Global Tasks vs GETsidetracked
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global Tasks
This task management app helps users stay organized and reduce stress, with a focus on supporting individuals with dyslexia and neurodiversity. It offers both a broad overview and the ability to focus on high-priority items.
- Task management
- Stress reduction
- Neurodiversity support
- Focus on priorities
- Big picture overview
- Reduced overwhelm
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Global Tasks is an online task management solution that helps the users stay on top of their tasks and commitments. Designed specifically with dyslexia and neuro diversity in mind, it helps users stay on top of their tasks, thereby reducing stress and overwhelm. Global Tasks provides an overview for when the users want to see the big picture, but also hides the unnecessary noise, aiding the user to focus on their highest priority tasks.
GETsidetracked
This app provides 54 creative prompts to help users exercise their creative thinking. It offers a fun and user-friendly way to overcome creative blocks with various techniques and methods.
- 54 creative prompts
- Random prompt generation
- Browse prompts
- User-friendly interface
- Creative thinking techniques
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This app is designed to help you think creatively with a series of 54 prompts. Tap or shake for a random “GET” or browse through them to find the one that catches the moment. Many people see creative thinking as the preserve of a minority of ‘creatives’ or artists. They think you either have the gift or you don’t. They don’t imagine they have it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Creativity is for everyone. It’s a muscle everyone can exercise and it strengthens with use. There are quite simple processes and creative-thinking techniques that anyone can use. Then the process of creative thinking invariably encounters blocks on the way. It’s common to get stuck. But there are methods you can use to overcome them. The 54 prompts in this app are a mix of those processes, techniques and methods distilled down into a fun and user-friendly format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Global Tasks at Free against GETsidetracked's $1.99. Global Tasks also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). GETsidetracked's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Global Tasks is free to download; GETsidetracked costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Global Tasks ships an update every 3 weeks, GETsidetracked every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Tasks | GETsidetracked |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Everway Opco Ltd. | Joel Baker |
In-app purchases
Global Tasks
No in-app purchases
GETsidetracked
No in-app purchases
