Comparison

Things To Do vs Prism

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

Head to head
About

Things To Do

Organize your life with a simple and intuitive task management application. Easily add, manage, and share your to-do lists for personal or collaborative use. Ideal for everyday errands and shopping.

Highlights
  • Uncluttered task-list interface
  • Add multiple tasks easily
  • Share tasks with others
  • Ideal for grocery/shopping lists
Features
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Things To Do is an intuitive and user friendly to-do list app. THREE KINDS OF LISTS - To-do lists - completed items drop to the bottom so what's left stays on top - Shopping & grocery - items stay in the order you want, with section headers and a one-tap "uncheck all" to reuse the list - Travel & packing - set trip dates and see how long you're away - Switch a list's type anytime if your needs change INTUITIVE & USER FRIENDLY - Star the items that matter so they rise to the top - Group items under section headers - Move tasks from one list to another with a long-press - Keep certain shopping or travel items checked even when you reset the list - Choose a custom icon for any list - A built-in guide shows you how everything works EVERYWHERE YOU ARE - Syncs automatically across your iPhone, iPad, and Apple silicon Mac with iCloud - No account or sign-up - just your Apple ID - Import a list from pasted text, and export, share, or print any list AD-FREE AND PRIVATE - No ads - No in-app purchases - Your data stays yours

About

Prism

Features
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Most task apps make you do more. Prism helps you do less — better. Prism is built on a simple idea: you don't have one to-do list, you have several — work, personal, that side project — and they shouldn't all live in the same pile. So Prism organizes everything into Task Lists, and gives each one its own Focus mode. TASK LISTS — Create a list for each part of your life. You always have a Default list to start with, and can add up to 8 total. Rename them, reorder your tasks with a drag, and move a task from one list to another whenever priorities shift. FOCUS MODE — Star the handful of tasks that actually matter right now, then flip Focus mode on to see just those. Each list has its own Focus limit (1–10), so "focused" means something different for a big project list versus a quick errands list. RECURRING LISTS — For the stuff you repeat — a weekly packing list, recurring chores — check items off as you go, then tap Reset to start the next cycle fresh. Recurring lists don't clutter your Log with the same items week after week. LOG — A record of what you've actually accomplished. Browse your completion history, restore a task if you archived it by mistake, and see your weekly momentum at a glance. KEY FEATURES • Task Lists — Organize tasks by area of your life, not one giant pile. Up to 8 lists, each with its own type and Focus limit. • Focus mode — Star what matters, then filter down to just that. No auto-magic guessing what you should work on — you decide, per list. • Recurring checklists — Built for routines you repeat. Check off, reset, repeat. • Smart capture — Add multiple tasks at once by separating them with commas, "and," or line breaks. Prism splits them instantly. • Due dates & reminders — Pin deadlines to tasks and set push notification reminders up to 30 days in advance. • Drag-to-reorder — Reprioritize any list with a long-press drag, in or out of Focus mode. • Weekly chart — See how many tasks you've completed each day over the last week. Progress you can actually feel. • Multiple profiles — Switch between entirely separate sets of task lists for different areas of your life, without mixing them together. • Dark & light modes — A clean, minimal design that works in any light. Prism is for anyone who ends the day with more on their list than when they started — and wants that to change. Focus on what matters.

Screenshots

Things To Do4 screens
Prism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Prism at every 3 weeks against Things To Do's every 2 months. Prism also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things To Do ships an update every 2 months, Prism every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Things To Do versus Prism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings To DoPrism
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOneMastTrajectory Labs, LLC

Bugs and requests

Things To Do

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot delete tasks once complete
  • App shows black screen/no tasks visible
  • Unable to select 'done', use trash, or add lists on iPhone X
  • Cannot exit app without force closing
  • App is a shell with no program
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  • Messages not fully visible

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to share lists with others
  • Ability to set reminders/notifications
  • Option to increase font size
  • Separate area for completed tasks
  • Time to start a task option
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  • Ability to rearrange list by priority
  • Add additional lists

Prism

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Things To Do

No in-app purchases

None

Prism

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things To Do free?
Things To Do is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prism free?
Prism is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Things To Do or Prism have ads?
Neither Things To Do nor Prism shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things To Do or Prism?
Things To Do ships an update every 2 months, and Prism every 3 weeks. Most recently, Things To Do was updated on October 13, 2026 and Prism on October 5, 2026.

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