Comparison

Tempo vs PastDue

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

Head to head
About

Tempo

Features
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Life doesn't follow a schedule. Tempo does. Tempo is a smart daily planner that automatically adapts your schedule when real life interrupts. Late start? Back-to-back meeting ran long? Unexpected task dropped in your lap? Tempo quietly reshuffles your day so your priorities survive, your habits hold, and nothing important gets lost. **Your tasks, ranked by what matters** Tempo organizes everything you need to do into four clear tiers: - Non-Negotiable — fixed commitments that never move (meetings, classes, appointments) - Identity Habits — the daily practices that define who you are (workouts, journaling, reading) - Flexible Tasks — important work that can shift when needed - Optional Goals — aspirations that flow around everything else When your day runs over, Tempo knows exactly what to protect and what to rearrange. **Intelligent conflict resolution** Add a new task and it overlaps with something already scheduled? Tempo instantly suggests the best resolution — move the new task, shift the existing one, or keep both with a clear view of the overlap. You decide. Tempo executes. **Habits that survive a bad day** Most planners let habits disappear when life gets busy. Tempo compresses identity habits to their minimum useful duration rather than dropping them entirely. A 60-minute workout becomes a 15-minute session. Your streak stays alive. **Calendar import** Pull your Apple Calendar events directly into Tempo as non-negotiable tasks. Your existing commitments land exactly where they belong, automatically protected from being overwritten. **Recurring tasks built in** Set tasks to repeat daily or weekly. Tempo handles the scheduling automatically, resolving conflicts across recurring and one-off items together. **Timeline view** See your entire day at a glance on a clean hour-by-hour timeline. Overlapping tasks display side by side. Open gaps show exactly how much time you have to fill. The current time indicator keeps you anchored in the present. **Private by design** Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no cloud sync, no ads. Your schedule is yours. --- **Why Tempo?** Most planners are just lists. Tempo understands that a schedule is a living thing — it bends, compresses, and recovers. It helps you end every day having protected what matters most, even when the day tries to take it all away.

About

PastDue

This app helps you manage recurring tasks by tracking how long it's been since you last completed them. It provides a dashboard view of your tasks, color-coded status indicators, and escalating reminders to keep you on track.

Highlights
  • Recurring task tracking
  • Dashboard status view
  • Color-coded indicators
  • Escalating reminders
  • Task skipping and snoozing
  • Suggested task templates
Features
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PastDue tracks the recurring tasks that keep your life running smoothly — and nudges you when they fall behind. Unlike calendar reminders, PastDue works like a dashboard. It shows how long it's been since you last did something and whether you're on track, due soon, or overdue. Think "oil change due in 500 miles" — not another calendar alert. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Create tasks for anything on a recurring cycle — every 2 weeks, every 3 months, whatever fits. Mark them done and the cycle resets automatically. • Change bedsheets — every 2 weeks • Replace toothbrush head — every 3 months • Rotate mattress — every 6 months • Change HVAC filters — every 6 months • Oil change — every 6 months SEE YOUR STATUS AT A GLANCE Color-coded indicators show what's on track, what's due soon, and what's overdue. Sort by status, priority, due date, or category. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Escalating reminders that get more urgent the longer a task goes unfinished — on the due date, 1 day overdue, 3 days, and 7 days. FLEXIBLE CONTROLS Skip, snooze, or pause any task. Add notes and set priority levels. PastDue adapts to your schedule, not the other way around. GET STARTED FAST Browse suggested tasks for common home, health, auto, and personal maintenance — add them with a single tap. BUILT FOR PRIVACY All data stays on your device. No account required. No tracking.

Screenshots

Tempo3 screens
PastDue3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tempo at 17.0 against PastDue's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tempo versus PastDue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempoPastDue
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshish kattamuriRIMON HABTEAB BERHE

In-app purchases

None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

None

PastDue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PastDue free?
PastDue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tempo or PastDue have ads?
Neither Tempo nor PastDue shows ads.

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