Comparison

Smart Tasks vs Daily Planner

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

Daily Planner

This app offers a calm approach to task management, using task cards and a growing garden to visualize progress. It helps users focus on what matters today without rigid scheduling or pressure, with options for focus sessions and organizing future tasks.

Highlights
  • Task cards for daily view
  • Progress-tracking garden
  • Later list for future tasks
  • Optional focus sessions
  • Flexible priorities
  • Widgets and reminders
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Taskpad is a card-based daily planner. **Build your day with cards** Tasks and habits come together as cards, giving you a clear view of your day. Drag to reorder them and decide what matters most. Simple, flexible, and easy to follow. **Not ready? Move it to Later** Not everything belongs today. Drag it to Later — it won't get lost, and it won't keep nagging you. **Focus when you need it** Swipe a card to start a focus timer. Helps you settle into one thing, without turning your whole day into a countdown. Search, reminders, and widgets are there, quietly supporting you in the background. Taskpad isn't about finishing everything. It's about finishing what matters today. Most of Taskpad is available for free. Taskpad Pro is optional, with monthly, annual, or lifetime plans for those who want a little more. Terms of Use: https://taskpad.webflow.io Privacy Policy: https://taskpad.webflow.io/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Smart Tasks4 screens
Daily Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Smart Tasks at 4.5K against Daily Planner's 4. Smart Tasks also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Daily Planner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, ads, 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 Daily Planner sells 3 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

Daily Planner 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 4, 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 100% of Daily Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, Daily Planner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Tasks versus Daily Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart TasksDaily Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco ProspatoJingxian Gao

Customer experience

Smart Tasks

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

Daily Planner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

Daily Planner

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
3 purchases

Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Taskpad Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Taskpad Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Taskpad Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Tasks or Daily Planner?
Daily Planner is rated higher. Smart Tasks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Daily Planner averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Smart Tasks or Daily Planner have ads?
Neither Smart Tasks nor Daily Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Tasks or Daily Planner?
Smart Tasks ships an update fortnightly, and Daily Planner every 5 days. Most recently, Smart Tasks was updated on October 22, 2026 and Daily Planner on October 12, 2026.

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