Comparison

Ordinal vs LIFE/CTRL

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

Head to head
About

Ordinal

Features
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Ordinalは、決めることを減らすためのアプリです。 やることを並べるのではなく、順番を確定させます。開いたときに見えるのは次の1つで、何から手をつけるかを毎回選び直す必要がありません。 部屋で分ける プロジェクトごとに部屋を作ります。部屋の中にいる間、ほかの部屋のタスクは見えません。壁の向こうを気にせず、目の前の並びだけを見られます。 順番が決まっている タスクには01、02、03と番号が振られます。長押しして動かすと、指を離した瞬間に上から順に振り直されます。同率も、迷う余地もありません。 Today 各部屋の先頭から3件だけが集まります。手で入れる箱ではなく、部屋の順番とタスクの順番から決まります。並べ替えれば、ここに出るものが変わります。 Focus 1つのタスクだけを表示します。ナビゲーションは消え、経過時間だけが画面の上端に細く出ます。終えたら画面を出ずに、同じ部屋の次の1件が立ち上がります。 地層 完了したものは、日ごとの層になって積もります。多く片付いた日は厚く、静かな日は薄く。数を競うためではなく、経てきたものを見るためにあります。 カレンダー iPhoneのカレンダーにある予定を、タスクの期日と並べて表示します。読み取るだけで、予定を作ったり変えたりすることはありません。表示するカレンダーは選べます。 ウィジェットとApple Watch ロック画面に、今やる1件。ホーム画面に、今日の3件と部屋ごとの残り。Apple Watchにも同じ1件が届きます。 要求してきません 通知は初期状態ですべてオフです。バッジも、連続日数も、達成率もありません。開いたときにだけ働きます。 広告はありません。トラッキングもしません。アプリ自身がネットワーク通信を行わないので、あなたのタスクが端末の外に出ることはありません。 無料です すべての機能が無料で、支援した人としない人でアプリの動作に差はありません。続けるための支援を受け取る場所を用意してありますが、それだけです。

About

LIFE/CTRL

This app helps you build and manage daily routines using customizable templates. It allows you to create reusable activity blocks, arrange them into daily schedules, and assign these schedules to specific dates. Widgets provide at-a-glance progress and task completion without needing to open the app.

Highlights
  • AI-powered day creation
  • Reusable activity parts
  • Customizable LIFE templates
  • Calendar assignment
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • TODO items and alarms
Features
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Most days follow a familiar flow. In LIFE/CTRL you build that flow first as a pattern, a LIFE, then add each day's plans on top of it. Make as many LIFEs as you like: weekdays, days off, days out and more. Put a LIFE on a calendar date and it becomes that day's plan. Add plans or changes for just that day, and the pattern stays as it is. Inside a LIFE, the day is divided into blocks by time and task, and you add parts, your actions, to each block. Your Home Screen widget keeps showing the tasks you need right now. 《How it works》 ■ Create with CTRL Answer a few questions and CTRL builds a day from wake-up to sleep. You can also type a request to adjust an existing LIFE, create a part, or add TODO items and alarms. ■ Build reusable parts Turn brushing your teeth, meals, work, shopping and other activities into timed parts. Choose an icon and colour, then reuse each part across multiple LIFE templates. ■ Arrange your day Place parts inside blocks such as WAKE, WORK, HOME and SLEEP. Since wake-up starts the day and sleep ends it, schedules that cross midnight, including night shifts, work naturally. ■ Assign LIFE templates to dates Assign a LIFE to a calendar date to create that day. Keep settings that apply every time separate from changes for one specific date. ■ Run the day from widgets Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the current block and its parts. Mark actions complete without opening the app. ■ TODO items and alarms Store belongings or steps inside a part as TODO items. Alarms support sound, snooze and vibration-only options. Available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Free, with no ads or in-app purchases. Your routine data is stored on your device. Only if you allow CTRL's input interpretation is the text you type sent through our server to Google Gemini. Alarm features require iOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Ordinal4 screens
LIFE/CTRL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LIFE/CTRL at none against Ordinal's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Ordinal sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LIFE/CTRL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ordinal ships an update every 3 days, LIFE/CTRL every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Ordinal versus LIFE/CTRL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrdinalLIFE/CTRL
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYo MizutaniYUKIYA SHIMODA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ordinal

One-time2
  • 一杯$1.99
  • おかわり$3.99
None

LIFE/CTRL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ordinal free?
Ordinal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LIFE/CTRL free?
LIFE/CTRL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ordinal or LIFE/CTRL have ads?
Neither Ordinal nor LIFE/CTRL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ordinal or LIFE/CTRL?
Ordinal ships an update every 3 days, and LIFE/CTRL every 2 days. Most recently, Ordinal was updated on October 29, 2026 and LIFE/CTRL on October 21, 2026.

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