Fast Notes vs Taskline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast Notes
This app offers a modern approach to note-taking and list-making using intuitive gesture controls. It aims to replace traditional pen and paper methods with a digital solution available on Apple devices.
- Gesture-based controls
- Note-taking
- To-do lists
- Digital replacement for pen and paper
- Available on iPhone and iPad
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Fast Notes is the fastest way to write notes and to-do lists. Create a note in seconds and manage everything with simple, natural gestures: pull down to add a new note, swipe right to mark it as done, swipe left to delete it, and pinch two notes apart to insert one in between. WHAT'S NEW • Home Screen widget: see your notes at a glance and check them off without even opening the app • Search: find any note in an instant • Reminders: get a notification for a note at the time you choose • Quick action: start a new note right from the app icon AND MORE • 7 color themes to choose from • Icon badge showing how many things are left to do • Sounds and haptic feedback • Works offline: your notes stay on your device • Great on both iPhone and iPad Put down pen and paper — try Fast Notes now, it's free!
Taskline
Organize your life with a straightforward task manager. Easily create tasks with detailed properties, group them, and set reminders. Sync across all your Apple devices and receive timely notifications.
- Detailed task properties (title, category, date, time, address, importance, description)
- Task grouping and filtering
- Map search functionality
- iCloud storage and cross-device sync
- Calendar sync and notifications
- Available on iPhone and iPad
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App for easy and simple task management. Task properties: - Title - Category - Date - Time - Address - Importance - Reminder - Description Functionality: - Creating groups - Search on the map - Store tasks in iCloud - Sync on all devices - Available on iPad as well as iPhone - Filter by group and date - Calendar sync - Receive notifications - Sort tasks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Taskline at none against Fast Notes's shown. Taskline also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fast Notes against 4.7 for Taskline. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Fast Notes's written reviews are positive against 91% of Taskline's.
Fast Notes ships an update every 6 months, Taskline every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Notes | Taskline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emanuele Floris | Vladimir Pchelyakov |
Customer experience
Fast Notes
Taskline
In-app purchases
Fast Notes
No in-app purchases
Taskline
No in-app purchases
