Reminders: Todo List & Notes vs To Do List by Splend Apps
We give Reminders: Todo List & Notes a 3.4 GPA and To Do List by Splend Apps a 2.8, out of 4.0. Reminders: Todo List & Notes grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Reminders: Todo List & Notes
Private to-do list and reminders app with a calendar view
To Do List by Splend Apps
Android task list with widgets, reminders and Google Tasks sync
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAReminders: Todo List & NotesVery good | 2.8GPATo Do List by Splend AppsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APremium is $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year, about half what paid to-do apps typically start at. It buys sync across Android, iOS and the web, plus automatic encrypted backup. You can pay once too, though the App Store lists Lifetime at both $49.99 and $69.99 without saying why. | BThe only price on the US Google Play listing is a $2.99 in-app purchase, and the listing doesn't say what it unlocks or how it's billed. Small money either way. But we can't call a price good without knowing what it buys, so a B. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree with no adverts and no cap on lists, tasks or tags. Reminders, alarms, widgets, custom filters and themes are all in. Most people with one phone could stay here for good. What you don't get is sync or automatic backup. | AFree to download and use, and the free app does the lot: task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, widgets, voice entry and Google Tasks sync. Most people could stay. The trade is ads, which the Google Play listing flags. |
| Features | BColor-coded lists, tags, priorities, repeating reminders that can ring as alarms, a calendar view and custom filters like high priority due in the next 7 days. Solid basics. But the listing shows no integrations at all, and no desktop app. | BLists, repeating tasks, all-day or by-the-hour dates, reminders that can speak aloud, a counter widget and a resizable list widget. You can add tasks by voice or in a batch. Solid basics. But sync relies on Google Tasks, and the listing describes no other backup. |
| Ease of use | BA quick-add bar skips the detail screen, and you reorder by dragging. It's an app you install and use. There's no rating on record to go by, so it stops at a B. | BA Quick Task Bar, voice entry and predefined lists to start from make it quick to get going. It's an app you install and use. There's no rating on record to go by, so it stops at a B. |
| Platforms and integrations | BAndroid, iPhone and iPad, plus a web app if you pay for Premium. That covers most pockets. But there's no desktop app, the listing shows nothing it connects to, and the resizable home screen widgets are an Android thing. | DAndroid only. The vendor's site lists no iOS, web or desktop version. The one bridge out is two-way sync with Google Tasks, so your tasks can show up wherever Google Tasks does. |
| Best for | a plain, ad-free reminders app on your phone | a plain Android task list with widgets |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Reminders: Todo List & Notes and To Do List by Splend Apps. How we grade
Where they differ
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes starts at $1.99 per month. To Do List by Splend Apps starts at $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown).
- Only Reminders: Todo List & Notes lists a web app.
- Only Reminders: Todo List & Notes lists an iOS app.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes also covers notes and calendar.
- To Do List by Splend Apps also covers dictation.
At a glance
| Reminders: Todo List & Notes | To Do List by Splend Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 per month | $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | Free: no adverts, unlimited lists, tasks and tags, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets, custom filters, themes and a manual local backup. | Free to download and use, with ads: task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, home screen widgets, voice entry and two-way sync with Google Tasks. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Pocket Brilliance Limited | Splend Apps |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | play.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Reminders: Todo List & Notes
- People who want a plain reminders app with no adverts
- Android users who rely on home screen widgets and alarms
- Buyers who would pay once for sync instead of subscribing
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Android users who want a plain task list with reminders
- People who already keep their tasks in Google Tasks
- Anyone who relies on home screen widgets to see what is due
Worth knowing
Reminders: Todo List & Notes
- The web app, automatic cloud backup and sync between devices all need Premium.
- The vendor's site gives no prices and points to the in-app upgrade screen; the prices here are from the US App Store listing.
- The App Store lists two Lifetime upgrade purchases, at $49.99 and $69.99, without saying how they differ.
- There is no desktop app: on a computer the only option is the Premium web app.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Android only: the vendor's site lists it as an Android app on Google Play, with no iOS, web or desktop version.
- The app contains ads, and Google Play lists one in-app purchase at $2.99 without saying what it unlocks.
- Syncing relies on Google Tasks; the listing describes no other sync or backup service.
Key features
Reminders: Todo List & Notes
- Lists, tags and priorities
- Tasks are grouped into color-coded lists and can carry a priority, a star, tags and notes. Items are reordered by drag and drop, and a quick-add bar skips the detail screen.
- Notifications and alarms
- A reminder fires once or on a recurring schedule such as daily or weekly, and can arrive as a notification or as an alarm.
- Built-in and custom filters
- Today, All, Starred and Calendar lists come built in. Custom filters combine criteria, for example high-priority reminders due in the next 7 days, or every task with a given tag.
- Calendar view and widgets
- A calendar view shows tasks by day. On Android, resizable home screen widgets display any list or one day of the calendar.
- Premium backup, sync and web app
- Premium backs data up to the cloud automatically, syncs phones and tablets across Android and iOS, and opens the same lists in a browser.
- Privacy and manual backup
- The vendor says data is encrypted on the device, in transit and in the cloud and is never shared or sold. A Backup/Restore option in Settings saves a local file.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Task lists
- Tasks are grouped into lists, with predefined lists to start from, and an action can be applied to several selected tasks at once.
- Recurring tasks and flexible dates
- The app supports repeating tasks, tasks with no due date, all-day tasks and tasks set for a specific hour of the day.
- Notifications
- Reminders can use sound, vibration and the phone's built-in speech synthesizer, and a status bar component keeps upcoming tasks in the notification area.
- Home screen widgets
- An icon widget can show a counter of today's and overdue tasks, and a resizable list widget displays upcoming tasks.
- Google Tasks sync
- Two-way synchronization with Google Tasks keeps the lists in step with a Google account.
- Quick entry
- Tasks can be added by voice, from a Quick Task Bar, in a batch mode for entering many at once, or from the clipboard and Android's share menu.
Plans
Reminders: Todo List & Notes
Free$0
Unlimited lists, tasks and tags, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets, custom filters and themes, with no adverts.
Monthly subscription$1.99
per month
Premium: the web app, automatic encrypted cloud backup and sync between devices on Android, iOS and the web.
Yearly subscription$19.99
per year
The same Premium features billed once a year.
Lifetime upgrade$49.99
one-time purchase
Premium paid once. The App Store lists two Lifetime upgrade purchases, at $49.99 and $69.99, without explaining the difference.
To Do List by Splend Apps
Free$0
Task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, widgets, voice entry and Google Tasks sync. The Google Play listing marks the app as containing ads.
In-app purchase$2.99
per item; billing basis not shown on Google Play
The only in-app purchase price on the US Google Play listing. The listing does not say what it unlocks.
Ways to pay less
Reminders: Todo List & Notes
- Annual discount
Yearly subscription costs about 16% less
The App Store lists the monthly subscription at $1.99 and the yearly one at $19.99, against $23.88 for twelve monthly payments.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime upgrade from $49.99
Premium can be bought once in place of a subscription. The App Store lists Lifetime upgrade purchases at $49.99 and $69.99.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Other savings
Included with Google Play Pass
The Google Play listing says Play Pass subscribers get the app free of ads and in-app purchases.
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