Comparison

IntentNote vs Do It Now

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

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IntentNote

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We help you reach what you set out to do. A workout streak, passing an exam, a promotion, your dream β€” write it down and Lumi helps you stay on track. IntentNote is not a place to let notes pile up. It helps you shape passing thoughts, unfinished tasks, and long-postponed goals into one step you can take today. If you have ever saved a note and then wondered what should happen next, IntentNote helps you find the thread again. Log Today's Workout in One Line When you start, pick the goal you care about most. Choose Exercise and your Workout Log is ready to go. Β· Exercise, sets and load in one line β€” set your usual workout once under Tracking Items and every new entry starts with it Β· Add your own fields, like time or distance Β· Save it, celebrate, and share today's workout right away (#workoutdone) Β· Add your photo in the app you share to Β· Lumi checks in at the time you set β€” you pick the tone and how often Β· Start right away, no sign-in needed Start With Questions A blank page should not be the thing that stops you. IntentNote gives each kind of thought a form to grow in. - General Notes: capture ideas before they disappear. - Deadline Tasks: keep dates, progress, and next actions in view. - Life Goals: turn a large direction into concrete steps. - Inspiration: gather the lines, ideas, and references you want to return to. Life Goals are designed around guided questions, so a vague ambition can become something you understand, refine, and begin. Organize With AI Lumi When you need help, Lumi helps you make sense of the note in front of you. - Summarize long notes into the essentials. - Suggest titles and keywords from your writing. - Break large goals into actionable steps. - Point out gaps and possible next actions. - Help you continue when a note has stalled. Lumi does not decide for you. It reads what you have written and helps make the shape clearer, while the final choice stays with you. From Notes To Action Good thoughts disappear easily. Big goals are easy to postpone. IntentNote turns notes from storage into a place where thinking settles, work starts moving, and goals keep their thread. Checkpoints and progress help you see where you are, what has changed, and what to do next. Pick Up Anywhere Start without an account β€” sign up later when you want your notes synced. Write on your phone and continue on another device. Keep writing offline; when you reconnect, your notes sync automatically. A Daily Line Of Inspiration Sometimes one short line can change the direction of a day. IntentNote brings you a daily moment of inspiration, with a home screen widget for today's line. Start a note that does more than collect your thoughts. Let it show the next step. IntentNote. Small notes. Real next steps. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://intentnote.com/privacy/

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Do It Now

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Do it now helps you do one task, right now. It picks the task, hands you a tiny first step, shows the time passing, locks the apps that pull you away, checks on you, and keeps reminding you until the task is done or you choose to skip it. It's made for people with ADHD, and for anyone who plans well but struggles to start. EMPTY YOUR HEAD FIRST Tap the microphone and say it all at once: "client report, call the dentist at 2, laundry." Brain dump turns it into a clean task list, times included. Or just type. Nothing needs sorting. PICK ONE FOR ME Tap "Pick one for me" to see a single task, why it was picked, and a first step of about 2 minutes, like "Open the file and write three headings." It takes your energy level into account. Not the right one? Tap "Pick another" or "Smaller step." ONE TAP TO START Start begins a focus round: 25 minutes, or whatever length suits you. The countdown stays on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch, so you can see time passing. A FOCUS LOCK THAT HOLDS The apps, categories and websites you choose with Apple's Screen Time lock the moment you start. Reach for one out of habit and you see your task and the time left instead of the feed. Make as many lock groups as you like, put them on a schedule, and turn on strict mode for a lock that stays until the round ends. CHECK-INS THAT HELP A couple of times per round the app asks how it's going. Stuck gets an even smaller step. Bored gets an easier part or a 5-minute sprint. Anxious gets one minute of box breathing or a short break. A VOICE BUDDY, IF YOU WANT ONE The optional voice buddy greets you at the start, checks in, and cheers when you finish, even inside notifications. It's gentle body doubling, with no camera and no video call. REMINDERS THAT DON'T GIVE UP When time runs out and you haven't decided, the reminder grows: a quiet banner, then a sound, then a real alarm that rings even in silent mode. Task reminders work the same way. Done, Skip and Not today are always one tap away, and the moment you choose, it all stops. NO GUILT, EVER Skip moves a task a few hours later. Not today moves it to tomorrow. No red marks, no "overdue", no broken streaks. A KEY HOLDER FOR WEAK MOMENTS Choose someone you trust to hold the key to your locks. They keep time-based codes in Apple's Passwords app: when you want more time, you message them and they text back a code. Backup codes, a PIN they type in person, an NFC sticker in another room or a printed QR key work too. Codes are checked on your iPhone, with no server. WEEKLY WINS Each week, a short list of what you finished, how long you focused, and one helpful pattern, like when you focus best. Only wins, never failures. SIRI, WIDGETS AND CONTROL CENTER Say "Start my next task in Do it now," see your task on the Home Screen or Lock Screen, or start and finish a round from Control Center. ON YOUR MAC A free companion Mac app, available separately, puts the same timer in your menu bar and locks the Mac apps you choose, plus websites in Safari, Chrome and other supported browsers, so distraction doesn't just move to the laptop. It starts and stops with your iPhone through your own iCloud. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows your task and a countdown ring, with Start, Done, Skip, +5 minutes, check-ins and box breathing on your wrist. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party code. Speech becomes text on your device, and the AI is Apple Intelligence running on your device. Without it, built-in suggestions take over and everything still works. Your tasks stay on your devices, and in your own private iCloud when sync is on. Screen Time only gives the app anonymous tokens, never your usage. EVERYTHING INCLUDED You can leave an optional tip in Settings β†’ About Do it now. Tips don’t unlock anything. Do it now is a productivity app, not a medical device. It doesn't diagnose or treat ADHD or any other condition.

Screenshots

IntentNote4 screens
Do It Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Do It Now at none against IntentNote's shown. IntentNote's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. IntentNote sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Do It Now sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IntentNote ships an update weekly, Do It Now every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
IntentNote versus Do It Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntentNoteDo It Now
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlienPeoplesMileta Avramovic

In-app purchases

9 purchases

IntentNote

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Max Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$34.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Max Yearly$149.991 Year
One-time4
  • Tester Pack (100 AI Credits)2 variants$0.99
  • 50 AI Credits$3.99
  • 200 AI Credits$11.99
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  • AIγ‚―γƒ¬γ‚Έγƒƒγƒˆ500$24.99
3 purchases

Do It Now

One-time3
  • Tip 1$10.00
  • Tip 2$25.00
  • Tip 3$35.00

Questions

Is IntentNote free?
IntentNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Do It Now free?
Do It Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IntentNote or Do It Now have ads?
IntentNote shows ads; Do It Now does not.
Which is updated more often, IntentNote or Do It Now?
IntentNote ships an update weekly, and Do It Now every 5 weeks. Most recently, IntentNote was updated on November 9, 2026 and Do It Now on November 10, 2026.

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