Comparison

My Tasks vs Your Ideas² notebook

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

Head to head
About

My Tasks

Manage your to-do list with a clean interface. Quickly add tasks on your iPhone or Apple Watch, and sync them across all your devices. Organize tasks by due date, priority, or color, and set recurring reminders.

Highlights
  • Task synchronization across devices
  • Quick task capture on iPhone/Apple Watch
  • Sort tasks by due date, priority, or alphabetically
  • Color-coding for task grouping
  • Add notes and set recurring tasks
  • Transfer tasks to iPhone calendar
Features
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- Stay on top of your tasks with a clear and simple overview. - Quickly capture ideas wherever you are – on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Add tasks in seconds and complete the details later when it suits you. - All your tasks are automatically synchronized across your devices using the same Apple ID. Organize your tasks your way: ∙ Sort by due date, priority, or alphabetically ∙ Use colors to group and highlight tasks ∙ Add notes and set recurring tasks Easily transfer tasks with notes and recurrence to your iPhone calendar. Customize the app to match your preferences: ∙ Adjust colors ∙ Change text alignment ∙ Create a layout that works best for you

About

Your Ideas² notebook

Capture your thoughts and ideas easily with a simple interface. Organize your entries with a powerful search and navigate through your history with a time machine. Protect your data with biometric security and enjoy local storage with iCloud backup.

Highlights
  • Easy idea capture
  • Intelligent search
  • Time machine navigation
  • Biometric security
  • Local and iCloud storage
  • Customizable app icons (premium)
  • Data export (premium)
Features
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Squared ideas help you to stay focus on what you want : put down your ideas to keep an history of everything you want ! In order to accomplish this mission, we make it really easy to save an idea or a thought : 1. Press "New Post" 2. Write what you want 3. Press "Save" 4. It's done ! Squared ideas also has some tools that help you to browse your notes : 1. A clever search field which find the posts that contains the words you search 2. A time machine that allow you to easily navigate in the past. Everything stay simple therefore you don't get lost in complex useless features. For your privacy, you can easily protect the data recorded in the app with FaceID or TouchID by toggling a simple switch button : secured and easy. More important : NO ACCOUNT NEEDED, just write in the app and everything is saved locally on your iPhone as well as in your iCloud Drive documents to protect them in the long term. Customizable : With the premium version, you are able to choose the home screen app icon to fit your preferences ! Squared Ideas Premium allow you to : - Write unlimited ideas in the app - Choose your app icon between 4 different app icons - Export all your data as a spreadsheet to archive them where you want There are two ways to get the premium version : - A yearly subscription at 1.99$/year, a small Starbuck coffee to improve your life - Lifetime purchase at 4.99$, half of a pizza to become Tim Ferriss If you choose the subscription method : A yearly subscription for ideas premium at $1,99 purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation (2 weeks trial period). Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our confidentiality agreement : https://romainpenchenat.com/ideas/confidentiality_agreement.txt And our terms of use : https://romainpenchenat.com/ideas/terms_of_use.txt

Screenshots

My Tasks4 screens
Your Ideas² notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Your Ideas² notebook at 100% against My Tasks's 0%. Your Ideas² notebook also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 11 months). My Tasks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and device support 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

Your Ideas² notebook is free to download; My Tasks costs $0.99 up front. Your Ideas² notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Tasks ships an update every 11 months, Your Ideas² notebook every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 2 level
My Tasks versus Your Ideas² notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy TasksYour Ideas² notebook
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel FurrerGRAINES

Customer experience

My Tasks

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Your Ideas² notebook

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Tasks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Your Ideas² notebook

One-time1
  • Lifetime premium access$3.99

Questions

Is My Tasks free?
My Tasks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Your Ideas² notebook free?
Your Ideas² notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Tasks or Your Ideas² notebook have ads?
Neither My Tasks nor Your Ideas² notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Tasks or Your Ideas² notebook?
My Tasks ships an update every 11 months, and Your Ideas² notebook every 4 weeks. Most recently, My Tasks was updated on November 2, 2026 and Your Ideas² notebook on November 3, 2026.

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