BetterKeeper vs Sorted 3: hyper-scheduling meets the full picture
BetterKeeper
Tasks, projects, notes, sharing, and time tracking in one native Apple app — one subscription covering iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Sorted 3
A hyper-scheduling specialist. Auto Schedule rearranges your day around what fits, and Magic Select makes bulk edits fast. Deep on timing, light on everything else.
Feature comparison
| BetterKeeper | Sorted 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Task management | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Auto-scheduling the day | ✗ Manual priorities & due dates | ✓ Auto Schedule |
| Projects with progress | ✓ Yes, with templates | ✗ Lists and tags |
| Built-in notes | ✓ Rich notes, standalone & attached | ✗ Notes field per task |
| Time tracking | ✓ Built-in timers | ✗ Not available |
| Sharing & collaboration | ✓ Shared projects with chat | ✗ Single-user |
| iCloud sync | ✓ Included | Pro upgrade required |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Mac, CarPlay | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Free tier | ✗ 30-day free trial instead | ✓ Basics free, no sync |
| Pricing | $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr, all platforms | One-time Pro: $14.99 iOS + $24.99 Mac |
Where they really differ
Work lives in projects that persist for weeks — a client engagement, a renovation, a launch — each with its own tasks, notes, files, and progress. The Today view surfaces what's due; you decide the order.
Auto Schedule is the star: give tasks a duration and Sorted lays the day out for you, reshuffling when things slip. It's the fastest way to fill a timeline. What it doesn't do is give long-running work a home beyond lists and tags.
Everything is included — sync, attachments, sharing, time tracking, widgets, CarPlay. One price, one tier, all three platforms. Free for 30 days with no card, then $4.99/month or $29.99/year.
The free version is a genuine try-before-you-buy, but iCloud sync, Auto Schedule, attachments, and backup all sit behind Pro — bought separately per platform at $14.99 on iOS and $24.99 on Mac. Pay once, though: no subscription.
Start a timer on any task with one tap. Sessions total up per task and per project, so a week's client work is already summarized when it's time to invoice.
Sorted schedules how long you intend something to take, but doesn't record how long it actually took. There's no timer and no time log, so billable work needs a separate tracker alongside it.
Share a project with a partner or a collaborator and everyone sees updates live, with chat attached to the project. The shopping list and the product launch use the same mechanism.
Sorted is built around one person's schedule and has no sharing or collaboration. That keeps it focused, but nothing in it can be handed to a spouse or a teammate.
Which one is right for you?
You need one app for tasks, project notes, tracked hours, and shared lists — and you'd rather pay once a year for everything across iPhone, iPad, and Mac than unlock features per platform.
Time-blocking is your whole method and you want the machine to do it. Auto Schedule has no real equivalent anywhere else, and the one-time price is attractive if you only need it on one platform.