Comparison

Simple Phone vs To Do List ABCDE Method

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

Head to head
About

Simple Phone

This app offers a minimalist home screen experience designed to reduce distractions and promote focused phone usage. It helps users break autopilot habits and create a calmer digital environment by decluttering the interface and prioritizing essential apps. Adapt your phone to your day for intentional use.

Highlights
  • Minimalist home screen with essential apps
  • Clean, text-first layout
  • Custom setups for focus, rest, or work
  • Simple widgets and themes
  • Dark and Light mode support
  • Redesigned home screen to reduce distractions
Features
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Your phone should support your life, not trap you in endless scrolling. Simple Phone helps you use your iPhone with clarity, intention, and calm. Simple Phone removes visual noise with a clean, minimalist home screen that keeps only what truly matters. By eliminating common triggers like bright icons, badges, and clutter, it helps you break autopilot habits and stay focused on what you actually want to do. Whether you are working, relaxing, or unplugging, Simple Phone adapts to your day instead of competing for your attention. Use Simple Phone to: • Focus deeply on work or study • Reduce mindless scrolling and screen time • Create a calmer, less stimulating phone experience • Separate work, personal, and rest modes • Use your phone intentionally without giving it up Key features: • Minimalist home screen with essential apps only • Clean, text-first layout with no visual distractions • Custom setups for focus, rest, or work • Simple widgets and themes for a consistent look • Dark and Light mode support • Fast, intuitive, and easy to use Simple Phone does not block your phone or force limits. It redesigns your home screen so distractions stop fighting for your attention and your phone feels useful again. Build a calmer digital space and take control of your time with Simple Phone.

About

To Do List ABCDE Method

Features
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Stop procrastinating. Start finishing what matters. This is a focused to do list, daily planner, task management system, and task manager built around Brian Tracy’s ABCDE Method from Eat That Frog! Instead of treating every task as equally important, the app helps you decide what must be done first, what should be done later, what can be delegated, and what should be eliminated. PLAN YOUR DAY WITH PURPOSE Turn a crowded list into a clear action plan. Add tasks, assign priorities, and organize your day using the ABCDE framework: A — Must do Your highest-priority tasks. Ignoring them can create serious consequences. B — Should do Important tasks that matter, but never before an unfinished A task. C — Nice to do Useful or enjoyable tasks with little consequence if they are not completed. D — Delegate Tasks that can be handed to someone else so you can protect your time. E — Eliminate Tasks, habits, and distractions that are no longer worth doing. EAT THE FROG FIRST Your most important A task becomes the “frog” of the day. Complete it before lower-priority work and build momentum from your first meaningful win. Lower-priority sections can remain locked while an A task is open, helping you avoid busywork, constant switching, and the temptation to do easy tasks first. A TO DO LIST THAT TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO NEXT A long task list can create more stress than clarity. This to do list reduces decision fatigue by turning priorities into a simple order of execution. Use it as a personal organizer, work planner, study planner, goal planner, priority planner, productivity app, or everyday checklist. Manage projects, assignments, business goals, errands, routines, and personal responsibilities with a clear next step. YOUR DAILY PLANNER FOR DEEPER FOCUS Build each day around high-impact work rather than random activity. The daily planner helps you: • Capture tasks quickly • Rank work using ABCDE priorities • Identify your hardest and most valuable task • Focus on A tasks before B and C tasks • Delegate work that others can handle • Remove tasks that do not deserve your time • Track daily completion • Build a productivity streak SMART TASK MANAGEMENT WITHOUT THE CLUTTER Good task management should make work simpler, not heavier. The app gives you a clean system for planning, prioritizing, completing, delegating, and eliminating tasks without complicated project setups. A practical task manager for work, study, business, personal goals, time management and self-discipline. TRACK REAL PROGRESS See more than the number of tasks checked off. Track: • Tasks completed • Frogs eaten • A tasks finished • Delegated tasks • Eliminated tasks • Average daily score • Daily weighted completion • Effort by priority • Consistency over time • Current and longest streaks BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT RESULTS WHY YOU WILL KEEP USING IT The system is simple enough to understand immediately and structured enough to change how you work. You need a task manager that helps you choose, focus, and finish. This app turns Brian Tracy’s ABCDE Method and Eat That Frog! philosophy into a practical daily workflow: Decide what matters. Start with the hardest important task. Finish A before B. Delegate what others can do. Eliminate what should not be done. Repeat tomorrow. TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR DAY Replace overwhelm with order. Replace busywork with meaningful progress. Replace procrastination with action. Use one focused to do list, one clear daily planner, one practical task management system, and one disciplined task manager to organize your priorities and finish what matters most. Eat the frog. Win the day. CONTACT & LINKS Email: junaid.mohammed777@yahoo.com Privacy Policy: https://abcde-todolist.chatililcious.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://abcde-todolist.chatililcious.com/terms.html Support: https://abcde-todolist.chatililcious.com/support.html EULA: https://abcde-todolist.chatililcious.com/eula.html

Screenshots

Simple Phone4 screens
To Do List ABCDE Method4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: To Do List ABCDE Method at none against Simple Phone's 5. Simple Phone's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Phone sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. To Do List ABCDE Method asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Phone versus To Do List ABCDE Method: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple PhoneTo Do List ABCDE Method
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlya Nikolenkojuniad mohammed abdul nayeem

Bugs and requests

Simple Phone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 🐛 App doesn't work after a while
  • 🐛 Clunky shortcut protocol
  • 🐛 Too many setup steps, then doesn't work

To Do List ABCDE Method

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Simple Phone

Subscriptions3
  • Simple Phone Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Simple Phone Pro (1 month)$19.991 Month
  • Simple Phone Pro (1 year)2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Minimalist Phone Pro$24.99
None

To Do List ABCDE Method

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Phone free?
Simple Phone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is To Do List ABCDE Method free?
To Do List ABCDE Method is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Phone or To Do List ABCDE Method have ads?
To Do List ABCDE Method shows ads; Simple Phone does not.

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