Comparison

Suru vs Return Today

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

Head to head
About

Suru

This app helps you organize tasks, projects, and ideas with a flexible, visual interface. Create multi-level checklists, take structured notes, and plan anything from assignments to vacations. Share your work and track productivity with a clean design.

Highlights
  • Multi-level checklists
  • Outline creation with photos
  • Structured note-taking
  • Drag-and-drop reorganization
  • Photo attachments
  • Real-time collaboration
  • PDF export
Features
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Organize tasks, outline ideas, and plan anything with clarity and ease Suru is a flexible, visual tool for creating to-do lists, managing projects, outlining notes, and organizing everything from class assignments to vacation plans. Whether you are brainstorming your next idea or tracking daily tasks, Suru helps you stay structured, focused, and inspired with clean design and powerful features that fit your workflow. With Suru you can: • Create multi-level checklists and break big tasks into smaller ones • Outline papers, presentations, and research with photos and detail • Take clean, structured notes in class, at work, or on the go • Plan vacations, events, or personal goals • Reorganize tasks with drag-and-drop and customize colors • Attach relevant photos directly to your lists • Share outlines and checklists with friends, family, or teammates • Mark tasks complete and track your productivity • Export beautifully formatted PDF outlines With Suru Pro you can: • Create unlimited projects and media attachments • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Back up your projects and lists to the cloud • Access exclusive color themes and export formats With Suru Teams you can: • Share and collaborate on lists in real time • Invite others to view or edit projects • Keep everyone on the same page at work, home, or school Why users love Suru: • Clean and intuitive interface • Colorful themes for visual thinkers • Flexible enough for lists, outlines, plans, and notes • Works across all your Apple devices Subscription Info: Suru Pro and Suru Teams are available via monthly or annual subscriptions. Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions are charged to your iTunes account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage your subscription in iOS Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited upon purchase. Support: support@esotericdevelopment.com Privacy Policy: https://www.esotericdevelopment.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.esotericdevelopment.com/tos

About

Return Today

Organize your day with tasks, events, habits, and reminders in a single, calm view. Plan flexibly, build routines, and find focus with a dedicated timer. Keep track of important dates and access key features on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly planning views
  • Flexible habit creation and tracking
  • Focus timer for deep work
  • Brain dump for capturing thoughts
  • Task and event reminders
  • Apple Calendar and Reminders sync
Features
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Make today feel lighter. Return brings tasks, events, habits, reminders and your next small step into one calm daily view. Capture what is on your mind, decide what matters now and reshape the day when plans change. PLAN WITHOUT OVERLOAD • See Today, Week and Month in clear visual views • Capture tasks first and schedule them when you are ready • Rebalance plans when your available time changes • Compare planned time with actual focus time • Sync selected items with Apple Calendar and Reminders BUILD FLEXIBLE HABITS • Start with editable everyday habit templates • Create named routines with ordered steps • Track complete or partial progress • Pause, edit or remove routines whenever you need • Schedule habit reminders and calendar entries FIND FOCUS IN SMALL STEPS • Start an editable Focus timer • Turn distracting thoughts into a private Brain Dump • Break larger tasks into clear next actions • Use on-device intelligence to organize thoughts and suggest routines • Review every suggestion before it is saved REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS • Add flexible reminders to tasks, events and habits • Attach places and open directions in your preferred maps app • Track document expiry dates with photos or files • Choose when and how often expiry alerts appear • Check your next action and Focus session from Apple Watch PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your core Return data is stored locally on your device. Return does not use an iCloud database in this version. Apple Calendar, Reminders and Health integrations are optional and only use the information you choose to connect. Advanced on-device intelligence requires a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Essential planning, habit, reminder and Focus features remain available on other supported devices. Return is free to begin, with an optional one-time Premium unlock. No recurring subscription.

Screenshots

Suru4 screens
Return Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Return Today at 5.0 against Suru's 4.6. Return Today also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Suru's advantage is ratings volume (526 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Suru sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Return Today sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Return Today holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Suru has 526 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Suru ships an update fortnightly, Return Today every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Suru versus Return Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuruReturn Today
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (526 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings526 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsoteric DevelopmentGustavo Venzon

Customer experience

Suru

All ratings526 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews699 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.6%

Return Today

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Suru

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Subscription issues and inability to access purchased content
  • Crashes and freezes when using the app
  • Syncing problems leading to data loss
  • Inability to edit or rearrange tasks as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add reminders and alarms for tasks
  • Improve task rearrangement and organization
  • Implement better syncing and backup options
  • Introduce a one-time purchase option
  • Add landscape mode support for iPad

Return Today

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Suru

Subscriptions8
  • Suru Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Suru Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Suru Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • Suru Teams - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Suru Pro - Yearly14 Days trial$6.991 Year
  • Suru Pro - Yearly14 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Suru Pro - Yearly14 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Suru Team Yearly14 Days trial$28.991 Year
One-time2
  • Suru Pro Lifetime$19.99
  • Suru Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Return Today

One-time1
  • Return Premium Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Suru free?
Suru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Return Today free?
Return Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Suru or Return Today?
Return Today is rated higher. Suru averages 4.6 out of 5 from 526 ratings, while Return Today averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Suru or Return Today have ads?
Neither Suru nor Return Today shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Suru or Return Today?
Suru ships an update fortnightly, and Return Today every 3 days. Most recently, Suru was updated on November 1, 2026 and Return Today on October 31, 2026.

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