Comparison

One Thing Next vs Today's Top5 Task

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

Head to head
About

One Thing Next

Features
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One Thing Next is a calm focus app for moments when starting feels impossible. Instead of staring at a long, overwhelming list, add your things to a simple stack and let the app show you what’s next. One clear step. One thing at a time. It’s designed for overloaded days, busy brains, ADHD-style overwhelm, or those moments when you know there’s plenty to do but can’t work out where to begin. With One Thing Next, you can: • Add things you want to get done • Focus on one clear next step • Reorder your stack when priorities change • Start without seeing everything at once • Mark things as done and build momentum • Take a break when you need to pause One Thing Next is not about doing more. It’s about making it easier to start. When everything feels too much, just begin with the next thing.

About

Today's Top5 Task

This app helps you focus on your most important priorities by limiting you to just five tasks per day. Plan your day, rank your tasks, and review your progress with helpful reminders and analytics.

Highlights
  • Limit to 5 daily tasks
  • Rank tasks by priority
  • Color-coded priorities
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • Morning planning reminders
  • Evening progress reminders
  • 10-day analytics chart
Features
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Today's Top 5 Task is a simple daily task app built around one idea: you can only pick 5 tasks per day. No endless lists, no overwhelm — just your top priorities. Each morning, add up to 5 tasks and rank them by importance. Complete them throughout the day. At the end of the day, review your progress. Incomplete tasks can be moved to tomorrow or dropped. Features: • Add up to 5 daily tasks, ranked by priority • Color-coded priorities: red (#1) to blue (#5) • Drag to reorder tasks by importance • Morning planning and evening progress reminders • Automatic day rollover for incomplete tasks • 10-day analytics chart to track your consistency • Clean, focused interface with no distractions • All data stored locally on your device The 5-task limit isn't a restriction — it's the point. When you can only pick 5, you're forced to decide what actually matters. No account required. No cloud sync. No subscriptions. Just you and your priorities.

Screenshots

One Thing Next4 screens
Today's Top5 Task4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Today's Top5 Task at none against One Thing Next's 1. One Thing Next's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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. One Thing Next sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Today's Top5 Task asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
One Thing Next versus Today's Top5 Task: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Thing NextToday's Top5 Task
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAmarjit GillSuleman Mubarik

In-app purchases

1 purchases

One Thing Next

One-time1
  • One Thing Next+ (Lifetime)$2.99
None

Today's Top5 Task

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One Thing Next free?
One Thing Next is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Today's Top5 Task free?
Today's Top5 Task is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do One Thing Next or Today's Top5 Task have ads?
Today's Top5 Task shows ads; One Thing Next does not.
Which is updated more often, One Thing Next or Today's Top5 Task?
One Thing Next ships an update every 9 days, and Today's Top5 Task every 9 days. Most recently, One Thing Next was updated on October 31, 2026 and Today's Top5 Task on October 28, 2026.

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