Comparison

Funf vs Ambertide

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

Head to head
About

Funf

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Funf is a to-do app for people who don't like lists or guilt. Do what actually matters. Nothing else is important. I have tried every to-do app there is. None of them survived real life. They either drowned me in features, or turned into a place where I collected guilt. I needed something that forces me to choose. Something that makes me do the important things, not just whatever lands in my lap. And a place to empty my head before bed, so I sleep better. So I built Funf. Every day has five slots. That is not a setting, it is the whole point. โ€“โ€“โ€“ Here's how it works: tasks live in a small window around today, five days back and five ahead. If a day is full, something has to give. That little bit of friction is the trick: you quickly find out what actually matters. The best part is the calendar. Your five sync straight into the calendar you already use โ€” Apple, Google or Outlook โ€” as all-day blocks above your meetings, not below. Meetings fill your hours; your five set the direction. What you decided matters is the first thing you see when the day starts. On iPhone, Funf lives on your Home Screen with a widget you can check off without opening the app. Inside, eleven days are one calm scroll, with a day index along the edge: tap to jump, drag to scrub. Hold a task to lift it, and drop it on another day. Native all the way! On Mac, Funf lives in the menu bar, and the mark up there is the counter: one stroke per completed task, and the slash only at five out of five. โŒƒโŒฅN catches a thought from any app โ€” type, press Enter, done. The whole keyboard works, and you can drag tasks between days. A proper native Mac app! History is the year in green: twelve months as grids, greener the more you got done. No streaks, no points, no run to break. Just a year you can look back on. And be proud of. Didn't finish something? At midnight it slips quietly out of sight. If it still matters, write it in again tomorrow. Finished? No confetti. Just a quiet nod โ€” and a history that remembers everything you actually got done. No projects, no tags, no priorities. No ads, no tracking. Just five things. Done and dusted. One download covers both iPhone and Mac. Free. Five is focus. A good handful. All good things come in โ€ฆ funf.

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Ambertide

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Ambertide is a calendar, task list and deadline planner that works backwards from the dates that matter. DEADLINES WITH TIMELINES Give a deadline a date, add the tasks that lead up to it, and link the ones that depend on each other. Ambertide draws the timeline, shows what's blocked and what it's waiting on, and warns you when a task is scheduled before the thing it depends on. KNOW IF IT STILL FITS The critical path shows the chain of tasks that decides whether you make it, and how many days of slack you have left. The next-deadline pill shows your workload for every day until it's due, so overloaded days stand out. PLAN YOUR DAYS Day, week and month views with drag and drop. Move tasks between days, drop inbox tasks onto a day or a deadline, or just tick them off. Auto-schedule suggests where unscheduled work fits within your daily capacity, and nothing moves until you accept. WIDGETS THAT HELP YOU FOCUS Weather, a stocks watchlist with a ticker, a full-screen focus timer, habits with streaks, critical path, an agenda with free time between your calendar events, weekly progress, a workload heatmap, quick notes and a world clock. Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and follow your focus session in the Dynamic Island. REMINDERS Local reminders before deadlines, an alert when a deadline no longer fits, an optional daily plan, and nudges for timed tasks and habits. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No ads, no tracking and no third-party analytics, and we never sell your data. Sign in with email, Apple or Google and your plans sync across your devices for free. Events from your device calendar are never uploaded, and you can delete your account and all synced data at any time in Settings. Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Stock data is for information only, may be delayed and is not investment advice. AMBERTIDE PRO Ambertide Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly (the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID's subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Ambertide Terms: https://ambertide.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://ambertide.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Funf4 screens
Ambertide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Funf at none against Ambertide's 2. Ambertide's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Ambertide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Funf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funf ships an update monthly, Ambertide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Funf versus Ambertide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunfAmbertide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV โ€” better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSandpapir ASMousa Alwaraki

In-app purchases

None

Funf

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ambertide

Subscriptions2
  • Ambertide Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Ambertide Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Funf free?
Funf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ambertide free?
Ambertide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Funf or Ambertide have ads?
Neither Funf nor Ambertide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funf or Ambertide?
Funf ships an update monthly, and Ambertide every 4 days. Most recently, Funf was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ambertide on October 25, 2026.

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