Comparison

Task Office lite vs Mindlist

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Task Office lite

Organize your daily tasks, projects, and contacts with this comprehensive GTD organizer. Plan your day, track project progress, and manage team collaborations. Syncs with your existing calendars for seamless scheduling.

Highlights
  • Daily task and project planning
  • Contact and relationship management
  • GTD methodology organization
  • Calendar synchronization (iCloud, Google, Exchange)
  • Team management and collaboration
  • Visualized daily, weekly, monthly calendar views
  • Progress tracking for projects
Features
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Task Office is the best of ever existing GTD, to do lists, projects and contacts management apps. Manage both simple and complex projects, to do lists without any difficulties and focus on the final result. Manage your contacts and relationships, schedule your time and succeed. Planning & Performing • Start scheduling each new day on Home screen. Here you will find your current projects and to dos: a timeline with tasks you have planned for today and outline of upcoming tasks. Home screen allows you to focus only on current tasks, planned for today, and not to get lost in plenty of other planned tasks. You can plan your day directly from Home screen creating new tasks, projects, contacts and companies Quick & Easy navigation • Reach any project, task, to do list or contact in seconds. Task Office is designed in a way that will allow you to navigate within app screens just in one tap • Organize your tasks by categories, projects or priorities and make a logic order of all your plans Detailed GTD • Add all important details to get things done: choose tasks category, status, priority and set dates • Assign tasks to people by choosing a person from all existing contacts • Add locations to each task and project • Make all your information categorized – assign special categories for easy filtering and browsing through tasks and projects Comprehensive GTD Tab • All tasks are organized according to GTD methodology (by D. Allen) • Add tasks of different types: - ToDo – tasks with duration of several days - Appointment – assign task duration accurate to minutes - Email/Call – short task for making calls or sending emails to any user Alerts • Use double alert and let the program remind you what is next to be done Tracking project progress • Track the progress of your projects and to do lists by viewing the pipeline: view the percentage of work performed and how many tasks still need to be done • Check out everyone who is involved in project: view the list of contacts involved in the project Managing your team • Create new contacts and companies; add all the important information about your contact or company. Either you can import existing contact from your iOS device Address Book • Send e-mails directly from Contacts Screen • Group your contacts creating your Private Lists, so that you can easily monitor their productivity and track task implementation. Save each Private list and refer back to easily Visualized Calendar • Task Office calendar allows you to focus on what is important in your timeline. See your planed To Dos, Appointments, Emails/Calls to get things done in time • View calendar by day, week or month • Add tasks directly to the Calendar by Tap&Hold • Change tasks duration or Start and Due Dates simply Drag&Drop Calendar Syncing • Task Office syncs with Calendars (iCloud, Google Calendar, Exchange, Yahoo, Outlook) and you will not miss anything checking out due dates iCloud Sync • Sync your information – tasks, projects, contacts, etc. – between your devices Repeating tasks • Add repeated tasks, choosing recurrences frequency Set goals and achieve them. Become a part of Task Office team today!

About

Mindlist

This app helps you manage your daily schedule and tasks with a minimalist interface. It offers features like reminders, calendar visualization, and customizable task lists to boost productivity without distractions.

Highlights
  • No ads
  • Customizable task lists
  • Reminders for appointments
  • Calendar visualization
  • Simple and fast task entry
  • Dark mode
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Mindlist is a simple, beautiful, and powerful to-do list app designed to help you stay focused, organized, and in control of your day. Plan your tasks, manage your schedule, create checklists, set reminders, and organize everything that matters — without unnecessary complexity. Whether you are managing work, study, errands, personal goals, chores, or daily routines, Mindlist gives you a calm and minimal space to keep everything clear. No complicated setup. No clutter. No ads. Just your tasks, your plans, and a simple way to get things done. Mindlist is built for everyday productivity. Add a task in seconds, set a date, create a reminder, organize your lists, and see what needs your attention. The app is fast, intuitive, and easy to use from the first launch. KEY FEATURES • Minimalist design A clean, distraction-free interface that helps you focus on what matters. • iCloud sync Keep your tasks, lists, reminders, and plans in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • No ads Stay focused without distractions, pop-ups, or intrusive advertising. • Smart reminders Never miss important tasks, meetings, appointments, deadlines, or daily routines. • Calendar planning View your schedule clearly and plan your day, week, and upcoming tasks with ease. Recurring tasks are now shown directly in Calendar, so your routines are easier to see and manage. • Recurring tasks Create repeating tasks for habits, routines, chores, bills, workouts, study sessions, and more. Set an end date for recurring tasks when a routine or plan should not repeat forever. • Custom task lists Personalize your lists with colors, icons, and display options that match the way you work. • Simple and fast task creation Quickly add tasks, set dates, enable reminders, and organize your plan in just a few taps. • Organized lists Drag, reorder, and arrange your lists so everything stays exactly where you need it. Mindlist is perfect for: • Daily to-do lists • Work tasks • Study and homework planning • Personal goals • Shopping lists • Chores and home organization • Habit tracking • Appointments and deadlines • Simple project planning • Family and personal routines Mindlist is free to use, with optional Premium features available for users who want to unlock even more functionality. Premium is a one-time purchase, giving you lifetime access to all premium features. Download Mindlist today and turn your plans into progress — one task at a time.

Screenshots

Task Office lite4 screens
Mindlist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mindlist at 4.7 against Task Office lite's 4.0. Mindlist also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 16) and review sentiment (76% vs 53%). Task Office lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Task Office lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mindlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindlist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindlist has 1.6K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Task Office lite's written reviews are positive against 76% of Mindlist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task Office lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Mindlist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Task Office lite versus Mindlist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask Office liteMindlist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews76.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings161.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDK CONSULTING, TOVNova Ocean

Customer experience

Task Office lite

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

Mindlist

All ratings1,618 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews296 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative13.5%

Bugs and requests

Task Office lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mindlist

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tasks disappearing or not being saved
  • Repeating tasks not functioning properly
  • Calendar integration issues
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Unexpected app behavior after updates

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add shortcuts for Mac version
  • Implement subtasks and task filtering
  • Improve calendar integration and timeline view
  • Add ability to move tasks between lists
  • Implement Apple Watch support
Show 5 more
  • Provide more customization options
  • Add Siri integration
  • Improve syncing between devices
  • Implement automatic task reminders
  • Add ability to create recurring tasks with flexible schedules

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Task Office lite

One-time2
  • Start Trial periodFree
  • Task Office Premium version$19.99
1 purchases

Mindlist

One-time1
  • Buy Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Task Office lite free?
Task Office lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindlist free?
Mindlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Task Office lite or Mindlist?
Mindlist is rated higher. Task Office lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Mindlist averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Task Office lite or Mindlist have ads?
Neither Task Office lite nor Mindlist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Task Office lite or Mindlist?
Task Office lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mindlist fortnightly. Most recently, Task Office lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mindlist on November 7, 2026.

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