Auto Task vs KDE Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auto Task
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Auto Task is an innovative idea developed to help you in a place where you were used to be on your own before. Auto Task schedule your assignments and tasks for you so you can be on top of your work and just focus on studying. Delaying a large amount of work and starting it only a few days before the deadline sound familiar ? Keeping up with the amount of tasks and assignment you receive as a student of multiple courses per semester can cause a lot of anxiety. The main obstacle for a lot of students is actually the anxiety caused from even thinking about the amount of work they have left, and the burden of scheduling your remaining time accordingly. Auto Task is here to help. Auto Schedule - with the unique concept of Auto Schedule all you have to do is just Add And Forget ! Fill In your tasks and provide a deadline, Auto Task will take care of the rest for you. Need a Break ?, No Problem - Auto Task offers you a variety of options to set a break between your scheduled work periods. Not only students can enjoy Auto Task, but anyone who feels the struggle of a large amount of work that's need to be done. Scheduling according to your own fixed schedule - fill in your repeated activities such as: college, work, etc.. Auto Task will not interfere with your personal schedule. Smart scheduling - Auto Task can schedule your work so you will have to deal with less amount of stress and less amount of work for each day. Specify the task difficulty when you fill it in, and Auto Task will take it into account and make your schedule less difficult and stressful. What's more important to you ? less amount of work time or less amount of difficulty ? Auto Task provides you with multiple smart algorithms to chose from, you decide what's best for you. Assignment Dividing - Auto Task will divide your work load so you will have much more relieve dealing with heavy and long assignments. Clear and Beautiful Design - with the unique Index Card design you can see all your scheduled tasks in one concentrated place. Click on a card to pull it up to see more details about your tasks (it's fun too !). Multiple Ways To View Your Schedule - In addition to the Index Card View, Auto Task includes a Daily View and a Weekly View as well so you can view your schedule in the most suitable way for you. Notifications - Auto Task will notify you when it's time to start working on your assignments. You don't have to be alone with handling your assignments and schedule them into your limited time, Auto Task can now help you with this burden. It's time to focus on your actual studies and let Auto Task schedule your work for you.
KDE Connect
Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.
- Shared clipboard
- File and URL sharing
- Virtual touchpad and keyboard
- Remote presentation control
- Remote command execution
- End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: KDE Connect at Free against Auto Task's $5.99. Auto Task's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
KDE Connect is free to download; Auto Task costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Auto Task ships an update every 6 days, KDE Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auto Task | KDE Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ran Amir | KDE e.V. |
Bugs and requests
Auto Task
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
KDE Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clipboard push feature not working
- App crashes on launch for some users
- Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
- Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for background operation
- Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
- Integrate with system share sheet
- Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
- Add SMS/notification sync features
In-app purchases
Auto Task
No in-app purchases
KDE Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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