Comparison

Cross vs Life

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

Head to head
About

Cross

Features
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Cross โ€” Tasks, Done Your Way โ‚ฌ4.99. Once. Forever. No subscriptions. No free tier. No compromises. Cross is built for people who take their workflow seriously โ€” and who know that the best tools don't come with monthly invoices. Your notes already live in Notion. Your tasks should too. Cross connects directly to your Notion databases and keeps your to-dos exactly where your thinking happens. Add, complete, and organize tasks without opening a browser tab. No copy-pasting. No drift. WHAT YOU GET โ€” Native Notion sync, always in real time โ€” Minimalist Mode โ€” Smart folders to cut across projects โ€” Focus Timer to lock in and finish what you start โ€” Home screen widgets for at-a-glance priorities โ€” Clean, minimal design with nothing in the way BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T SETTLE Cross isn't for everyone. It's for the people who have already tried every productivity app and realized the problem isn't their system โ€” it's that their tools don't talk to each other. Cross fixes that, quietly, without asking for anything more. ONE PRICE. YOURS FOREVER. Pay once. Get everything. Every future update, included. No upsells, no locked features, no subscription guilt. Just a tool that works โ€” every single day.

About

Life

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Take control of your life with an all-in-one productivity planner designed for habits, goals, and daily tasks. Organize your routines, track progress with beautiful activity grids, monitor your life score, and stay motivated with detailed insights. Create custom life areas, manage quick tasks, view weekly performance, and build better habits through a clean and customizable experience. Use widgets for faster access, analyze your history with powerful charts, and turn your goals into consistent routines. Perfect for productivity, self-improvement, planning, habit tracking, and personal growth. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cross4 screens
Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Life at Free against Cross's $4.99. Life also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). Cross's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Life is free to download; Cross costs $4.99 up front. Life sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cross asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross ships an update every 3 weeks, Life fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Cross versus Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossLife
Price$4.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntje SchroderYevhenii Ksenych

In-app purchases

None

Cross

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Life

Subscriptions2
  • Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$34.99

Questions

Is Cross free?
Cross costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Life free?
Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cross or Life have ads?
Life shows ads; Cross does not.
Which is updated more often, Cross or Life?
Cross ships an update every 3 weeks, and Life fortnightly. Most recently, Cross was updated on October 5, 2026 and Life on October 19, 2026.

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