# Task Compass for Reminders — Pairwise Prioritization

> Pairwise Prioritization (iPhone/iPad app by Maciej Blizinski.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/task-compass-for-reminders/id6751583914 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Maciej Blizinski](https://appshunter.io/developer/1767852387)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish, Thai, Ukrainian
- Released: 2025-10-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-18

## What is Task Compass for Reminders?

Task Compass is for you if:
- Have long to-do lists
- Need to choose what to work on next
- Want to keep the important task on top of list
- Want top task on the lock screen

This isn’t for you if you need complex project hierarchies, dependencies, or time tracking.

Task Compass prioritizes your tasks by asking you to compare two tasks. "Which task is more important?" The app finds and displays your top priority, in-app, in a widget, in a live activity, and in a lock screen widget.

Always in sync with Apple Reminders.

No new accounts. Your data lives on your phone and in your iCloud account.

Terms of Use: Standard Apple Terms (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

## Is Task Compass for Reminders safe?

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Task Compass for Reminders has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Task Compass for Reminders is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.12.0 — 2026-10-14

# Added

Workspace Review: re-establish your #1 task using only fresh comparisons, so older ones don't weigh on the result. Start it from the overflow menu of a Compass workspace, Today or Tomorrow.

Why is this task on top? Tap the small "i" next to the top task's due date to see the comparisons behind its rank. Swipe a row to delete a comparison you disagree with.

More widget sizes: the Today widget now supports the circular Lock Screen accessory and the extra-large Home Screen sizes.

Undo when you complete a task from the Home Screen widget.

"Remove from Today" / "Remove from Tomorrow" as a left-swipe action on the other-tasks list.

The move-to-list menu groups lists that share a name prefix and shows each list's color.

New Reminder picks a smarter default list in Workspaces, Today and Tomorrow.

# Improved

Far fewer comparisons when you work through tasks one by one. In simulations, 12 reminders needed 31% fewer comparisons and 30 reminders needed 63% fewer.

Widgets adapt better to tinted, Lock Screen, Always-On, StandBy and CarPlay modes.

Widget due dates are shorter, and overdue dates are red.

The Deadlines widget shows the first line of each reminder's notes when you have three or fewer deadlines.

# Fixed

The widget no longer opens its own iCloud sync connection. This is meant to prevent sync problems when the widget is installed.

Comparisons made in the Lock Screen widget or Live Activity are now recognized on your other devices.

Comparison cleanup: cycles are removed automatically, your newest comparison is no longer overridden by older ones, and comparisons against deleted tasks are cleaned up.

In the Reassess sheet, deleting one comparison no longer hides others or deletes several at once.

Closing an untouched New Reminder form no longer asks "Discard Changes?".

Undo and Redo are shared across Today, Tomorrow and Compass.

The widget no longer says "No tasks to show" right after you complete a task.

### 1.11.0 — 2026-09-08

A new, more accurate prioritization algorithm
Recurring reminders
An in-app “I can’t start” troubleshooter
Per-row comparison estimates in Plan Today/Tomorrow
A “Tasks for later today” section on the Today screen
Live iCloud sync without restarting the app

### 1.10.0 — 2026-07-24

Bulk actions: select multiple tasks to complete, delete, reschedule, move, or reassess them all at once.

Lock Screen widget: see your top-priority task without unlocking your phone. During an active comparison, the inline widget shows how many comparisons remain, and the rectangular widget lets you tap to record a winner. Tap the circle next to the top task to mark it complete. Tap again within 5 seconds to undo.

Custom reschedule: pick any date and time from a calendar and time picker, not just the preset options.

Thai and Ukrainian translations added.

Prioritization fixes: resolved several cases where the top task was hidden behind a prompt it didn't need, where a task appeared in the #1 slot before its ranking was confirmed, where two tasks tied for the last spot showed in an arbitrary order, and where comparing the same two tasks twice caused Today to go blank.

Other fixes: relative date labels (Today, Tomorrow, This Weekend) now translate correctly; completing a recurring reminder from its detail screen now closes reliably; force-quitting no longer spawns a duplicate Live Activity; the app now remembers the last list you added a reminder to; notes edits can no longer be silently overwritten by a background refresh.

### 1.9 — 2026-07-07

Undo and Redo for task actions: complete a task, record a comparison, change K, reassess, move, or schedule/unschedule, then undo it. Toolbar buttons show the action name; Cmd+Z works on macOS.

Multiple named Workspaces in the Compass tab. Each workspace has its own name, description, and priority count. Today and Tomorrow remain independent tabs with their own list selections.

Deadlines widget: medium/large Home Screen widget shows your Deadlines list sorted by time remaining, with compact labels like "2h" or "1d ovd".

Compare tasks and mark done from the Home Screen widget or Lock Screen. The Live Activity and widget show tappable comparison buttons, no need to open the app.

Live Activity for task focus: start a session from the Today toolbar to see your top task on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.

Priority Health in Settings → Maintenance: finds comparison cycles, buried tasks, and weak-king candidates in your priority graph.

Top task row redesigned to match the detail view: urgency bars, list menu, due-date button, and tappable title. Overdue stripe now appears on all ranked rows.

French language support.

Bug fixes: 100% CPU on macOS caused by an EventKit notification loop; list selection load estimate now matches the workspace's filtering.

### 1.8 — 2026-05-27

Cross-device sync is now reliable. priorities you build on iPhone are fully honored on Mac, and vice versa.

Several bugs fixed: ranked list order is now consistent between launches, the Prioritize button no longer gets stuck, and deleted tasks are properly shown for cleanup in Reassess.

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