Comparison

Dona vs ReFloat

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

ReFloat

Features
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You save articles, recipes, videos, and links all the time. From group chats, newsletters, social feeds — you see something interesting and think "I'll get to that later." But later never comes. Your read-later list grows. You feel guilty every time you open it. Eventually you stop opening it at all. Sound familiar? That's exactly why we built Refloat. Refloat is a different kind of read-later app. It's built around two ideas: saving should take no effort, and your links should come back to you — not the other way around. HOW IT WORKS 1. Share from any app — Safari, Chrome, WhatsApp, Slack, Instagram, email, wherever you find something worth saving. Tap Share, pick Refloat, choose when you want to see it again. Done. Two taps, under 3 seconds. 2. Refloat holds your links quietly — no overflowing inbox, no guilt-inducing counters. Your saved content waits until the right moment. 3. Your daily digest arrives on your schedule — set a reading window (morning commute, lunch break, evening wind-down) and Refloat delivers your links exactly when you said you'd be available. One tap to open, one swipe to move on. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most read-later apps are just lists. You add things, the list gets longer, and nothing resurfaces unless you go digging. Refloat flips that. It actively brings your saved content back during the times you actually have space to read. No algorithms trying to maximize your screen time. No social features. No feeds. Just your links, delivered when you asked for them. KEY FEATURES - Save from any app in 2 taps — no typing, no organizing required - Automatic title extraction — Refloat grabs the page title so you don't have to - One-tap reminder presets — Tonight, Tomorrow, This Weekend, In 1 Hour - Daily digest notification — your links grouped and delivered at your chosen time - Reading window — tell Refloat when you're free, it respects that boundary - Quiet mode — save and return to what you were doing instantly, no interruptions - Works offline — your content is stored on your device, always accessible - No account needed — open the app and start saving, nothing to sign up for BUILT FOR YOUR PRIVACY All your saved links, titles, and preferences stay on your device. Refloat doesn't require an account and doesn't upload your content anywhere. We collect anonymous usage analytics to improve the app — that's it. No ads, no tracking, no data selling. Read our privacy policy for the full details. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who saves more than they read. Professionals juggling work and personal content. Commuters with a 30-minute window they'd love to fill with that article they saved last Tuesday. People who are tired of their Pocket backlog hitting 300+ items. If you've ever thought "I wish I'd actually read the things I save" — that's what Refloat is for. Free. No account required.

Screenshots

Dona4 screens
ReFloat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReFloat at none against Dona's 2. ReFloat also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Dona sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ReFloat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dona ships an update weekly, ReFloat every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dona versus ReFloat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonaReFloat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYanice BOADYVitaly Radchik

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dona

Subscriptions1
  • Dona +1 Month trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Dona+ Lifetime$8.99
None

ReFloat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dona free?
Dona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReFloat free?
ReFloat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dona or ReFloat have ads?
Neither Dona nor ReFloat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dona or ReFloat?
Dona ships an update weekly, and ReFloat every 8 days. Most recently, Dona was updated on October 24, 2026 and ReFloat on October 25, 2026.

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