Comparison

TaskTowers vs Laps

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

Head to head
About

TaskTowers

Build and maintain good habits with a gamified approach. Track your progress with virtual towers that grow with your daily streaks. Compete with others and unlock characters as you achieve your long-term goals.

Highlights
  • Gamified habit building
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Virtual tower growth
  • Habit history logs
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Unlockable characters
Features
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Based on the famous "Don't Break the Chain" productivity method and proven gameification techniques, TaskTowers gives you a fun, engaging way to create and maintain good habits, allowing you to achieve your long-term goals. Streaks Each habit you create is represented by a tower that grows the longer you keep your daily habit streak active. Miss a day and you have to rebuild your streak and tower. Habit History Track all your current and past streaks. Leaderboard Compete with friends and other users to see who can build the tallest tower. Characters Unlock characters as you build your tower.

About

Laps

Features
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Turn focused work into laps. Track every session. Win your day. Laps uses the Pomodoro technique with a racing twist: work in focused sprints, take pit stops, and complete championships. Every session is tracked with detailed analytics so you can see your progress over time. • HOW IT WORKS - Set a goal and start your first lap (focused work interval) - Take a short break after each lap - Complete all laps to earn a long break - Finish all cycles to win a championship • FEATURES - Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals - Multiple goals with individual tracking - Search, sort, and favorite your goals - Add notes to any goal - Play/pause and skip controls - Countdown timer before each session - Sound alerts and haptic feedback - Full Focus Mode for distraction-free work - Dark mode - Face ID lock • TRACK YOUR PROGRESS (PRO) - Calendar heatmap showing daily activity - 30-day focus chart - Total focus time, active days, and championships - Per-goal history and statistics • PRO - ONE-TIME PURCHASE - Unlimited goals - Full timer customization - Detailed history and analytics - No subscription. Pay once, yours forever. Built for students, professionals, and anyone who wants to focus better.

Screenshots

TaskTowers4 screens
Laps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TaskTowers at fortnightly against Laps's every 6 months. TaskTowers also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26). On price, 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. TaskTowers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Laps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskTowers ships an update fortnightly, Laps every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TaskTowers versus Laps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskTowersLaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiacre KabayizaRaphael Monteiro

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TaskTowers

One-time1
  • Mega Builder Bundle!$1.99
1 purchases

Laps

One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99

Questions

Is TaskTowers free?
TaskTowers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Laps free?
Laps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TaskTowers or Laps have ads?
Neither TaskTowers nor Laps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaskTowers or Laps?
TaskTowers ships an update fortnightly, and Laps every 6 months. Most recently, TaskTowers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Laps on October 30, 2026.

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