Dona vs TimeGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dona
This minimalist task manager helps you quickly capture and organize ideas with drag-and-drop functionality. Focus on what matters most today by visualizing tasks via widgets or Siri/Shortcuts. Optimized gestures ensure zero friction in managing your to-do list.
- Instant idea capture
- Drag & drop organization
- Widget support
- Siri/Shortcuts integration
- Zero friction gestures
- Focus on task completion
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This minimalist task manager lets you capture ideas instantly, then organize them with effortless drag & drop to finally focus only on what really matters today. Add tasks and visualize them in seconds via the widget or Siri / Shortcuts. Every gesture is optimized for zero friction. Focus on finishing tasks, not on managing a tool.
TimeGuide
This app combines tasks, events, and routines into a single, intuitive interface. It offers a clean design with features like repeating tasks, calendar sync, and visual priority to help you manage your schedule effectively.
- Repeating tasks and events
- Visual priority highlighting
- Intuitive add-task flow
- Two-way calendar sync
- Cross-device iCloud sync
- Customizable widgets
- Multiple layout modes
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TimeGuide is a simpler way to see your tasks, events, and routines. Part planner, part calendar, and part task manager, adding to and editing your schedule with TimeGuide is fast and intuitive. Featuring a clean design, repeating tasks and two-way calendar sync on a dynamically scaling timeline. TimeGuide Features: • Repeating Tasks & Events - Your daily routines can coexist with important events giving you a big picture view of your time • Visual Priority - Highlighted tasks and calendar events are given visual significance so they aren’t drowned out by simple tasks or routines • Intuitive Add-Task Flow - Add new tasks & events in seconds • Mark Complete - Mark finished items complete to hide them from the timeline (even calendar events) • Calendar Month View - Get a bigger picture of your time • Subtasks - Auto-nested items make adding subtasks effortless. Add subtasks even to calendar events, or un-nest them in settings to see everything laid out • Calendar Sync - Add and edit events from your other calendars like Apple, Google, and Outlook • Cross-Device Sync - Tasks sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud sync • Per-Calendar Notifications - Silence notifications on an individual basis in Calendar Setup • Dynamic Timeline - Expanding and contracting layout keeps your day visible, while still letting you visualize your free time • Multiple Layouts - Minimal Mode and List Mode to fit your style • Customizable Colors - Light and Dark modes, with total freedom for accent colors • Widgets - Stylish up-to-date widgets with smooth progress bars and countdown timers to keep you on pace and on-track • Distraction Free - Made to live in the background of your life, so you can actually be productive Try all of TimeGuide free for 7 days then keep using it in read-only mode forever, or unlock Full Access for a single affordable lifetime purchase. Use of this app is subject to Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TimeGuide at 5.0 against Dona's 4.7. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Dona sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TimeGuide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeGuide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dona ships an update weekly, TimeGuide every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Dona | TimeGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yanice BOADY | Daniel Grant |
Customer experience
Dona
TimeGuide
In-app purchases
Dona
- Dona +1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Dona+ Lifetime$8.99
TimeGuide
- TimeGuide Pro (Yearly)$4.991 Year
- TimeGuide Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
- TimeGuide Pro (Lifetime Offer)$19.99









