B&W To vs Pausean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
B&W To
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Black & White To-Do is a calm, focused to-do list โ strict black and white, with nothing to distract you from your day. JUST TYPE IT Write "Call Mum Friday 6pm !! #family" and the date, time, priority and tag are set for you. TODAY A clean agenda of what's due, with gentle reminders and a quiet sense of progress. CALENDAR A hand-built monochrome month view that dots the days you have things to do. ORGANIZE Group your to-dos, build projects with sections and deadlines, and tick off checklist items inside any task. Smart lists gather what's flagged, scheduled or done. SHOPPING Grocery lists sorted by supermarket aisle, with a planned shop day that shows up in Today. REMINDERS Local notifications, due times, location reminders, and repeats from daily to every few weeks, on chosen weekdays, or a set number of times. EVERYWHERE Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, a Control Centre button, an Apple Watch app, and a full iPad and Mac app with keyboard shortcuts. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Unlock Pro once and iCloud keeps your to-dos perfectly in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac โ plus two-way sync with Apple Reminders and Calendar. No accounts. No clutter. No colour. Just a quieter way to get things done.
Pausean
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Turn your phone over. The time is yours. Pausean is a focus timer that starts when you put your phone down. Set your minutes on the dial, lay your phone face down, and your time begins. Every quiet stretch becomes a stone in your bowl. A GENTLE START - Tap once to get ready, then turn your phone over. Your time starts the moment it lies face down. - In the first seconds you feel three slow breaths as soft vibrations. No need to look. - The dial clicks into place minute by minute and shows which stone you will receive. NO PRESSURE, NO GUILT - Picking your phone up briefly is fine. Your time keeps running for 60 seconds. - Jokers let you pause a session when something comes up. - No streaks, no red days. An empty day simply stays empty. YOUR BOWL - Each duration forms its own kind of stone. - Each month gets its own bowl. With Pro, past bowls stay on your shelf. - Older stones gather dust over time. Rub them with your finger and they shine again. - Press and hold a stone to see what you can do with it. BREATHE - Guided breathing has its own tab. Arriving and Letting go are free for everyone. - Every exercise leaves a piece of sea glass in your bowl. - Feel the breath (Pro): soft vibrations guide you, so you can close your eyes. AUTUMN STONES Until November 29, every session forms one of four autumn stones: chestnut, leaf print, pumpkin stone and honey stone. The pumpkin stone is free for everyone this season. SHARE YOUR CALM Share a session, a single stone, your week or your month as a quiet image. PAUSEAN PRO - Pocket mode: sessions also run while your phone is put away - All breathing exercises and Feel the breath - History as a week and month calendar, plus statistics - Past bowls on your shelf - All seasonal stones and stone sets - More jokers per day Pausean Pro is available as a subscription or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads. Your sessions live only on your phone. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Designed for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass, and built to work with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://calmsides.com/pausean/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: B&W To at every 2 days against Pausean's fortnightly. B&W To also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. B&W To sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pausean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
B&W To ships an update every 2 days, Pausean fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B&W To | Pausean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Pierre Lotter | Calmsides |
In-app purchases
B&W To
- iCloud Sync$3.99
Pausean
- Pausean Pro โ Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pausean Pro โ Lifetime$22.99









