Comparison

GoodTask vs TextMeter

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

TextMeter

This app analyzes text to provide insights into sentence length, vocabulary difficulty, and frequently used words and phrases. It visualizes this data through interactive graphs and a word cloud generator, all processed offline on your device.

Highlights
  • Offline text analysis
  • Word cloud creation
  • Sentence length analysis
  • Vocabulary difficulty assessment
  • Interactive graphs
  • Batch importing and exporting (paid)
Features
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TextMeter is a fast, offline text analysis and word cloud creation tool built for readers, writers, editors, and anyone who loves the written word. What TextMeter does best is count. But as it turns out, counting, combined with visualizing, can be quite a powerful thing. TextMeter will help you find the longest sentences, the toughest vocabulary, the words and phrases a document leans on the most, and will visualize that information for you via interactive graphs with powerful filtering options, and a totally "what you see is what you get" word cloud tool that lets you turn your documents into highly personal creations. Analysis runs entirely on your device: no account, no advertising, and no tracking. A full-length novel takes seconds to analyze. Native on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. All analysis features are free. A one-time purchase — no subscription — adds history for more than one analysis, iCloud sync, batch importing, and exporting. Find some text and press a button. Then, it's off to the races.

Screenshots

GoodTask4 screens
TextMeter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TextMeter at 5.0 against GoodTask's 4.6. TextMeter also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). GoodTask's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 4) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). 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. GoodTask sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and TextMeter 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

TextMeter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodTask has 2K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of TextMeter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoodTask ships an update every 4 days, TextMeter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GoodTask versus TextMeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodTaskTextMeter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size297 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhaha InteractiveAndreas Beyer-Bowden

Customer experience

GoodTask

All ratings2,023 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews536 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative19.0%

TextMeter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

TextMeter

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
1 purchases

TextMeter

One-time1
  • TextMeter Pro$0.99

Questions

Is GoodTask free?
GoodTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextMeter free?
TextMeter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoodTask or TextMeter?
TextMeter is rated higher. GoodTask averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while TextMeter averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do GoodTask or TextMeter have ads?
Neither GoodTask nor TextMeter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoodTask or TextMeter?
GoodTask ships an update every 4 days, and TextMeter weekly. Most recently, GoodTask was updated on October 16, 2026 and TextMeter on October 14, 2026.

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