Comparison

PenCalendarPro vs TaskMind

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

Head to head
About

PenCalendarPro

This app offers a digital handwriting calendar and diary experience, ideal for daily professional use with an Apple Pencil. It provides a realistic writing feel on paper, with features like multiple pen colors, image import, and page export options.

Highlights
  • Realistic handwriting experience
  • Finger writing disabled
  • Multiple pen colors
  • Import pictures
  • Export pages to email/printer
  • Year and month overviews
  • Gregorian and ISO8601 calendar types
Features
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PenCalendarPro is a simple handwriting calendar or diary for daily professional use. You need an Apple Pencil to do your handwriting. Get the real handwriting experience like writing on paper. You can put your hand everywhere on the writing area because finger writing is not possible. Features: -Finger writing is not possible. -Different pen colors. -Import picture. -Export page to email, printer .... -More then 100 pages per day. -Year overview and export. -Month overview and export. -Different colors for each day. -Short text 20 characters per day emojis possible. -Data files are accessible on local storage. -Calendar typ Gregorian and iso8601 (Europe). -Supported languages : English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Bulgarian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Croatian, Polish, Norwegian, Greek, Irish, Icelandic, Turkish, Portuguese Navigation info: Month overview: Press Month two times Year overview: Press Year two times For detail description see developer webpage

About

TaskMind

Organize your work and daily life with this digital planner. Create and manage tasks with subtasks, images, and links. Utilize a calendar view, focus timer, and Kanban board for efficient workflow. Seamlessly sync data across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Task creation and organization
  • Subtasks, images, and links
  • Calendar view
  • Integrated focus timer
  • Kanban board workflow
  • Customizable folders
  • iCloud Sync across devices
Features
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Clear task management “TaskMind” is your digital daily planner for work and everyday life. Create and organize your tasks effortlessly. Organize them into custom folders and label them to organize your to-dos. Effective task management - Never lose track of your tasks again. Add subtasks, images, and links to detail your tasks and have all important information in one place. Calendar view and focus timer - Use the calendar view to keep track of open, completed and overdue tasks. The integrated focus timer helps you to concentrate specifically on individual tasks and increase your productivity. Kanban board for efficient work - Work according to the proven Kanban principle. Manage your tasks visually and move them through the process with additional labels. Keep an eye on progress and optimize your processes. Customizable folders and focus options - Customize your folders according to your needs and focus on specific tasks in individual folders. Structure your work and keep focus. Seamless data import and export - “TaskMind” enables seamless data exchange with the iOS calendar and reminders app. Easily import your tasks from the iOS Calendar app and Reminders app to manage them in TaskMind. Export your created tasks back to the iOS Calendar or Reminders app just as easily Easily share data with iCloud Sync - “TaskMind” offers seamless integration with iCloud Sync. Your tasks will automatically sync between all your Apple devices. Work seamlessly on your tasks on your iPhone, iPad or Mac and always stay up to date. Start your efficient planning now - Discover “TaskMind” and organize your everyday life and work in an effective way. Start your efficient planning now and always keep an overview!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TaskMind at Free against PenCalendarPro's $19.99. TaskMind also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). PenCalendarPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On 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

TaskMind is free to download; PenCalendarPro costs $19.99 up front. TaskMind sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PenCalendarPro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TaskMind holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskMind has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, TaskMind every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PenCalendarPro versus TaskMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenCalendarProTaskMind
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—70.5% of reviews
Number of ratings153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitgut GmbHRobin Guido Schmidt

Customer experience

PenCalendarPro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

TaskMind

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral13.6%
Negative15.9%

In-app purchases

None

PenCalendarPro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

TaskMind

Subscriptions3
  • TaskMind+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly TaskMind+: Task Manager7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TaskMind+ Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime premium discount$69.99
  • TaskMind+ one-time purchase$79.99

Questions

Is PenCalendarPro free?
PenCalendarPro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TaskMind free?
TaskMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PenCalendarPro or TaskMind?
TaskMind is rated higher. PenCalendarPro averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TaskMind averages 4.7 from 53 ratings.
Do PenCalendarPro or TaskMind have ads?
Neither PenCalendarPro nor TaskMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PenCalendarPro or TaskMind?
PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, and TaskMind every 6 days. Most recently, PenCalendarPro was updated on October 29, 2026 and TaskMind on October 30, 2026.

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