KanToDo vs Think First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KanToDo
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KanToDo turns your to-do list into a game you actually want to play. Every task you finish earns XP and coins, extends your streak, levels up your profile and unlocks achievements. Instead of a list that only ever grows, you get visible progress — and a reason to come back tomorrow. A BOARD THAT ADAPTS TO YOUR DAY Three views on the same tasks, one tap apart: • Classic Kanban — To-do, In Progress, Done, with drag & drop between columns • Today Focus — due today, overdue and up next, so you always know where to start • Eisenhower Matrix — sorted by importance and urgency for days when everything feels urgent TASKS WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Notes, categories, priorities and due dates • Subtasks you can add, check off and delete • Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly) that automatically create the next one when you complete them • Custom XP and coin rewards per task • An archive for finished work, so your board stays clean PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE • XP bar, levels and rank titles that grow with you • Daily streaks — including your all-time longest streak • Achievements for milestones like your first quest, a 7-day streak or 1,000 XP • Weekly quests that track what you actually completed this week • Weekly review with a bar per weekday, category breakdown and highlights HABITS, NOT JUST TASKS Build routines next to your to-dos. Habits can be completed once a day, keep their own streak and pay out XP and coins just like tasks. Create, edit and delete them however your week works. A REWARD SHOP FOR REAL LIFE Spend the coins you earn on rewards you define yourself — a coffee break, a movie night, a new notebook, whatever motivates you. Not your thing? Hide the shop in Settings and keep the rest. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or system theme • Accent colors that recolor the whole app — with matching alternate app icons • Avatars that evolve with your level, or use your own photo • Your own categories with names, symbols and colors • Optional confetti and level-up moments — turn them off if you prefer calm • Optional daily streak reminder so a good run doesn't end by accident YOUR DATA, ON EVERY DEVICE Switch on iCloud sync and your tasks, habits, rewards and progress stay in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac — through your own private iCloud account. No sign-up, no extra account, no server of ours in between. Prefer to keep everything on one device? Leave sync off; KanToDo works fully offline either way. BUILT FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Native SwiftUI throughout: a tab layout on iPhone, a sidebar split view on iPad and Mac, haptics where they help and nowhere they don't. STARTS WITH SOMETHING TO DO A short setup asks for your name and the categories you care about, then sets up a board with example quests, habits and rewards. Reset everything with one tap once you're ready for your own. KanToDo is free and supported by ads. A single one-time purchase removes them for good — no subscription, ever. Create your first quest, finish it, and watch the XP roll in. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://v4ulthunt3r.github.io/KanToDoWeb/en/app-privacy.html
Think First
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You reach for your phone – and 40 minutes later you no longer know why. Think First puts a short, deliberate moment right before that. No lecturing, no permanent lockout. The app stays closed until you have taken a moment – then the decision is yours. SETUP IN THREE STEPS • Pick your app from the list – around 70 well-known apps are built in • Link it in the system dialog so iOS knows which app you mean • Allow notifications – they take you from the blocked app to your countdown HOW YOUR MOMENT WORKS • You tap the app – it is blocked and shows its name • "Start my moment" sends you a notification • You tap it, the countdown runs, then you decide • Finally you set how long you need: 5, 15 or 30 minutes • The app then opens by itself – and locks again once your time is used HOW LONG DO YOU NEED? After the countdown you set yourself a time budget. Real usage counts, not the clock: if the phone sits on the table in between, your budget doesn't run down. Once it's used up the app locks itself again. YOUR APPS, BY NAME AND ICON Every protected app appears the way you know it: in statistics, in notifications and on the lock screen. So you see which app calls you how often – not just an anonymous total. WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU NEED IT FOR • Before the app opens you type, in one sentence, what you actually intend to do • Apple Intelligence reads along directly on your iPhone and checks that you really answered – not whether your reason is good enough • Later you see which sentence you tell yourself most often • Your text never leaves your device. Requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer with iOS 26 STAYING WITH IT, MADE REWARDING • Levels, XP and streaks for every impulse you win, 12 badges • Streak protection: once a week a day may drop out • Add friends and compare the week – free, up to 50 • Share your wins as an image: your numbers, your streak, your badges AT A GLANCE A home screen widget with your numbers per app – and one for the lock screen, right where you reach for the phone. EMERGENCY? SOS Press and hold the app icon, confirm three times: everything is open for 5 minutes. Then everything locks itself again – even if you never open Think First. PRIVACY • Your statistics stay on your iPhone. No account, no tracking, no ads • Think First never learns which apps you pick – Apple does not reveal that • The friends feature is optional and data-minimal FREE AND PREMIUM Free, no account, no ads: • Three protected apps with the deliberate moment • State your intention (iPhone 15 Pro or newer) • Instant “Focus now” sessions • Your numbers for today • Levels, XP, streaks and badges • Friends and leaderboard, up to 50 With Premium: • Hard Mode – the lock can't be clicked away while it runs • Daily limits: “30 minutes of social”, then it's done • Focus schedules: “Study 8–15, Mon–Fri” • As many apps as you like • Growing wait: every further reach costs more time today • Impulse quota: “Instagram three times a day, no more” • Time profiles, your own wait and question per app • Advanced statistics including CSV export • 11 themes, 10 app icons, widgets Both subscriptions start with 7 days free: €49.99 a year or €6.99 a month. Or €89.99 once, with no subscription at all. Already subscribed to Premium? Your current price stays. Think First Premium is available as a yearly (€49.99) or monthly (€6.99) subscription – both with the first 7 days free – or as a one-time purchase (€89.99, no subscription). Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hbj-solutions.com/thinkfirst/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Think First at none against KanToDo's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. KanToDo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Think First sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | KanToDo | Think First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Hildel | HBJ Solutions |
In-app purchases
KanToDo
- iCloudSync & Adfree$3.99
Think First
- Think First Premium$2.991 Month
- Think First Premium$3.99









