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To Do List by Splend Apps vs ToDo: Simple ToDo List

We give To Do List by Splend Apps a 2.8 GPA and ToDo: Simple ToDo List a 3.0, out of 4.0. To Do List by Splend Apps grades higher on features. ToDo: Simple ToDo List grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

To Do List by Splend Apps

Android task list with widgets, reminders and Google Tasks sync

Free plan · from $2.99
Full detailssplendapps.com

ToDo: Simple ToDo List

Free, ad-free single to-do list for iPhone, iPad and Android

Free
Full detailsenoiu.com

How we grade them

2.8GPATo Do List by Splend AppsGood3.0GPAToDo: Simple ToDo ListVery good
Value for money
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.
AFree, with no ads, and neither the App Store nor the Google Play listing shows any in-app purchases. There's nothing to buy, so there's nothing to weigh up.
Free plan and trial
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.
AThe complete app is free on iPhone, iPad and Android, with no ads and no paid tier. What you see is all there is, and all of it costs nothing.
Features
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.
CThin by design. One ToDo list, one Done list, search, long-press reordering and a ZIP backup. That's the whole app. The developer's feature list mentions no due dates, reminders, subtasks or sharing, so it's a checklist, not a planner.
Ease of use
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.
BPress plus, type, tick. A few settings choose what a tap does and whether new items land at the top or the bottom. Nothing to learn here. There's no rating on record to go by, though, so it stops at a B.
Platforms and 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.
CiPhone, iPad and Android, so phones and tablets only. There's no Mac, Windows or web version and no integrations. No sync is described either: moving between devices means the manual ZIP backup, and restoring overwrites what's there.
Best fora plain Android task list with widgetsone plain checklist and nothing else

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: To Do List by Splend Apps and ToDo: Simple ToDo List. How we grade

Where they differ

  • To Do List by Splend Apps starts at $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown). ToDo: Simple ToDo List is free.
  • Only ToDo: Simple ToDo List lists an iOS app.
  • To Do List by Splend Apps also covers dictation.
In commonFree planAndroidTasks

At a glance

To Do List by Splend AppsToDo: Simple ToDo List
PricingFree planFree
Starts at$2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown)Free
Free planFree to download and use, with ads: task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, home screen widgets, voice entry and two-way sync with Google Tasks.The whole app is free with no ads, and neither the App Store nor the Google Play listing shows any in-app purchases.
Free trialNone listedNone listed
iOS
Android
Made bySplend Appsenoiu
Price read fromplay.google.comenoiu.com
CheckedOct 9, 2026Oct 9, 2026

Who each one suits

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

ToDo: Simple ToDo List

  • People who want one plain checklist and nothing more
  • Anyone avoiding ads, accounts and in-app purchases
  • Users who prefer an app that declares it collects no data

Worth knowing

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.

ToDo: Simple ToDo List

  • The developer's feature list covers a single ToDo list and a Done list; it mentions no due dates, reminders, subtasks or sharing.
  • No sync or account is described: moving data between devices relies on the manual ZIP backup and restore, and restoring overwrites existing data.
  • It is for phones and tablets: the store listings cover iPhone, iPad and Android, with no Mac, Windows or web version.
  • The App Store listing gives English and Japanese as the only languages.

Key features

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.

ToDo: Simple ToDo List

Separate ToDo and Done lists
Open items and completed items are kept in separate ToDo and Done lists, and a trash button at the top of the Done list deletes every completed item at once.
Add, edit and reorder
Items are added with the plus button and edited or deleted from a menu icon beside each one. A long press reorders the list, and reordering can be switched off.
Search
A search function, added in version 2.1.1 according to the App Store version history, finds items in the list.
List behavior settings
Settings choose what a tap on an item does (check, edit or nothing), whether new items are added at the top or bottom of the list, and whether checkboxes are used at all.
Backup and restore
Version 4.0 added a backup that writes the data to a ZIP file you can share to other apps or services, and a restore that replaces the current data from such a file.
Dark mode and theme colors
The appearance can be changed with a dark mode and a choice of theme colors, on a layout the developer says is based on Material Design.

Plans

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.

ToDo: Simple ToDo List

  • Free$0

    The complete app for iPhone, iPad and Android, with no ads and no in-app purchases listed.

Ways to pay less

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.

ToDo: Simple ToDo List

No public discounts listed.

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