Comparison

Tick It Off Lite vs Don't Forget

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

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About

Tick It Off Lite

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Tick It Off Lite is a reminder and task manager app for iPhone and iPad. It gives you all the essential features you need to be productive, with no unnecessary distractions. All these features are included: Create up to 50 tasks (this limit is removed in Tick It Off Pro) See all your tasks in one place, or use filters to focus on a specific category and/or priority Set due dates and times Set reminders Set location alerts Mark tasks as high priority Add items (subtasks) to each task Create as many custom categories as you need Defer tasks you're not ready to do Delegate by email Set start dates for tasks you don't need to do yet Choose from 6 theme colours Hide tasks that aren’t due to start Get a daily summary at the time you choose Backup and restore your tasks and items Upgrading to Tick It Off Pro gives you the following additional features: Unlimited tasks Tasks that repeat on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly pattern Add notes to a task and optionally show the notes on the task list Show or hide completed tasks Reuse completed tasks Protect tasks from deletion

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Don't Forget

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You start something. Something else pulls you away. An hour later you can't remember what you were doing before. Don't Forget is a task timer built for brains that switch. Instead of asking you to stop getting interrupted, it expects interruptions and keeps your place for you, so getting back takes one tap. HOW IT WORKS Start: name what you're working on and go. The timer runs and your task stays front and center. Switch: something urgent comes up? Tap Switch. Your current task is parked with its time saved, and a new one starts. Come back: a minute later, a gentle notification asks if you want to go back. Your parked task is waiting with its timer, steps and notes exactly as you left them. Resume in one tap. BREAK IT INTO STEPS Big tasks are easier to return to when you know the next step. Add steps to any task, focus on one at a time, and see how long each one really took. FOCUS THAT FOLLOWS REAL LIFE Β· Pomodoro sessions with focus and break lengths you choose Β· Pause any time, and the timer doesn't keep counting while you're gone Β· On Mac, tasks pause when your Mac sleeps, locks or starts the screen saver, and resume if you're back soon Β· A check-in when a timer has been running for hours, so forgotten timers don't skew your day Β· Fix the time afterwards with "stopped at" if you walked away and forgot to pause PLAN WITHOUT LOSING FOCUS Capture what's up next without breaking your current flow. Plan tasks with due dates and reminders, sort them into folders, and start the next one when you're ready. Finished something you do often? Run it again. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME WENT Honest statistics built from the time you actually focused: focus time, tasks finished, how often you were interrupted, and your sessions by day, week or month. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK Β· iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your running task visible in any app, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets to start a task Β· Apple Watch: see your current task and timer, tick off steps, pause, complete, or start what's next, with complications for your watch face Β· Mac: lives in the menu bar, with a small floating window that keeps your task in view Β· iPad: a two-column layout with your tasks and details side by side Β· Your tasks sync across your devices through your iCloud account DON'T FORGET PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: Β· Focus patterns: your best hours and days, and what keeps pulling you away Β· Time by folder: see where your focus goes across projects Β· Siri & Shortcuts: start, switch and complete tasks hands-free or from automations BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SWITCH Many productivity apps assume you'll sit down with a list and work through it in order. Don't Forget is for people whose days don't go that way: people with ADHD, people who hyperfocus and lose track of time, and anyone whose work is full of interruptions. No streaks to break and no guilt. It remembers what you were doing so you don't have to. No account or sign-up needed.

Screenshots

Tick It Off Lite4 screens
Don't Forget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tick It Off Lite at none against Don't Forget's 1. Tick It Off Lite also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Don't Forget's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Don't Forget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tick It Off Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tick It Off Lite ships an update every 16 months, Don't Forget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Tick It Off Lite versus Don't Forget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTick It Off LiteDon't Forget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher RatcliffeFrancesco Leoni

In-app purchases

None

Tick It Off Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Don't Forget

One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Tick It Off Lite free?
Tick It Off Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Don't Forget free?
Don't Forget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tick It Off Lite or Don't Forget have ads?
Neither Tick It Off Lite nor Don't Forget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tick It Off Lite or Don't Forget?
Tick It Off Lite ships an update every 16 months, and Don't Forget every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tick It Off Lite was updated on October 30, 2026 and Don't Forget on November 5, 2026.

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