Comparison

Things To Do vs PDFnano

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

PDFnano

Edit, translate, and manage PDF documents with a focus on on-device privacy. This app offers tools for scanning, converting, annotating, and organizing your files locally.

Highlights
  • Read, organize, and manage PDFs
  • Offline PDF translation with layout preservation
  • Scan documents and create PDFs
  • Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, or images
  • OCR for Arabic and English text
  • Add signatures and annotations
  • Remove hidden metadata for privacy
Features
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PDFnano is a comprehensive, privacy first PDF workstation engineered for iOS. It combines the power of fully offline document processing with the advanced analytical intelligence of Apple Private Cloud Compute PCC. Whether managing contracts, financial reports, academic research, or scanned archives, PDFnano delivers reliable productivity in one unified workspace. Core Capabilities: 1. Document AI Assistant (Beta): • Executive summaries for lengthy reports and dense documentation. • Instant extraction of decisions, next steps, and action items. • Detection and structured review of contractual obligations and legal risks. • Custom interactive inquiries grounded in verifiable verbatim citations. • Private and encrypted processing: Utilizes Apple Intelligence and Apple Private Cloud Compute PCC for complex reasoning, ensuring your document content is never stored, never logged, and inaccessible even to Apple. *Note: AI Assistant features require devices supporting Apple Intelligence and are currently in Beta. 2. Offline Document Translation (Beta): • Translate entire PDF files locally while strictly preserving fonts, layout, tables, and graphic elements. • One tap batch approval for documents up to 100 pages. • Granular paragraph level editing and translation review. *Note: Translation operates locally on device and is currently in Beta. Machine translation may contain errors. 3. High Performance Reading and Navigation: • Vertical fast page scrubber for instantaneous navigation across hundreds of pages with live page bubble indicator. • Seamless alignment with the Dynamic Island, status bar, and notch areas. • Instant viewport settling returning immediately to your exact reading location. • Double tap smart zoom and floating capsule for effortless navigation while zoomed in. • Visual OCR search on scanned documents and images with multi word phrase matching and typo tolerance. 4. Conversion and Document Scanning: • High fidelity PDF to Word docx conversion maintaining structure and typography. • Extract tables into Excel xlsx spreadsheets with automated data type recognition. • Integrated document scanner with perspective correction and edge detection. • Convert images to PDF and export PDF pages as high resolution images. 5. Editing, Signing, and Organization: • Create, place, and verify digital signatures on agreements and official forms. • Markup toolkit: pen, highlighter, sticky notes, and text annotations. • Reorder, rotate, delete, and extract individual pages. • Merge multiple PDF documents or split pages into independent files. • Smart file size compression for seamless sharing. 6. Uncompromising Privacy Architecture: • True local processing: Core reading, editing, translation, OCR, and file conversions execute entirely on device without an internet connection. • Cryptographically secure cloud intelligence: Any internet connectivity required by the AI assistant connects exclusively to Apple Private Cloud Compute PCC with cryptographic privacy guarantees. • Face blurring and visual redaction to shield confidential areas. • Metadata sanitization to strip author, GPS, and creation timestamps. • Document password encryption, AirPrint support, and interactive home screen widgets. Certain tools include daily usage limits in the free version. Unlimited access and pro features can be unlocked through an in app purchase. Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/

Screenshots

Things To Do4 screens
PDFnano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PDFnano at 5.0 against Things To Do's 4.0. PDFnano also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.5). Things To Do's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (62 vs 1). On price, 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. PDFnano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Things To Do asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDFnano holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things To Do has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things To Do ships an update every 2 months, PDFnano every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Things To Do versus PDFnano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings To DoPDFnano
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (62 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.518.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOneMastThamer Mohammed

Customer experience

Things To Do

All ratings62 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative31.6%

PDFnano

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

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

PDFnano

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Things To Do

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PDFnano

One-time1
  • PDFnano Pro Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Things To Do free?
Things To Do is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDFnano free?
PDFnano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Things To Do or PDFnano?
PDFnano is rated higher. Things To Do averages 4.0 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while PDFnano averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Things To Do or PDFnano have ads?
Neither Things To Do nor PDFnano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things To Do or PDFnano?
Things To Do ships an update every 2 months, and PDFnano every 2 days. Most recently, Things To Do was updated on October 22, 2026 and PDFnano on October 11, 2026.

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