Comparison

Redo vs Gentle Start

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

Head to head
About

Redo

Features
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Do you find yourself bogged down by repetitive tasks every day? Streamline your workflow with Redo! The ultimate solution for automating and managing your daily routines. Whether you’re a busy professional, a student, or just someone looking to optimize their time, our app will help you achieve more with less effort. Key Features: Automate Repetitive Tasks: Set up a reminding notification for tasks you perform regularly, saving you time and effort. Customizable Task: Each of your Redo is fully customizable, give it a name, a color and a duration. Smart Reminders: Never forget a task with customizable reminders that can be set to repeat daily, hourly or at any interval you choose. User-friendly Interface: Enjoy an intuitive and clean interface that makes managing tasks a breeze. Why Choose Redo? Efficiency Boost: Free up your time by letting the app handle routine tasks, so you can focus on what truly matters. Stress Reduction: Reduce the mental load of remembering and organizing repetitive tasks. Increased Productivity: Stay on top of your workload with less effort, leading to enhanced productivity.

About

Gentle Start

This app provides a simple, one-tap timer to help overcome procrastination. It focuses on the act of starting, counting up from zero without pressure or goals. Designed for those who struggle with initiating tasks, it offers a calm experience with visual themes and ambient sounds.

Highlights
  • One-tap timer start
  • Upward counting timer
  • Living themes with animations
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Live Activities integration
  • No streaks or goals
Features
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Starting is the hardest part. Gentle Start makes it one tap. When a task feels too big to begin, this is the smallest possible push. Open the app, tap once, and a calm focus timer counts up from zero. That's it - you've started, and starting was the whole battle. There's no goal to reach. No streak to keep alive. No countdown racing you to a finish line. Gentle Start counts UP, not down - so there's nothing to fail and no way to fall behind. Stay thirty seconds or thirty minutes. Both count. Both are real. HOW IT WORKS - Tap to begin: one button, no setup, no plan, no account. - The timer counts up quietly inside a living, animated scene. Nothing on screen pressures you - it's just proof that you're doing it. - Stop whenever it feels right. You showed up, and that's enough. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most focus timers and productivity apps are built around finishing - streaks, daily goals, charts, pomodoro countdowns, reminders that nag. For a brain that already feels behind, that pressure is the very thing that makes starting feel impossible. So Gentle Start leaves it out. No metrics staring back at you. No guilt. No catching up. Just a gentle way across the one line that actually matters: from not-started to started. WHO IT'S FOR Made for procrastinators, people with ADHD and executive dysfunction, students facing down an assignment or a long study session, writers staring at a blank page, and anyone who knows the strange, heavy weight of simply beginning. Whether you call it procrastination, task paralysis, or "I just can't start" - if "just start" has never once worked as advice, this was built for you. CALM BY DESIGN - 28 living themes: drifting clouds, falling snow, rising bubbles, a quiet night sky, and more - soft animated scenes that are easy on the eyes while you work. Or pick random and come back to a fresh space each session. - Ambient soundscapes: rain, fireplace, forest, and other gentle audio to ease you into focus. - A companion while you work: a tiny animated sun keeps you company in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen during a session - with a whole sky of suns to choose from. - Home Screen widgets and Live Activities keep your session calm and glanceable without opening the app. - Works with Siri and the Action Button, so you can start without even looking. WHAT GENTLE START WILL NEVER DO - No streaks - No daily goals - No guilt, no shame - No ads - No subscriptions - No account or sign-up - No tracking Your sessions stay on your device. There's nothing to log into, and nothing watching you work. Gentle Start isn't here to make you do more. It's here to make starting feel possible, especially on the days it doesn't. Tap once. Start small. That counts. Gentle Start is on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Wherever you are, make your next start a gentle one.

Screenshots

Redo3 screens
Gentle Start4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Redo at none against Gentle Start's 1. Redo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Gentle Start's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. Gentle Start sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Redo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Redo ships an update every 5 weeks, Gentle Start every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Redo versus Gentle Start: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedoGentle Start
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeyram TagliettiJOHNNY LI

In-app purchases

None

Redo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gentle Start

One-time1
  • Gentle Start Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Redo free?
Redo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gentle Start free?
Gentle Start is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Redo or Gentle Start have ads?
Neither Redo nor Gentle Start shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Redo or Gentle Start?
Redo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Gentle Start every 3 days. Most recently, Redo was updated on September 9, 2026 and Gentle Start on July 29, 2026.

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