Comparison

Synctodo vs Onelify

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

Head to head
About

Synctodo

Features
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Break big work into subtasks, ten levels deep - then open any subtask as its own list and work on nothing else. Notes, a calendar, reports, a team workspace, and capture from a photo, a voice note or a PDF. Fully bilingual: English and Arabic, with real right-to-left layout. DEPTH THAT HOLDS - Break a task into subtasks, ten levels deep. Your workspace can set the limit anywhere from 1 to 10. - The limit is enforced on the server, so dragging a whole branch under a new parent keeps the structure valid instead of quietly breaking it. - Connector rails down the tree, inline "add subtask" at any level, and drag to reorder. EVERYTHING A TASK NEEDS - Four statuses: open, done, cancelled, on hold. - Four priorities: low, medium, high, urgent. - Four flag colours - red, yellow, blue, green - for your own system. - Start date, due date, and a due time - not just a day. - Tags, an assignee, and a completion date. - Photos and files attached from your library or straight from the camera. - Comments with @mentions, plus a full activity timeline on every task. REPEATING WORK THAT ACTUALLY REPEATS - Daily on an interval, weekly on the days you pick, monthly, quarterly, twice a year, or yearly. - Preview the next five occurrences before you save. - Every new occurrence arrives with the parent's entire subtask tree already built. CAPTURE IT HOWEVER IT ARRIVES - Type it, hold to record a voice note, send a photo of a whiteboard, or hand it a PDF, Word or PowerPoint file - you get structured tasks back. - An AI chat assistant that drafts the change, shows it to you, and waits for your confirmation before writing anything. - Connect Telegram and send the bot a message, a voice note, a photo or a PDF from wherever you are. It replies with confirm buttons. FOCUS - A ranked shortlist of what deserves your attention today, with done, skip and pin. - A focus session timer: 25, 45, 60 or 90 minutes, screen kept awake, long-press to quit. NOTES Rich notes with formatting, checklists and links, organised by list and section, autosaved as you type. Pin the ones you keep coming back to. WORK WITH YOUR TEAM - Invite people to your workspace by email, as admins or members. - Organise them into departments. - Assign any task to a member, and @mention them in comments. CALENDAR, REPORTS, EXPORTS - A week view with an expandable mini-month and a tap-through day view. - Reports by period, grouped by project, with CSV and PDF download. - Handover exports as PDF, Word or Excel, and handover import back in. BUILT FOR ARABIC, NOT RETROFITTED - Switch to Arabic and the whole layout mirrors: the task tree, the connector rails, the drawers, all of it. - Dates are written dd/mm/yyyy. SIGN IN HOWEVER YOU LIKE Sign in with Apple, Google, Microsoft, a six-digit code from your authenticator app, or a password. ALSO IN THERE Multi-select with bulk status, priority and flag changes, and bulk delete with undo. Six sort orders. Dark mode that follows your device. iPad supported. There is a web app at synctodo.com on the same account and the same data, with a command palette, keyboard shortcuts and offline queueing for desk work. Built in Bahrain.

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Onelify

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Onelify is a beautifully calm task manager for people who value their attention. Made for focus. Built for privacy. Designed to delight. WHAT'S INSIDE • Tasks with due dates, reminders, priority, subtasks, tags, notes, and attachments • Beautiful calendar with week and month views • Focus timer (Pomodoro) with ambient sounds and Live Activity on the Dynamic Island • Habit tracker with 66-day chains, unlimited habits, and streak freezes • Weekly Review — a guided 3-minute reflection on your week • Journal with mood, gratitude, and focus score • Smart filters — build your own view • Templates for common projects (trip, launch, review, job search) • Kanban board view for any list • Sub-lists (project hierarchies), and lists with custom color and icons • Recurring tasks — daily, weekly, monthly, or fully custom • Widgets: Today, streak, Focus Live Activity • Apple Watch app • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Command palette (⌘K on iPad), keyboard shortcuts, drag & drop, multi-select • Voice input, Siri Shortcuts, Share Extension, URL scheme, Spotlight • 40+ languages • JSON export and import • Import from Apple Reminders • Achievements, XP, and level up • Light/Dark themes, 8 accent colors, 5 alternate app icons PRIVACY FIRST • 100% local — data stays on your device unless you enable iCloud sync • No accounts, no ads, no trackers, no analytics • Location and speech recognition only if you use those features WHO IT'S FOR • People who tried TickTick, Todoist, and Things — and want something calmer • ADHD brains that need focus mode more than features • Minimalists who care about design and privacy • Anyone building the discipline that shapes their year Start your first habit today.

Screenshots

Synctodo4 screens
Onelify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Synctodo at 15.1 against Onelify's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Synctodo ships an update monthly, Onelify every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Synctodo versus Onelify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynctodoOnelify
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli AlsawadBirkan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

Synctodo

No in-app purchases

None

Onelify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Synctodo free?
Synctodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onelify free?
Onelify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Synctodo or Onelify have ads?
Neither Synctodo nor Onelify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Synctodo or Onelify?
Synctodo ships an update monthly, and Onelify every 2 months. Most recently, Synctodo was updated on October 7, 2026 and Onelify on October 10, 2026.

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