Task Writer vs Quyu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Writer
Handwrite tasks, to-do lists, or even draw them as pictures without needing a keyboard. Get precise minute-by-minute notifications for due dates. Works with a stylus or your finger.
- Handwritten input
- Draw tasks as pictures
- Minute-level notifications
- Stylus or finger input
- Multi-language support
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Write, type, draw, and organize your tasks locally and privately with our powerful new On-Device AI Assistant! Task Writer gives you the freedom to build to-do lists your way. Write with your stylus, draw task ideas with your finger, or type them directly using the keyboard. Choose whichever input fits your flow. *** WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.0 *** ON-DEVICE AI ASSISTANT - NATURAL LANGUAGE SCHEDULING: Type or dictate requests (e.g., "remind me to jog tomorrow at 8 AM") to write and schedule tasks completely offline. - SEMANTIC SEARCH: Easily search and filter your tasks using plain English queries. LOCAL HANDWRITING OCR - TEXT SUGGESTIONS: Instantly convert your handwritten strokes on the canvas into digital text. Tap any of the three suggested OCR candidates to auto-fill your tasks without typing. TASK RECURRENCE - RECURRING SCHEDULES: Schedule tasks daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly to stay on top of recurring routines and habits. 100% OFFLINE PRIVACY All AI reasoning, task scheduling, semantic search, and handwriting OCR processing run completely on-device. Your tasks, inputs, and drawings are never uploaded to any servers. *** CORE FEATURES *** - Handwrite, Draw, or Type: Write your tasks naturally in any language, draw sketches to represent goals, or type them directly using your keyboard. - Precise Alerts: Get to-the-minute notifications when a task is due. - Touch Support: Works best with a stylus or just use your finger. Task Writer is a freemium app that is free to use. You can upgrade to Task Writer Premium through an auto-renewable subscription to unlock the following custom styling and ad-free features: - Change Stroke Color - Change Stroke Width - Enable or Disable Advertisements Install Task Writer now and experience private, AI-powered task management. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Quyu
This app provides real-time updates on crowds, wait times, and parking for local businesses. Users can contribute updates to improve accuracy and earn rewards. It helps plan your day and discover new places.
- Real-time Qscore updates
- Crowd and wait time indicators
- User-submitted place status updates
- Heatmaps for daily planning
- Save favorite places
- Earn points and climb leaderboards
- Access special offers and rewards
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Built for the intersection of your life and your time, Quyu helps add time to yoour day by providing real-time updates on your favorite places. Check Qscore updates on crowds, wait times, parking and more. Use Quyu’s easy slider features to update the status of nearby places as conditions change throughout the day and night. At its core, Quyu is a marketplace platform that’s community driven primarily by local businesses and consumers. Our “Qscores” allows people the convenience of choosing their best times to shop, eat, or go anywhere or do anything. Quyu is designed to help people find great local businesses as well as helping businesses retain and attract great customers. Also, Quyu gets more accurate as more people use it. Try Quyu today and do busy better! What are you waiting for?! FEATURES: - Scroll through Nearby places to quickly assess places around you. - At a glance, Qscores provide updates on crowds, lines, wait times and more. - Green means go... and red signals trouble. - Move the sliders to provide real-time updates on crowds, lines, wait times, safety and more. - Check the Today tab to see Quyu heatmaps to help plan your day. - Sort places by Categories to customize your searches. - Save your favorite places and see your Recent searches. - Tap on the address of a place to launch your favorite mapping app for directions. - Tap on “Contact” to place a call to the place you want to visit. - Add Comments, Photos and Share places you visit. - Earn points for providing updates on places you visit and climb the Leaderboard as you advance to new levels. - Accept and save Special Offers and Rewards from participating businesses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quyu at 5.0 against Task Writer's 3.0. Quyu also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Task Writer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, update cadence and device support 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
Both are free to download. Task Writer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per year. Quyu asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quyu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Task Writer has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Task Writer ships an update every 3 months, Quyu every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Task Writer | Quyu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Lubins | Quyu LLC |
Customer experience
Task Writer
Quyu
In-app purchases
Task Writer
- Premium$25.991 Year
- Remove Advertisements$59.99
Quyu
No in-app purchases









