Comparison

// TODO vs FLIP

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

Head to head
About

// TODO

Manage your tasks effectively with a straightforward to-do list application. It helps you limit the number of tasks you undertake and ensures they are completed promptly. The focus is on simplicity to avoid confusion and encourage task completion.

Highlights
  • Task limitation
  • Prompt task completion
  • Simple interface
  • Focus on getting things done
Features
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Life gets busy. To-do lists get long. Tasks get forgotten. Stay on top of things with // TODO. - Limit the number of TODOs you let yourself have - Ensure your TODOs get completed promptly This is not a complicated app. Added complexity can add confusion. Write things down, get them done.

About

FLIP

This app helps overcome procrastination by using a 2-minute rule to initiate tasks. It features a simple, single-screen interface with haptic feedback and lock-screen visibility to encourage deep work and short breaks.

Highlights
  • 2-minute kickoff timer
  • Flip phone for deep work
  • Sideways phone for breaks
  • Single-screen interface
  • Haptic feedback
  • Lock-screen and Live Activity
  • 100% on-device privacy
Features
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The hardest part of any task is starting. The 2-minute rule says: just commit to two minutes — then decide whether to keep going. Most of the time, once you've started, you'll keep working far longer. FLIP is a single-screen timer built around that idea. —————————————— HOW IT WORKS • Tap once to start a 2-minute kickoff timer. • When 2 minutes are up, flip your phone face-down to commit to a 20-minute deep-work block. • When deep work ends, turn your phone sideways to take a 5-minute break. • Hold anywhere to cancel — a segmented bar fills with synchronized haptics so the gesture is unmistakable. That's it. No accounts, no settings, no menus. —————————————— DESIGNED FOR FOCUS • Single-screen interface with a retro-digital typeface and edge-to-edge color fill that grows with the timer • Haptic feedback on every state change so you don't have to look at the screen • Lock-screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity — keep the countdown visible without unlocking your phone • A short chime when each phase ends so you can put the phone down and focus —————————————— PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device. No accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, no servers. • No data collection. The privacy policy fits on one page. —————————————— WHO IT'S FOR • People who reach for their phone instead of starting a task • Knowledge workers running Pomodoro-like sessions • Students looking for a low-friction focus timer • Anyone who wants the smallest possible app between them and beginning a task Beat procrastination by promising yourself two minutes. Then flip the phone.

Screenshots

// TODO3 screens
FLIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: // TODO at 18.0 against FLIP's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for // TODO against 5.0 for FLIP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
// TODO versus FLIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter// TODOFLIP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam MacGintyIzhan Ansari

Customer experience

// TODO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FLIP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

// TODO

No in-app purchases

None

FLIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is // TODO free?
// TODO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FLIP free?
FLIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, // TODO or FLIP?
// TODO and FLIP are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do // TODO or FLIP have ads?
Neither // TODO nor FLIP shows ads.

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