Comparison

masterfile vs TODO.md

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

Head to head
About

masterfile

Features
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masterfile is five everyday tools in one quiet place. Scratch, Vault, Budget, Notes+, and Kanban. Built for people who'd rather think than juggle apps and for those ready to start tracking. โ€” Scratch โ€” Type anything. As you write, a chip appears suggesting where the line belongs, tap it to promote. Credentials go to Vault, money goes to Budget, ideas go to Notes+, tasks go to Kanban. One note keeps your mind clear, the modules keep your day organized. โ€” Vault โ€” Logins, cards, and credential keys, locked behind your device's authentication and stored only on your device. No account, no sync, no tracking. Real device-level encryption underneath as masterfile just makes it pleasant to use. โ€” Budget โ€” Multi-currency budgeting that actually understands how Filipinos, especially freelancers and remote workers earn. โ‚ฑ, $, ยฅ, โ‚ฌ, and 20+ more currencies tracked in parallel. Net worth stacked by currency, category-level budgets, calendar view, and a calm pie chart of where the month went. โ€” Notes+ โ€” Plain notes for the quick stuff, rich notes when you need them. Folders, tags, internal linking, checklists, bookmarks, document-scanning, camera, attachments. Reading mode opens each note like a printed page you set yourself. Highlights, links, and headings all preserved where you put them. โ€” Kanban โ€” Every project, sorted into columns. Priority flags, due dates, color labels, archived cards, and an aging indicator that quietly tells you which cards have been waiting too long. โ€” Widgets, Notifications, the rest โ€” 19 home-screen widgets across all five modules. Credit card due dates, budget thresholds, friendly nudges. Soft prompts to keep you tracking, organizing, and checking in. Every alert opt-in, every one off by default. โ€” How masterfile stays calm โ€” No account. No tracking. No ads. masterfile lives on your device, owned by you. One purchase unlocks every module, every widget, every alert. Yours forever, no subscription, no renewal. Launch special โ€” one-time unlock at the launch price, until July 31. Regular pricing returns on August 1.

About

TODO.md

Features
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TODO.md is a dopamine to-do list for ADHD brains - a wrapper for Markdown files to keep all task with notes you already have. Choose a folder of markdown files. An Obsidian vault works; so does any other notes folder. Each file with checkbox tasks becomes a list. Folder structure stays as it is on disk. Checking a task, dragging to reorder, and adding a line write back to that file. The files remain the source of truth. - Clickable home-screen widget that pages through your task list - A calendar mirror for tasks with a due date - Capture from Siri and get Reminders into the note you choose - Optional dictation when adding a task There is no account, no cloud of ours, and no import step. Files stay where you put them, including iCloud Drive. By default, a file lists when its frontmatter includes the tag `todo`. You can change or turn off that filter in Settings.

Screenshots

masterfile4 screens
TODO.md4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TODO.md at none against masterfile's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. masterfile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TODO.md asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
masterfile versus TODO.md: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermasterfileTODO.md
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLouis CadaAndriy Viychuk

In-app purchases

1 purchases

masterfile

One-time1
  • masterfile unlock$2.99
None

TODO.md

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is masterfile free?
masterfile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TODO.md free?
TODO.md is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do masterfile or TODO.md have ads?
Neither masterfile nor TODO.md shows ads.

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