Comparison

Smart Tasks vs ActivityComb

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

ActivityComb

Log, track, and celebrate your habits, streaks, and goals in one organized place. This app focuses on your progress without added pressure or clutter.

Highlights
  • Log activities and achievements
  • Track habit streaks
  • Set and pursue goals
  • Progress visualization
  • Clutter-free interface
Features
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Track every activity & achievement - the habit log built for your ambitions ActivityComb - Track What Matters. Build Who You're Becoming Your activities tell your story. Every habit you build, every streak you protect, every goal you pursue - it all adds up to something meaningful. ActivityComb gies yo one place to log, track, and celebrate all of it. No clutter. No pressure, Just you and your progress.

Screenshots

Smart Tasks4 screens
ActivityComb3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ActivityComb at none against Smart Tasks's 5. ActivityComb also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Smart Tasks's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 5) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. ActivityComb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ActivityComb 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 5, 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 ActivityComb's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Tasks versus ActivityComb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart TasksActivityComb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco Prospatoprodcomtech pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Smart Tasks

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

ActivityComb

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

ActivityComb

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

ActivityComb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Tasks free?
Smart Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ActivityComb free?
ActivityComb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Tasks or ActivityComb?
ActivityComb is rated higher. Smart Tasks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while ActivityComb averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Smart Tasks or ActivityComb have ads?
Neither Smart Tasks nor ActivityComb shows ads.

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