Comparison

OneThing vs Deadline Pace

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

Head to head
About

OneThing

Features
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One Thing is the anti-to-do app. Instead of a list that only grows, One Thing asks a single question each morning: what's the one thing that would make today feel meaningful? You choose it. You focus. Everything else can wait. No endless lists. No priority juggling. No guilt from yesterday. Just one thing at a time. WHY ONE THING Long to-do lists don't make you productive — they make you anxious. Focusing on a single, intentional task each day is calmer, kinder, and it's how real progress actually happens. One Thing is built for anyone who needs to focus — especially people navigating ADHD or burnout recovery. FOCUS, GENTLY • Set one task a day — that's the whole app • A built-in focus timer that keeps perfect time even in the background • Calming ambient sounds — brown noise, pink noise, rain and waves • A Live Activity keeps your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island STREAKS THAT FORGIVE • Build momentum one focused day at a time • Streak Freeze quietly protects your streak when life happens — one off day won't erase weeks of progress • A beautiful consistency calendar of every day you showed up DAILY MOTIVATION • 690 hand-crafted lines of encouragement • A fresh one every morning — in the app and your notification • It never repeats MADE TO FEEL GOOD • Reflect on how it went and capture a mood • Plan tomorrow's one thing tonight • Eight calm themes to match your mood • Home & Lock Screen widgets, an Apple Watch app, and Siri Shortcuts • Full Dynamic Type support for comfortable reading PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts. No ads. No tracking. • Your tasks and reflections stay on your device and sync through your own iCloud • We don't run servers and we can't see your data One Thing is free. If it helps you, a small tip unlocks all premium themes and supports development.

About

Deadline Pace

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Deadline Pace turns the work required for each deadline into a clear and manageable daily plan. Enter a report, exam, certification, or other deadline together with its workload. Deadline Pace automatically creates a realistic schedule based on the remaining days, your available weekdays, and your preferred daily limit. Key Features • See what to work on today at a glance • Automatically divide work into daily tasks • Track progress with clear percentages • Record focused work with the built-in timer • Choose workdays, daily limits, and buffer time • Complete, reschedule, and adjust individual tasks • Receive reminders for planned work • No account or sign-in required The free version supports up to two selected active deadlines. Deadline Pace Plus An auto-renewable monthly subscription unlocks: • Unlimited active deadlines • Monthly and weekly planning calendars • 7-day and 14-day workload forecasts • Deadline templates and duplication • What-if plan comparisons • Detailed reviews of focus time and completed work Purchases can be restored and subscriptions can be managed from the Settings screen. More deadlines should not mean more daily stress. Start with what you can do today. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shimekiri-pace-support.vercel.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

OneThing4 screens
Deadline Pace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OneThing at none against Deadline Pace's 1. Deadline Pace's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Deadline Pace sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. OneThing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
OneThing versus Deadline Pace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneThingDeadline Pace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCozy Suites Realty LLCKazuya Kita

In-app purchases

None

OneThing

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Deadline Pace

Subscriptions1
  • Deadline Pace Plus Monthly$1.991 Month

Questions

Is OneThing free?
OneThing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deadline Pace free?
Deadline Pace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OneThing or Deadline Pace have ads?
Neither OneThing nor Deadline Pace shows ads.

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