The LifeUp Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about LifeUp in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
LifeUp
The Insider’s Guide
Gamified to-do list and habit tracker for Android
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among to-do list apps, read from LifeUp’s own pages.
Made by LifeUp Teams · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from LifeUp’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on LifeUp’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 6 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade
LifeUp is a to-do list and habit tracker for Android that borrows its reward system from role-playing games. Completing tasks earns experience points and coins, which raise skills you define and buy rewards from a shop you stock yourself, with achievements, loot boxes and crafting layered on top. It is sold as a one-time purchase, keeps its data on the device and works offline.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about LifeUp, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and its own documentation warns that all that customising means setup and learning take time.
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Best for turning your to-do list into an RPG on Android
It's Android only, there's no sync between devices, and its own docs warn setup takes time.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at $4.99 one-time purchase on Google Play.
- 3
You can try it first
7-day free trial of the standalone version from GitHub; a Google or Facebook login is required
- 4
It runs on Android
Android.
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Tasks and habits with rewards
One-off to-dos and repeating habits earn experience points and coins when completed, and a missed deadline can cost experience or coins at a rate you set.
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Custom attributes and skills
You define your own skills, such as fitness or writing, attach tasks to them and level them up as experience accumulates.
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Shop, loot boxes and crafting
Coins buy rewards you define in a personal shop, such as a 30-minute break. Items can be set up as loot boxes with random rewards or combined through crafting recipes.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 6 of 123
That is against the other to-do list apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Your call
A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.
LifeUp at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $4.99 one-time purchase on Google Play
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of the standalone version from GitHub; a Google or Facebook login is required
- Runs on
- Android
- Made by
- LifeUp Teams
- Category
- To-Do List Apps
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for turning your to-do list into an RPG on Android
LifeUp turns a to-do list into a game: tasks pay out experience and coins that level up skills you define and buy rewards from a shop you stock. It's $4.99 once with no ads, but there's nothing free on Google Play, and the only trial is a GitHub build that needs a Google or Facebook login. It's Android only, there's no sync between devices, and its own docs warn setup takes time.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | $4.99 once for every feature, with no ads, no subscription and nothing sold inside the app. A year on this category's middle subscription is about $48, so you're paying a tenth of that, forever. It's also bundled with Google Play Pass. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Nothing free on Google Play. The only way to look first is a 7-day trial of a standalone build from GitHub, which wants a Google or Facebook login but no card. A week is enough to decide, just about. |
| Features | C | The game layer is complete: tasks and habits that pay out experience and coins, skills you define, a shop, loot boxes, crafting, achievements and a Pomodoro timer. The plain to-do work has holes, though, with no sync between devices, only backups, and reminders that may need extra background settings on some phones. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and its own documentation warns that all that customising means setup and learning take time. You're not making a list so much as designing an economy: skills, prices, loot tables. |
| Platforms and integrations | D | One operating system: Android. No web, desktop or iPhone version, and the makers send iPhone users to a separate app, ulives, which is bought separately. There is a documented API for automation, and backups to Google Drive, Dropbox or WebDAV. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who LifeUp is for
- Fits if coins and levels would get you through your tasks
- Works for Android users who'd rather pay $4.99 once than subscribe
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you have an iPhone or want it on a computer, as it's Android only and ulives for iOS is a separate purchase
- Not for you if you want to open an app and just type a task, since its docs warn setup and learning take time
- Tight if you want the same list on two devices, because there's no sync, only backups
- Watch out: the only trial is a 7-day GitHub build that needs a Google or Facebook login
- Watch out: reminders and the Pomodoro timer may need extra background settings on some phones
Good to know
Good for
- Android users who want a to-do list with RPG-style rewards
- People who want to design their own reward system
- Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription
- Tinkerers who want an API and local data exports
Worth knowing
- Android only: there is no web, desktop or iOS version. The makers point iOS users to a separate app, ulives, which is bought separately.
- It is a paid download on Google Play. The 7-day trial is a standalone APK from GitHub that needs a Google or Facebook login.
- The documentation warns that the depth of customization means initial setup and learning take some time.
- Reminders and the Pomodoro timer may need extra background-running settings on some phones.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$4.99 one-time
To start
LifeUp is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 one-time purchase on Google Play.
It's also bundled with Google Play Pass.
LifeUp Pro
$4.99
one-time purchase
Lifetime access to every feature with no ads and no subscription. The vendor says no features are sold as in-app purchases.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of the standalone version from GitHub; a Google or Facebook login is required
Read from play.google.com on Oct 6, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Other savings
Included with Google Play Pass
Google Play Pass subscribers can download LifeUp at no extra cost and use every feature for as long as the subscription is active.
Stated on docs.lifeupapp.fun
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Place it runs: Android
Gamified to-do list and habit tracker for Android. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, local-first, one-time purchase, public API, tasks, Pomodoro timer, habit tracking.
No web, desktop or iPhone version, and the makers send iPhone users to a separate app, ulives, which is bought separately.
- Tasks and habits with rewards
- One-off to-dos and repeating habits earn experience points and coins when completed, and a missed deadline can cost experience or coins at a rate you set.
- Custom attributes and skills
- You define your own skills, such as fitness or writing, attach tasks to them and level them up as experience accumulates.
- Shop, loot boxes and crafting
- Coins buy rewards you define in a personal shop, such as a 30-minute break. Items can be set up as loot boxes with random rewards or combined through crafting recipes.
- Achievements
- Dozens of built-in achievements are joined by custom ones that track task completions, levels and item usage counts automatically.
- Pomodoro timer
- A built-in Pomodoro timer hands out a virtual tomato after each session, which can be exchanged for experience, coins or other items.
- Offline storage, backups and API
- Data stays on the device and the app works offline. Backups go to exported files, WebDAV, Google Drive or Dropbox, and a documented API supports automation.
Where it runs
- Android
What it works with
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- WebDAV
LifeUp is made by LifeUp Teams.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
6/123
Other to-do list apps it is graded above
LifeUp's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 69 of 123) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 124 to-do list apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. LifeUp’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 69 of 123
- CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 123
- CFeaturesAbove 8 of 123
- CEase of useAbove 10 of 123
- DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 123
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.
You could make the core of LifeUp for yourself: tasks, habit tracking and Pomodoro timer. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $4.99, paid once, it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could make
- Tasks, habit tracking and Pomodoro timer: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Google Drive, Dropbox and WebDAV among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. LifeUp’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Habitica, TickTick, Todoist, Tasks.org and HabitNow
The 5 tools LifeUp is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.4GPA
Habitica
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Habit and task tracker that works like a role-playing game.
- Habitica has a free plan. LifeUp does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Habitica lists a web app.
- Only Habitica lists an iOS app.
- 3.4GPA
TickTick
Free plan · from $49.99/yr
To-do list with a calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro timer built in.
- TickTick has a free plan. LifeUp does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only TickTick lists a web app.
- Only TickTick lists macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS apps.
- 2.8GPA
Todoist
Free plan · from $5/mo
Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry.
- Todoist has a free plan. LifeUp does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Todoist lists a web app.
- Only Todoist lists macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS apps.
- 3.4GPA
Tasks.org
Free plan · from $0.99/yr
Open-source Android to-do list with CalDAV and Google Tasks sync.
- Tasks.org has a free plan. LifeUp does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Tasks.org lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- LifeUp can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.8GPA
HabitNow
Free plan · from $0.99 one-time
Android habit tracker and to-do list with a one-time upgrade.
- HabitNow has a free plan. LifeUp does not, though it has a free trial.
- LifeUp also covers Pomodoro timer.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is LifeUp free?
No, LifeUp is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial of the standalone version from GitHub; a Google or Facebook login is required.
How much does LifeUp cost?
LifeUp lists one plan. LifeUp Pro: $4.99 one-time purchase.
What platforms does LifeUp work on?
LifeUp is available on Android.
Does LifeUp offer any discounts?
LifeUp publicly lists the following: Included with Google Play Pass.
Does LifeUp have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. LifeUp is listed for Android.
Does LifeUp have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. LifeUp is listed for Android.
Is LifeUp open source?
LifeUp is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Does LifeUp work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Does LifeUp have an API?
Yes. LifeUp offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does LifeUp integrate with?
LifeUp's listing names Google Drive, Dropbox and WebDAV. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes LifeUp?
LifeUp is made by LifeUp Teams.
What are the alternatives to LifeUp?
The closest alternatives to LifeUp in our directory are Habitica, TickTick, Todoist, Tasks.org and HabitNow.
How does LifeUp compare with other to-do list apps?
LifeUp's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 20.
Could I make my own version of LifeUp?
A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from LifeUp’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from LifeUp's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-25.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by LifeUp Teams. Prices change, so check lifeup.ulives.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- LifeUp, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/lifeup
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what LifeUp’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. LifeUp is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by LifeUp Teams. Prices and plans change: check lifeup.ulives.io before you buy.