Finally! A Productivity App I will stick with
Data gone
Interesting...
Unacceptable Update After a Year of Use
That is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. Removing or locking features is bad enough, but wiping user data is a SERIOUS breach of trust. I had been using this app because it was simple, private, and offline. Now it feels like the developer pushed a completely different product without warning and left existing users to deal with the damage.
VERY disappointed. I would NOT recommend updating or relying on this app unless the developer explains what happened, fixes this immediately, and gives existing users a fair way forward.
Datum Àndert sich
Near constant harassment for upsells
Project plan
Billing is messed up
Schöne App!
Glad It Has Improved
Nope
No long-form description or text field by default
I finally figured out how to get it to do what I want, sort of, but having a long-form text field in the main task window should be a default, not something that takes me ten minutes of frustration and unfruitful web searches to stumble into.
Furthermore, even when you add a Text or Description field, it will not appear when you create the task. Instead, you have to create the task, which closes the dialog, then reopen it to add the Description. You also have to manually add the field for every project you create. There isnât a global way to make it work. Stupid!
I wouldnât be so harsh in my review if I hadnât foolishly paid for the Task Plus version. I wish I had not purchased this app. I will never use it.
Lifetime subscription gone
I am not able to use the plus benefits and this has been a very disappointing experience
Response from developer
Thank you so much for reaching out and for supporting Tasks with a lifetime purchase. I sincerely apologize for the frustration youâve experienced. Iâm glad you took the time to contact us via email, and weâre happy to have been able to resolve this issue for you. We appreciate your patience and would greatly appreciate it if you could update your review to reflect the correction. Stay Productive, Mustafa.
Kundenservice
Response from developer
Vielen Dank, freut mich sehr zu hören! - Mustafa
Not syncing between device, forcing me to pay annual plans or other plans
Response from developer
Thanks a lot for sticking with the app for so long and for upgrading Vince! Iâm genuinely sorry to hear that your experience with syncing and billing has been so frustrating. There was an issue in the update, and weâve fixed it since then! Thanks for sending the email, and Iâm glad we could resolve this issue for you. If you could correct the review to reflect the resolution, it would mean a lot to us! Stay productive, Mustafa
Getting better
Wonât let me delete
Layout
Notifications donât work and recurring tasks donât work properly
Very confusing and hard to use
It has a weird organizational scheme so everything has to be part of a larger project. So if you want to add laundry to the list, you have to come up with a larger "project" folder to put it in. This means that you can never just put something on your to do lists.
Categories/tags are separate from projects. Itâs not clear how you would use this (given that you already have sub-tasks when creating a project, and can prioritize both tasks and sub-tasks, but nevertheless the tags are there - you just shouldnât rely on them.
When you finally figure this out and create clear list of task and sub-tasks, organized by priority and due date (a proxies which takes some time), the app will (seemingly at random, modify the status of some of those tasks so they are listed as "in progress." It will then list duplicate versions of those task asks on your list, without regard for how you prioritized them. If you try to modify the rules and move some of them back to "to do," rather than "in progress," it will delete the tasks altogether. You cannot retrieve a deleted task, so youâll have to start again from scratch.
Youâre better off using paper and a pen, or just the notes app on your phone. You wonât get reminders or the same organizational structure, but nothing will get automatically deleted, and you wonât be required to organize your tasks in a nonsensical structure and just adds more confusion.
Response from developer
Hello, thank you for taking the time to write this out so clearly. I can sense the effort you put into trying to make the app work for you, and I sincerely apologize that it turned into a frustrating experience instead. Youâre right in pointing out that Tasks has a strong project-first structure. While this design works well for some users, it can feel unintuitive if you prefer to quickly jot down standalone tasks like âlaundryâ without considering a larger context. Your feedback is valid, and Iâm actively re-evaluating the app to better support both lightweight and structured workflows. Your points about tags, task status changes, and unexpected deletions are particularly important. Some of these behaviors were introduced as bugs in recent updates (I am already fixing them), while others have highlighted genuine UX gaps where the app didnât behave predictably or provide clear explanations. I take full responsibility for these issues. Tasks may not be the right fit for everyone today, and I respect that. However, feedback like yours directly influences the appâs future direction, and my goal is to make it work for a broader range of users. If youâre open to it, Iâd greatly appreciate continuing this conversation at tasks@msquarelabs.com. Iâm not trying to convince you, but rather to learn from your experience and ensure that similar issues donât recur. Thank you once again for being honest and taking the time to share your feedback. Have a productive day, Mustafa
