Comparison

Minus 5 vs Smart Home Manager

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

Head to head
About

Minus 5

This app limits your daily tasks to five slots, encouraging completion. Unfinished items carry over with visual cues to track their age. It offers recurring tasks, customizable levels, and weekly reviews to boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Five daily task slots
  • Age badges for overdue tasks
  • Recurring task setup
  • Level-based slot increases
  • Weekly review charts
  • Markdown export
  • Widgets and Siri integration
Features
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Minus 5 is a daily to-do list with one rule: five things. That's it. Every other task app gives you infinite room, and infinite room is how you end up with a 40-item list you're too tired to look at. Minus 5 gives you five slots. Most to-do lists count up forever. This one counts down to zero. If you open your task manager, feel your stomach drop, and close it again — this is built for you. — THE RING — One neon progress ring is the entire interface. The big number in the middle is what's LEFT, not what you've done. When it hits zero: "you've earned the day." Close the app. Go outside. — FIVE SLOTS, ON PURPOSE — The cap isn't a limitation, it's the product. Five is roughly what a person actually finishes in a day. Everything beyond five is a wish list pretending to be a plan. — STREAKS THAT DON'T PUNISH YOU — Finish at least one thing a day and your streak grows. Miss a day and a Streak Freeze covers you automatically — you earn one every 10 days and can bank two. No shattered-streak animation, no guilt trip, nothing to buy back. A day off isn't a character flaw, it's a Tuesday. An optional evening nudge (off by default, at a time you pick) tells you what's still open before midnight. — AGE BADGES — Anything you don't finish carries into tomorrow with a small 1d / 4d / 2w tag, warming from grey to red the longer it sits. A nudge, not a punishment — delete what's not going to happen. You'll feel better. — LEVELS — Consistency unlocks capacity. Start at 5 slots. Clear your whole list seven days in a row and the next level opens: 7 slots at Level 2, 11 at Level 3, and up. The app rewards follow-through, not list-making. — RECURRING THINGS — Daily, weekly, monthly, or custom-day things that appear on schedule, with reminders that say exactly what — no generic "tackle your things." Stretch every morning. Pay rent on the 1st. Gym Mon/Wed/Fri. — PROGRESS — A 30-day curve, your weekly rhythm, and a consistency grid where each square is one week of the year. Best streak, active days, and how many days you cleared all five. Honest numbers, no dashboards. — RANKINGS — See how your streak stands against everyone else's, worldwide and in your own country. Free, anonymous, and you can leave any time. You get a made-up name like "Bright Otter" plus a few digits of your own — no real names, no accounts, no email. — WIDGETS & LOCK SCREEN — Home Screen (small and medium), and all three Lock Screen styles — circular, rectangular, and inline. Your ring, glanceable, without opening anything. — SIRI & SHORTCUTS — "Hey Siri, add a thing to Minus 5." Works from the Lock Screen, AirPods, CarPlay, anywhere Siri lives. — APPLE WATCH — A real Watch app and complication. Check things off from your wrist. — EXPORT — Copy your list as Markdown, share it, or send things straight to Things 3 or Reminders. Your data is portable. — CALENDAR MIRROR (optional) — Pull today's events in as read-only one-liners ("Meeting · 6–8pm"). They don't count toward your five and don't carry over — just context. — iCLOUD SYNC — Your things sync privately across your devices through your own iCloud account. No accounts, no tracking, no telemetry, no analytics. The only thing that ever leaves your iCloud is a streak number for Rankings, under a made-up name — and you can leave them any time. — THEME & ACCESSIBILITY — Light, Dark, or System. Nine neon accent colors with automatic contrast. Text size override (Default / Large / Larger / Huge). Full VoiceOver support. — MINUS 5 PRO — The five things stay free, forever. Pro is a one-time unlock — bought once, not rented — adding progress stats and streak history, the Apple Watch app and complication, the calendar mirror, unlimited recurring templates, and custom reminder times. Widgets, Siri, export, Rankings and iCloud sync stay free for everyone. No ads. No subscription. No analytics. No tags. No projects. Just five things.

About

Smart Home Manager

Easily track your belongings with this home inventory app. Organize items by location, room, and box, then use QR codes for quick retrieval. Features AI-powered suggestions, global search, and export options for insurance purposes.

Highlights
  • Organize by location, room, and box
  • QR code scanning for quick access
  • AI-powered item name and category suggestions
  • Global search across all inventory
  • Export inventory as PDF or CSV
  • Printable QR labels
Features
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Where did you put the drill? Which box has the holiday lights? With Itemia, you'll never dig through piles of storage again. Itemia is a home inventory app that combines visual organization, QR codes, and on-device AI so you always know what you own, where it lives, and how to find it fast. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create locations — Home, garage, storage unit, office, or any space. 2. Add rooms and boxes — Group your belongings logically. 3. Print and stick QR labels — Every box gets its own unique code. 4. Scan and go — Point your camera at a QR code and see what's inside instantly. KEY FEATURES • Clear hierarchy: Location → Room → Box → Item • Built-in QR scanner to open any box in one tap • Printable PDF QR labels for your physical boxes • On-device AI with Apple Vision: snap a photo, get name and category suggestions • Global search across boxes, items, rooms, and locations • Photos, notes, tags, estimated value, and purchase date per item • Export your full inventory as PDF or CSV — great for home insurance • Backup and restore your data • Local notifications with reminders and organization tips • Modern, fast interface built for iPhone ITEMIA PRO Unlock the full experience with Itemia Pro: • Unlimited locations, rooms, boxes, and items • Automatic iCloud sync across all your Apple devices • Advanced QR label export with PDF templates • Exclusive color themes • Ad-free experience PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. AI classification runs locally on your iPhone — your photos are not sent to external servers. iCloud sync is optional and available with a Pro subscription. PERFECT FOR • Organizing moves, attics, and storage rooms • Tracking garage tools and seasonal decorations • Documenting belongings for insurance • Families who want to know where everything is • Small businesses managing boxed inventory Start free and set up your first space in minutes. Download Itemia and turn box chaos into an inventory you can actually use. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS & LEGAL: Available in Monthly, Yearly (with 1-week Free Trial!), and Lifetime (one-time purchase) access plans. Privacy Policy: https://beliveapptech.com/itemia-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://beliveapptech.com/itemia-terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Minus 54 screens
Smart Home Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Minus 5 at none against Smart Home Manager's shown. Minus 5 also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Smart Home Manager's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Minus 5 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart Home Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Minus 5 against 4.9 for Smart Home Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Home Manager has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minus 5 ships an update every 6 days, Smart Home Manager every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minus 5 versus Smart Home Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinus 5Smart Home Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor FlorianAdrian Pompa Pena

Customer experience

Minus 5

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Home Manager

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minus 5

One-time1
  • Minus 5 Pro$0.99
3 purchases

Smart Home Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Monthy$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Minus 5 free?
Minus 5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Home Manager free?
Smart Home Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minus 5 or Smart Home Manager?
Minus 5 is rated higher. Minus 5 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Smart Home Manager averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Minus 5 or Smart Home Manager have ads?
Smart Home Manager shows ads; Minus 5 does not.
Which is updated more often, Minus 5 or Smart Home Manager?
Minus 5 ships an update every 6 days, and Smart Home Manager every 6 weeks. Most recently, Minus 5 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Smart Home Manager on October 28, 2026.

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