Comparison

Smart Tasks vs 3 Minute Journal

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

3 Minute Journal

Record your thoughts and reflections using your voice. This app transcribes your audio entries into text, offering both formats for a faster and more engaging journaling experience. Reflect on what's annoying, beautiful, or what you're thankful for daily.

Highlights
  • Voice recording for journal entries
  • Automatic audio transcription to text
  • Daily prompts for reflection
  • Dual audio and text formats
  • User-friendly interface
  • Promotes mindfulness
Features
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Everyone knows that journaling is good for you and it is something that they should do, but they have a hard time journaling because it takes too long. Handwriting a journal entry or even typing our a journal entry takes way too much time. The 3 minute journal is here to change that. The 3 minute journal lets you journal by using your voice. Simply tap to record, and tap again to finish recording, and then your audio journal entry is saved! The best part is that we also transcribe your audio recording into text, so you have both an audio and text version of your journal entry. The best of both worlds! It's way faster than journaling through traditional methods like handwriting or typing them out, and it's also a BETTER experience. By speaking your journal entries out loud, it almost feels like a mini therapy session, and you feel much more connected to your journaling process. Journal every single by day with an audio recording for three categories: something annoying, something beautiful, and something you're thankful for. Simple press any of the categories and start recording your journal entry. It's that easy. Journaling is a great practice to do every day, but handwriting or even typing journals can take way too long. With Soli Audio Journal, you can journal way faster by using your voice and creating audio recordings. You can record your thoughts and journal about your thoughts in a safe space. Simply tap one of the categories to start recording your journal entry, and tap again to stop recording your journal entry. Once you stop recording, your journal entries are transcribed to text, so you never have to pick between an audio journal entry or a text journal entry — you get both. You can use this in any way that you want — at the start of the day to reflect on your previous day, during the day to record your thoughts, or at the end of the day to wind down and to use it as a diary or a journal. Journaling is a great practice that helps promote mindfulness and healthier living, and the 3 Minute Journal is one of the best ways to journal. Try it out! Here is a link to the terms and service of our application. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Here is a link to the privacy policy of our application. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WKaJDKd7U9LaAW30rI0OyIBhpL-8hk4xUnEK4XMxSvE/edit

Screenshots

Smart Tasks4 screens
3 Minute Journal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smart Tasks at none against 3 Minute Journal's shown. Smart Tasks also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 12) and review sentiment (79% vs 63%). 3 Minute Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3 Minute Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Tasks has 4.5K ratings behind it against 12, 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 63% of 3 Minute Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, 3 Minute Journal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Tasks versus 3 Minute Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Tasks3 Minute Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better4.6 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better12
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco ProspatoYATB LLC

Customer experience

Smart Tasks

All ratings4,515 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.1%

3 Minute Journal

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

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

3 Minute Journal

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

3 Minute Journal

Subscriptions2
  • 3 Minute Journal Pro$2.991 Month
  • 3 Minute Journal Pro$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3 Minute Journal free?
3 Minute Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Tasks or 3 Minute Journal?
Smart Tasks is rated higher. Smart Tasks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while 3 Minute Journal averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Smart Tasks or 3 Minute Journal have ads?
3 Minute Journal shows ads; Smart Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Tasks or 3 Minute Journal?
Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, and 3 Minute Journal every 2 days. Most recently, Smart Tasks was updated on November 7, 2026 and 3 Minute Journal on November 3, 2026.

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