Comparison

SmallButBig vs 더닝

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

Head to head
About

SmallButBig

This app transforms your to-do lists into a visual timeline, helping you focus on one task at a time. It allows for detailed planning, light tracking of actual time spent, and provides honest records of your efforts, even when plans change.

Highlights
  • One task at a time scheduling
  • Three-stage planning (Someday, Date, Date & Time)
  • Lightweight time tracking
  • Honest record of actual time spent
  • Flexible task splitting and merging
  • Project management with Gantt charts
  • Habit tracking and pooled tasks
Features
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Small days add up to big dreams.  An app for anyone working toward a big dream, one small day at a time. Made by one developer, shaped by the people who use it. ■ Why I made it  Right after high school, I skipped college and worked various jobs to earn money first. Then I chose experience over money and started college relatively late. I now study economics at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea and am preparing to study in the U.S., dreaming of corporate finance on Wall Street in New York. Applying to top schools meant keeping a 3.98/4.0 GPA while managing many projects at once: assignments, volunteering, an on-campus job, tutoring low-income students, hackathons and public policy work. With so much I wanted to do and was responsible for, using each day well mattered.  But my tasks lived in a to-do app, my appointments in a calendar and my long-term goals somewhere else, so I kept switching apps to check, and things slipped through.  I needed one tool to track tasks, events, steady habits and workouts, see projects in one place from different angles, and fit it all into a timetable. So I used the coding I'd briefly done before college to build the app myself and solve my own problem.  The app my friends and I were using somehow reached 450 downloads within two weeks of its official launch, with people in Korea, Japan, the U.S., Canada, Israel and beyond using it and sending valuable feedback. Grateful and feeling responsible, I'm now on leave from school to develop it full-time. A precious chance has come, and I really want to build it well. ■ Why is the app called SmallButBig?  SmallButBig means small, but big. A day is small, but I believed no big dream comes true unless small days add up.  The icon's small checks once formed one big check; now three checks form a smiling face: an app that stays with you through small days until the day you smile. ■ Made together - Every word from the people who use the app becomes a guide for the next update. - When a bug is reported, my rule is to fix it that same day and submit it for review, so you can update the very next day. If you report it on a weekend, though, you'll get the update on Tuesday morning. - Every bit of revenue the app makes goes into developing new products and features. - Prices may also rise as the product's quality improves, but as long as you keep the subscription you first bought, you keep your first price, regardless of those increases. - If the price is a burden or you're going through a hard time, please email me at smallbutbig.app@gmail.com and tell me about your situation. - The Mac app is sold separately on the Mac App Store. ■ Requires a purchase  There is no free version. Every feature requires a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled before the period ends; cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Prices are shown on the in-app purchase screen. — Junbeom Lim Privacy Policy: https://lim394.github.io/smallbutbig-legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

더닝

This app simplifies note-taking by allowing users to jot down thoughts and attach files. It automatically extracts titles, tasks, and deadlines, and provides timely reminders. Notes can be synced to your calendar and are stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Effortless note-taking with AI organization
  • Automatic title, task, and deadline extraction
  • Intelligent reminders for deadlines and inactive notes
  • Calendar integration for deadlines
  • Local storage with optional cloud sync
  • Customizable reminder settings
Features
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쌓기만 하세요. 챙기는 건 더닝이 합니다. 할 일이 떠오를 때마다 앱을 열고, 어디에 넣을지 고르고, 제목을 붙이고, 날짜를 정하고… 그 과정이 번거로워서 결국 안 적게 됩니다. 더닝은 그냥 적기만 하면 됩니다. ■ 적는 순간 끝 생각나는 대로 한 줄 적고 저장하세요. 사진이나 서류를 붙여도 됩니다. 저장은 언제나 먼저 끝나고, 정리는 뒤에서 이어집니다. ■ 제목도, 할 일도, 기한도 대신 뽑아줍니다 "다음 주 수요일까지 관리비 이체하기"라고만 적으면 제목과 해야 할 일, 기한까지 정리됩니다. 사진 속 글자도 읽습니다. ■ 잊을 만하면 챙겨줍니다 기한이 다가오면 알려주고, 오래 손대지 않은 메모도 조용히 다시 꺼내줍니다. 재촉이 아니라 안부에 가깝게. ■ 캘린더에도 올려둡니다 확인한 기한은 iOS 캘린더 일정이 됩니다. 원하지 않으면 설정에서 끄면 됩니다. ■ 로그인 없이, 이 아이폰 안에서 회원가입도 로그인도 없습니다. 메모는 기기에 저장되고, 정리를 위해 보내는 순간 외에는 밖으로 나가지 않습니다. 그마저도 설정에서 끌 수 있습니다. ■ 챙김 기준은 직접 정합니다 기한을 며칠 전부터 챙길지, 조용한 메모를 며칠 만에 꺼낼지, 알림을 몇 시에 받을지 모두 조절할 수 있습니다. 알림 전체를 끄는 것도 됩니다. 정리 결과는 자동 추정이라 틀릴 수 있습니다. 중요한 일정은 직접 확인해 주세요. 이용약관: https://dunning-note-proxy.tukkboy.workers.dev/terms 개인정보처리방침: https://dunning-note-proxy.tukkboy.workers.dev/privacy 더닝 플러스는 월 2,900원 자동 갱신 구독입니다. 첫 1개월은 무료이며, 구독은 만료 24시간 전까지 해지하지 않으면 자동으로 갱신됩니다. 해지는 iPhone 설정 > Apple 계정 > 구독에서 언제든 할 수 있습니다.

Screenshots

SmallButBig4 screens
더닝4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 더닝 at none against SmallButBig's 3. SmallButBig's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. SmallButBig sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. 더닝 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmallButBig ships an update every 3 days, 더닝 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
SmallButBig versus 더닝: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmallButBig더닝
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunbeom LimJIHO PARK

Customer experience

SmallButBig

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

더닝

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SmallButBig

Subscriptions2
  • Basic Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$47.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$191.99
None

더닝

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmallButBig free?
SmallButBig is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 더닝 free?
더닝 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmallButBig or 더닝 have ads?
Neither SmallButBig nor 더닝 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmallButBig or 더닝?
SmallButBig ships an update every 3 days, and 더닝 weekly. Most recently, SmallButBig was updated on October 29, 2026 and 더닝 on October 31, 2026.

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