Tasks: To Do List & Reminders vs To Do List by Splend Apps
We give Tasks: To Do List & Reminders a 3.2 GPA and To Do List by Splend Apps a 2.8, out of 4.0. Tasks: To Do List & Reminders grades higher on value for money and platforms. To Do List by Splend Apps grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders
Ad-free to-do list and reminder app with color-coded lists
To Do List by Splend Apps
Android task list with widgets, reminders and Google Tasks sync
How we grade them
| 3.2GPATasks: To Do List & RemindersVery good | 2.8GPATo Do List by Splend AppsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APremium is $1.99 to $2.49 a month, or $19.99 to $24.99 a year, as the US App Store lists two prices for each. Even the higher one is under what to-do apps typically start at. It buys sync, cloud backup, shared lists and the web app. Lifetime is $69.99. | 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 | BFree with no ads: lists, sublists, tasks, subtasks, reminders, alarms and widgets. That's a good start. But tags stop at 3, and restoring a manual backup needs a donation or Premium, so the safety net isn't really free. | 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 split into sublists, subtasks, priorities, recurring reminders you can snooze from the notification, a calendar view and a widget. Premium adds lists shared by link. Solid basics. But the listing shows no integrations, so nothing flows in from email or a calendar. | 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 | BSimple by design: make a list, drag things around, tick a task off from its notification. 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 on Premium. But the iPhone app was announced in July 2026, needs iOS 26 or later and is still below version 1.0. There's no desktop app and no integrations. | 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 simple, ad-free to-do list on Android | 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: Tasks: To Do List & Reminders and To Do List by Splend Apps. How we grade
Where they differ
- Tasks: To Do List & Reminders starts at $1.99 per month (the US App Store also lists the monthly plan at $2.49). To Do List by Splend Apps starts at $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown).
- Only Tasks: To Do List & Reminders lists a web app.
- Only Tasks: To Do List & Reminders lists an iOS app.
- Tasks: To Do List & Reminders also covers calendar.
- To Do List by Splend Apps also covers dictation.
At a glance
| Tasks: To Do List & Reminders | To Do List by Splend Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 per month (the US App Store also lists the monthly plan at $2.49) | $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | Free with no ads: lists, sublists, tasks, subtasks, reminders and alarms, widgets and a dark theme, limited to 3 tags. Sync, cloud backup, shared lists and the web app need Premium. | 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
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders
- People who want a simple to-do list on Android with no ads
- Users who organize with color-coded lists and sublists
- Households sharing a shopping list between Premium accounts
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
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders
- Device sync, automatic cloud backup, shared lists and the web app all require Premium.
- The free version is limited to 3 tags, and restoring a manual backup needs a donation or a Premium subscription.
- The vendor's site gives no prices: the US App Store lists two prices each for the monthly and yearly plans, and Google Play shows $0.99 to $69.99 per item.
- The iPhone and iPad app was announced in July 2026, requires iOS 26 or later, and its version numbers are still below 1.0.
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
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders
- Lists, sublists and subtasks
- Lists are color-coded, reordered by drag and drop and can be divided into sublists. Tasks take subtasks, notes, priorities and flags.
- Reminders and alarms
- Tasks can have one-time or recurring notifications and alarms, and a task can be marked done or snoozed from the notification without opening the app.
- Filtered lists, tags and calendar view
- A filtered list gathers every task with a chosen tag, and a calendar view shows tasks by date. The free version allows 3 tags; Premium removes the limit.
- Home screen widget
- A widget mirrors the app on the home screen, so the day's tasks can be seen and a list opened with a tap.
- Sync, backup and web app
- Premium adds device-to-device sync, automatic cloud backup and a web app that runs in any browser. A manual backup to a local file is available in Settings.
- Shared lists
- A Premium user can create a shared list and invite others with a link. The list admin can lock the list against new members or remove a person.
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
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders
Free$0
Lists, sublists, tasks and subtasks, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets and a dark theme, with no ads. Limited to 3 tags.
Monthly subscription$1.99 to $2.49
per month; the US App Store lists two prices
Premium: no caps on lists, tasks or tags, device-to-device sync, automatic cloud backup, shared lists and the web app.
Yearly subscription$19.99 to $24.99
per year; the US App Store lists two prices
The same Premium features billed once a year.
Lifetime upgrade$69.99
one-time purchase
The Premium features unlocked with a single payment instead of a subscription.
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
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders
- Lifetime license
Lifetime upgrade for $69.99
The US App Store lists a one-time Lifetime upgrade at $69.99 as an alternative to the monthly and yearly Premium subscriptions.
- Annual discount
Yearly plan costs less than twelve months
Yearly subscriptions are listed at $19.99 and $24.99 on the US App Store, against $23.88 and $29.88 for twelve months at the two monthly prices.
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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