Comparison

To Do List MinimaList & Widget vs FloatNotes

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

Head to head
About

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

This app helps you organize your life with intuitive to-do lists, reminders, and a schedule planner. It offers customizable themes, shared lists, and widgets for easy task management. Stay productive with its focus timer and smart input features.

Highlights
  • Intuitive and colored lists
  • Customizable themes
  • Shared lists
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Time and location-based reminders
  • Focus Timer (Pomodoro)
  • Cloud syncing
Features
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​MinimaList, a simple productive app featured on App Store home page. It's a to do list, a reminder, a checklist, a schedule planner and a task manager that helps you to get things done, available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac). ----Main Features---- - Intuitive lists: different lists for different purposes - Colored lists: assign different colors to different tasks - Customizable theme: color/pic background & font style/size/color - Shared lists: simplest way to share the same list with others (Share link must be opened in Safari) - Grocery lists: simple shopping list - Widgets: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Reminders: repeated time-based and location-based reminders - Memo & Sub-Task: description and sub-tasks - Smart input: automatically detect time in a phrase and set it as a reminder - Auto-snooze: you can set a reminder auto snooze three times (change the time interval in setting - more option) - Focus Timer: Pomodoro, count down and count up timer, with amazing sound effects - Today Widget: create and complete tasks in Today Widget - Cloud Syncing: same lists for all devices (iPhone,iPad, Mac) - TouchID/FaceID: privacy is protected now - Siri ready: remind me to go shopping at 3 pm on MinimaList - Custom setting: your notification sounds, your font, your background - Calendar syncing: syncing with Apple calendar - Continuous Reminder (Notification action, force touch on your notification - where you snooze a reminder) - Supports iPhone iPad and Mac - Url Scheme supports: to create a task: minimalist://x-callback-url/create?list=valueList&content=valueContent&date=yyyy-mm-dd&time=HH:mm&x-success=valueCallback to open a list: minimalist://x-callback-url/open?list=valueList (valueList is the name of the list, valueContent is the task content, valueList and valueContent must be url encoded first,valueCallback is the callback app's url scheme name) MinimaList, a simple list to solve big problems. Less is More. Terms of Use:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/terms Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/Privacy MinimaList is free but you can also upgrade to Premium for full access to premium features for $0.99 a month or $5.99 a year (price in usd) through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions for Pro account will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

About

FloatNotes

This app allows you to create and sync sticky notes across your Apple devices in real time. It offers customizable note colors and prioritizes user privacy with no trackers or analytics, syncing securely via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Spatial sticky notes
  • Real-time syncing across devices
  • Customizable note colors
  • Privacy-focused with no trackers
  • iCloud sync integration
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro
Features
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FloatNotes is your spatial sticky note app! Keep your reminders close at hand. 5 different note colors to help separate your ideas. Jot down quick memos on a note, or type out a quick note on your iPhone to have it available on all your other devices (Now including Apple Vision Pro) in real time! FloatNotes puts your privacy first - there is no trackers or analytics, your notes are securely synced to other devices via your iCloud account. FloatNotes is a paid app on iPhone & iPad, and available for free on Apple Vision Pro. Privacy Policy: https://swiftfox.co/floatnotes-privacy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

To Do List MinimaList & Widget4 screens
FloatNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: To Do List MinimaList & Widget at Free against FloatNotes's $0.99. To Do List MinimaList & Widget also leads on ratings volume (47K vs 5) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). FloatNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On update cadence and ads 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

To Do List MinimaList & Widget is free to download; FloatNotes costs $0.99 up front. To Do List MinimaList & Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FloatNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

To Do List MinimaList & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To Do List MinimaList & Widget has 47K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

To Do List MinimaList & Widget ships an update weekly, FloatNotes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
To Do List MinimaList & Widget versus FloatNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTo Do List MinimaList & WidgetFloatNotes
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (47K ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings47K — better5
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnerGrowSwift Fox Software LLC

Customer experience

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

All ratings47,461 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews3,119 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.5%

FloatNotes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Issues with syncing and restoring purchases
  • Problems with reordering and rearranging tasks
  • Inconsistent behavior of gestures and navigation
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to create subtasks and nested lists
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Implement better sorting and filtering options
  • Allow bulk deletion of completed tasks
  • Add calendar integration and scheduling features

FloatNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Pay Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Boost Productivity3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime (special offer)$5.99
  • Lifetime Premium (best offer)$5.99
  • Lifetime VIP (50% off)$8.99
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  • Lifetime VIP (50% off)$9.99
  • Lifetime Family$14.99
None

FloatNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is To Do List MinimaList & Widget free?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FloatNotes free?
FloatNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, To Do List MinimaList & Widget or FloatNotes?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget is rated higher. To Do List MinimaList & Widget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47K ratings, while FloatNotes averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do To Do List MinimaList & Widget or FloatNotes have ads?
Neither To Do List MinimaList & Widget nor FloatNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, To Do List MinimaList & Widget or FloatNotes?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget ships an update weekly, and FloatNotes every 5 days. Most recently, To Do List MinimaList & Widget was updated on September 24, 2026 and FloatNotes on September 10, 2026.

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