Comparison

Today vs Flowstate

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

Head to head
About

Today

This task manager focuses on daily lists for simplicity and clarity. It offers quick task completion, swipe gestures for organization, recurring tasks, and a scratchpad for notes. Your data is synced via iCloud and is private by design.

Highlights
  • Daily task focus
  • Swipe gestures for task management
  • Recurring tasks
  • Lightweight tagging system
  • Integrated scratchpad for notes
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
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Get things done — one day at a time. Today is the todo app designed around simplicity and clarity. Unlike other task managers that bury you in projects and deadlines, Today embraces one truth: every day has its own list, and today is your home base. Why Today Works on iPhone & iPad - Daily Focus: Add tasks quickly and complete them with a tap. - Swipe Gestures: Mark tasks important or move them to tomorrow with a simple swipe. - Recurring Tasks: Build lasting habits with daily, weekly, or custom repeats. - Tags That Just Work: Organize tasks with lightweight #tags. - Scratchpad: Capture quick notes, ideas, or attachments — always at hand. - Search Across Time: Find any task from yesterday, last week, or last year. Your Data, Your Control - Seamless iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - No accounts, no tracking, no ads. - Private by design — your tasks live only in iCloud and on your devices. Made for Everyday Life - Grocery lists - Schoolwork deadlines - Fitness routines - Work projects - Personal goals Universal Purchase One purchase works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Start a task on your phone and finish it later on your laptop — everything stays in sync. Why Choose Today? Most todo apps add complexity. Today keeps you focused on the only thing that matters: what you need to do today.

About

Flowstate

Features
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Your handwriting knows Things a keyboard never will Safe in its new home Flowstate is the bridge between deep thinking and your digital world. Capture handwritten notes and voice memos—then we transcribe, format, and deliver them to Obsidian, Notion, and more. Set up custom note-taking workflows once, and reuse them with a single tap. CAPTURE YOUR WAY • Snap a photo of handwritten notes • Record a voice memo • Upload a file or PDF • Email notes from your e-ink tablet to your unique Flowstate address • Share text or audio from any app on your phone FLOWSTATE CLEANS IT UP Transcription is just the start. Tell Flowstate how to make your notes more useful, and we'll handle it. It can format, summarize, translate, write a haiku, or anything your heart desires. IT LANDS WHERE IT BELONGS Your cleaned up notes get filed and named exactly how you want, in the apps you already use. Automatically. OUR INTEGRATIONS • Obsidian – Sync to your vault via a custom plugin. • Notion – Create pages in databases or append to existing notes. • Google Drive – Save as Google Docs in any folder. • OneNote – Add notes to any notebook section. Works with personal and business Microsoft accounts. • Need an integration we don't have yet? Reach out to us through the app and we'll (probably) build it! WORKS WITH E-INK TABLETS! Send notes from reMarkable, Supernote, Boox, Daylight, and more using your unique Flowstate email address HUMAN-FRIENDLY PRICING Start with 50 free credits (1 credit = 1 minute of audio or 1 page of notes). Subscribe for monthly credits that roll over, or buy top-up packs that never expire. Thanks for checking out our app. We hope you find it as useful as we have! -Raj and Rob Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Today3 screens
Flowstate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Today and Flowstate 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. Today sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flowstate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Today ships an update every 3 weeks, Flowstate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Today versus Flowstate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodayFlowstate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel PaganDune Ventures

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Today

One-time1
  • Today Premium$8.99
4 purchases

Flowstate

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Max Subscription$24.991 Month
One-time2
  • 200 credits$4.99
  • Credits Pack (750)$14.99

Questions

Is Today free?
Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flowstate free?
Flowstate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Today or Flowstate have ads?
Neither Today nor Flowstate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Today or Flowstate?
Today ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flowstate every 5 weeks. Most recently, Today was updated on November 5, 2026 and Flowstate on October 28, 2026.

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