Comparison

Cross vs B&W To

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

B&W To

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Black & White To-Do is a calm, focused to-do list โ€” strict black and white, with nothing to distract you from your day. JUST TYPE IT Write "Call Mum Friday 6pm !! #family" and the date, time, priority and tag are set for you. TODAY A clean agenda of what's due, with gentle reminders and a quiet sense of progress. CALENDAR A hand-built monochrome month view that dots the days you have things to do. ORGANIZE Group your to-dos, build projects with sections and deadlines, and tick off checklist items inside any task. Smart lists gather what's flagged, scheduled or done. SHOPPING Grocery lists sorted by supermarket aisle, with a planned shop day that shows up in Today. REMINDERS Local notifications, due times, location reminders, and repeats from daily to every few weeks, on chosen weekdays, or a set number of times. EVERYWHERE Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, a Control Centre button, an Apple Watch app, and a full iPad and Mac app with keyboard shortcuts. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Unlock Pro once and iCloud keeps your to-dos perfectly in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac โ€” plus two-way sync with Apple Reminders and Calendar. No accounts. No clutter. No colour. Just a quieter way to get things done.

Screenshots

Cross4 screens
B&W To4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: B&W To at Free against Cross's $4.99. B&W To also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Cross's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

B&W To is free to download; Cross costs $4.99 up front. B&W To sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cross asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross ships an update every 3 weeks, B&W To every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
Cross versus B&W To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossB&W To
Price$4.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS26.218.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntje SchroderJuan Pierre Lotter

In-app purchases

None

Cross

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

B&W To

One-time1
  • iCloud Sync$3.99

Questions

Is Cross free?
Cross costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is B&W To free?
B&W To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cross or B&W To have ads?
Neither Cross nor B&W To shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cross or B&W To?
Cross ships an update every 3 weeks, and B&W To every 2 days. Most recently, Cross was updated on October 25, 2026 and B&W To on October 31, 2026.

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