// TODO vs Easel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
// 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.
- Task limitation
- Prompt task completion
- Simple interface
- Focus on getting things done
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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.
Easel
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Easel turns focus into something you look forward to. Choose how long you want to concentrate. As your timer runs, a genuine masterpiece slowly emerges from the fog, painted from the center outward. When you finish, the painting is fully revealed and yours to keep in your personal gallery. No feeds. No noise. Just you, your work, and a quiet moment with a great painting. WHY EASEL A calmer way to focus. The reward is not a buzzing notification. It is a beautiful work of art, appearing only if you see your session through. Real masterpieces. Every painting is a genuine public domain work from the great museums, by artists like Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Turner, and Vermeer. Single sessions or full Pomodoro cycles. Focus once, or run classic Pomodoro blocks with breaks and earn a painting for each one. Your personal gallery. Every completed session adds its painting to a collection that grows with your focus. Focus with intention. Choose a collection to focus with, from serene landscapes to old master portraits. Quiet company. Optional ambient piano, drawn from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, plays gently while you work. Beautiful on every device. Widgets bring a painting of the day to your home and lock screen. Easel is free, made by one person, with a small tip jar for anyone who wants to support it. No subscriptions, no ads, no pressure. Focus. Reveal. Keep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: // TODO at none against Easel's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Easel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. // TODO asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | // TODO | Easel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sam MacGinty | Adam Markocki |
In-app purchases
// TODO
No in-app purchases
Easel
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- Nice Coffee$4.99
- Coffee Pot$9.99









