Nauu vs Sova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nauu
Organize tasks into simple lists with intuitive gestures for progress updates. Customize the layout with adjustable fonts, alignment, and themes for a distraction-free experience. Offers Face ID protection and options to pin tasks for focused productivity.
- Gesture-based task completion
- Customizable layout and themes
- Face ID protection
- Pinning of in-progress tasks
- Minimalist, distraction-free design
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Nauu is a to-do list that gets out of the way. No streaks to keep up, nothing shouting for attention. Just your tasks, in the order you want them, on a screen with nothing else on it. WRITE IT DOWN, MOVE IT ALONG Add a task and it is on the list. Tap it to finish it. Swipe right to pick a status — to do, in progress, done or flagged — and swipe left to delete. Touch and hold to pick a task up and drag it where it belongs. Only one task at a time can be In Progress, and it is the loudest thing on the screen. It is the one you are doing. Finished tasks step aside into a single line under the list: out of the way, still there. Delete something by mistake and you have a few seconds to undo it. A LIST FOR EVERY CORNER OF THINGS Shopping, work, the trip in October. Swipe between them, and make as many as you like. MAKE IT LOOK HOW YOU THINK Ranged left, centered or right. Bigger text, or smaller. Hide the status icons for a list that is nothing but words — then choose whether a tap finishes a task or opens it, because it should do the one you reach for most. Hide the controls entirely and let the screen go quiet while you work. Light, dark, or whatever your phone is already on. Lock Nauu behind Face ID, and it locks again the moment you leave. THE SMALL THINGS Tap the empty space under a list to start a new task — one tap, not two. Hold that same space and paste a list from Notes, Messages or an email, and every line becomes a task. NAUU PRO One purchase. No subscription. • Widgets — your current task on the Home and Lock Screen, and you can tick it off without opening the app • Due dates — give a task a time, and Nauu says so when it comes • Repeating tasks — daily, weekly, monthly. Finish one and the next takes its place, already dated • Descriptions — room for the details, kept out of sight until you need them • Siri and Shortcuts — add and finish tasks without opening the app • iCloud sync — the same tasks on every device • Shared lists — share a list with anyone, and whoever joins does not need Pro • History and stats — everything you have finished, with a quiet look at your week • Ten accent colors and six app icons Your lists stay free and unlimited, whether you buy Pro or not.
Sova
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Your day — personal plans, work, family, friends and teams — without mixing them up. SAY IT, SCAN IT OR PASTE IT (SOVA PRO) • Dictate: speak naturally — Sova drafts the title, time, place and details in your language. You check everything before it saves • Scan: a booking, a flyer or a screenshot becomes a dated draft in seconds • Paste a school email or a team schedule: Sova finds the dates and to-dos (up to 12 at a time) and suggests a list for each. Nothing is added until you tap Add • Speech stays on your iPhone. Scan sends the screenshot or pasted text securely to be read, then discards it; nothing is stored TODAY, OFFLINE WHEN YOU NEED IT • See what’s now, next and later — works offline • Notes with checklists — capture in seconds; attach files with Sova Pro THE LARGE WIDGET • Keep what’s next on your Home Screen without opening the app • Tick it off or add the next thing in one glance LIFE, WORK AND TEAMS — KEPT SEPARATE • Personal notes, a work calendar, family plans and team agendas stay in their own groups • Today and the widget bring the day together SHARE WITH ONE LINK • Invite a partner, friend, colleague or teammate with a link or QR • They join with Apple or a code sent to their email — no passwords. No iPhone? They can join in a browser the same way • Free includes two shared lists (up to 10 people each); Pro scales further YOUR CALENDARS AND REMINDERS • Choose calendars and reminder lists already on your iPhone • Add supported calendar links when a service provides one BUSY TIMES, SHARED SEPARATELY • Teammates see when you’re busy, never titles or reasons — only if you grant it • Assigned items alone do not create busy blocks PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Private groups stay on your iPhone and work offline • Shared lists use encrypted connections and account permissions • No ads or cross-app tracking; optional product analytics only if you choose • Export or delete everything in the app Free is complete. Pro adds AI Dictate and Screenshot Scan for capture, file attachments, and removes limits on shared lists and availability recipients — structural upgrades, not a different product. Terms: https://sovaplanner.com/terms Privacy: https://sovaplanner.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nauu at none against Sova's 2. Sova's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Sova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Nauu asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nauu ships an update every 6 weeks, Sova every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nauu | Sova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Stoumann | Victor Nivelleau |
In-app purchases
Nauu
No in-app purchases
Sova
- Sova Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Sova Pro Yearly$47.001 Year









