# Firetask - Task List & Planner — Get done more with Kanban GTD® > Kanban and GTD task management app for enhanced productivity. (iPhone/iPad app by Elemental Tools GmbH.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firetask-task-list-and-planner/id1214628279 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Elemental Tools GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/300357999) - Category: Productivity, Business - Price: $19.99 - Rating: 4.70/5 from 28 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.6 · 17 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Russian - Released: 2017-07-21 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firetask-task-list-and-planner/id1214628279/reviews.md ## What is Firetask? Get done more with Kanban & GTD®. Firetask supports you continuously from capturing your thoughts and managing your personal to-dos, to organizing your projects and focusing on your most important tasks., Firetask uniquely combines Kanban & GTD to boost your productivity to a whole new level. # Capture: Getting It All Out Of Your Head Free your mind for the important things in life and work by easily capturing everything in a single, trusted system. Inbox. Quickly capture everything in your Firetask Inbox. You can easily enrich your task with notes, links and more if needed. A badge count reminds you if your Inbox is not empty. # Clarify: Always Staying in Control Get into the driver's seat and always work on getting your Inbox to zero by deciding what is actionable and what is not. In Focus. If something is actionable simply put it into the "In Focus" list. In Focus lets you keep track of things you want to do today or as soon as possible. Want to do it on a specific date? Set a Start or Due date instead # Organize: Bringing Order into Chaos Turn chaos into order by putting your tasks into context, breaking them down if needed and neatly organizing them in projects and portfolios. Projects & portfolios. By grouping tasks into projects you can put your tasks in a defined order and provide them with additional context. You can also organize related projects into portfolios and define checklists as reusable task list templates # Reflect: Keeping Your System Up-to-Date Weekly reviews ensure that your system stays up-to-date empowering you to achieve more by making informed decisions and focusing on the right things. Kanban. Firetask combines GTD with Kanban in a unique way providing you with unparalleled, clear overviews for reflecting on your tasks. Supported boards are organized by Status, by Categories, by Due and by Start date and by Priorities -- with drag & drop support for fast changes # Engage: Achieving More By Improving Focus Having a clear picture on what is important here and now allows you to achieve more by helping you both focus faster and to stay in the "zone". Today. By showing you all tasks that are "In Focus" as well as tasks that are scheduled for or due today in a single view, Firetask provides you with the big picture on what to focus on today. If you are using the Pomodoro Technique you can even enable a Pomodoro timer for helping you staying focused # Key Features - Intuitive GTD Workflow. Easy, logical navigation based on the major GTD phases: Collect (Capture), Focus, Manage, and Review - Clear Today View. One overview across all your due, scheduled and in focus tasks (in-progress and completed today optional) - Pomodoro® Technique. Configurable support for Pomodoro task estimation with in focus Pomodoros count and Pomodoro timer - Waiting For List. A GTD list for managing all your delegated tasks in one place - practically grouped by assignee - Multiple Kanban Views. Drag & drop Kanban views by status, due and start dates, priorities, and categories - Calendar visualization. Practical Dates view shows monthly calendar overview of your tasks (with due and scheduled modes) - Projects & Portfolios. Comprehensive support for project task lists - complete with progress visualization and optional portfolios - Categories for Context. Unique color and icon-based approach to task and project categories for providing visually rich GTD context - Actions and Checklists. Split complex tasks into smaller actions and save repeatedly used tasks as reusable checklists - Today Widget & Watch App. Practical Today widget and highly focused Apple Watch app providing quick access to Inbox, Today, Upcoming, and Waiting For lists - Integrations & API. Integrated with built-in Calendar and Reminder apps - simple URL scheme-based API - Syncing via iCloud. Transparent syncing via Apple's iCloud - no separate account needed - Privacy by Design. Your tasks stay on your devices and on your iCloud account only ## Key features - Intuitive GTD workflow - Clear Today view - Pomodoro Technique support - Waiting For list - Multiple Kanban views - Project and portfolio organization - Task capture and enrichment ## Recent user reviews (10 of 13) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/firetask-task-list-and-planner/id1214628279/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Don’t buy it *2023-12-13* Not worth the money ### 5/5 — Still think this is the best. *2023-11-25* I’ve tried the usual GTD apps and this is still the best one out there. It has the one feature that I love that none of the others have and that’s the ability to mark a task as in progress. Amazing. One feature I’d love to see is tags. Please add the option to use tags. **Developer response:** Thank you for the nice review. And yes, we are actually working on supporting tags for the next major release of Firetask (will be a free upgrade to existing Firetask 4 owners). ### 4/5 — One of the best Project managers *2021-04-24, version 4.5.4* FireTask is a great way to manage projects. You can approach you task management is so many different ways. I love to use the Kanban view but you can just opt for a regular todo style list. Also, FireTask is very much based around Projects which is perfect for my needs. There are a few things that could be tightened and some things should be added but I believe these are all being worked on. Highly recommended. ### 5/5 — Powerful and flexible *2021-03-06* You can bend this app to work in many ways. I use it to track elements of my in-progress writing, various lists of things, tasks and reminders, and planning. It takes a bit of time and effort to decipher some of the underlying mechanisms, which is partly a testament to its capabilities and partly to understanding how the pieces work together. More power and flexibility than Reminders and Things, but easily supplanting them. Sorry it took me so long to move to Firetask. Highly recommend it. ### 4/5 — Good Task Manager, Getting Better *2020-10-06* I bought firetask a while back (and while the initial purchase prices of the ios & MacOS apps were fairly steep + releases don’t happen super frequently, they usually contain *actual* improvements & I haven’t had to pay any additional amount - it seems like most developers push out updates that are 90% UI ‘updates’ letting bugs fester, features grow stale & then spring a subscription model on you to fund this work... development costs money, paying $4 for an app once is cool, but don’t expect it to do much or evolve much). The recent update seems to have been a pretty necessary one adding start dates (which is a confusing can of worms that blurs the lines between task list & calendar), cleaning up some of the views & such. I have tried to look for an email address to contact the developer directly about a bug I found a whileeee back, but cannot find one so I will lump it in here with suggested improvements: Improvements: 1. FireTask is a very expansive app, which is great, but it can be difficult to remember all the different functionality available to a user if they do something like ‘hold down the add button’ within a ‘specific’ screen. Some general UX streamlining would open the app up to more people I believe (like the addition of viewing the calendar by due vs scheduled - at first I had no idea what that little button did or what it would change...) 2. One of the things I love so much about firetask is that it is a very very very beefy GTD app that actually looks nice AND integrates a calendar that shows events WITH tasks (my favorite has always been 2Do, but the fact that I have to go to a different calendar tucked away in a corner to see what events my tasks may conflict with has always been a very unfortunate deal breaker). This being said it would be nice if the events would show up in the calendar in a way that is more similar to the tasks/depicts the order in which events are due. My guess is the current format was chosen because the calendar is already too big for an iPhone screen - as such it probably makes sense to figure out a way to shrink down the very large screens into a more compact manner (including the kanban view). As for the bug: 1. On the Apple Watch app the buttons haven’t always worked correctly. I’m not sure if any changes have been made (I think there have been some), but a bug still exists with the ‘Today’ button. For me the default menu correctly shows a little ‘1’ in the ‘today’ button right now, but when I click on it the app displays 2 different tasks. It seems as though it is the same as the tasks in the ‘Next’ menu, however they are sorted differently. Hope this helps & that you can resolve it! It’s been bugging me for a while ha ### 4/5 — One Year Later.... *2020-04-27* One Year Later.... FireTask has been busy with updates over the last 12 months. There are significant improvements and additions to the workflow. It's a different world just one year later. Time to revisit FireTask. Dark Mode... Yes and it's very pleasing to the eye. URL Scheme... Yes and it would appear FireTask was one of the first to implement this very useful and powerful function that improves workflow significantly. Flexibility... FireTask has done some very nice fine tuning to it's interface that makes it very logical and easy to use. FireTask has just rejoined my workflow with a zeal. Well done and thank you for your hard work. 8-) ### 5/5 — By far the best GTD To Do List app out there *2020-01-02, version 4.2.1* Absolutely love this app! I have tried pretty much every to do list app out there and fire task pro is the only one that does exactly what I want from a to do list app. From being able to drop in tasks quickly for sorting later in inbox, to being able to see a focused view of all the upcoming tasks, to being able to set up different projects. By far my favourite feature is the review tab that allows me to review all my tasks through either a Kanban style, priority view, or calendar view which I find to be an essential feature. The only thing I’d like to see improve from Firetask Pro is the overall design and animations to just be a bit more tighter and fluid in general. Like for example swiping left or right on tasks can cause a weird stutter in the animation, or swiping on the empty space at the bottom of the screen to be able to swipe through tabs would be cool. ### 5/5 — Just got better! *2019-11-17, version 4.2* My favorite app just got better with dark mode. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Worth every penny! *2018-09-21* I tried many task/todo/kanban management apps and this one is the best I’ve found. I’ve tried bending others into a good GTD workflow but each left me overwhelmed - either with a long list of tasks or with work involved in managing them. Firetask gives me a focused view of my tasks. Is easy to add them, and has plenty of options for tagging. You can even use a Kanban view, though I find Kanban less useful in digital form. The today and next 3 day views are indispensable in keeping me focused on what needs to be done. It can be a little confusing at first, just create some sample items, play with the tagging, and soon you’ll understand what works best for you and how the app works. The iCloud sync works well, so you can stay in sync with the Mac OS counterpart app. Don’t waste your time with other apps, this one has what you need and is smartly designed. ### 3/5 — Ok for Organizing Task and Projects *2018-01-24* This review is a little jaded because of my requirements. What I wanted was an app that can sync with my iOS reminders as they are along with the Tasks that sync from my Outlook and give me a Kanban view of them. This creates a reminders list called “Firetask” on my iPad (it does not sync with “my” reminders or tasks - it creates a new list). I don’t want another list to manage - I want to manage the ones I have. The tasks on my iPad can be synced via cloud with another device but what I wanted was something that took all of my lists and gave me a better view. If you are not looking for what I just described, this works great. For me, I’ll have to go searching again or wait for an update if this is the direction the vendor is going. ## Frequently asked questions about Firetask ### What is the price of Firetask? Firetask is a paid application, available for a one-time purchase of $19.99. ### Does Firetask have ads? No, Firetask does not contain advertisements, offering an uninterrupted user experience. ### What devices does Firetask support? Firetask is compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple Watch devices. ### How often is Firetask updated? The latest version, 4.8.7, was released on September 29, 2025, indicating regular updates to the application. ### What is the age rating for Firetask? Firetask has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ### What is the user rating for Firetask? Firetask has a high user rating of 4.7 stars, based on 28 ratings, suggesting positive user sentiment. ### Can Firetask be used for project management? Yes, Firetask allows you to organize tasks into projects and portfolios, providing context and structure for managing your work. ### Does Firetask integrate with other productivity tools? While specific integrations are not detailed, the app's focus on GTD and Kanban suggests it can complement other productivity workflows. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.8.7 — 2025-09-29 Minor bug fixes and improvements. ### 4.8.3 — 2025-06-11 This update features additional data exporting improvements. ### 4.8.2 — 2025-05-30 This update fixes a data exporting issue. ### 4.8.1 — 2025-05-13 Minor bug fixes and data exporting improvements. ### 4.8 — 2023-10-19 Firetask 4.8 features many practical improvements including: - Improved interactive Focus widget: You can now tick off tasks directly from your home screen (requires iOS 17) - Improved Status Kanban board: We dropped the Someday column and instead introduced a new column for "On Hold" - Confirmation for stopping the Pomodoro timer: No more accidentally stopping a Pomodoro - Optional deletion of imported Reminders: Configure this now easily in the Firetask Settings - Improved sharing messages and links: Improved text structure as well as share link now include also actions - Easier task completion from Apple Watch: A new "Complete" button in the task details replaces the previous context menu In addition, we solved a number of usability issues and minor bugs that have been brought to our attention by our valued users. 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