Comparison

ONE vs Chip

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

Head to head
About

ONE

Features
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Everyone deals with a lot of responsibilities, Studies show that switching between tasks reduces efficiency by up to 40%. ONE THING recovers this wasted time by forcing attention onto a single point. Focus one thing at a time and you'll see how your 100 tasks reduce to 0. helps you track how much time you spend on task and helps you gain the habit of doing your chores regularly.

About

Chip

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Chip is the to-do app for people who hate to-do apps. One task at a time, right on your lock screen, with distracting apps blocked until it's done. No projects. No tags. No inbox to process. No methodology to learn. Type the one thing you want to do, and start. When it's done, mark it done. That's the whole app. Chip puts your active task — your chip — on your lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on home-screen widgets, where you'll actually see it. Focus Mode quietly hides the apps that would pull you away. When you finish, the next chip in your queue takes its place automatically. No reorganizing. No weekly review. No tax for using the tool. WHY THIS WORKS The hardest part of most to-do list and task manager apps isn't doing the work — it's maintaining the app. Tagging, sorting, re-prioritizing, processing the inbox, keeping the system "current." That overhead is invisible until you've spent twenty minutes managing your task manager and not done a single task. Chip removes the overhead entirely. There's nothing to maintain because there's nothing to organize. One chip is active. Up to ten can queue behind it. Five routines, five scheduled reminders — caps on purpose. The structure is small so you don't end up curating it instead of using it. WHAT'S INSIDE • One chip on your lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on home-screen widgets • Focus Mode — an app blocker that hides distracting apps while a chip is active • Routines — recurring tasks that put a chip on your lock screen at the times you choose • Scheduled chips — one-off reminders that fire at a specific date and time • A daily planning prompt that gently asks "what's your one thing today?" • Siri Shortcuts to start a chip by voice • A 7-day chart of what you've actually done BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS, USEFUL FOR ANYONE ADHD brains know the failure loop: install a productivity app, set it up beautifully, never open it again. The setup is the work, and the work is exhausting. Chip removes the setup entirely — an ADHD-friendly task app with zero maintenance. If you don't have ADHD, Chip is still the calm, single-tasking home for the thing that matters today. No streaks. No 47-item list. No "productivity system" demanding your attention before you've done anything. DESIGNED FOR iOS Chip lives where your attention already is — the lock screen, the Dynamic Island, the home screen. The Live Activity shows your active chip with a one-tap "done" button. Widgets in medium and large sizes let you complete chips without opening the app. Everything syncs across your iPhone and iPad through iCloud. FREE AND PRO Chip is free forever. The free tier covers the active chip loop, the queue, widgets, the Live Activity, stats, and Siri Shortcuts. Chip Pro unlocks: • Routines — recurring chips on the schedule you choose • Scheduled chips — one-off reminders at a specific date and time • Daily prompt — the morning nudge for the one thing today • Focus Mode blocking — the actual app-blocking Available as a monthly or annual subscription. Cancel anytime. Privacy: Chip stores your chips locally and syncs through your private iCloud account. We don't sell your data, run ads, or track you across the web. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ONE3 screens
Chip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ONE at none against Chip's 3. ONE also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Chip's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Chip sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. ONE asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
ONE versus Chip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterONEChip
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo Paezjames jager

In-app purchases

None

ONE

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Chip

Subscriptions3
  • Chip Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Chip Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Chip Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is ONE free?
ONE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chip free?
Chip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ONE or Chip have ads?
ONE shows ads; Chip does not.

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