Comparison

Three Todo vs Screen Time Control

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Three Todo4 screens
Screen Time Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Three Todo versus Screen Time Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThree TodoScreen Time Control
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJeffrey LaiVincent Nguyen

Customer experience

Three Todo

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screen Time Control

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Three Todo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Screen Time Control

One-time1
  • Burn+$9.99

Questions

Is Three Todo free?
Three Todo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Three Todo or Screen Time Control?
Three Todo is rated higher. Three Todo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Screen Time Control averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Three Todo or Screen Time Control have ads?
Neither Three Todo nor Screen Time Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Three Todo or Screen Time Control?
Three Todo ships an update every 12 months, and Screen Time Control every 3 weeks. Most recently, Three Todo was updated on October 2, 2026 and Screen Time Control on October 11, 2026.

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