Comparison

GoodTask vs Coming Next

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

Head to head
About

GoodTask

This app enhances your existing reminders and calendars by bringing to-do lists, schedules, and projects together. It offers flexible views, smart lists, and quick actions to help you plan your day, find what needs attention, and organize your work efficiently.

Highlights
  • Integrates with Apple Reminders and Calendar
  • Smart Lists for task organization
  • Flexible list, day, week, and month views
  • Kanban-style boards and Matrix View
  • Quick Actions for task management
  • Subtasks and recurring task simplification
  • Widgets and Live Activities support
Features
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Plan your day with the reminders and calendars you already use. GoodTask builds on Apple Reminders and Calendar, bringing your to-do lists, schedule and projects together. "a masterful blend of power-user task management features and the inherent simplicity of Reminders." - Federico Viticci, MacStories, on GoodTask for iOS (2018) Start with a simple checklist. Add Smart Lists, flexible views and Quick Actions as your needs grow. Use iCloud to keep your reminders and calendar events in sync across devices. PLAN A DAY THAT WORKS Choose what to work on in Today Page without changing your tasks' due dates. See your calendar events alongside your plan, then use Next Page to focus on one task or subtask at a time. Set a focus timer and look back on completed work and daily notes in Reports. FIND WHAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION Create Smart Lists that bring together tasks from different lists. Filter by dates, priorities, tags and more to see what matters now: overdue work, errands or the next steps in a project. Update a task wherever you find it, and the change stays with the original reminder. SEE YOUR WORK YOUR WAY Switch between list, day, week and month views. Organize tasks in kanban-style boards by date, priority, list or tag. Use Matrix View to compare priorities in four customizable quadrants, or Project View to follow tasks and events across dates. SPEND LESS TIME ORGANIZING Capture tasks with presets and text snippets. Customize Quick Actions to reschedule work, change priorities, move tasks between lists or add tags. Make changes to several tasks at once with bulk actions. SIMPLIFY RECURRING WORK Break tasks into subtasks, set flexible repeating schedules and save reusable Templates for routines such as a weekly review or packing for a trip. KEEP YOUR PLAN CLOSE Personalize colors, fonts and task displays. On iPhone and iPad, use widgets to keep your lists in sight. On supported iPhones, follow a focus session with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. The Apple Watch companion lets you check tasks and add new ones from your wrist when used with an iPhone. RECOGNITION GoodTask for iOS was named Federico Viticci's App of the Year in MacStories Selects 2018 and featured in the App Store's Apps We Love. FULL ACCESS Try GoodTask for 14 days without starting a subscription. To continue afterward, choose the one-time Unlock Everything in-app purchase or the optional GoodTask Supporter subscription. The Mac app is sold separately. ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS - GoodTask Supporter is an optional auto-renewing subscription with a one-year term. It provides full access while active and supports continued development. - The subscription price is shown before purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, at the applicable annual subscription price. - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings after purchase. Learn more: https://goodtaskapp.com Support: contact@hahaint.com Terms of Use: https://hahaint.com/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://hahaint.com/privacy.html

About

Coming Next

Stay on top of your day with a clear list of today's events and reminders. Track upcoming deadlines with countdown timers and visualize your schedule with progress bars. Access key information directly from your lock screen, iPhone, or Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Today's events and reminders list
  • Countdown timers
  • Lock Screen Widgets
  • iPhone Widgets
  • Watch Complications
  • Progress Bar
Features
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You want to focus on what's next in your schedule today? You get: - List with your events and due reminders today - Events & Reminders - Past events, events in progress and future events are displayed accordingly - Countdown timers - Lock Screen Widgets, iPhone Widgets and Watch Complications - Countdown timer to your next event - Progress Bar

Screenshots

GoodTask4 screens
Coming Next2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coming Next at none against GoodTask's 5. Coming Next also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). GoodTask's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GoodTask sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Coming Next asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for GoodTask against 4.5 for Coming Next. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodTask has 2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of GoodTask's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coming Next's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoodTask ships an update every 4 days, Coming Next every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GoodTask versus Coming Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodTaskComing Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhaha InteractivePhilipp Riske

Customer experience

GoodTask

All ratings2,035 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews538 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative19.0%

Coming Next

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GoodTask

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reminders disappearing or not syncing properly
  • Widgets not working as expected
  • Notifications not working reliably
  • Inconsistent behavior when completing tasks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Automatic date and time parsing
  • Ability to add calendar events
  • Folders or hierarchical organization
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Browser/desktop access

Coming Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

GoodTask

Subscriptions1
  • GoodTask Supporter$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Support Once$9.99
  • Unlock Everything$19.99
  • Extra Support$24.99
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  • Premium Support$49.99
None

Coming Next

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoodTask free?
GoodTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coming Next free?
Coming Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoodTask or Coming Next?
GoodTask is rated higher. GoodTask averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Coming Next averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do GoodTask or Coming Next have ads?
Neither GoodTask nor Coming Next shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoodTask or Coming Next?
GoodTask ships an update every 4 days, and Coming Next every 3 months. Most recently, GoodTask was updated on November 6, 2026 and Coming Next on November 2, 2026.

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