Comparison

Checklist vs Tasks

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

Head to head
About

Checklist

Organize your tasks, to-dos, and achievements with a highly customizable list application. Reorder items easily, choose from various color themes, and enjoy a clean, simple interface. This free tool helps you manage your priorities effectively.

Highlights
  • Customizable to-do lists
  • Reorderable items
  • Multiple color themes
  • Clean and simple interface
  • Achievement tracking
Features
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Checklist app is a to-do list, task list, must have list, achievements list, and so on... What's so special between this one and the others? 1- You can reorder your items in any order that you want. 2- You can choose from multiple 'colour themes' to fit your style. 3- Very clean and simple 4- It's free!

About

Tasks

This app helps you manage tasks beyond a simple to-do list. It allows for customizable statuses, tags, and hierarchical organization with a Kanban view to visualize project progress. Syncs across Apple devices and offers extensive customization for your workflow.

Highlights
  • Customizable task statuses
  • Tagging and hierarchical organization
  • Kanban project view
  • Smart lists and powerful queries
  • Attachments (PDFs, images)
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Tasks is a flexible task manager built for Apple devices. Start with a simple to-do list, then add structure only when you need it—with projects, subtasks, tags, priorities, custom statuses, Kanban boards, collaboration, and powerful automations. Your work is rarely just “to do” or “done.” A task might be in progress, waiting, under review, or following a workflow unique to your team. Tasks lets you shape every project around the way you actually work, without overwhelming you upfront. START SIMPLE. GROW YOUR WAY. • Capture tasks quickly and organise them into folders, projects, and subtasks • Add tags, priorities, task types, notes, links, images, PDFs, and other details • Create custom statuses for any workflow • Use fixed or completion-based recurring reminders • Build Smart Lists with powerful filters across all your projects • Find tasks, comments, and project information with advanced search • Start faster with project templates and helpful tag and date suggestions SEE WORK MOVE FORWARD Turn any project into a clear visual workflow with Kanban. Move tasks between custom statuses, or let completing a task advance it naturally through your flow. From a personal checklist to a multi-stage project, you can always see what is happening and what comes next. AUTOMATE ALMOST ANYTHING With more than 50 App Intents, Tasks works deeply with Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and system automations. Create, edit, clone, search, and organise tasks and projects without opening the app. Build workflows around dates, recurring rules, locations, tags, priorities, statuses, comments, and collaborators. COLLABORATE WITHOUT THE OVERHEAD Share projects by email or public link, assign work, add comments, and keep files with the tasks they belong to. Only the person sharing a project needs Tasks Plus—collaborators can join without purchasing their own subscription. MADE FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM Tasks is designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro, with reliable CloudKit-powered sync across your devices. • Interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A full Apple Watch app for capturing and completing tasks from your wrist • Share and Action extensions for creating tasks from other apps • Focus Filters, rich notifications, and Time Sensitive alerts • Keyboard, trackpad, drag-and-drop, and multi-window support • Native dark mode, Dynamic Type, and accessibility support • Face ID and Touch ID protection for private projects • Import from Apple Reminders and Notes • Export and import complete backups using the .tasks format • URL schemes and x-callback-url support for advanced workflows PRIVATE BY DESIGN Tasks is built with privacy in mind, with secure CloudKit-powered sync across your Apple devices. START FREE Tasks is free to download with a generous free tier. Upgrade to Tasks Plus with monthly, annual, family, and lifetime options when you need more. Questions or feedback? We read every message. tasks@msquarelabs.com Privacy Policy: https://thetasks.app/legal/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://thetasks.app/legal/terms/

Screenshots

Checklist4 screens
Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tasks at 4.6 against Checklist's 3.9. Tasks also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 31). Checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Tasks sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tasks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tasks has 1.9K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Checklist's written reviews are positive against 64% of Tasks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklist ships an update every 7 months, Tasks weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Checklist versus Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklistTasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (31 ratings)4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings311.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin TsengMsquare Labs Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

Checklist

All ratings31 ratings
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral17.6%
Negative23.5%

Tasks

All ratings1,911 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews313 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral13.7%
Negative22.7%

Bugs and requests

Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tasks

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tasks not syncing correctly
  • Inability to delete tasks
  • Crashes when adding comments
  • Unreliable date and time handling
  • Inconsistent behavior when rearranging tasks

Requested features

7 requests
  • Recurring tasks
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to move tasks between projects
  • Global tag management
  • Expanded note-taking capabilities
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  • Shortcuts and automation support
  • Batch task editing and management

In-app purchases

None

Checklist

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Tasks

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Tasks Plus (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Tasks Plus Family (Monthly)$7.991 Month
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  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual (Offer)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Tasks Plus$24.991 Year
  • Tasks Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Annual (Offer)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Tasks Family Plus$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tasks Plus Lifetime - Individual$59.99
  • Tasks Plus Lifetime - Family$99.99

Questions

Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tasks free?
Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Checklist or Tasks?
Tasks is rated higher. Checklist averages 3.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Tasks averages 4.6 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Checklist or Tasks have ads?
Neither Checklist nor Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checklist or Tasks?
Checklist ships an update every 7 months, and Tasks weekly. Most recently, Checklist was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tasks on October 27, 2026.

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