Comparison

AppTime vs Small Todo

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

Head to head
About

AppTime

Build positive habits and manage your screen time by earning points for completing goals. Trade self-discipline for freedom and reduce distractions with a rewarding system.

Highlights
  • Build custom daily habits
  • Earn points for habit completion
  • Redeem points for entertainment app time
  • Track daily status with Health Value
  • Complete system tasks for extra time
  • Home screen widgets for quick check-ins
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Self-discipline for more freedom Turn good habits into usable screen time. Every check-in becomes a small reward for yourself. HabitTime helps you build daily habits and manage entertainment app time. With Health Value, points, system tasks, and screen time rewards, you can reduce distractions in a more positive and rewarding way. ■ Build Daily Habits Create your own habit goals, such as running, studying, meditating, walking, or putting down your phone before bed. Earn points every time you complete a habit check-in. Make your progress visible and easier to keep going. ■ Redeem Screen Time with Points Complete habits to earn points, then use those points to redeem time for entertainment apps. Trade self-discipline for freedom, and take control of your screen time instead of letting it control you. ■ Track Your Daily Status with Health Value The Health Value module on the home screen helps you quickly understand your screen time status for the day. As you reduce entertainment time and complete more habits, your daily progress becomes clearer. ■ System Tasks for Better Self-control In addition to custom habits, HabitTime provides system tasks to help you get back on track. When you want to continue using entertainment apps, you can complete a small task first and earn more free time. ■ Custom Habit Management Create custom habits with your own name, emoji, points, target count, and notes. View your habit cards in grid or list layout, and organize your daily goals at your own pace. ■ Quick Check-in Widget HabitTime supports home screen widgets. Check your habits and complete check-ins without opening the app. Make habit tracking faster, easier, and more suitable for daily use. ■ iCloud Sync Across Devices Habits, check-in records, and points can sync through iCloud. Switch between devices and continue tracking your progress anytime. Reducing entertainment time is not about limiting yourself. It is about giving time back to yourself. HabitTime Use self-discipline to earn freedom. Subscription Information Pro membership supports lifetime purchase, monthly subscription, and yearly subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal price will be confirmed. You can manage or cancel your subscription in system settings: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Active subscriptions cannot be canceled or refunded during the subscription period. Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/timekeep/HabitTime-User-Agreement-34e5858d47868102819cd470c6e2380d?source=copy_link Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/timekeep/HabitTime-Privacy-Policy-34e5858d4786804cbc80e9b66b6fe777?source=copy_link Feedback is welcome: 3578027083@qq.com

About

Small Todo

Break down overwhelming tasks into small, manageable steps with AI assistance. Enjoy a gamified experience with satisfying animations and customizable plans that adapt to your life and preferences. All processing happens locally on your device for complete privacy and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • AI task decomposition
  • Gamified task completion
  • Adaptive planning
  • Local AI processing
  • Offline functionality
  • Personalized memory integration
Features
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Small Todo is for the tasks you keep putting off. Buy it once and that's the end of it: no subscription, no ads, no account, and nothing extra no matter how much you use it. The AI runs on your iPhone, on Apple Intelligence or a model you download, so it still works with no signal. You can also bring your own API key to use an online model (it connects directly to the provider; we can't see your data). Type the thing you're dreading, like "do laundry", "clean my desk", or "renew my passport", and an AI running entirely on your iPhone breaks it into steps so small they're hard to say no to. Get the laundry basket. Empty it onto the chair. You know, achievable things. Then comes the fun part: checking them off. A GAME, NOT A CHORE Every tick is a little celebration. The checkbox squashes and pops, particles burst, confetti cannons fire from the corners, and your phone gives a satisfying thump. Check steps off quickly and you build combos. Finish a list and the whole screen celebrates with you. (Reduce Motion is fully respected.) CHANGE OF PLANS? JUST SAY SO Need to tweak the plan? Type it right into the list, like "my basket is already empty" or "add a little reward at the end", and the steps reshape themselves. What you've already done stays done. IT PLANS AROUND YOUR LIFE Keep small facts in Memory, like "I live in a second-floor walk-up" or "I won't touch coriander", and Small Todo takes them into account every time it breaks a task down. Everything in Memory is yours to see, edit, or delete. COMPLETELY PRIVATE, FULLY OFFLINE Everything happens on your device. With Apple Intelligence or the on-device model, your todos, your requests, your Memory: none of it ever leaves your phone. No account, no cloud, no tracking, no ads. It even works in airplane mode. CHOOSE YOUR MODEL Use Apple Intelligence, or download an open-weights model (Qwen3.5, recommended) that runs locally instead. Your pick, in Settings. A SOFTER KIND OF SOFTWARE No harsh red badges. No guilt-trip streaks. Just a soft, plump, hand-drawn design, encouraging words, and the quiet satisfaction of watching a scary task become a list of easy ones. Small Todo requires Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer) or a device capable of running the downloadable on-device model.

Screenshots

AppTime4 screens
Small Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AppTime at Free against Small Todo's $0.99. AppTime also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Small Todo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads 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

AppTime is free to download; Small Todo costs $0.99 up front. AppTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Small Todo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppTime ships an update every 3 weeks, Small Todo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AppTime versus Small Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppTimeSmall Todo
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer帆 邱Zhiqi Pan

Customer experience

AppTime

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Small Todo

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AppTime

Subscriptions1
  • Subscribe Pro$5.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Pro$7.99
  • Lifetime Pro$9.99
  • Lifetime Pro$19.99
None

Small Todo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppTime free?
AppTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Small Todo free?
Small Todo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do AppTime or Small Todo have ads?
Neither AppTime nor Small Todo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppTime or Small Todo?
AppTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and Small Todo every 4 days. Most recently, AppTime was updated on September 20, 2026 and Small Todo on September 27, 2026.

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