Comparison

Tasks vs TaskAnt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tasks

This app helps you manage tasks beyond a simple to-do list. It allows for customizable statuses, tags, and hierarchical organization with a Kanban view to visualize project progress. Syncs across Apple devices and offers extensive customization for your workflow.

Highlights
  • Customizable task statuses
  • Tagging and hierarchical organization
  • Kanban project view
  • Smart lists and powerful queries
  • Attachments (PDFs, images)
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Tasks is a flexible task manager built for Apple devices. Start with a simple to-do list, then add structure only when you need it—with projects, subtasks, tags, priorities, custom statuses, Kanban boards, collaboration, and powerful automations. Your work is rarely just “to do” or “done.” A task might be in progress, waiting, under review, or following a workflow unique to your team. Tasks lets you shape every project around the way you actually work, without overwhelming you upfront. START SIMPLE. GROW YOUR WAY. • Capture tasks quickly and organise them into folders, projects, and subtasks • Add tags, priorities, task types, notes, links, images, PDFs, and other details • Create custom statuses for any workflow • Use fixed or completion-based recurring reminders • Build Smart Lists with powerful filters across all your projects • Find tasks, comments, and project information with advanced search • Start faster with project templates and helpful tag and date suggestions SEE WORK MOVE FORWARD Turn any project into a clear visual workflow with Kanban. Move tasks between custom statuses, or let completing a task advance it naturally through your flow. From a personal checklist to a multi-stage project, you can always see what is happening and what comes next. AUTOMATE ALMOST ANYTHING With more than 50 App Intents, Tasks works deeply with Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and system automations. Create, edit, clone, search, and organise tasks and projects without opening the app. Build workflows around dates, recurring rules, locations, tags, priorities, statuses, comments, and collaborators. COLLABORATE WITHOUT THE OVERHEAD Share projects by email or public link, assign work, add comments, and keep files with the tasks they belong to. Only the person sharing a project needs Tasks Plus—collaborators can join without purchasing their own subscription. MADE FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM Tasks is designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro, with reliable CloudKit-powered sync across your devices. • Interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A full Apple Watch app for capturing and completing tasks from your wrist • Share and Action extensions for creating tasks from other apps • Focus Filters, rich notifications, and Time Sensitive alerts • Keyboard, trackpad, drag-and-drop, and multi-window support • Native dark mode, Dynamic Type, and accessibility support • Face ID and Touch ID protection for private projects • Import from Apple Reminders and Notes • Export and import complete backups using the .tasks format • URL schemes and x-callback-url support for advanced workflows PRIVATE BY DESIGN Tasks is built with privacy in mind, with secure CloudKit-powered sync across your Apple devices. START FREE Tasks is free to download with a generous free tier. Upgrade to Tasks Plus with monthly, annual, family, and lifetime options when you need more. Questions or feedback? We read every message. tasks@msquarelabs.com Privacy Policy: https://thetasks.app/legal/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://thetasks.app/legal/terms/

About

TaskAnt

Features
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Most to-do apps forget that life repeats, and that you don't do it alone. TaskAnt doesn't. Set a task once, share it with the people you live with, and tick it off. It comes back exactly when it should, and everyone can see what's due, who's on it and when it was done. Feed the cat, take your tablets, water the plants, put the bins out: TaskAnt keeps the whole household in step. SHARE THE LOAD • Connect with partners, family or housemates using a simple code • Share a single task, or a whole group like Home or Pets, including every task you add to it later • Assign tasks to one person or to everyone • See who completed what, and when, in the shared history • Changes appear instantly on everyone's phones • Everyone sharing a task gets its reminders, so it never depends on one person remembering • View-only or edit rights, your choice NEW: COUNTDOWN TIMERS Put the washing on, tap the timer, and TaskAnt tells you when it's done. Share it and whoever's home gets the "Time's up" reminder. • Start a timer from the app or with one tap on the Countdown timers widget • Pause it, add or take off time, or change what's left • Time Sensitive reminders that get through Focus, then every 10 minutes until it's done • Repeatable or one-off: tap + New timer on the widget for a quick one SEE WHAT NEEDS DOING • Overdue, due now and coming up, at a glance • Due, Groups, Days and Timers views, plus search and filters • Paused tasks wait quietly until you need them SCHEDULES THAT FIT REAL LIFE • "Every 3 days after I last did it", or a fixed schedule: daily, weekly, monthly or yearly • Pick the time and time zone • One-off tasks for everything else • Snooze when life gets in the way LINKED TASKS Cleaning the litter tray also means scooping it? Link tasks so finishing one completes the other. WIDGETS YOU CAN TRUST Tick tasks off or start timers right from your home screen. A ticked row says "tap to undo" and records the exact time you tapped it. UNDO FOR EVERYTHING Completed the wrong thing? Snoozed too far? Every action shows what happened, with Undo right there. REMINDERS THAT HELP • Notifications when tasks are due, with Complete and Snooze right in the notification • Optional sync with Apple Reminders • The app icon badge shows how many tasks are overdue KEEP TRACK • Full completion history, with notes • Today, this week, streak and on-time stats • Works offline and syncs when you're back online • Export and import your tasks Your household, in sync. Download TaskAnt, share your first task, and stop being the only one who remembers.

Screenshots

Tasks4 screens
TaskAnt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskAnt at none against Tasks's 12. TaskAnt also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Tasks's advantage is device support (5 vs 1). 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. Tasks sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. TaskAnt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tasks ships an update weekly, TaskAnt every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tasks versus TaskAnt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTasksTaskAnt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMsquare Labs Technologies Private LimitedEdward Marno

Bugs and requests

Tasks

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tasks not syncing correctly
  • Inability to delete tasks
  • Crashes when adding comments
  • Unreliable date and time handling
  • Inconsistent behavior when rearranging tasks

Requested features

7 requests
  • Recurring tasks
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to move tasks between projects
  • Global tag management
  • Expanded note-taking capabilities
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  • Shortcuts and automation support
  • Batch task editing and management

TaskAnt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Tasks

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Tasks Plus (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Tasks Plus Family (Monthly)$7.991 Month
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  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual (Offer)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Tasks Plus$24.991 Year
  • Tasks Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Annual (Offer)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Tasks Family Plus$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tasks Plus Lifetime - Individual$59.99
  • Tasks Plus Lifetime - Family$99.99
None

TaskAnt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tasks free?
Tasks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskAnt free?
TaskAnt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tasks or TaskAnt have ads?
Neither Tasks nor TaskAnt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tasks or TaskAnt?
Tasks ships an update weekly, and TaskAnt every 3 days. Most recently, Tasks was updated on October 25, 2026 and TaskAnt on October 24, 2026.

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