Comparison

ActionTree vs Ikiru

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

Head to head
About

ActionTree

Organize your life with a dual-view system for managing projects and time. Break down large tasks into smaller steps with notes and reminders, and keep track of events and deadlines in a chronological timeline.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical project creation
  • Task breakdown into steps
  • Notes and photo attachments
  • Chronological event timeline
  • Reminders and event scheduling
  • Project and timeline linking
Features
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ActionTree encompasses what we all need to function efficiently: Management of Projects and management of Time. Both entities are represented by separate but related views - the "Projects" view and the "Timeline" view. A tap on the view title switches between the two. The Projects view enables the user to create hierarchal projects. The Timeline view - a view of reminders and events sorted by time. In the Projects view, you can break your projects down to manageable steps that can be collapsed, expanded, fitted with quick reminders, photos and notes. The Timeline view provides list of reminders and events sorted by time. New reminders and events can be created and edited. Links are provided to correlate between the Projects and the Timeline views.

About

Ikiru

Organize your life with this versatile app for creating lists, taking notes, and setting reminders. It helps you focus on what's important with a beautiful, user-friendly design and powerful features like nested lists and due dates.

Highlights
  • Create nested lists
  • Set due dates and reminders
  • Add photos to list items
  • Sort list items dynamically
  • Sync data via iCloud
  • Protect data with Touch ID/passcode
  • View items on Apple Watch
Features
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Ikiru is a simple but powerful app for making lists, keeping notes and setting reminders. It aims to help you live a productive and meaningful life, by enabling you to focus on the things that are most important to you. IKIRU IS VERSATILE Use it to create to do lists, shopping lists, take notes, store contact information, keep track of books to read, or movies to watch... or anything else you'd want to make a list for. IKIRU IS BEAUTIFUL With a clean and easy to use design, choose from over 2000 icons to assign to your lists. IKIRU IS POWERFUL - create lists within lists - assign a due date and reminder to list items - view all items with a due date in one convenient timeline - add a photo to list items - drag and drop to sort list items, or automatically keep a list sorted alphabetically, by modification date, completion date, and more - easily copy or move items from one list to another - mark items incomplete to return them to their original position in the list (this makes lists easy to reuse) - send a list via email, and the receiver can import your list into their copy of Ikiru - view items with due dates on your Apple Watch IKIRU KEEPS YOUR DATA SAFE - automatically back up and sync lists between iOS devices using iCloud - use Touch ID or a custom passcode to protect your information IKIRU HAS PURPOSE The word "ikiru" (ee-kee-roo) means "to live" in Japanese. It's also the title of an Akira Kurosawa film about a man who decides to do something meaningful with his life. Ikiru (the app) is my attempt at doing something meaningful with my life, and hopefully help others live meaningful and productive lives. IKIRU HAS HISTORY In 2010 I released a list-making app called "Paperless". From busy moms to airplane pilots to people who needed a little help remembering things after suffering a brain injury, Paperless has been used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Ikiru is built upon that legacy - incorporating the best ideas from Paperless, greatly improving upon them, and adding big features that people have requested. IKIRU NEEDS LOVE If you find Ikiru useful, please rate and review it in the App Store. Thank you!

Screenshots

ActionTree2 screens
Ikiru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ActionTree at Free against Ikiru's $4.99. ActionTree also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9). Ikiru's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ActionTree is free to download; Ikiru costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ActionTree holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ikiru has 101 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of ActionTree's written reviews are positive against 54% of Ikiru's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActionTree ships an update every 2 months, Ikiru every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ActionTree versus Ikiru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionTreeIkiru
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better3.9 (101 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews54.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.611.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark GoralJames Rhoades

Customer experience

ActionTree

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Ikiru

All ratings101 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral13.9%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral18.3%
Negative27.5%

Bugs and requests

ActionTree

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ikiru

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reminders not working properly
  • Syncing issues causing data loss
  • Crashes after iOS updates
  • Inability to disable Face ID lock

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more formatting options (bold, italic, etc.)
  • Improve search to allow searching within sublists
  • Provide more customization options for themes and icons
  • Add location-based reminders
  • Implement better backup and restore functionality

In-app purchases

None

ActionTree

No in-app purchases

None

Ikiru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActionTree free?
ActionTree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ikiru free?
Ikiru costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ActionTree or Ikiru?
ActionTree is rated higher. ActionTree averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ikiru averages 3.9 from 101 ratings.
Do ActionTree or Ikiru have ads?
Neither ActionTree nor Ikiru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActionTree or Ikiru?
ActionTree ships an update every 2 months, and Ikiru every 3 weeks. Most recently, ActionTree was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ikiru on November 2, 2026.

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