Comparison

Daylist vs Tasks

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

Head to head
About

Daylist

Create simple daily to-do lists with optional reminders. Tasks can be easily checked off when completed. Enjoy a fresh start each day with a minimalistic and private experience.

Highlights
  • Create daily to-do lists
  • Add tasks with one tap
  • Set task reminders
  • Check off completed tasks
  • No ads or signup required
  • Daily fresh start
Features
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The simplest and smoothest todo list for daily tasks. - No ads - No signup required - No subscription or payments How do you use Daylist? 1. Create lists for today with one tap - Grocery shopping, work tasks or anything else. 2. Write down the tasks you’d like to get done 3. Want to be reminded of a task? No problem, just another tap for that. 4. When you’re done with your task, check it off in the app. You’re going to love this step ;) You’ll have a fresh start each day - no need to manage long term lists. That’s it, nothing more, nothing less. Daily lists, as minimalistic and smooth as it gets. NO SIGNUP OR SPAM You just get right into the app. We don’t need to know your email or anything else for that matter. Also, anything you enter in the app stays right there, we don’t send your data to god knows where. Privacy first! NO SUBSCRIPTIONS Try the app for a week, and if it’s what you’re looking for, then you can continue using it forever with a one time purchase. Oh yea, no ads either. If you’re not sold by now, just give it a go. The app does a way better job of showing how wonderful todo lists can be than I can describe in text.

About

Tasks

Personalize your lock screen and Dynamic Island with to-do lists. Customize appearance and hide tasks as needed. Track progress with a 12-hour timer for up to 5 tasks.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen task display
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Customizable appearance
  • Hide tasks option
  • 12-hour timer
  • Up to 5 tasks
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Tasks - Create Live Activities lets you personalize your lock screen like never before. Display your tasks on the Lock Screen and have them always showing above notifications - and also on the Dynamic island. Change the text and background appearance, and choose to hide the tasks. Add up to 5 tasks at a time. Underline and strikethrough tasks, and keep track with a 12 hour timer - all tasks end when the timer ends. If you have any questions or feedback, I'm all ears. Tasks - Create Live Activities was created by an individual in his free time, and I’d love to know what you think. I’m available through Twitter @elohohel.

Screenshots

Daylist3 screens
Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daylist at 4.7 against Tasks's 4.4. Daylist also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 57%). Tasks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, 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. Daylist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tasks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daylist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Daylist's written reviews are positive against 57% of Tasks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daylist ships an update every 9 days, Tasks every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Daylist versus Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaylistTasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (88 ratings) — better4.4 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings88 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABRihab Mehboob

Customer experience

Daylist

All ratings88 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral12.6%
Negative18.0%

Tasks

All ratings54 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daylist

One-time1
  • Daylist Lifetime Unlocked$4.99
1 purchases

Tasks

One-time1
  • Tasks Unlimited$2.99

Questions

Is Daylist free?
Daylist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tasks free?
Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daylist or Tasks?
Daylist is rated higher. Daylist averages 4.7 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Tasks averages 4.4 from 54 ratings.
Do Daylist or Tasks have ads?
Neither Daylist nor Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daylist or Tasks?
Daylist ships an update every 9 days, and Tasks every 2 days. Most recently, Daylist was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tasks on October 24, 2026.

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