Comparison

DonePanda vs Ream

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

Head to head
About

DonePanda

A clean, privacy-focused to-do app designed to help you organize tasks into projects and folders. It features smart prioritization, optional deadlines, and satisfying completion animations to keep you motivated and focused on what matters most.

Highlights
  • Organize tasks into projects and folders
  • Smart prioritization system
  • Optional reminders and deadlines
  • Automatic iCloud backups
  • Privacy-first design
  • Satisfying completion animations
Features
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Get things done — and enjoy doing it. DonePanda is a clean, privacy-first to-do app designed to help you focus, stay organized, and actually finish what you start. No clutter. No distractions. Just a smooth, intuitive flow that keeps your tasks exactly where they belong — organized into projects, with optional folders to separate clients, ideas, or areas of your life. NOW ON IPHONE AND MAC DonePanda is now available as a companion app for your Mac. Your projects, folders and tasks sync through iCloud, so everything you add on your iPhone is on your Mac, and the other way around. Your purchase works on both. SMART PRIORITIZATION DonePanda uses an intelligent priority system to surface what matters most, so you always know what to tackle next — without overthinking it. DEADLINES WHEN YOU NEED THEM Set optional reminders and deadlines to stay on track. Flexible when you want it, structured when you need it. ICLOUD SYNC AND BACKUP Your data stays safe and up to date across your iPhone and Mac with seamless iCloud sync — no effort required. PRIVACY FIRST, ALWAYS Your tasks are yours. DonePanda is built with privacy at its core — no tracking, no unnecessary data collection. A LITTLE JOY IN EVERY COMPLETION Finishing a task should feel good. Every completed task is marked by a satisfying animation — a red panda striking through your task. Simple, playful, and surprisingly motivating. BUILT FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT — AND EVERYDAY LIFE • Organize tasks into projects and folders • Drag to reorder your projects • Native app for iPhone and Mac • Multi-language support • Beautiful dark & light modes • Fast, responsive, and minimal by design FREE, WITH AN UNLIMITED OPTION Start free with 2 projects. Need more? Unlock Unlimited Projects with a one-time Lifetime purchase or a yearly subscription. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Get it done. Enjoy the done. DonePanda.

About

Ream

Features
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Scan paper into clean PDFs you can actually search. No subscription, no ads, no watermarks and no account. Five documents free, and one payment for an unlimited library. SEARCH INSIDE YOUR SCANS Ream reads the words on every page as it scans. Search "dishwasher" and it finds the receipt, not just documents you remembered to name well. The text stays inside the PDF, so it is still searchable in Files, Mail, or anywhere else you send it. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE Scanning, text recognition and PDF creation all happen on your device. There is no account to make, no cloud, and no network access at all. Your documents are yours. FILL IN AND SIGN Type into a form, sign it with your finger, or draw on it freehand. Pick black, blue, red or white ink. A filled form stays searchable, because the text you add is real text and not a picture of words. STAY ORGANIZED Give a scan a name, or let Ream take one from the page. File documents under as many labels as you like and filter by them. Every page gets a thumbnail so you can find a document by what it looks like. MULTI-PAGE, ONE FILE Scan as many pages as you need and get one PDF. Combining pages is the whole point of a scanner app, so it is not going behind a paywall. BRING IN WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE Share a PDF or photo to Ream from Mail, Files, or anywhere else, and it becomes a searchable document like everything else. YOURS TO KEEP Export every scan as a plain ZIP of ordinary PDFs. No proprietary format, nothing locked in. A backup you can only open with the app that made it is not a backup. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT Every feature above is free and always will be. Scanning, text recognition, searchable PDFs, labels, Fill & Sign, search and export are never gated, at any library size. A free library holds five documents. If Ream is where your paperwork is going to live, one small payment makes it unlimited for good, and unlocks four extra accent colors while it is at it. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and there is no trial to forget to cancel.

Screenshots

DonePanda4 screens
Ream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ream at weekly against DonePanda's every 5 months. DonePanda's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. DonePanda sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Ream sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DonePanda ships an update every 5 months, Ream weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DonePanda versus Ream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonePandaReam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTigerfish Productions LLCLavai Labs LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DonePanda

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Projects – Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Projects – Lifetime$12.99
3 purchases

Ream

One-time3
  • Supporter$2.99
  • Generous Supporter$4.99
  • Very Generous Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is DonePanda free?
DonePanda is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ream free?
Ream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DonePanda or Ream have ads?
Neither DonePanda nor Ream shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DonePanda or Ream?
DonePanda ships an update every 5 months, and Ream weekly. Most recently, DonePanda was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ream on November 6, 2026.

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