SyncML LITE 4 vs The Task Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SyncML LITE 4
This app synchronizes iOS contacts with servers using the legacy SyncML standard. It's designed for users who specifically need this older technology, often recommended by IT departments. It can also act as a local SyncML server for older devices.
- Contacts-only synchronization
- SyncML engine
- Syncs selected iOS contact stores
- Acts as local SyncML server
- Assign/remove contact group membership
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SyncML LITE 4 is a niche app which synchronizes iOS contacts with a server or service which uses a standard called SyncML. The app does not support any other synchronisation technology! So please install this app only if you know SyncML-based synchronisation is what you need! This may be the case when the IT people of your organisation say so, and maybe even explicitly recommend using SyncML LITE to synchronize contacts. In any case, please realize that for using this app, you need to know the URL of your syncml server, the login user to use, and the so called server path for contacts. Only the provider of the SyncML service knows these details and can support you in establishing sync with his SyncML server. We as makers of the SyncML client app cannot! By now, SyncML is a legacy standard. It was invented in 2000, and many of that time's feature phones did support it. Since then, it has been largely superseded by other technologies, most notably CalDAV and CardDAV, which iOS supports out of the box without any extra app. But SyncML still exists, and for some older systems, it may be the only way to synchronize. For those cases, SyncML LITE 4 exists. SyncML LITE 4 is a rework of the former SyncML LITE app, to allow using SyncML on iOS 10 (the original SyncML LITE app only works up to iOS 9). If you also want to synchronize calendar please consider SyncML PRO 4 or Tasks+Cal+Sync 4. The summary for SyncML LITE 4: • Free app for contacts-only synchronisation - please consider SyncML PRO 4 or Tasks+Cal+Sync 4 if you also want to synchronize calendar data. • based on a mature and extensively interoperability tested SyncML engine, which powers many SyncML client and server products for different platforms (libsynthesis). • synchronizes selected iOS contact stores (address books) to a SyncML compliant server or service in the internet or in the local network. • can act as SyncML server in the local WiFi network (e.g. to keep really old mobiles in sync with an iOS device) • has a contacts list for the iOS contacts, and allows quickly assigning/removing contact group membership (that's a new feature in SyncML LITE 4) Please visit the plan44.ch web page (see support link below) for support and FAQ, as well as documentation for download.
The Task Board
This app offers a visual way to manage your to-do lists and notes. Quickly add tasks, swipe them between 'To Do' and 'Done' sections, and rearrange them on an unlimited board. It provides a clear overview of your progress and allows for easy data import and export.
- Visual task organization
- Swipe to complete tasks
- Unlimited board space
- Task grouping and arrangement
- Data import/export via copy-paste
- Undo functionality
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The Task Board is a brand new visual approach to organizing to do lists and notes. This is where you quickly note down and arrange your day-to-day tasks and easily mark them done. You enter your pending tasks on the "ToDo" tab and swipe-off all the finished ones to the "Done" tab. You can intuitively swipe the items back and forth between the "ToDo" and "Done" tabs. The board gives you a bird's eye view of all the items in one quick glance. It gives you a good idea of how many things are pending and how they're grouped. You can re-group and re-arrange the items as and when you like. The smooth scroll and pan gives you the feel of a frictionless whiteboard that stretches quite a bit with central area in focus. You can move the board around and bring any group of items in focus. You can also search for an item which brings the item in the central area of focus. To import a list of text items from any other app, simply copy it there and paste it to the task board. Similarly to do a backup of all the items on the board, select all, copy and paste it in any other app you like. You can do occasional cleanups by selecting and trashing the items. The undo button is helpful if you accidentally do something unintentionally. The task board works in both landscape and portrait orientations. These are some of the things you can do with this task board: - quick one-touch note taking - unlimited board space - swipe-off between the boards/tabs - easy scroll - smooth move around - search - arrange all - arrange related (group) - select on board - copy from board - paste on board - delete from board - zoom in and out with a pinch gesture - undo Enjoy managing your never ending list of day-to-day tasks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Task Board at 5.0 against SyncML LITE 4's 1.7. The Task Board also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). SyncML LITE 4's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Task Board holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
SyncML LITE 4 ships an update every 26 months, The Task Board every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SyncML LITE 4 | The Task Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukas Zeller | Viva Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
SyncML LITE 4
The Task Board
In-app purchases
SyncML LITE 4
No in-app purchases
The Task Board
No in-app purchases









