Comparison

Willage HK vs NowTodo

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

Head to head
About

Willage HK

Features
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Willage is a private household workspace for Hong Kong families and domestic helpers. Chat, tasks, schedules, and meal plans live in one calm place, so daily instructions stay clear, visible, and less likely to get buried in message threads. BUILT FOR REAL HOUSEHOLDS β€’ Household chat, messages that stay with your family workspace β€’ Tasks & to-dos, assign work, set due dates, and mark what’s done β€’ Shared schedules, routines, appointments, and child-care plans in one calendar β€’ Meal planning, day-by-day meals and simple instructions helpers can follow β€’ Roles that fit your home, family admin, family members, and helpers WHY WILLAGE Many households juggle WhatsApp chats, paper notes, and scattered calendars. Important reminders get lost. Repeated chores get forgotten. Helpers hunt through old messages for what to cook or when to pick up the kids. Willage gives your household one private place to coordinate everyday life, invite-only, built around how Hong Kong families and domestic helpers actually work together. Get started: create your household, invite your helper or family members, and keep daily life running more smoothly, together. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NowTodo

Features
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The to-do app that gets things done without opening the app. NowTodo lives on your Lock Screen. Wake your phone and your current task is right there with a progress ring β€” one tap to complete, and the next task slides in. β—† Your Lock Screen is the app β€’ Live Activity: current task + progress ring, complete or defer without unlocking β€’ At a glance in the Dynamic Island β€’ Home & Lock Screen widgets, Control Center buttons β—† 1-second capture β€’ Add via Action Button, Back Tap, Control Center, or Siri β€” no app launch β€’ Natural-language dates: type "report by Friday" and the date is set β—† Focused on today β€’ A "right now" engine that surfaces the one task to do β€” not a wall of lists β€’ Complete or defer (in 1 hour Β· this evening Β· tomorrow Β· next week) β€’ Repeating tasks, reminders, weekly & monthly calendar β€’ Search across all time β€” even completed tasks β€’ Public holidays shown, even offline β—† Together (Beta) β€’ Share to-dos with your partner, roommates, or family β€” a separate space for each group β€’ Join by simply opening an invite link, no sign-up (works with iCloud) β€’ See who completed what in real time, and pin shared spaces to the Lock Screen β€’ Use it during the beta and it stays free forever, even after Pro launches β—† Progress you can feel β€’ Streaks, weekly chart, 30-day and priority stats β—† Make it yours β€’ 5 theme colors β€” they restyle the app, widgets, and the Lock Screen ring together β—† Your data stays yours β€’ All features free, no account needed β€’ Your personal tasks are stored on your iPhone β€’ Shared spaces sync securely through your own iCloud β€’ Included in iCloud device backup & transfers, plus JSON export/import Finish today, right from your Lock Screen.

Screenshots

Willage HK4 screens
NowTodo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NowTodo at none against Willage HK's 1. NowTodo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Willage HK's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Willage HK sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. NowTodo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Willage HK ships an update every 6 days, NowTodo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences Β· 1 level
Willage HK versus NowTodo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWillage HKNowTodo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size59 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChing Yi ChanSeungwoo Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Willage HK

Subscriptions1
  • Willage Premium$4.991 Month
None

NowTodo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Willage HK free?
Willage HK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NowTodo free?
NowTodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Willage HK or NowTodo have ads?
NowTodo shows ads; Willage HK does not.
Which is updated more often, Willage HK or NowTodo?
Willage HK ships an update every 6 days, and NowTodo every 2 days. Most recently, Willage HK was updated on October 24, 2026 and NowTodo on October 5, 2026.

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