WTD vs Vanta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
WTD
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WTD is the "Daily HUD" for developers and minimalists. Most productivity apps are "hard drives" for your tasksβendless lists that store clutter. WTD is your "RAM"βa single-screen dashboard designed for execution, not storage. KEY FEATURES: β THE SINGLE SCREEN PHILOSOPHY Your Todos, 24-Hour Schedule, and Notepad live on one page. No tabs. No hidden menus. No context switching. β FOCUS ON THE TOP TASKS OF THE DAY Use the "MUST DO" toggle to pin your critical tasks. Designed to help you commit to things you must do today and ignore the rest. β LOCAL-FIRST & PRIVATE No sign-up required. Your data lives on your device. We use your local iOS Calendar permission only to display your schedule alongside your tasks. We never send your data to a cloud server. β CALENDAR INTEGRATION See your "Next 24 Hours" instantly. WTD reads directly from your device's connected calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook) to visualize your day without manual entry. Designed for focus. Built for privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): > https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Vanta
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Vanta is a private Markdown notes app for iPhone with AI that runs entirely on your phone, and real GTD built in. Your notes stay as plain Markdown you own. Start with a local vault in seconds: no account, no servers, nothing uploaded. ON-DEVICE AI β’ Turn a messy, rambled note into clean Markdown β’ "Clarify with AI" sorts your whole GTD inbox into Next Actions, Waiting For, Someday, Done, or Trash β’ Clean up dictation, summarize, and suggest tags β’ Powered by Apple's on-device models, so it works offline and nothing ever leaves your phone GETTING THINGS DONE, BUILT IN β’ Capture to your Inbox in a tap, by typing or voice, even from the Share Sheet β’ Process your inbox to zero, by hand or with AI β’ Next Actions by @context, plus Waiting For, Someday, and Projects β’ A weekly review that surfaces stalled projects and what you're waiting on β’ Inbox and Next Actions pinned to the top of your vault A REAL MARKDOWN NOTES APP β’ Folders, favorites, and instant full-text search, all offline β’ Syntax-highlighted code, callouts, tables, images, SVG, and tasks β’ Tap [[wikilinks]] to jump between notes, and see backlinks β’ Light and true-black dark themes YOURS, EVERYWHERE β’ Start on-device with no account β’ Sync across your devices with iCloud, or your own private GitHub repo β’ Obsidian-compatible: open the same vault on your Mac, and favorites sync with Obsidian bookmarks β’ No subscription. No analytics. No tracking. Vanta works great as a standalone local notes app, and plugs into your existing Obsidian or Markdown vault whenever you want. On-device AI features require an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vanta at none against WTD's 3. Vanta also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). WTD's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. WTD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Vanta asks for nothing beyond the download.
WTD ships an update weekly, Vanta every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WTD | Vanta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wataru Watanabe | Shane Vitarana |
In-app purchases
WTD
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- WTD Founder Lifetime$49.99
Vanta
No in-app purchases









