Three Todo vs Screen Time Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Three Todo
This task management app focuses on simplicity by presenting only three tasks at a time. It offers three actions: Done, Defer, or Drop, to help users manage their to-do list without added stress or complexity.
- Focus on 3 tasks at a time
- Stress-free task management
- Action tasks: Done, Defer, or Drop
- Minimalist and non-intrusive design
- Prioritizes tasks based on user actions
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THREE: Made for procrastinators by procrastinators. The Refreshingly Simple Stress Free Todo List. THREE is designed to be a minimal task assistant that is non intrusive. Traditional todo lists add stress and complexity by making YOU track, categorize, and prioritize tasks. They're digital task masters that nag and confuse you until you give up in frustration. They punish you with incessant notifications when you're overdue on a task (which you would probably ignore anyways). THREE changes the way you manage tasks. Tasks go in. THREE will present you with three and only three tasks at any given time. As you deal with them, we'll keep track and tell you how you're doing. There are only three ways to action a task - Done, Defer, or Drop. When you are done with a task, it falls off your list. If you make a mistake - don't sweat it. Next time the task you entered erroneously appears in the list , just Drop it - we won't hold it against you. If you're looking at a task that you just don't want to deal with, Defer it. This tells us that a particular task is unpleasant and it gets prioritized lower. THREE isn't designed to keep you on top of every facet of your life. No meaningless trophies or achievements. Rather, THREE will slowly but surely change the course of your life and help point you in the right direction by keeping track of the stuff that matters to you and presenting them to you in a manageable fashion. THREE: Made for procrastinators by procrastinators.
Screen Time Control
This app transforms your to-do list into screen time. Complete tasks to earn logs, which you can then use to extend your allowed usage of distracting apps. When your screen time runs out, those apps are blocked until you earn more time by being productive.
- Task and habit creation with custom rewards
- Screen time management with app blocking
- Interactive flame companion with mood states
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Customizable screen time limits and app selection
- Private by design, no cloud sync or tracking
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Stop doomscrolling. Earn your screen time instead. Burn turns your to-do list into screen time. Get things done, earn logs, and feed them to Burn, a little flame who lives on your phone. Scroll too much and Burn's fuel runs out, and so do your distracting apps. No willpower required. Just a flame worth keeping lit. HOW IT WORKS • Start each day with a screen time budget you choose • Scrolling the apps you pick burns through it, minute by minute • Hit zero and those apps lock • Finish tasks to earn logs • Feed logs to Burn: every log buys 10 more minutes GET STUFF DONE • Give every task its own log reward, so big jobs pay more • Daily, weekday, or custom repeating tasks for your habits • Plan Today, Tomorrow, and the days ahead • Sort tasks into color-coded categories • Shake to undo if you tap too soon A FLAME WORTH KEEPING LIT • Burn reacts to your day: happy when you're on track, worried when time runs low, out cold when it's gone • Tap, pet, and drag logs in to feed him • Dozes off at night with a sleepy face • Keep Burn lit at midnight to build your streak YOU'RE IN CONTROL • Choose exactly which apps and categories burn fuel • Everything else stays open • Set your own daily budget • No account, no sign-in, no ads. BURN+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • 13 flame colors, each with a matching app icon • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a task list you can check off without opening the app • Live Activity: watch your fuel count down in the Dynamic Island • Low fuel warnings before your apps lock • Screen Time Insights: see which apps ate your time, by day, week, and month Burn uses Apple's Screen Time to track and limit only the apps you choose. What you do in them never leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Screen Time Control at Free against Three Todo's $0.99. Screen Time Control also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). Three Todo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Screen Time Control is free to download; Three Todo costs $0.99 up front. Screen Time Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Three Todo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Three Todo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Three Todo ships an update every 12 months, Screen Time Control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Three Todo | Screen Time Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Lai | Vincent Nguyen |
Customer experience
Three Todo
Screen Time Control
In-app purchases
Three Todo
No in-app purchases
Screen Time Control
- Burn+$9.99
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