Errand Arc vs Doing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Errand Arc
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Every stop, in the right order. Errand Arc turns a scattered list of places into a practical run you can actually follow. Add the store, pharmacy, return counter, appointment, or pickup you need. Then tell Errand Arc what ordinary route planners miss: when a place closes, how long the stop may take, how important it is, and whether you will be carrying chilled or frozen items. SMARTER THAN SHORTEST Errand Arc balances distance with real-life constraints. An urgent pharmacy pickup can move forward. Frozen groceries can stay near the end. A flexible stop can fit where it makes sense. BUILT FOR THE WHOLE RUN • Search businesses and addresses with Apple Maps • Add arrival windows and closing deadlines • Mark must-do and flexible stops • Account for expected time at each place • Keep chilled, frozen, and fragile pickups in mind • Reorder the run with one tap • Open driving directions to the next stop • Check off stops as you finish • Review recent runs and progress PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your run history is stored on your device. Errand Arc requires no Goodale Studios account and includes no advertising or third-party tracking SDK. USEFUL FOR FREE Plan up to three active runs with up to eight stops each, including smart ordering and recent history. ERRAND ARC PRO Upgrade for unlimited active runs and stops, complete history, on-device insights, and one-tap completed-run repeat. Choose monthly, annual, or lifetime access. No plan is preselected, and the localized price and billing period appear before purchase. Route order and time estimates are planning aids, not guarantees. Confirm business hours, appointment rules, road conditions, and safe handling requirements yourself. Apple Maps provides place search and driving directions. Terms: https://goodalestudios.com/errand-arc/terms Privacy: https://goodalestudios.com/errand-arc/privacy Support: https://goodalestudios.com/errand-arc/support
Doing
This app offers a minimalist approach to task management, focusing on a simple 'Today' and 'Someday' list. It encourages completing daily tasks for a sense of accomplishment and offers optional Pro features through a one-time purchase.
- Minimalist interface with 'Today' and 'Someday' lists
- Simple swipe gestures for task management
- Daily task review for prioritization
- Optional Pro features via one-time purchase
- iCloud sync for data backup
- System theme support and custom themes
- VoiceOver and text scaling support
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Not a to-do list. A do list. Doing is a todo app the size of a sticky note. Two lists — Today and Someday — and nothing else. No due dates. No projects. No tags. No accounts. Just the handful of things you're actually going to do today, on a page that looks like paper. HOW IT WORKS Pull down to add a task. Swipe right when it's done. Swipe left to set it aside for Someday. Tap to edit, hold to reorder. That's the whole app — and the first screen teaches it with five sample tasks, so there's nothing to learn and no tutorial to skip. EACH MORNING, ONE QUESTION Whatever you didn't finish yesterday is waiting with a single question: still today? Keep it, or let it go to Someday. It's the difference between a list you trust and a list that quietly becomes "whenever." FINISH THE LIST, EARN THE QUIET Clear the day and the page tells you so, in one line. Show up several days in a row and it keeps a small count. That's the extent of the gamification. ON IPAD AND IPHONE DUO Today and Someday open side by side, like a notebook: Someday on the left page, Today on the right. Hold a task and carry it across to the other page. On iPad, keyboard shortcuts for adding a task, switching lists, and opening Settings. On iPhone Duo with iOS 27.1, the fold is the middle of the notebook; closed, Doing is Today, with Add and Settings in the bar down the right edge; stood half open on a desk, the Today page splits at the fold, with the task you're on large above it and Done, Later, and Add below. ALSO • Paper by day, Ink by night. Follows your system theme, or pick either one. • Syncs through your own iCloud. Nothing to sign up for. • Scales with your text size and works with VoiceOver. DOING PRO (IN-APP PURCHASE) Doing is free, dark mode included. Doing Pro is a one-time in-app purchase with no subscription. It adds: • Widgets you can check things off from — small, medium, large, extra large on iPad, and the Lock Screen. • Siri and Shortcuts: "Add a task to Doing." Plus a New Task button for Control Center and the Action Button. • Six more themes: Legal Pad, Blueprint, Riso, Darkroom, Kraft, and Phosphor. Try any of them on your own list before you buy. • Day and night: pick one theme for daytime and another for night, and Doing and your widgets switch with light and dark mode. WHAT IT WON'T DO Due dates, reminders, projects, tags, subtasks, attachments, collaboration. Each one is a step toward becoming a project manager, and there are plenty of those already. Doing stays a list. PRIVACY Your tasks live on your device and in your personal iCloud. Doing has no servers, no analytics, and no third-party anything. We can't see your list, and we don't want to. Made by Apex Made.
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Verdict
Errand Arc and Doing are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Errand Arc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Doing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Errand Arc | Doing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PETER GOODALE | Apex Made, LLC |
In-app purchases
Errand Arc
- Errand Arc Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Errand Arc Pro Annual$14.991 Year
- Errand Arc Pro Lifetime$29.99
Doing
- Doing Pro$4.99









