GoodTask vs OmniFocus 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoodTask
Organize your day and manage tasks with this powerful project manager. It syncs with your existing Reminders and Calendars, offering customizable views and smart lists to help you get things done.
- Syncs with iOS Reminders & Calendars
- Customizable recurring tasks
- List, Day, Week, Month, and Board views
- Smart Lists with filters
- Quick Actions for editing tasks
- App Icon Badge & Notifications
- Apple Watch and Today Widget support
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--[ Winner of MacStories Selects. Must-Have iOS Apps, App of the Year ]-- --[ Featured as 'Apps We Love Right Now', 'Be More Productive' and 'Get Stuff Done' ]-- "GoodTask is all you need to organize your day and get things done for real" If you're using iCloud or Outlook with Reminders and Calendars, it's for you. GoodTask is a Powerful Task/Project Manager based on iOS Reminders & Calendars. You can use it as simple checklist to focus or as complex project management tool to get big things done. GoodTask provides various viewpoints to the things that you care and need to be done. Manage your tasks, projects and even your life better with GoodTask. General - Syncs with iOS Reminders & Calendars - Supports fully customizable recurring tasks - Manage Reminders Lists and Calendars easily - List, Day, Week, Month view on each lists - Board view with Date, Priority, List, Tag type - Add Quickly and Smartly with Presets and Text Snippets Smart Lists - List with selective Reminders Lists and Calendars - Filter by including or excluding text/tags - Filter by Priorities - Overdue tasks, Location-based tasks, Recent tasks, etc. Quick Actions - Quickly edit tasks on the fly - Bulk actions to edit/check/delete multiple tasks at once - Duplicate, Change due dates, add/switch tags/lists, etc. Other Key Features - App Icon Badge & Notifications - Various Themes including custom fonts - Long tap to move lists and tasks - Supports portrait/landscape mode on all devices - Supports iPad Pro and multi-tasking for all iPads - Apple Watch with complications support - Today Widget support - Time Zone support - Subtasks, Automatic Repeat after Completion & Manual sort (GoodTask 3 only) Visit our website for more information (http://goodtaskapp.com) ! If you have questions, mention @goodtaskapp on twitter or send an email to contact@hahaint.com = About Subscriptions = Subscriptions in GoodTask is OPTIONAL and solely in purpose of supporting the continuous development of the app. In case you choose to subscribe without unlocking everything, it'll be unlocked automatically to fully use the app. - Supporter is an auto-renewing subscription and is available for yearly periods. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew 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 prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. = Terms of Use & Privacy Policy = Terms of Use : http://hahaint.com/terms Privacy Policy : http://hahaint.com/privacy If you need support, e-mail us at contact@hahaint.com We'll get to you right away. :)
OmniFocus 4
This task management application helps busy professionals organize and prioritize their work. It offers a unified interface across multiple Apple devices, allowing users to create, organize, and focus on tasks efficiently. A free trial is available.
- Unified interface across Apple devices
- Task creation and organization
- Perspectives Bar for navigation
- Focus mode for specific projects
- Secure, end-to-end encrypted sync
- Universal cross-platform purchase
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OmniFocus is powerful task management software for busy professionals. With tools to help tame the chaos, you can focus on the right tasks at the right time. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus 4 introduces a modernized, unified interface across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Centered around your task outline, OmniFocus 4 brings a consistent experience, optimized for each device type, to all of your Apple devices. Easily create tasks anytime–from anywhere–and organize them with projects, tags, and dates. Quickly navigate OmniFocus on any device using the Perspectives Bar, Quick Open, and Back and Forward history. With Pro, use Focus to help focus your attention on specific projects or folders, and customize OmniFocus to only display the information most relevant to you. New to OmniFocus? The simple, efficient OmniFocus 4 interface will help you discover and implement a trusted system that works and grows with you. Upgrading from a previous version of OmniFocus? In OmniFocus 4, discover enhanced versions of all the powerful task management features you already rely on, along with new features that will level-up your workflow. Omni offers a free and secure sync service, protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring only devices you authorize can access your data. And now, for the first time ever, OmniFocus is available as a universal cross-platform purchase: get full access to OmniFocus 4 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro with a single license purchase. Accomplish more every day–anywhere you go–with OmniFocus 4.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoodTask at 4.6 against OmniFocus 4's 4.0. GoodTask also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 52%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. GoodTask sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and OmniFocus 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GoodTask holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodTask has 2K ratings behind it against 335, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of GoodTask's written reviews are positive against 52% of OmniFocus 4's.
GoodTask ships an update every 6 days, OmniFocus 4 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | GoodTask | OmniFocus 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2K ratings) — better | 4.0 (335 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.8% of reviews — better | 52.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 335 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | haha Interactive | The Omni Group |
Customer experience
GoodTask
OmniFocus 4
User reviews
GoodTask
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Essential app
- 👍 Integrates well with Apple ecosystem
- 👍 Customizable and flexible
- 👍 Comprehensive feature set
- 👍 Affordable one-time purchase
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stability issues (crashes, freezes, sync problems)
- 🤔 Steep learning curve and complex UI
- 💰 Expensive for some users
- 🤔 Paywall blocks access to key features
- 🤔 Confusing upgrade/purchase model
OmniFocus 4
From 335 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Streamlined and better than ever
- 🔒 End-to-end encrypted
- 👍 Universal interface across devices
- 🚀 Powerful task management features
- 👍 Customizable perspectives
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes, and laggy
- 👎 Clunky and confusing user interface
- 👎 Degraded user interface compared to previous version
- 🐛 Sync issues and slow synchronization
- 👎 Lacks important features like time-sensitive notifications
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
OmniFocus 4
Reported bugs
6 issues- View options button not working consistently
- Custom perspectives not persisting in sidebar
- App crashing on launch
- Drag and drop functionality issues
- Incorrect task completion when adding new tasks
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- Inconsistent behavior when changing due dates
Requested features
6 requests- Markdown support in notes
- Gantt view for projects
- Ability to reorder perspectives in the sidebar
- Print to PDF with due dates and completed dates
- Natural language processing for task creation
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- Board view for projects
In-app purchases
GoodTask
- GoodTask Supporter$19.991 Year
- Support Once$9.99
- Unlock Everything$19.99
- Extra Support$24.99
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- Premium Support$49.99
OmniFocus 4
- Legacy Subscription$9.991 Month
- Legacy Subscription$99.991 Year
- Upgrade to v4 from v1-v3$37.49
- Upgrade v4 to Pro from v1-v3$37.49
- Unlock Standard (Mac Promo)$56.00
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- Unlock Standard$74.99
- Upgrade from Standard to Pro$74.99
- Upgrade to v4 Pro from v1-v3$74.99
- Unlock Pro (Mac Promo)$111.99
- Unlock Pro$149.99









