Comparison

Coming Next vs Smart Tasks

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

Head to head
About

Coming Next

Stay on top of your day with a clear list of today's events and reminders. Track upcoming deadlines with countdown timers and visualize your schedule with progress bars. Access key information directly from your lock screen, iPhone, or Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Today's events and reminders list
  • Countdown timers
  • Lock Screen Widgets
  • iPhone Widgets
  • Watch Complications
  • Progress Bar
Features
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You want to focus on what's next in your schedule today? You get: - List with your events and due reminders today - Events & Reminders - Past events, events in progress and future events are displayed accordingly - Countdown timers - Lock Screen Widgets, iPhone Widgets and Watch Complications - Countdown timer to your next event - Progress Bar

About

Smart Tasks

This app helps you organize tasks, reminders, and daily checklists with a clean, interactive layout. Plan your week, manage deadlines, and stay productive with features like color-coding, widgets, and Apple device integration.

Highlights
  • Color-coded task organization
  • Weekly planner view
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple device integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Drag & drop organization
  • Smart notifications
Features
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Featured in App Store's "Hot This Week" for multiple weeks. Welcome to Smart Tasks: a simple, yet powerful way to get things done! See your whole week in a minimalistic and interactive design. Write down everything from your time-sensitive work to things you just don’t want to forget about. Keep yourself from worrying about what you have to do and start getting things done. Simple. Fast. Intuitive. Built for you! FEATURES • Simple and highly interactive design • Drag and drop to quickly add, reorder, delete, and import tasks • Swipe on any task, category, or date to access quick actions to get things done quicker • Choose between 42 aesthetically pleasing colors for categories • Home screen quick actions • Export/import tasks and categories APPLE SPECIFIC FEATURES • Widgets • Siri AI • Dark mode • Notification quick actions • Add, edit, delete, and view Apple Calendar events • Import reminders from the Apple Reminders app • Control Center and Action Button controls support • Device Handoff when adding tasks and categories • Full VoiceOver support • Smart Notifications • Dynamic font support • App Shortcuts PREMIUM FEATURES • iCloud sync • Reminders in tasks • Daily, weekly, monthly, and after completion routines • Notes in tasks • Week layout • Unlimited categories • Change app’s icon color • Special configuration options • Custom swipe actions • Duplicating tasks • Prioritize today • Link, email, and phone number detection in titles and notes iPad SPECIFIC FEATURES • Multiple window support for categories and tasks • Keyboard Shortcuts • Right-click for quick actions • Drag and drop task files for quick importing • Drag and drop multiple task files SUBSCRIPTION Smart Tasks has a subscription service for premium features. No sign-up needed. Upgrade anytime to Smart Tasks +. Without Smart Tasks +, users will only have access to a limited amount of features. Subscriptions from Smart Tasks + will be charged to your card connected to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your account settings after purchase. Any unused time left in a given free trial will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. For more details please look at: Privacy Policy: https://smarttasksapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://smarttasksapp.com/terms/ Thank you for using Smart Tasks! I'm constantly updating the app to make it better.

Screenshots

Coming Next2 screens
Smart Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coming Next at none against Smart Tasks's 5. Coming Next also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Smart Tasks's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Smart Tasks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Coming Next asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Tasks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Tasks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Coming Next's written reviews are positive against 79% of Smart Tasks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coming Next ships an update every 3 months, Smart Tasks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Coming Next versus Smart Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComing NextSmart Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings24.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp RiskeFrancesco Prospato

Customer experience

Coming Next

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Tasks

All ratings4,515 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

Coming Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smart Tasks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Syncing issues causing tasks to reorder or disappear
  • Subscription cancellation problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to display completed tasks
  • Ability to delay or snooze tasks
  • Integration with more calendar/reminder apps
  • Monthly view for tasks
  • Keyboard shortcuts for quick task entry

In-app purchases

None

Coming Next

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Smart Tasks

Subscriptions5
  • Smart Tasks +$1.991 Month
  • Smart Tasks + (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Smart Tasks +$9.996 Months
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  • Smart Tasks +$11.991 Year
  • Smart Tasks + (Annual)1 Year trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Coming Next free?
Coming Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coming Next or Smart Tasks?
Smart Tasks is rated higher. Coming Next averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Smart Tasks averages 4.7 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Coming Next or Smart Tasks have ads?
Neither Coming Next nor Smart Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coming Next or Smart Tasks?
Coming Next ships an update every 3 months, and Smart Tasks fortnightly. Most recently, Coming Next was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smart Tasks on October 29, 2026.

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