Comparison

DoBuff vs MindBack

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

Head to head
About

DoBuff

Enhance your Reminders and Calendar with advanced time management, progress tracking, and goal setting. Visualize tasks on a timeline, utilize unique planning views, and gain insights with trend analytics. Integrates with Health data for comprehensive energy and focus management.

Highlights
  • Timeline task and event display
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly planning views
  • Dual tag systems
  • Focus timers and progress bars
  • Trend analytics and heatmaps
  • Calendar event integration
  • Health and sleep data integration
  • Widgets for various tracking needs
Features
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“DoBuff” is primarily built around Reminders and Calendar, providing core features such as time management, progress tracking, goal management, and more. “DoBuff” is designed to enhance Reminders and Calendar with a range of powerful additional features, helping you use them more effectively. “DoBuff” started as a collection of tools I built for my own use with Reminders and Calendar. It was developed around my personal needs and is now available for anyone with similar needs. If you are also a Reminders or Calendar user like me, “DoBuff” may be a great fit for you. Core features and goals (supported for both Reminders and Calendar events): 1. Display tasks and events on a timeline. 2. Unique weekly, monthly, and yearly planning views. 3. Two separate tag systems that can be used independently or synced with Reminders. 4. Focus timers based on Reminders for better time management. 5. Progress bars based on Reminders, with lists serving as progress trackers for goals. 6. Completion and time-spent statistics for Reminders lists. 7. Trend analytics, including tag-based focus time statistics, list tracking, yearly heatmaps, time paths, footprint maps, and more. 8. Countdown support for Reminders. 9. Mark Reminders as abandoned or postponed. 10. Calendar integration, including reading events and writing focus sessions to Calendar. 11. Counting and count tracking. 12. Enhancements available for Reminders are also supported for Calendar events. 13. Export and back up Reminders. 14. Reminder countdowns with support for system alarm countdowns. 15. Note templates for quickly adding notes. 16. Add notes to lists. 17. A range of widgets, including Focus widgets, Calendar widgets, Goal Tracking widgets, Today widgets, and more. 18. Automatic focus timing. 19. Favorites for Reminders and Calendar events. 20. Enhanced global search. 21. Apple Watch version. 22. Turn Reminders into anniversary reminders. 23. Pomodoro focus timer support. 24. Health and sleep data integration, including automatic sleep focus tracking. 25. Energy and focus management. 26. Energy level management. 27. Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly records and summaries. 28. Daily mood tracking. 29. List migration. And several other feature enhancements. For Calendar events, DoBuff also provides workflow-based event management, such as marking events as completed or abandoned. These are only some of the features currently available in “DoBuff”. More features are being organized and will be released gradually. *Membership Subscription: Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal price will be confirmed at that time. Subscriptions can be managed by the user. Auto-renewal can be turned off after purchase by going to the user’s App Store account settings. 【Feedback & Support】 If you have any questions or issues while using the app, please contact us at: liyubelief@iCloud.com Terms of Use: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSFZOeURmQk1McGVu Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSFBQSWJwcERmRUhB

About

MindBack

Effortlessly capture fleeting thoughts, ideas, and content without the pressure of organization. This app uses AI to connect your scattered notes, creating unexpected insights and summaries. Rediscover your memories and information through a timeline view and AI-powered queries.

Highlights
  • Flow state recording (text, voice, photo, file)
  • AI-powered content connection and insights
  • Personal AI memory assistant for queries
  • Automatic content summarization
  • Timeline-based organization and archive
  • Activity heatmap
Features
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Where do you keep the fleeting moments, random ideas, and content that don't fit anywhere else? Welcome to MindBack. MindBack is designed for pure, pressure-free recording. There are no complex folders, no tags to manage, and no anxiety about organization. You simply record life as if you were messaging yourself, and leave the rest to us. We believe the best recording is effortless, and the best reflection is serendipitous. Key Features: · Flow State Recording Just type, speak, or upload. Whether it's a sudden inspiration, a voice note, a photo, or a file—capture it as easily as chatting. Let your recording return to its simplest form. · Await the Echoes No manual organizing required. MindBack quietly connects your scattered thoughts behind the scenes. It might weave your travel photos into a "Memory Movie" or turn saved links into a "Reading List." Expect unexpected insights and serendipitous moments. · Ask MindBack Anything Your personal AI memory assistant is always ready. Ask "What was that movie I wanted to watch last year?" or "Summarize this article for me." MindBack retrieves answers based on your exclusive history. · Instant Clarity Paste any article or web link directly into the chat. MindBack automatically generates a content summary, helping you grasp the essence of your "Read Later" list instantly. · Trace Your Journey All your records and AI echoes are automatically organized by time. View your life's rhythm through the activity heatmap and rediscover every image and link in your personal archive.

Screenshots

DoBuff4 screens
MindBack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MindBack at none against DoBuff's 3. MindBack also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). DoBuff's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. DoBuff sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MindBack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoBuff holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DoBuff's written reviews are positive against 73% of MindBack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoBuff ships an update every 2 weeks, MindBack weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DoBuff versus MindBack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoBuffMindBack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (39 ratings) — better4.5 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.5% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB431 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宇 李开若图科技(上海)有限公司

Customer experience

DoBuff

All ratings39 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MindBack

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative17.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DoBuff

Subscriptions2
  • 月会员$0.991 Month
  • 年会员$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$9.99
None

MindBack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DoBuff free?
DoBuff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindBack free?
MindBack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DoBuff or MindBack?
DoBuff is rated higher. DoBuff averages 4.8 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while MindBack averages 4.5 from 17 ratings.
Do DoBuff or MindBack have ads?
Neither DoBuff nor MindBack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoBuff or MindBack?
DoBuff ships an update every 2 weeks, and MindBack weekly. Most recently, DoBuff was updated on November 4, 2026 and MindBack on November 5, 2026.

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