Comparison

DDLTodo vs GoalsDiary

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

Head to head
About

DDLTodo

Organize your tasks by deadline with a straightforward to-do list. Separate urgent items from free ideas or future tasks without complex tagging or folders. Plan your next steps, view due dates, and sync seamlessly with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Deadline-based task organization
  • Separate urgent and someday tasks
  • No complex tags or folders
  • Clear view of due dates
  • Free reordering of tasks
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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DDLTodo is a simple todo list for people who think in deadlines. Keep urgent tasks with a clear DDL on one side, and free ideas or someday tasks on the other. No heavy tags, no folders, no dashboard to maintain. Plan the next thing, see what is due, reorder freely, and keep your list in sync with iCloud.

About

GoalsDiary

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Goals Diary is a goal management tool designed for individuals to set, break down, and track their goals, as well as record daily progress in the form of text and images, ensuring that every step of progress is clearly visible. 【Goal Decomposition】Supports infinite hierarchical goal decomposition, allowing your goals to be as detailed as possible. 【Pin to Homepage】Any goal can be pinned to the homepage, and sub-goals that are broken down can also become the focus individually. 【Goal Progress】Set quantifiable progress for any goal, making each goal's achievement clear and understandable. 【Goal Diary】Each time a new progress is achieved, it can be recorded in the form of a diary with pictures and text, ensuring that every step of your progress is documented and visible. --Pro User Benefits: Pro users can add up to 20 goals to the homepage tab and can create an unlimited number of goals, sub-goals, and journals; free users can add only up to 3 goals to the homepage tab and can create a maximum of 50 goals and sub-goals. --Subscription Price: The price will be shown during the subscription process. The recurring monthly price is $1.0 per month. --Cancellation of Subscription: To cancel your subscription, you must manually turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes/Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. --Renewal: Your Apple account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Upon successful payment, your subscription period will extend by one more subscription cycle. --Privacy Policy: https://tangible-paperback-98a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3b051832e9204b1f9979d6eedbda44ed?pvs=4 --Terms of Use: https://tangible-paperback-98a.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-c1feef02e7c645bc8ed5ea1f405bd5dd?pvs=4

Screenshots

DDLTodo4 screens
GoalsDiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GoalsDiary at Free against DDLTodo's $2.99. DDLTodo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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

GoalsDiary is free to download; DDLTodo costs $2.99 up front. GoalsDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. DDLTodo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DDLTodo ships an update every 3 days, GoalsDiary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
DDLTodo versus GoalsDiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDDLTodoGoalsDiary
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongguan Tuesday Technology Co., Ltd.子源 董

In-app purchases

None

DDLTodo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GoalsDiary

Subscriptions1
  • MonthSubscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Permanent Purchase$9.99

Questions

Is DDLTodo free?
DDLTodo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoalsDiary free?
GoalsDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DDLTodo or GoalsDiary have ads?
Neither DDLTodo nor GoalsDiary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DDLTodo or GoalsDiary?
DDLTodo ships an update every 3 days, and GoalsDiary every 3 weeks. Most recently, DDLTodo was updated on September 6, 2026 and GoalsDiary on September 20, 2026.

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