Comparison

Stream Note vs todo.exe

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

Head to head
About

Stream Note

Features
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The simplest notes, focused on today. Stream keeps your notes not in folders, but in a stream of days. Write today, then flick back through the days that have flowed by. β€’ Needle scrubber β€” one bar, one day. A single drag skims through your past days and jumps straight to any date. β€’ Checklists & markdown β€” bold, bullets, and checkboxes saved as plain text. β€’ Show on Lock Screen β€” pin notes and to-dos as a Live Activity and check them off right there. β€’ Lock Screen control β€” open Stream instantly from a Lock Screen button. β€’ Tags & filters β€” follow a single stream with one #tag. β€’ Markdown export / import β€” your data is always yours, in plain text. All notes are stored on your device only.

About

todo.exe

Features
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todo.exe is a to-do list that looks and feels like a command prompt. Type a task and press Enter. That's it. C:\todo> add Draft report #work !! + #05 added - Add, finish, edit and delete tasks with short commands, or just tap a line to complete it - #tags and !priority (1–3) right in the text - Filter with ls --todo, ls --done or ls #work - stats: streaks, the last 7 days, tags and a 4-week heatmap - Light and dark mode (follows your phone) - English, ν•œκ΅­μ–΄, ζ—₯本θͺž, δΈ­ζ–‡ and FranΓ§ais. Change anytime with the lang command PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) - 3 color themes: cmd, phosphor, amber - CRT scanline effect - Home screen and lock screen widgets (iPhone) Private by design No account, no ads, no server. Your tasks are stored only on your phone. Type help to see every command.

Screenshots

Stream Note4 screens
todo.exe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: todo.exe at daily against Stream Note's every 5 days. todo.exe also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stream Note ships an update every 5 days, todo.exe daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Stream Note versus todo.exe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStream Notetodo.exe
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhyun Parkchaeeun yoon

In-app purchases

None

Stream Note

No in-app purchases

None

todo.exe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stream Note free?
Stream Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is todo.exe free?
todo.exe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stream Note or todo.exe have ads?
Neither Stream Note nor todo.exe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stream Note or todo.exe?
Stream Note ships an update every 5 days, and todo.exe daily. Most recently, Stream Note was updated on October 9, 2026 and todo.exe on October 19, 2026.

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