Comparison

Simple To vs Pausean

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

Head to head
About

Simple To

Features
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Simple is a beautifully minimal to-do list that helps you capture tasks and actually get them done โ€” without accounts, ads, or clutter. Everything lives privately on your device. No sign-up, no network, no tracking. Just open the app and start. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Add, edit, and delete tasks in seconds โ€ข Set due dates so nothing slips through โ€ข Assign priorities (low, medium, high) to focus on what matters โ€ข Check off tasks and watch them move to a separate Completed tab โ€ข Search your tasks instantly as you type โ€ข Sort by priority, due date, or creation order โ€ข Accidentally deleted something? Undo it with a tap โ€ข Clear all completed tasks at once when you're done DESIGNED TO FEEL GREAT โ€ข Clean, modern design with a warm, easy-on-the-eyes palette โ€ข Light and dark themes โ€ข Responsive layouts tuned for both iPhone and iPad โ€ข Smooth, fast, and distraction-free YOURS, IN YOUR LANGUAGE Simple is fully localized in 11 languages, including full right-to-left support for Arabic: English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Indonesian. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข 100% local storage โ€” your tasks never leave your device โ€ข No account required โ€ข No ads โ€ข No data collection Whether it's groceries, work deadlines, or daily habits, Simple gives you a fast, focused place to keep your life organized. Download it free and clear your mind today.

About

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

Screenshots

Simple To4 screens
Pausean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple To at none against Pausean's 2. Simple To also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Pausean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Simple To asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Simple To versus Pausean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ToPausean
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheTinyAppCalmsides

In-app purchases

None

Simple To

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pausean

Subscriptions1
  • Pausean Pro โ€” Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pausean Pro โ€” Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is Simple To free?
Simple To is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pausean free?
Pausean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple To or Pausean have ads?
Neither Simple To nor Pausean shows ads.

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