Comparison

MellowTask vs Simple Todo

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

Head to head
About

MellowTask

Organize your work using the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize tasks by importance and urgency. Manage your to-do list with daily views, reminders, and detailed subtask management. Track your progress with statistics and sync with Apple Reminders.

Highlights
  • Eisenhower Matrix organization
  • Today view for immediate tasks
  • Detailed task management with subtasks
  • Progress statistics and trends
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud Sync and Apple Reminders integration
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MellowTask is a task manager built around the Eisenhower Matrix, helping you organize work by importance and urgency. Sort tasks into Do, Plan, Delegate, and Exclude, then focus on what needs your attention first. See today’s tasks, upcoming deadlines, reminders, and completed items in one place. [KEY FEATURES] ■ Eisenhower Matrix Organize tasks into Do, Plan, Delegate, and Exclude based on importance and urgency. ■ Today View See tasks due today, reminders, completed items, and upcoming work in one focused view. ■ Calendar Review tasks by date and quickly organize tasks that do not have a scheduled date. ■ Detailed Task Management Break complex work into checklists, parent tasks, subtasks, and repeating schedules. ■ Focused Task List Open a dedicated list of incomplete Do tasks from the selected group. ■ Statistics Review your completion rate, streaks, weekly trends, weekday patterns, and task distribution across quadrants. ■ Home Screen Widgets Check dates, task status, and Eisenhower Matrix tasks without opening the app. ■ Sync and Integration Keep your tasks available with iCloud Sync and connect them with Apple Reminders. ■ Display Options Adjust the font style, display size, and task title appearance to suit your preferences. No account or sign-in is required to get started. Some features, including Apple Reminders Sync, are available with Pro.

About

Simple Todo

This app consolidates your Apple Reminders and Calendar events into a single, organized dashboard. It allows for easy viewing of weekly and monthly schedules, quick task creation, and customization of appearance and displayed lists. Seamless synchronization with Apple's native apps ensures your tasks are always up-to-date across devices.

Highlights
  • Time-based task dashboard
  • Apple Reminders and Calendar integration
  • Weekly agenda and monthly calendar views
  • Customizable list and calendar selection
  • Create, edit, and reschedule reminders
  • Adjustable text size and appearance modes
  • iPhone, iPad, and Mac support
Features
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See and manage Apple Reminders and Calendar events together in one clear workspace. Simple Todo automatically organizes what matters into four boxes: 1–3 Days, This Week, Later, and TBD, so you can understand your priorities at a glance. KEY FEATURES • Apple Reminders and Calendar together • Automatic four-box organization • Today view and date-based daily journal • One daily photo with caption, capture time, and location • Monthly and weekly views with week numbers • Natural completion flow with undo • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app and complications • Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Action button support • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Simple Todo is designed for people who prefer fast clarity and simple daily organization over complex project management. The app does not use advertising tracking. Reminders and Calendar access is used only to provide the features you choose.

Screenshots

MellowTask4 screens
Simple Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Todo at none against MellowTask's 1. Simple Todo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). MellowTask's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MellowTask sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Todo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MellowTask against 5.0 for Simple Todo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MellowTask ships an update weekly, Simple Todo daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MellowTask versus Simple Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMellowTaskSimple Todo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChanGyu KangKIM HYUN CHUL

Customer experience

MellowTask

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Todo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MellowTask

One-time1
  • MellowTask Pro$5.99
None

Simple Todo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MellowTask free?
MellowTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Todo free?
Simple Todo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MellowTask or Simple Todo?
MellowTask and Simple Todo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MellowTask or Simple Todo have ads?
MellowTask shows ads; Simple Todo does not.
Which is updated more often, MellowTask or Simple Todo?
MellowTask ships an update weekly, and Simple Todo daily. Most recently, MellowTask was updated on September 29, 2026 and Simple Todo on September 23, 2026.

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