Comparison

Twist vs Workast

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

Head to head
About

Twist

This app offers asynchronous team communication organized by threads, reducing distractions and improving focus. It provides channels for visibility, smart notifications, and a historical record for easy onboarding. It aims for productivity over constant availability.

Highlights
  • Threaded conversations for organization
  • Channels for project visibility
  • Smarter, less anxious notifications
  • Centralized inbox for prioritization
  • Historical record for context
  • Integrations and custom automations
Features
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Work communication that won’t distract you all day. Twist makes collaboration easy from anywhere. Unlike Slack and Teams, it uses threads to organize all your team’s conversations — asynchronously. ORGANIZATION • Twist threads never bury important information in an avalanche of chit-chat (like Slack) • Keep conversations organized and on topic → one topic = one thread CLARITY • Create a central place to gain visibility on your team’s work with channels • Organize channels by topic, project, or client FOCUS • Help your team focus on the work that matters, instilling more calm and less anxiety with smarter notifications • The inbox gathers threads in one place, allowing team members to easily prioritize what matters to them ACCESS • Give your team a historical record to learn from • Quickly onboard new employees and easily share context to past decisions COMMUNICATION • Talk one-on-one with messages, privately • Use messages to continue the work banter with all the gifs and emojis you’re familiar with, iron out last-minute details, or give feedback AUTOMATION • Plus all the integrations your team relies on • Bring all your apps with you when you switch to Twist or go a step further and create your own custom automations Plus, in Twist, “NO” is a feature: • NO more need for back-to-back meetings: Gain more time in the day for deep work by swapping team status meetings for async threads • NO green dots: Keep your team in the flow without the pressure to respond now • NO typing indicators: Protect your team from design tricks that hijack their time and attention The bottom line? Twist means productivity over presence. Sign up now. ***Built by Doist, a global leader in remote and asynchronous work, and the makers of the top-rated productivity app Todoist – trusted by 30+ million people worldwide.***

About

Workast

This app helps teams manage projects, tasks, and to-dos seamlessly within Slack. It ensures no action items are missed in fast-paced conversations, providing clarity on responsibilities and deadlines. Users can track progress, review completed work, and receive updates, leading to better organization and reduced stress.

Highlights
  • Task creation and management
  • Project and client organization
  • Due dates and assignees
  • Task commenting and updates
  • Slack integration
  • Task tracking and completion review
Features
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Workast is the best project management platform for Slack teams. Workast helps teams manage projects, tasks, events, clients and to-dos easily. Use your Slack account to sign up in less than a minute and keep track of work in both Slack and Workast, creating tasks quickly and seeing what needs to be done wherever you like to work. In fast paced conversations, tasks often get missed and work left undone. Workast helps record and track action items so that work is never forgotten about again. Team members know exactly what needs to be done and feel more organized, less stressed and focused when they have their work in Workast. What can you do with Workast: - Add a task for projects, reminders, ideas, to-dos and requests - Create and manage projects, clients, customer requests, daily work and ad-hoc tasks - Add due dates, assignees, followers, files and additional information to tasks - Comment on tasks or make changes to existing tasks - See all the tasks assigned to you so you know exactly what needs to be done - Keep track of all the tasks that are due today so you don’t miss any work - Review all the work you’ve completed in Workast and your accomplishments - Get notified of any task updates and changes - Create and manage tasks directly in Slack Free to download and unlimited usage: - Try Workast out for free - Upgrade Workast for larger teams and advanced features

Screenshots

Twist4 screens
Workast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Twist at 4.7 against Workast's 4.0. Twist also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Workast's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twist has 1.1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Twist's written reviews are positive against 71% of Workast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twist ships an update monthly, Workast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Twist versus Workast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwistWorkast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better4.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better7
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTodoist Inc.Workast, Inc.

Customer experience

Twist

All ratings1,080 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral15.0%
Negative21.5%

Workast

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Twist

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to access the app
  • Inconsistent behavior with unread message indicators
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on mobile devices
  • Sync problems between devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add polls and multi-choice polls
  • Allow replying directly to messages from the share sheet
  • Implement a proper reply feature for messages and threads
  • Add ability to re-order channels and threads
  • Provide more granular control over notifications
Show 4 more
  • Implement a dark mode option
  • Improve search functionality
  • Add voice messaging capabilities
  • Integrate with more third-party apps and services

Workast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Twist

No in-app purchases

None

Workast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twist free?
Twist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workast free?
Workast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Twist or Workast?
Twist is rated higher. Twist averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Workast averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Twist or Workast have ads?
Neither Twist nor Workast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twist or Workast?
Twist ships an update monthly, and Workast every 2 months. Most recently, Twist was updated on November 11, 2026 and Workast on November 3, 2026.

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