Comparison

Dona vs Everlyst

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

Everlyst

Features
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Track anything you quit, start or last did, and restart without losing your history. Every attempt stays on your timeline. Private, no account, no ads. Progress is rarely a perfect streak, so Everlyst keeps the whole story every time you begin again. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create journeys for anything you stopped, started, last did or committed to • Start fast with ready-made journeys: quit smoking, alcohol-free days, vaping, sugar, social media, exercise, last haircut, a trip countdown and more • See a live day counter and precise elapsed time • Restart in one tap; earlier attempts stay in your history • Sign a promise for a journey in your own handwriting • Read Today's thought, with an optional 8:00 morning notification • Keep private reflections; review Insights and weekly stories built only from your own entries • Keep counters close with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Archive finished journeys and restore them anytime, history intact QUIT TOOLKIT • Money saved and drinks, cigarettes or vapes avoided, counted for each quit journey • A health timeline for quitting smoking, vaping or alcohol, based on public health sources. General information, not medical advice • Craving SOS: an urge timer and guided breathing, plus a note of what triggered it • Log a slip without restarting, or restart and keep every attempt • A month calendar with your slip-free streak and success rate PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journeys, reflections, promises and history are stored on your device. Everlyst needs no account and has no advertising or cross-app tracking. Optional private iCloud sync is off by default. Face ID lock, discreet widgets, notification privacy, export controls and a private app switcher view let you choose what appears outside the app. Apple and RevenueCat process purchases. If "Share anonymous usage" is on (switch it off in Settings), RevenueCat also receives coarse, content-free signals such as the number of active journeys. Titles, reflections, signatures and anything you type are never sent. FREE AND EVERLYST+ Free includes up to three active journeys, restarts with complete attempt history, reflections, promises, Today's thought, reminders, archive and restore, Face ID lock, optional iCloud sync, backup export and restore, context tags, a first next-step plan per journey and your first weekly story (available once a calendar week with activity closes). The quit toolkit is free too: money saved, units avoided, craving SOS, slip logging, the month calendar and the first three health stages. Everlyst+ adds unlimited active journeys, ongoing weekly stories, full Insights, the Private Progress Book, custom milestones, themes and widget styles, per-journey privacy and premium exports. For quitting it adds savings goals and breakdown, the full health timeline, craving patterns and the year calendar. It also includes plans for later attempts, guided reflections, context exploration and selective support-update sharing. Saved personal content stays readable if a subscription ends; creating or configuring premium output requires active access. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Everlyst+ is available as a yearly or monthly auto-renewable subscription; both unlock the same features. Eligible new subscribers may receive the yearly free trial or a lower first-month price on the monthly plan, as shown before purchase. Prices vary by storefront; the paywall and Apple purchase sheet show the local price, renewal period and any trial terms before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period or trial. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. Available in English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese (Brazil). Privacy Policy: https://everlyst.calimanu.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://everlyst.calimanu.com/terms Support: https://everlyst.calimanu.com/support

Screenshots

Dona4 screens
Everlyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dona and Everlyst are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Everlyst sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dona ships an update weekly, Everlyst every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Dona versus Everlyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonaEverlyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYanice BOADYNicolae-Loredan Calimanu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dona

Subscriptions1
  • Dona +1 Month trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Dona+ Lifetime$8.99
3 purchases

Everlyst

Subscriptions3
  • Everlyst+ Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Everlyst+ Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Everlyst+ Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Dona free?
Dona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Everlyst free?
Everlyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dona or Everlyst have ads?
Neither Dona nor Everlyst shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dona or Everlyst?
Dona ships an update weekly, and Everlyst every 4 days. Most recently, Dona was updated on October 30, 2026 and Everlyst on October 31, 2026.

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