Comparison

Simple vs Cuebird

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

Head to head
About

Simple

Organize your tasks with detailed management tools and enhance focus with a built-in Pomodoro timer. Track progress with comprehensive statistics and smart notifications. Syncs across devices and offers a clean, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Task creation and management
  • Customizable task lists
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Activity dashboard and statistics
  • Smart notifications
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Achievements and streak tracking
Features
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Transform your productivity with Simple-Tasks! the complete task management solution that combines powerful organization tools with focused work sessions using the Pomodoro Technique. ORGANIZE YOUR TASKS - Create and manage tasks with detailed information - Set due dates and estimated durations - Organize tasks into custom lists with colors and icons - Add priority levels (High, Normal, Low) - Tag tasks for easy categorization and filtering - Mark important tasks with stars - Soft delete with restore functionality FOCUS WITH POMODORO TIMER - Built-in Pomodoro timer for focused work sessions - 25-minute focus periods with automatic breaks - Short breaks (5 min) and long breaks (15 min) - Visual progress indicators - Full-screen timer view - Mini timer accessible from all screens - Track time spent on each task TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Comprehensive activity dashboard - Daily, weekly, and monthly statistics - Visual charts showing productivity trends - Task completion rates and time tracking - Priority distribution analytics - Tasks in progress with progress gauges SMART NOTIFICATIONS - Daily task reminders at your chosen time - Task due date notifications (customizable timing) - Weekly productivity summaries - Monthly achievement reports - Pomodoro session alerts - Break time notifications POWERFUL SEARCH & FILTERING - Search across task titles, notes, and tags - Filter by status, priority, date range - Filter by lists and tags - Sort by due date, priority, title, or duration - Save common filter combinations ACHIEVEMENTS & MOTIVATION - Unlock 23+ achievements - Streak tracking (3, 7, 14, 30, 100 days) - Pomodoro milestones (1 to 500 sessions) - Task completion badges (10 to 500 tasks) - Time mastery awards (5 to 500 hours) - Visual progress gauges for each achievement SYNC ACROSS DEVICES - iCloud sync keeps all your data up-to-date - Works seamlessly on iPhone and iPad - Access your tasks from anywhere - Automatic backup and sync BEAUTIFUL DESIGN - Clean, modern interface - Dark mode support - Intuitive gestures (swipe to complete, delete, star) - Color-coded priorities and lists - Smooth animations - Optimized for both iPhone and iPad LOCALIZATIONS - 9 languages supported: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese (simplified), Japanese, and Korean. PRIVACY FOCUSED - All data stored locally and in your iCloud - No account required - No ads - No tracking Whether you're a student, professional, or anyone looking to boost productivity, This app provides the perfect balance of task management and focused work time. Download now and start achieving more!

About

Cuebird

This app helps users manage daily routines with visual and auditory cues, breaking them down into timed, color-coded steps. It supports shared routines for households and adapts to individual timing to ensure tasks are completed on schedule.

Highlights
  • Timed, color-coded routine steps
  • Shared household routines
  • Visual time bar for routine overview
  • Auditory cues and voice recordings
  • Proportional routine compression
  • Real alarms, not notifications
  • Adaptive timing based on actual usage
Features
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See the time, hear your next step, walk out the door on time. Cuebird turns any routine (morning, lunch break, bedtime) into small, timed, color-coded steps and moves you through them automatically. Built for neurodivergent adults. Kind to every brain. HOUSEHOLDS Link the people you live with into a household. Start a routine and everyone gets a gentle offer to jump in, landing where you already are, not back at step one. Joining is one tap, and sitting one out is free: nobody is ever told either way. Be in more than one household at once, your own and the one at your mum's, and every routine says which one it came from. It is all end-to-end encrypted. DO IT TOGETHER In the same room, run a routine in step. Everyone starts on a shared 3, 2, 1, and pause, skip, or a minute back move for the whole group at once, so nobody is left behind. Near each other it is instant. Apart, it stays in sync across your household. Want your own timing? One tap, and your routine keeps going on its own. INVITE BY TEXT, OR BY QR Send someone a link. They tap it and they are in, even if your phone is closed. Together in person? Show the code on your screen for them to scan. Either way, one tap and they are in the household. TIME YOU CAN SEE While a routine runs, the whole screen becomes the current step's color. From across the room, mid-shower, without reading: blue means shower, amber means coffee. A color bar of the steps shows the shape of your time before you start. OUT THE DOOR ON TIME Set when a routine starts and when you have to be done. Cuebird shows the window, adds up your steps, and tells you plainly whether they fit. Running late? One control compresses the routine so you still walk out on time. HEAR YOUR NEXT STEP A chime marks every transition, or let Cuebird speak: "Next: Shower, 10 minutes." A 30-second heads-up warns before longer steps end. Prefer quiet? Silent mode keeps it to haptics. You can also record any step in your own voice. Recordings stay on your device and never sync. REAL ALARMS, NOT NOTIFICATIONS Give a routine a start time and days, and it rings with the system's full-screen alarm: through silent mode, through Focus, even with the app closed. Tap Start and you are already in it. BUILT THE WAY YOUR WEEK ACTUALLY WORKS One routine can ring at several times, each with its own days: weekdays at 7:00, weekends at 9:00. Your list sorts itself around today, and the Schedule view shows everything that will ring this week. IT LEARNS YOUR REAL TIMING Cuebird records every run and shows how long your routine ACTUALLY takes versus what you planned: "Morning really takes 42 minutes, not 35." Then it updates your plan with one tap. STARTING IS ONE TAP Every routine has a play button right on its card, no menus between you and momentum. For the times you do not need a whole routine, Quick Timer and Ring Me At are one tap away. NO SHAME BUILT IN Pause says "no rush." Skipping is a first-class button, and if you skip by mistake you can undo it. Need a minute back? Take one. Finishing celebrates every run, and one missed day never breaks your streak. That is what the habit-formation research actually says. Cuebird never scolds you. EVERYWHERE YOU NEED IT - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity: glance without opening the app - Home Screen widget: start a routine in one tap - Apple Watch: your step and countdown on your wrist; pause, resume or skip from there - Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Morning in Cuebird," or run routines from your automations - Mac: runs on Apple silicon Macs too ONE PURCHASE COVERS YOUR FAMILY Family Sharing is on, so up to six family members get it with one purchase. You can also send any routine as a link, ready for their own times. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Buy it once. No subscription, no ads, no accounts, no analytics, no data collection. Your own routines sync through your private iCloud, no login ever. Households stay end-to-end encrypted, and Cuebird has no servers and cannot read any of it.

Screenshots

Simple4 screens
Cuebird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple at Free against Cuebird's $0.99. Cuebird's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Simple is free to download; Cuebird costs $0.99 up front. Simple sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cuebird asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple against 5.0 for Cuebird. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple ships an update every 11 days, Cuebird daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple versus Cuebird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleCuebird
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan CasanuevaMichael Petrillo

Customer experience

Simple

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

Cuebird

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
None

Cuebird

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple free?
Simple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cuebird free?
Cuebird costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple or Cuebird?
Simple and Cuebird are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Simple or Cuebird have ads?
Neither Simple nor Cuebird shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple or Cuebird?
Simple ships an update every 11 days, and Cuebird daily. Most recently, Simple was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cuebird on October 31, 2026.

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