Comparison

Just Today vs Simple Rituals

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

Head to head
About

Just Today

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Stop managing your to-do list. Start finishing one thing! Just Today is the anti-productivity app. Instead of giving you more ways to organize your chaos, it strips everything down to one simple question: What's your one thing today? HOW IT WORKS Pick one task each morning. Choose when you want to do it. When it's time, we'll send you a gentle nudge. Complete your task, snap a proof photo, and reflect on how it felt. That's your day. Done. Build a 7-day streak and unlock a second daily task. Keep going to unlock a third. Miss a day at a higher level? You go back down. Not as punishment – because doing one thing well is always better than doing three things poorly. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT One task at a time. You can't add ten things and stress about all of them. The constraint is the feature. Pick your time. Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or custom. We remind you when it's time to start, not when it's too late. Up Next. Capture ideas for tomorrow without cluttering today. Pick from your running list each morning or add something new. Proof of completion. A photo or screenshot that says "I actually did this." More honest than a checkbox. Mood reflections. After completing your task, log how you felt. Over time, see what kind of tasks energize you. Your Journey. Look back at your calendar of completions. Every green dot is a day you showed up. No failure states. Missed a day? "Tomorrow's a fresh start." No red marks, no guilt, no streaks lost with shame. DESIGNED TO FEEL DIFFERENT Warm cream backgrounds, amber accents, and sage green completions. Just Today feels like a deep breath, not a dashboard. Every screen is designed to reduce anxiety, not create it. YOUR PRIVACY, COMPLETELY No account required. No server. No analytics. No ads. Everything lives on your device. Your tasks, your moods, your journey – all yours. Built for busy professionals, students, parents, and anyone who's tired of never feeling like they've done enough. Some days, one thing is everything.

About

Simple Rituals

This app helps you build routines without the pressure of streaks or scores. It focuses on completing the next task in your day, organized into morning, afternoon, and evening. You can postpone tasks without penalty, and a simple calendar shows your progress.

Highlights
  • Daily ritual organization by time windows
  • Four priority levels for tasks
  • Postponement option without penalty
  • Simple calendar view of completed days
  • Minimalist editor for rituals
  • Gentle, optional reminders
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Simple Rituals does not keep score. It keeps your place. It shows one thing: the next ritual, in the part of the day you are actually in. Complete it, or postpone it, and the day moves on. A short "Then" line tells you what follows, so you always know what is next without having to look at everything at once. A morning. An afternoon. An evening. THREE WINDOWS The day is held in three parts, and each part keeps its own rituals. Morning - begins 6:00, ends 10:00 Afternoon - begins 12:00, ends 17:00 Evening - begins 19:00, ends 22:30 A ritual belongs to a window rather than to an exact minute, so a morning routine has shape without a clock to fall behind. Give it a time only if it needs one. FOUR PRIORITIES Every ritual carries one, and you choose which. Must - non-negotiable Should - want to, most days Could - if time allows Won't - intentionally parked Won't is the priority that usually goes missing: it lets an intention stay on your list while you are openly not doing it. Nothing has to be deleted in order to be paused. NO STREAKS. NO SHAME. There is no chain to protect, no perfect record to defend, no number that falls because life happened. A day counts as kept if you completed anything at all. And when something cannot happen, you postpone it - the ritual moves, it does not fail. That was a decision, not an omission. YOUR DAYS A month calendar of the days behind you, always a tap away. Each day reads plainly - Kept. A gap here. Not yet. No record. Gaps are shown, never underlined in red. A record, not a report card. WHAT A RITUAL IS MADE OF A name. A window. A priority. A time, if you want one. That is the whole editor: no tags, no notes, no timer counting you down. Every field you would have to think about is one more reason not to open the app tomorrow. GENTLE NUDGES, OR NONE AT ALL A quiet reminder as a part of your day begins. Reminders make no sound and set no badge. They are scheduled on your iPhone rather than sent from a server, and a single switch in Settings turns them off for good. START WITH ONE RITUAL YOU CHOSE No email and no password to sign up - you are anonymous by default. Setup takes a moment, and the first thing it asks is that you write one ritual in your own words. Later you can use Sign in with Apple for one reason only: so your rituals come back after a reinstall, or on a new phone. WHAT IT COSTS The morning window is free, and stays free. The afternoon and evening windows open together with a single one-time purchase - lifetime access, charged once to your Apple Account, yours to keep. It is not a subscription and it does not renew. Restore it any time from Settings. WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND No streaks, no badges, no score, no leaderboard. You start with one ritual: the one you wrote yourself. Add the next when it earns a place. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DELETED A HABIT APP BEFORE Usually on the day the streak broke - eleven days kept, the twelfth missed, and the app never opened again. Or the morning the notifications began to feel like an accusation. This one is built on the opposite assumption: that you already know what matters, that some days will be gaps, and that a quiet list you actually kept is worth more than a perfect one you abandoned in March. If a change cannot be saved, the app says so rather than pretending it worked. Your data, and the anonymous account holding it, can be deleted from Settings whenever you like. Made for iPhone, in one quiet light theme: cream, forest green, and a serif that does not raise its voice. Simple Rituals supports personal reflection and everyday routine building. It is not a medical or mental health service, and does not provide diagnosis, advice, or treatment. Terms of Use: https://feelingmindful.com/apps/simple-rituals/terms Privacy Policy: https://feelingmindful.com/apps/simple-rituals/privacy Small things, done daily.

Screenshots

Just Today4 screens
Simple Rituals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Just Today at none against Simple Rituals's 1. Simple Rituals's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Rituals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Just Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Just Today ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Rituals weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Just Today versus Simple Rituals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust TodaySimple Rituals
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKanishka AnandNicholas Prokesch

In-app purchases

None

Just Today

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Rituals

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Just Today free?
Just Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Rituals free?
Simple Rituals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Just Today or Simple Rituals have ads?
Neither Just Today nor Simple Rituals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Just Today or Simple Rituals?
Just Today ships an update every 2 weeks, and Simple Rituals weekly. Most recently, Just Today was updated on October 2, 2026 and Simple Rituals on October 9, 2026.

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