Comparison

Smart Tasks vs Assignment

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

Head to head
About

Smart Tasks

This app helps you organize tasks, reminders, and daily checklists with a clean, interactive layout. Plan your week, manage deadlines, and stay productive with features like color-coding, widgets, and Apple device integration.

Highlights
  • Color-coded task organization
  • Weekly planner view
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple device integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Drag & drop organization
  • Smart notifications
Features
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Featured in App Store's "Hot This Week" for multiple weeks. Welcome to Smart Tasks: a simple, yet powerful way to get things done! See your whole week in a minimalistic and interactive design. Write down everything from your time-sensitive work to things you just don’t want to forget about. Keep yourself from worrying about what you have to do and start getting things done. Simple. Fast. Intuitive. Built for you! FEATURES • Simple and highly interactive design • Drag and drop to quickly add, reorder, delete, and import tasks • Swipe on any task, category, or date to access quick actions to get things done quicker • Choose between 42 aesthetically pleasing colors for categories • Home screen quick actions • Export/import tasks and categories APPLE SPECIFIC FEATURES • Widgets • Siri AI • Dark mode • Notification quick actions • Add, edit, delete, and view Apple Calendar events • Import reminders from the Apple Reminders app • Control Center and Action Button controls support • Device Handoff when adding tasks and categories • Full VoiceOver support • Smart Notifications • Dynamic font support • App Shortcuts PREMIUM FEATURES • iCloud sync • Reminders in tasks • Daily, weekly, monthly, and after completion routines • Notes in tasks • Week layout • Unlimited categories • Change app’s icon color • Special configuration options • Custom swipe actions • Duplicating tasks • Prioritize today • Link, email, and phone number detection in titles and notes iPad SPECIFIC FEATURES • Multiple window support for categories and tasks • Keyboard Shortcuts • Right-click for quick actions • Drag and drop task files for quick importing • Drag and drop multiple task files SUBSCRIPTION Smart Tasks has a subscription service for premium features. No sign-up needed. Upgrade anytime to Smart Tasks +. Without Smart Tasks +, users will only have access to a limited amount of features. Subscriptions from Smart Tasks + will be charged to your card connected to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your account settings after purchase. Any unused time left in a given free trial will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. For more details please look at: Privacy Policy: https://smarttasksapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://smarttasksapp.com/terms/ Thank you for using Smart Tasks! I'm constantly updating the app to make it better.

About

Assignment

Organize tasks by group and lecture, creating custom summary rules. View upcoming events and schedules through home screen and lock screen widgets. Manage lectures and events systematically.

Highlights
  • Organize tasks by group and lecture
  • Create custom summary rules
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Calendar view by month and day
  • Lecture timetable management
  • Systematic event grouping
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Organize and manage your to-do tasks by group and lecture. Create your own summary rules and check the summary contents in the summary tab and widget. Summary - Create your own summary rules using group, lecture, date conditions, etc. - Check the events that satisfy the summary rules you created in the home screen widget and lock screen widget. Group - Manage events systematically by grouping them. Calender - Check out the events you need to do this month at a glance. - You can also view events by time on a specific date in detail. Lecture - Check the timetable. - You can also manage events for each lecture. Widget - You can check the lecture schedule, calendar, and summary on the home screen. Please let us know about any improvements or bugs through Settings>Feedback!

Screenshots

Smart Tasks4 screens
Assignment4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smart Tasks at none against Assignment's shown. Smart Tasks also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Assignment's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Smart Tasks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Assignment 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

Assignment holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Tasks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Smart Tasks's written reviews are positive against 83% of Assignment's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, Assignment weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Tasks versus Assignment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart TasksAssignment
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco ProspatoLee Jaeho

Customer experience

Smart Tasks

All ratings4,482 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews387 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.0%

Assignment

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Smart Tasks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Syncing issues causing tasks to reorder or disappear
  • Subscription cancellation problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to display completed tasks
  • Ability to delay or snooze tasks
  • Integration with more calendar/reminder apps
  • Monthly view for tasks
  • Keyboard shortcuts for quick task entry

Assignment

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Smart Tasks

Subscriptions5
  • Smart Tasks +$1.991 Month
  • Smart Tasks + (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Smart Tasks +$9.996 Months
Show 2 more
  • Smart Tasks +$11.991 Year
  • Smart Tasks + (Annual)1 Year trial$17.991 Year
1 purchases

Assignment

One-time1
  • Buy a developer a coffee$4.99

Questions

Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Assignment free?
Assignment is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Tasks or Assignment?
Assignment is rated higher. Smart Tasks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Assignment averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart Tasks or Assignment have ads?
Assignment shows ads; Smart Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Tasks or Assignment?
Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, and Assignment weekly. Most recently, Smart Tasks was updated on September 24, 2026 and Assignment on June 1, 2026.

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