Comparison

Small Steps To vs Atteno

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

Head to head
About

Small Steps To

Features
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Overcome Procrastination, One Step at a Time. Feeling overwhelmed by a huge to-do list? Small Steps To-Do is the simple, powerful productivity app designed specifically for students, individuals with Procrastination, ADHD, or anyone struggling with task initiation and follow-through. We turn daunting goals into clear, bite-sized tasks, reducing stress and boosting your sense of accomplishment. How Small Steps To-Do Works (Powered by AI) 1. Input Your Goal: Simply tell the app what you need to study or complete. 2. AI Breaks It Down: Our backend system, powered by AI, instantly analyzes your input and transforms it into a structured, step-by-step plan with suggested time durations. 3. Visual Progress Tracking: Focus only on the current, small step. As you check off each step, you fill a star in your main task tile, giving you an immediate, encouraging visual reward and eliminating the pressure of the big task. 4. Stay Focused & Clean: The interface is designed to be clean and simple, minimizing animations and distractions so you can focus on doing. Key Features: AI-Powered Task Decomposition: Turn "Write a 5,000-word essay" into 10-15 minute subtasks. Nested To-Do List Structure: See your Main Goal and its detailed Step List in one glance. Instant Motivation: Earn encouraging stars for every completed subtask. Simple Status Tracking: Task titles clearly show incomplete, partially completed, or fully completed status. Review & Reuse: Access completed tasks from the History board to reuse productive plans. Minimalist Design: Fast response and a clean user interface to prevent feeling overwhelmed by another demanding app. Download Small Steps To-Do today and start making real progress, effortlessly! Free Tier: Designed to help you focus deeply on one task at a time. Free users have the following limits: One Active Task: You can only have one task running in your main view. One Daily Input: Limited to one new AI task decomposition input per day. Input Lock: The task input function is locked while an active task is present, strongly encouraging you to complete your current "small step" before moving on. Paid Subscription: Unlock unlimited active tasks and unlimited daily AI inputs for maximum productivity and flexibility.

About

Atteno

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怐 Return to the Essence of Focus 怑 Atteno is a minimalist focus timer for study, deep work, and long-term time tracking on iPhone and iPad. 怐 Core Focus Tools 怑 • Flexible Timer: Count up, countdown, and Pomodoro modes in one app. • Immersive Experience: Breathing visuals with ambient sounds like rain, forest, and piano, plus local audio import. • Focus Tracking: Session history and heatmap views help you see both daily effort and long-term consistency. • Offline First: Fully usable without an internet connection. 怐 Free Insights 怑 • Redesigned Insights dashboard for clearer trends and faster reading. • New interactive heatmap with drill-down details and more flexible filters. • Insights "All" view is now free (moved from legacy Pro access). 怐 Pro Tools, One-Time Purchase 怑 Upgrade to Pro to unlock sync and deeper customization. No subscriptions: • Optional iCloud Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Interval chimes for yoga, meditation, and advanced timing routines. • Unlimited tags, custom Pomodoro templates, themes, and sound uploads. 怐 Your Data, Your Control 怑 • Local-first by default. • Manual export and import supported for backup and migration. • Sync uses your private Apple ID via CloudKit. Developers cannot access your data. 怐 Universal Purchase 怑 Pay once and unlock Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Download Atteno and build a focus system that stays simple, private, and consistent across devices.

Screenshots

Small Steps To4 screens
Atteno4 screens

Verdict

The call

Small Steps To and Atteno are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Small Steps To sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Atteno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Small Steps To versus Atteno: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmall Steps ToAtteno
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChun Fei Fan子文 ęØ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Small Steps To

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Pro Membership (Annual)$59.991 Year
1 purchases

Atteno

One-time1
  • Atteno Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Small Steps To free?
Small Steps To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atteno free?
Atteno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Small Steps To or Atteno have ads?
Neither Small Steps To nor Atteno shows ads.

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