areas so nothing slips through the cracks. • Think out loud Journal, reflect, or capture ideas anywhere, anytime — night owls welcome. IMPORT FROM YOUR FAVORITE TOOLS Switching apps? Bring your tasks with you — Sonto imports from Todoist, Things, and Apple Reminders. ONE APP ON IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Sonto is the same app wherever you use it — the same plans, the same guided planning sessions, the same horizons: yearly, quarterly, weekly and daily. Plan your day on your phone over coffee, map out the quarter on iPad, execute at your desk. Everything stays in sync over iCloud, and one purchase covers all three. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE • Privacy-first, no tracking • Local-first; everything works offline • Integrates with your iOS calendars • Tasks sync across your devices • Automatic backup & restore • Repeating tasks, including automatic calendar scheduling • Tag tasks, projects or areas. Filter any screen by tag • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and five text sizes • Mac only — AI: MCP server and CLI for Claude, ChatGPT or any agent • Beautiful dark mode • Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets • Keyboard shortcuts • Add tasks with Siri and Spotlight • Subtle but satisfying interface sounds • Personalize your app icon PRICING Sonto is free to try for three weeks. After that, Sonto is a one-time purchase. No subscription, nothing to renew. Buy once, use forever on iPhone, iPad and Mac. GET ORGANIZED NOW Download Sonto and start connecting your long-term vision to daily action. Begin with today's plan and build from there. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sofya

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Most productivity apps are filing cabinets. You open them, you type things in, you close them. Whether anything actually happens is entirely up to you. Sofya works the other way round. It reads what you have going on, and it gets in touch. A PLAN EVERY MORNING, FREE At 7am the Morning Planner looks at what is due today, what is already overdue, and the habits you are trying to keep. Then it tells you where to start. You do not open the app. You do not stare at a list deciding. It arrives. This is free, and it stays free. WHAT YOU KEEP IN IT Tasks with priorities, due dates, tags and subtasks. Habits, daily or weekly, with streaks that are worth protecting. Goals broken into milestones you can see yourself moving through. A focus timer that knows which task you are on, with mindful breaks between sessions. All of that is free too. SIX MORE AGENTS, IN PREMIUM The Habit Coach checks in at 8pm when a streak is about to break, and names the one worth saving tonight. The Focus Guardian books your focus time on weekday mornings, before the day fills up. The Wellness Check notices when you have loaded more into a day than a day holds. The Smart Scheduler reads your deadlines and works backwards. The Goal Advisor reviews what you are building on Sunday evenings, and says so when goals are moving. FRIDAY, IN WRITING The Insight Narrator writes up what moved this week, from your real data. Not a chart to interpret. A paragraph to read. ALSO IN PREMIUM Apple Calendar sync, so due dates and focus blocks sit alongside your meetings. Streak freezes, for the days life gets in the way. Task breakdowns that turn something vague into the first three steps. ABOUT YOUR DATA Sign in with Apple is supported if you would rather not hand over an email address. Sofya asks for nothing it does not need, and you can delete your account and everything in it from Settings, at any time. SOFYA PREMIUM Available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://sofya-app.firebaseapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://sofya-app.firebaseapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Sonto4 screens
Sofya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sofya at none against Sonto's 4. Sofya also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Sonto's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 19 months). 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. Sonto sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sofya asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonto ships an update every 2 days, Sofya every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sonto versus Sofya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSontoSofya
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMap + TerritoryNexus Applications LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sonto

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

Sofya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonto free?
Sonto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sofya free?
Sofya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sonto or Sofya have ads?
Neither Sonto nor Sofya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonto or Sofya?
Sonto ships an update every 2 days, and Sofya every 19 months. Most recently, Sonto was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sofya on October 17, 2026.

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