Task Master vs Tsugitsugi Chain Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Task Master
Organize your day with a to-do list and integrated timer. Input your deadline, tasks, and estimated times to track your progress and identify free time. Archive tasks for later use and monitor your schedule with convenient home and lock screen widgets.
- Deadline-based task scheduling
- Task progress tracking
- Time estimation for tasks
- Task archiving
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Free time calculation
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Task Master combines a to-do list and a timer. First, input the time when you want all of your tasks done by. Next, input all of your tasks and how long you think each will take. Then, Task Master uses the current time to calculate how far ahead or behind you are. You can also save tasks for another day by archiving them. Use the Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets to keep track of your tasks without having to open the app! This app is great for figuring out how much free time you have and helps you schedule your day so you can get everything done.
Tsugitsugi Chain Timer
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Tsugitsugi Chain Timer runs several countdowns as a chain: when A ends, B starts on its own. For cooking, studying, and workouts, you stop re-setting "the next five minutes" over and over. ■ When one ends, the next begins Line up steps into a chain and start it once. An alarm rings at the end of each step and the next step starts automatically. It keeps going with the app closed and the phone in your pocket. ■ Your Lock Screen shows what's running and when it ends Running chains live on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: the step name ("Cook noodles"), the time left, and the end time ("Ends 7:41 PM"), all in words, never just a color or an icon. ■ Rings until you stop it, even in Silent mode Alarms use AlarmKit in iOS 26. They ring through Silent mode and Focus, and they don't cut out until you stop them. Your music keeps playing. ■ Several chains at once Run the pasta chain and the oven chain side by side. There is no artificial limit on how many run at the same time. ■ Simple controls - Tap to start - Pause, resume, skip, cancel - Repeat a whole chain (e.g. Focus 25 min → Break 5 min × 4) - One-off quick timer - Per-step alert sounds (4 included) ■ No ads, everything free No feature limits, no counters. If you like the app, you can tip the developer from Settings (tips don't change any features). ■ Privacy The app never connects to the network. Your chains and timers stay on this iPhone and are never sent to the developer or anyone else. No tracking, no ads. Requires iOS 26.0 or later on iPhone (also runs on iPad).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Task Master at none against Tsugitsugi Chain Timer's 3. Task Master also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Tsugitsugi Chain Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Task Master asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Task Master | Tsugitsugi Chain Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nolan Mathews | icot |
In-app purchases
Task Master
No in-app purchases
Tsugitsugi Chain Timer
- Small Tip$0.49
- Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$3.99
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