Comparison

ToDoCal vs LightHouse Notes

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

Head to head
About

ToDoCal

This app combines your calendar events and to-do lists into a single, organized view. It offers AI-powered task suggestions from your calendar, a focus timer, and customizable widgets for quick access to your schedule and tasks.

Highlights
  • Unified calendar and to-do list
  • AI-powered task suggestions
  • Focus timer with Pomodoro cycles
  • Customizable widgets
  • Syncs with multiple calendars
  • Weather forecast integration
Features
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Never miss a meeting, birthday, or deadline again. ToDoCal keeps your calendar events and to-dos in one place. Beautifully simple. Check your day at a glance on the Today screen and widgets, and let AI turn your events into tasks so preparation never slips. Key Features: β–  Simple Calendar β€’ A monthly calendar that shows your schedule at a glance, plus an easy-to-read timeline for each day β€’ Sync with iCloud Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and more, and manage them all in one place β€’ Color-coded by calendar so work, personal, and family events are easy to tell apart β€’ Create, edit, and repeat events daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or on a custom schedule β€’ Show week numbers and choose the first day of the week β–  Simple To-Do List β€’ Manage everything from shopping lists and homework to work tasks with due dates and reminders β€’ Organize lists into projects, and reorder tasks and lists with drag and drop β€’ Your to-dos stay in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud β€’ Search events and tasks together and edit them right from the results β–  Today β€’ See today's progress, what's up next, and an agenda of tasks and events in one view β€’ An activity heatmap shows how consistently you get things done β–  AI Assistant β€’ Get to-do suggestions generated from your calendar events β€’ Type or speak naturally to add tasks and events or check your schedule β€’ Create an event draft from a photo of a flyer, ticket, or screenshot (iOS 27 or later) * AI features use Apple Intelligence; your data is never shared with third parties β–  Focus Timer β€’ Start countdown or count-up timers for tasks and run several at once β€’ Stay focused with Pomodoro work and break cycles, and follow the timer on the Lock Screen with Live Activities β–  Flexible Notifications β€’ Get reminders for events and tasks exactly when you want them β€’ Choose notification sounds so important events and tasks never slip by β–  Widgets & Shortcuts β€’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your schedule and to-dos. Check off tasks right from the widget β€’ Add events and to-dos from Control Center, Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight β–  Weather β€’ See up to a 10-day forecast alongside your events and tasks to plan outings and preparation β–  Anniversaries β€’ Save birthdays and wedding anniversaries and see the days remaining at a glance β€’ Free plan: up to 1 anniversary. Pro plan: unlimited β–  Make It Yours β€’ Themes, accent colors, weekday colors, text size, and 24-hour time β€’ Custom themes can adjust event colors to match Perfect for: - Busy professionals managing multiple meetings and deadlines - Students keeping track of homework and due dates - Anyone who never wants to forget birthday preparations - Anyone who wants to stay organized effortlessly =========================== Pro Feature Subscriptions =========================== Pro unlocks weather, custom themes, notification sounds, multiple reminders, repeating tasks, Live Activities, and unlimited projects and anniversaries. We offer the following subscription plans 1-month subscription (prices vary by country and region) Annual subscription (prices vary by country and region) Payment will be charged to your Apple account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Auto-renewal can be turned off in your account settings after purchase. During an active subscription period, you cannot cancel your current subscription. Terms and Conditions of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.unlypt.com/legal/privacy

About

LightHouse Notes

Features
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LightHouse is a calm, private place for notes, documents and ideas on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Write with rich text, checklists, tables, images and attachments. Organize work into Harbors, tags, pinned notes and visual cards. Connect related notes, create calendar events, scan documents, review earlier versions and export or back up your work. Anchor keeps everyday note-taking free with unlimited notes and up to three Harbors. Beacon and Harbor Lifetime unlock unlimited Harbors, fast cross-device synchronization, editing protection, locked notes, scanning, revision history, templates, custom themes and advanced tools. Beacon is an annually renewing subscription; Harbor Lifetime is a one-time purchase for the current LightHouse app and product generation, including LightHouse 2.0. Synchronization uses Apple iCloud and CloudKit with the user’s own Apple Account. LightHouse has no separate developer-operated notes server, no advertising and no third-party behavioral analytics. Document recognition runs on device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ToDoCal4 screens
LightHouse Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LightHouse Notes at none against ToDoCal's shown. LightHouse Notes also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). ToDoCal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

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

Both are free to download. ToDoCal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and LightHouse Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToDoCal ships an update every 3 days, LightHouse Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
ToDoCal versus LightHouse Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToDoCalLightHouse Notes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size52 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnlyptGiorgio Bellini

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ToDoCal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$3.991 Month
  • Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$89.99
2 purchases

LightHouse Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Beacon$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Harbor Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is ToDoCal free?
ToDoCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LightHouse Notes free?
LightHouse Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ToDoCal or LightHouse Notes have ads?
ToDoCal shows ads; LightHouse Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, ToDoCal or LightHouse Notes?
ToDoCal ships an update every 3 days, and LightHouse Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, ToDoCal was updated on November 7, 2026 and LightHouse Notes on November 6, 2026.

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