Stream Journal vs Simple ToDo List & Tasks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stream Journal
Capture life events, record thoughts, set goals, and solve problems with a simple journaling app. Organize entries by customizable sections and easily search your entire journal. Export your entries in text format for safekeeping.
- Chronological entry stream
- Customizable journal sections
- Searchable journal entries
- Export entries to text format
- Simple and intuitive interface
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The main function of this app is to let you capture the events and experiences of your life, record unique thoughts and ideas, set goals for the future and solve tricky problems. This journal is all about simplicity. It has no bells and whistles in it, only the necessary functionality. It has two main parts to it. One is the ‘Stream’ of your entries. Another is ‘Sections’. The entries in the ‘Stream’ are presented in chronological order with the newer entries being on top. Each entry belongs to a certain section of your journal. Examples of sections are: ‘thoughts’, ‘quotes’, ‘my plans’, etc. In the ‘Sections’ you choose which sections of your journal should be shown in the ‘Stream’. You can choose to show one section, several sections or all sections. The sections are editable. Other features of this app: - Search through entire journal or a set of selected sections. - Export of entries in the text format.
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
This app offers a straightforward way to manage your daily tasks, shopping lists, and personal goals. Its intuitive design focuses on simplicity, making it easy to register and organize your to-dos without complex settings. A backup feature ensures your data is safe and transferable across devices.
- Simple task registration
- Shopping and wish lists
- Work and study management
- Intuitive and beautiful design
- Cross-device data backup
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● For people like this ・Person who are tired of using ToDo apps that have complicated settings such as due dates and sharing ・Person who wants to easily register the shopping list or wish list or etc ・Person who wants to manage work and study ・People who want to use ToDo apps that are simple but easy to use ● Simple and beautiful design It is designed to be a simple and easy-to-use ToDo list. It has become such a sophisticated design that "pull" rather than "add" the function. It is an application that embodies "simple is best". ● Easy to use Thanks to its simple design and no extra features, you can use the app intuitively. You can manage your tasks in a fun and stress-free manner. ● Backup function With the backup function, you can synchronize data between terminals, Data can be inherited even if the terminal is changed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stream Journal at none against Simple ToDo List & Tasks's shown. Stream Journal also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Simple ToDo List & Tasks's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (628 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stream Journal against 4.8 for Simple ToDo List & Tasks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple ToDo List & Tasks has 628 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Stream Journal's written reviews are positive against 94% of Simple ToDo List & Tasks's.
Stream Journal ships an update every 7 months, Simple ToDo List & Tasks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stream Journal | Simple ToDo List & Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (628 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 93.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 628 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karen Grigorian | Futoshi Niiho |
Customer experience
Stream Journal
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
Bugs and requests
Stream Journal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
Reported bugs
2 issues- Completed tasks not displaying properly
- Occasional screen freezing or white screen
Requested features
4 requests- Add widget support
- Implement iCloud or multi-device sync
- Allow reordering of tasks
- Provide an ad-free paid version
In-app purchases
Stream Journal
No in-app purchases
Simple ToDo List & Tasks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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