Comparison

Smart Tasks vs Event Flow Manager

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

Event Flow Manager

This productivity app allows users to create and manage event schedules. Collaborate with others, archive past events, and customize the interface with themes. It offers features to speed up data entry and integrate with command protocols.

Highlights
  • Event creation and management
  • Collaboration on events
  • Event archiving
  • Customizable themes
  • Word shortcuts for faster entry
  • UDP/TCP command integration
Features
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Event Flow Manager - is a productivity app to create and manage flow of any event. - Registration is required to manage event lists. - No registration needed to view a program from a shared link. - Collaborate with users on the same event. - Archive events to keep past events organized and not cluttering the current and upcoming events. - Multiple light and dark themes are available to fit your preferences. - Create shortcuts of frequently used words to speed up the entry of the event items. - Ability to integrate UDP/TCP commands protocols to show and hide the active program list.

Screenshots

Smart Tasks4 screens
Event Flow Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Tasks at 79% against Event Flow Manager's 0%. Smart Tasks also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 22) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Event Flow Manager's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Event Flow Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 22, 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 0% of Event Flow Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Tasks versus Event Flow Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart TasksEvent Flow Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better22
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco ProspatoStarwayApps LLC

Customer experience

Smart Tasks

All ratings4,514 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.1%

Event Flow Manager

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Event Flow Manager

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
None

Event Flow Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Event Flow Manager free?
Event Flow Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Tasks or Event Flow Manager?
Smart Tasks is rated higher. Smart Tasks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Event Flow Manager averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Smart Tasks or Event Flow Manager have ads?
Neither Smart Tasks nor Event Flow Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Tasks or Event Flow Manager?
Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, and Event Flow Manager fortnightly. Most recently, Smart Tasks was updated on October 22, 2026 and Event Flow Manager on October 8, 2026.

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