Comparison

Smart Tasks vs Taskman

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

Taskman

Organize your life with this intuitive to-do list and task manager. Easily capture, group, and prioritize tasks with drag-and-drop functionality. Set reminders and create recurring routines to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop task management
  • Task categorization
  • Customizable routines
  • Deadline reminders
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Data backup
Features
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Taskman is a simple drag and drop to-do list, a reminder, a checklist, a task manager that helps you to get things done. USE TASKMAN TO: • Capture and organize tasks the moment they pop into your head. • Remember deadlines with reminders and due dates. • Group tasks into categories. • Create daily, weekly, and monthly routines. • Drag and drop to quickly add, reorder, and delete tasks. • Synchronize data between iPhone, iPad and iPod devices through iCloud. • Backup data on iCloud. FREE & PREMIUM Taskman is provided free of charge for the basic functionalities. More features are included in the Premium plan available through monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription. Auto-Renewable Subscription payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged at the cost of the subscription plan you have chosen. You can cancel the auto-renew subscription at any time from the account settings on iTunes, but we are unable to issue refunds for any pay periods that have already been billed. Privacy policy: www.zigoros.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: www.zigoros.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Smart Tasks4 screens
Taskman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smart Tasks at none against Taskman's shown. Smart Tasks also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 2). Taskman's advantage is iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

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 Taskman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Tasks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Tasks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, Taskman every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Tasks versus Taskman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart TasksTaskman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.5K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco ProspatoZigoros EOOD

Customer experience

Smart Tasks

All ratings4,508 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.1%

Taskman

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Taskman

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
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  • Smart Tasks +$11.991 Year
  • Smart Tasks + (Annual)1 Year trial$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Taskman

Subscriptions2
  • Premium 1 Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium 1 Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taskman free?
Taskman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Tasks or Taskman?
Smart Tasks is rated higher. Smart Tasks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Taskman averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Smart Tasks or Taskman have ads?
Taskman shows ads; Smart Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Tasks or Taskman?
Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, and Taskman every 7 months. Most recently, Smart Tasks was updated on October 17, 2026 and Taskman on September 30, 2026.

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