Comparison

Assignments for iPhone 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

Assignments for iPhone

Manage your schoolwork with this organizer app. Track assignments, courses, and grades with calendar views and customizable notifications. Powerful search and archiving features help you stay on top of your studies.

Highlights
  • Assignment and course tracking
  • Calendar-based views
  • Grade calculation with weighted percentages
  • Customizable notifications
  • Assignment inbox and course-specific views
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Assignment archiving
Features
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Assignments is your schoolwork app that utilizes the best iOS features to manage your schedule. Track assignments and courses in the new Calendar based views. Setup assignment categories in each course, and assign optional weighted percentages and Assignments will auto-track the grades for assignments you’ve added to the app. Setup notifications for your assignments and courses, and quickly disable cancelled classes or days off so your vacation won’t be interrupted. Use the Assignments Inbox to see all your assignments at-a-glance, or open each course to see a focused inbox (with all the functionality of the main view). Powerful search ensures you can find exactly what you need, fast. In the Settings view you can customize the app to auto-hide archived assignments from the inbox after a specified amount of time (they will still be available in the Archive). Change the default notification settings for new assignments and courses, or disable app-wide notifications. Re-enabling notifications that have been disabled with one tap. Manage Calendars, setup upcoming Semesters, and more! Assignments Calendar, Week, and Today views can show your iOS Calendar events in-app, and you can pick which Calendars you’d like to have appear. Finally, when a semester ends, you will always have access to it in Settings where you can re-activate previous semesters and immediately see your old work.

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

Assignments for iPhone4 screens
Smart Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Assignments for iPhone at none against Smart Tasks's 5. Assignments for iPhone also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Smart Tasks's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 3). On price, ads 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. Assignments for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Assignments for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Tasks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Assignments for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 79% of Smart Tasks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Assignments for iPhone ships an update every 4 months, Smart Tasks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Assignments for iPhone versus Smart Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssignments for iPhoneSmart Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings34.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinwheel Development, Inc.Francesco Prospato

Customer experience

Assignments for iPhone

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Assignments for iPhone

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

Assignments for iPhone

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 Assignments for iPhone free?
Assignments for iPhone 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, Assignments for iPhone or Smart Tasks?
Assignments for iPhone is rated higher. Assignments for iPhone averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Smart Tasks averages 4.7 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Assignments for iPhone or Smart Tasks have ads?
Neither Assignments for iPhone nor Smart Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Assignments for iPhone or Smart Tasks?
Assignments for iPhone ships an update every 4 months, and Smart Tasks fortnightly. Most recently, Assignments for iPhone was updated on October 11, 2026 and Smart Tasks on October 27, 2026.

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