FirstSeed Calendar vs TaskCount
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FirstSeed Calendar
A powerful scheduling app that manages both events and reminders. It offers innovative calendar views, interactive widgets for various iOS versions, and seamless syncing with Apple's Calendar and Reminders apps. An optional paid upgrade unlocks advanced features like natural language event processing and drag-and-drop functionality.
- Interactive and lock-screen widgets
- Full-featured month, week, and list views
- Event and reminder management
- Natural language event processing (paid)
- Drag & drop event manipulation (paid)
- Apple Watch support
- Syncs with Apple Calendar and Reminders
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FirstSeed Calendar keeps your events and reminders in one place. It’s fast, flexible, and built so you can handle most tasks with one hand. Features: - Month view that handles everyday tasks with one hand - Week view that fits the whole week on one screen, with no vertical scrolling - Day, list, and year views, including a list view laid out like a paper planner - Events and reminders together in one calendar - Move or duplicate events to multiple dates at once - Respond to invitations right from the app - Daily Summary notifications for today’s or tomorrow’s events - Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, and interactive widgets, including a timeline widget - Control Center controls - Apple Watch app with complications - Dark mode, custom themes, and colors for weekends and holidays - Designed for Liquid Glass, with clear and tinted icons and widgets Pro: One-Time Purchase, No Subscription: - Sync directly with Google Calendar, including per-event colors - Trash: recover deleted events and reminders for up to 30 days - Automatic backups of your calendar data - Quick Event: create events by typing naturally, like “Lunch with Bob at noon tomorrow” - Full-screen alarms for events you can’t miss - Weather forecasts in your calendar - Week numbers, time zones, and event history - Drag and drop to reschedule events - Templates for events you create often - Calendar sets to show or hide groups of calendars with one tap - Import and export ICS files - Customize the Apple Watch app - Alternate app icons - No ads Sync: FirstSeed Calendar works with Apple’s Calendar and Reminders apps, so your events and reminders stay in sync across all your devices through iCloud, Google, Exchange, and any other accounts you’ve added in Settings.
TaskCount
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TaskCount is a simple countdown timer for your tasks. Add a task by voice or by hand, set the time, and start the timer. You get a notification when the time is up. FEATURES - Add tasks by voice input or manually - Set minutes and seconds for each task - Start, pause and reset the countdown - Adjust the remaining time while the timer runs - Notification when a task finishes - Available in English and Japanese PRIVACY The app works offline and no account is required. Your tasks stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskCount at none against FirstSeed Calendar's 2. TaskCount also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price 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
Both are free to download. FirstSeed Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TaskCount asks for nothing beyond the download.
FirstSeed Calendar ships an update every 8 days, TaskCount every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FirstSeed Calendar | TaskCount |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (342 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 342 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FirstSeed Inc | Yuki Okawa |
In-app purchases
FirstSeed Calendar
- Monthly Donation$2.991 Month
- Pro Version$9.99
TaskCount
No in-app purchases









