Comparison

Five. Todo List & Calendar vs WorkNotes

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

Head to head

Five. Todo List & Calendar

Five.

A clear page, every workday.

Free

📊 Productivity

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About

Five. Todo List & Calendar

Features

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Transform your daily planning with Five, where simplicity meets elegance. A minimalist task manager that understands your need for distraction-free focus and seamless organization.

About

WorkNotes

Features

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WorkNotes is a quiet daily notebook for focused work. Start with one clear page for today. Swipe through workdays, capture decisions and next steps, and format the essentials without a maze of tools. Your notes stay available offline and can sync privately through iCloud with WorkNotes Pro. • One focused note for each workday • Swipe between days and carry yesterday forward • Rich text basics: bold, italic, bullets, and checkmarks • Templates for plans, updates, meetings, and brainstorming • Search finished notes and recover previous versions • Export a polished note as text, Markdown, or PDF with Pro • Pin the visible note to a Live Activity • Protect content with Face ID and hide text on the Lock Screen • No ads or tracking, and no WorkNotes account WorkNotes Pro adds iCloud sync, complete history, templates, previous versions, extended export, and multiple notes per day. Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access. Purchases can be restored anytime. Your work deserves a page you can return to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Five. Todo List & Calendar4 screens

WorkNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Five. Todo List & Calendar at none against WorkNotes's 3. Five. Todo List & Calendar also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, 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. WorkNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Five. Todo List & Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five. Todo List & Calendar ships an update daily, WorkNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Five. Todo List & Calendar versus WorkNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Five. Todo List & Calendar	WorkNotes
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Daily — better	Weekly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS	26.0	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	7 MB	18 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Sedat CIFTCI	Marios Pentelas

In-app purchases

None

Five. Todo List & Calendar

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

WorkNotes

Subscriptions2

WorkNotes Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
WorkNotes Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

One-time1

WorkNotes Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Five. Todo List & Calendar free?

Five. Todo List & Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is WorkNotes free?

WorkNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Five. Todo List & Calendar or WorkNotes have ads?

Neither Five. Todo List & Calendar nor WorkNotes shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Five. Todo List & Calendar or WorkNotes?

Five. Todo List & Calendar ships an update daily, and WorkNotes weekly. Most recently, Five. Todo List & Calendar was updated on September 8, 2026 and WorkNotes on October 11, 2026.