Comparison

Play vs TaskCry

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

Head to head
About

Play

Features
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■ Concept "Grow with the dragon in the real world!" ■ Overview ・Helps you make your effort a habit. ・Records your effort like the play time of a video game. ■ About Quests and Dragons ・In this app, what you want to work hard on is called a "Quest." ・You can create quests freely. The time you play a quest becomes the dragon's experience points. ・When the dragon evolves and reaches its final form, you should be just as strong! ■ Features ・You can set a timer for each quest. ・You can turn quest timer completion notifications ON / OFF. ・The Story feature lets you group quests by category. ・You can freely comment on quests. Try keeping track of your daily progress and insights. ・Consecutive play days and the number of attempts are also recorded to promote habit formation. ・Apple Watch — You can now start and stop quests from your wrist. ・Shortcuts — You can control quests from Siri and the Shortcuts app. ・Calendar — Registers your quest activity history to the calendar. Useful for looking back. ・Scheduled Notifications — Reminds you to start quests at set times. ・Webhook — You can use quest start and end as triggers. ・HealthKit — Activity time for quests designated as workouts is automatically recorded in Health. ・Data Backup — You can now export/import data. ・Dashboard — You can view daily play time in graphs. ・LiveActivity — You can check the remaining timer time on the Lock Screen. ・Don't-Do Quests — Now supports habits you want to quit, such as smoking and drinking. ■ Why I Made This ・I noticed my game play time exceeded 100 hours in a single month.  I thought if I could put the same effort into studying and sports, I could grow like a game character, so I created this app. ■ Character Design  Name: Zui  Twitter: https://twitter.com/zui_0

About

TaskCry

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Loudly remind yourself of the Todos you absolutely must not forget! Tasks' faces twist as the deadline nears. TaskCry is a task reminder app for registering only your truly urgent MUST TODOs. 【What kind of app?】 - A character's face appears on each progress bar - The less time remains, the more the face twists and the task suffers - Finish tasks in time, long-press to save them - Saved tasks ascend to heaven - Miss the deadline, and the task collapses into a grave... 【Loud on your home screen too】 - Place a widget and get loud reminders right on your home screen 【No ads, fully local】 - Zero ads - All data stays on your device and is never sent to external servers 【Who is this for?】 - Serious task managers never stick for you - You tend to forget important appointments or paperwork - You often miss deadlines - You struggle with procrastination (e.g. ADHD) - You want a fun to-do list the whole family can enjoy 【One-time purchase: TaskCry Pro】 - Task limit lifted from 3 to unlimited - All premium characters unlocked - All premium graves unlocked - Switchable app icons

Screenshots

Play4 screens
TaskCry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TaskCry at none against Play's shown. TaskCry also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TaskCry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play ships an update every 2 weeks, TaskCry daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Play versus TaskCry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayTaskCry
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIYASHI APPSSHIN SUGITANI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Play

One-time1
  • Ad-free$0.99
1 purchases

TaskCry

One-time1
  • TaskCry Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Play free?
Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskCry free?
TaskCry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Play or TaskCry have ads?
Play shows ads; TaskCry does not.
Which is updated more often, Play or TaskCry?
Play ships an update every 2 weeks, and TaskCry daily. Most recently, Play was updated on November 3, 2026 and TaskCry on November 5, 2026.

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