Comparison

Bullet Journal vs What to

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

Head to head
About

Bullet Journal

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Bullet Journal helps you plan your day and stay deeply focused on one thing at a time. We have all been there - the day slips away and you can not remember what you actually accomplished. Notifications pull you in every direction. Bullet Journal was built to solve exactly that. DAILY PLANNER - Design your day with intention Lay out your tasks on a 24-hour timeline. Log your sleep schedule, separate deep-focus work from routine tasks, and see your entire day at a glance. When you plan with clarity, you act with purpose. FOCUS TIMER - Immerse yourself in the present task Your scheduled task appears automatically when its time arrives. One tap on START and you enter focus mode. The stopwatch-style timer tracks exactly how long you stay focused, while ambient sounds - rain, birdsong, night forest, white noise - create the perfect environment for deep work. FOCUS MODE - Eliminate distractions completely When the timer starts, the app enters a full-screen focus session. Using Screen Time, other apps on your device are shielded so you physically cannot switch away. The shield stays active even when you pause. Your phone becomes a single-purpose focus tool. SLEEP and MOOD - Track your daily condition Before your first focus session each day, record your sleep quality. At the end of the day, log your mood and write a brief reflection. Small daily entries become powerful self-awareness data over time. WEEKLY DASHBOARD - See your progress unfold View your cumulative focus time, daily patterns across the week, and achievement rates for each day. Watching your consistency grow in real numbers is the best motivation to keep going. WHO IS THIS FOR? - Students preparing for exams who need distraction-free study time - Professionals who want to protect deep work hours - Anyone who wants to bring structure to their daily routine - People looking to reduce mindless phone usage - Self-improvers who believe small daily records lead to big changes KEY FEATURES - 24-hour timeline daily planner - Stopwatch-style focus timer - Screen Time-based app blocking (Focus Mode) - Ambient sounds (rain, birdsong, night forest, white noise) - Sleep quality and mood emoji tracking - Daily text reflection journal - Weekly focus statistics dashboard - Available in English, Korean, and Japanese PRIVACY FIRST Bullet Journal stores all data locally on your device. No personal information is sent to any server. Your records are yours alone. Start today. Plan your day, focus deeply, and reflect on your growth - one entry at a time.

About

What to

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Not another list. The thing that picks. You have forty things and no idea which one to do right now. What to: Do asks two questions β€” how long you've got, how much you've got in you β€” and answers with one task. Not five options. Five options is the list again. WHAT IT DOES β€’ One answer, every time. One task, the reason it won, and the opening move so you don't stall on "where do I even start". β€’ It shows its working. Every pick argues its case: what's urgent, what's quick, what you've been avoiding, what you actually have energy for. β€’ Only ever what you wrote. It never invents a task. Everything it offers came from you β€” typed, dictated, brain-dumped, or read in from Reminders. β€’ One sentence in, we read the rest. Capture is one field. It infers how long a task takes and what kind of thing it is from the words you used. β€’ Nine in the morning, the task itself. Not a badge count β€” the actual thing worth starting, on your lock screen. β€’ Passed on it four times? One question, and either answer ends it. Lists rot; this one gets swept. β€’ How often the pick was right. The only score that matters, and the only one it keeps. BUILT TO BE LEFT, NOT LIVED IN Two taps and you're gone. There is no inbox to process, no projects to maintain, no system to keep up with. Bring your list from Reminders and keep using whatever you already use to capture β€” this is the layer that decides. FOR THE DAYS DECIDING IS THE HARD PART If executive function is the bottleneck β€” ADHD, burnout, or just a bad Tuesday β€” the work isn't writing things down. It's choosing. This does the choosing. WHATTO PLUS One subscription across What to: Do and What to: Wear. Unlimited tasks and connected lists. The app works without it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://do.what-to.app/#/privacy

Screenshots

Bullet Journal4 screens
What to4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bullet Journal at none against What to's 2. Bullet Journal also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. What to sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Bullet Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Bullet Journal versus What to: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBullet JournalWhat to
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGEUNIL PARKMelih Guler

In-app purchases

None

Bullet Journal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

What to

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Bullet Journal free?
Bullet Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is What to free?
What to is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bullet Journal or What to have ads?
Neither Bullet Journal nor What to shows ads.

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