Comparison

Hardcore vs QuesToDo

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

Head to head
About

Hardcore

Transform your daily habits into an engaging role-playing game. Earn experience points, gold, and build streaks by completing goals like working out or studying. Level up your character and stay motivated with a rewarding, game-like progression system.

Highlights
  • Gamified habit tracking
  • XP, gold, and level-up rewards
  • Streak building and protection
  • Item collection and crafting
  • Visualized progress tracking
  • Clean and focused design
Features
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Turn your daily routine into a grind worth playing. Hardcore transforms consistency, focus, and discipline into XP, gold, and streaks because real life should feel like an RPG. How Hardcore Works 1. Create your habits Add daily goals like working out, studying, or reading. Completing them earns XP, gold, and streak progress. 2. Build streaks & level up Stay consistent to protect your hearts and level up your in-app character as you improve in real life. 3. Stay motivated Your progress is visualized through a rewarding, game-like system that keeps you coming back every day. Why It Works Hardcore makes self-improvement feel fun, not forced. You’ll build lasting discipline through progression, rewards, and streak-based motivation that keep you locked in. Features • Track streaks and measure real progress • Reward system with XP, gold, and level-ups • Collect items and craft powerful upgrades • Visualized progress that reflects your effort • Clean, focused design built for consistency Start your Hardcore run today and turn progress into power. Full access to all features requires a subscription. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

QuesToDo

Features
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QuesToDo turns your daily to-dos into quests in a small RPG. Finish a task and you earn XP. Your adventurer levels up, learns skills, and unlocks new pixel-art gear. Nothing about the task list changes — what changes is that clearing it visibly moves something forward. Most to-do apps are hard to stick with because completing an item does nothing. In QuesToDo, every completion shows up as growth. ◆ Quests - Three difficulties (Easy / Normal / Hard) that award different XP - Repeats: daily, chosen weekdays, every other week, or every N days - Due dates with optional times, priorities, and genres - Folders, search, sorting, and drag-and-drop reordering - Tapped the wrong one? Undo the completion and carry on ◆ Growing your adventurer - Earn XP on completion and assign stat points on level-up - Over 50 skills: spells, techniques, titles, and passives - Activate a skill once a day to boost the XP you earn that day - Achievement titles that unlock from how you actually use the app ◆ Pixel-art avatar - Over 80 parts across hair, clothes, accessories, weapons, and shields - New parts unlock as you level up — dress your adventurer your way - Completion animations play the effect of the spell or technique you triggered ◆ Built to keep you going - Streak tracking for consecutive days - Daily reminders, due-date alerts, and a heads-up when a streak is about to break - Share your level-ups to X ◆ Records (Premium) - Total XP, monthly and yearly completions, and a range of averages - Charts by month, by weekday, and by time of day, so you can see your own patterns ◆ Premium (In-App Purchase) - Removes banner ads - Unlocks Records (statistics) - Plans: Monthly (auto-renewing, 1 month) / Yearly (auto-renewing, 1 year) / Lifetime (one-time purchase, yours forever) - Prices are shown on the plan screen in the app and in the In-App Purchases section of this page ◆ About auto-renewing subscriptions - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically at the same price for the same period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage or cancel auto-renewal any time in your App Store account settings All of your data is stored on your device, and no account or sign-up is required. Backups can be exported and imported. Register your first quest and start the adventure. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ninomaedev.github.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

Hardcore4 screens
QuesToDo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hardcore at none against QuesToDo's shown. QuesToDo's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hardcore sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and QuesToDo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hardcore ships an update every 2 weeks, QuesToDo daily. The most recent releases landed on June 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hardcore versus QuesToDo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHardcoreQuesToDo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob IgielskiHAJIME SAKAMOTO

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Hardcore

Subscriptions12
  • Hardcore Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Hardcore Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Hardcore Weekly$5.997 Days
Show 9 more
  • Hardcore Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Hardcore Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Hardcore Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Hardcore Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Hardcore Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Hardcore Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Hardcore Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Hardcore Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Hardcore Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

QuesToDo

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Hardcore free?
Hardcore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuesToDo free?
QuesToDo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hardcore or QuesToDo have ads?
QuesToDo shows ads; Hardcore does not.
Which is updated more often, Hardcore or QuesToDo?
Hardcore ships an update every 2 weeks, and QuesToDo daily. Most recently, Hardcore was updated on June 12, 2026 and QuesToDo on September 9, 2026.

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