Kanban vs FirstSeed Tasks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanban
Organize your daily to-dos, work projects, and goals with this intuitive task manager. It offers a clean interface and a wide range of features to help you become more efficient and see the full picture of your tasks.
- Folders, categories, and tags for organization
- Multiple task views (list, grid, board)
- Unlimited tasks and subtasks
- Sync across devices via iCloud
- Integration with Apple Reminders and Calendar
- Customizable Home Screen widgets
- Dark mode support
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Meet Doneit, a feature-packed projects and tasks manager that focuses on simplicity and organization. With Doneit, you don't need to worry about your tasks lists ever being messy because we have designed the app to help you better organize all of your daily to-do's, work projects, and more, and its main goal is to help you become more efficient and start accomplishing all of your tasks and goals quicker, no matter how small or big they are, because Doneit will definitely help you see the full picture of what should be done now and what can wait until the later day. Doneit offers a delightful user interface that will feel right at home on your Apple devices. It's simple and intuitive, and it will let you start using Doneit at its full potential with no introduction needed and in just a matter of time. The app offers an extensive variety of different features that are designed to help you become more organized and efficient. Doneit features folders, smart categories, categories, tags, priorities, statuses, attributes, tasks, and subtasks. There are various tasks organization options available throughout the app, as well as quite a few customization options that will give you an incredible opportunity of making the app feel more unique to you. KEY FEATURES: - Up to 2 categories to help you better organize your tasks - 3 different tasks views that include list, grid, and board views - Unlimited number of tasks - Unlimited number of subtasks that can be added to help you accomplish your main tasks quicker - Sync across multiple devices connected to a single iCloud account - Sync with the system's Reminders app - Ability to schedule a reminder that will send you a notification when the task is due - Support for all-day reminders - Ability to add your tasks and subtasks as events in the system's Calendar app - Huge variety of tasks sorting options - Different filters for your tasks lists - Ability to import all of your reminders from the system's Reminders app - Ability to import all of your calendar events from the system's Calendar app - Ability to add notes to each of the tasks and subtasks, as well as to the tasks lists - Ability to add links to your tasks and subtasks - Just archive or hide unnecessary tasks that you don't want to delete yet - Various Home Screen customization options that will let you quickly hide sections that you are not interested in at all - Fully customizable screens for adding and editing the tasks & subtasks - Home Screen quick actions - Multiple swipe actions - Ability to pin important tasks and subtasks - Fully native design - Beautiful dark mode - Standalone watchOS app - Support for Siri shortcuts - Support for app shortcuts on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 - Support for focus filters - More than 5 Home and Lock Screen widgets for you to view all of your tasks - Available on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS PREMIUM FEATURES: - Add an unlimited number of categories - Advanced board view - Timeline view for your tasks - List actions - Advanced tasks filters - Securely share and collaborate on your categories with others via iCloud - Get access to folders, smart categories, tags, priorities, statuses, and custom task & subtask attributes - Ability to add different attachments to tasks and subtasks, such as files, photos, scanned documents, and drawings - Schedule recurring reminders with custom repeat intervals - Ability to edit items in bulk - 10 different app icons for you to choose the one that you prefer the most - 15 amazing tint colors for the app's user interface - Ability to set a custom appearance (Dark, light or system) If you have any questions or concerns regarding our app, we are always here to help you! Just reach out to us at info@designtech.so. Privacy policy: https://designtech.notion.site/DesignTech-Privacy-Policy-18bc124eba40809eba48e6af249ebd2c. Terms of service: https://designtech.notion.site/DesignTech-Terms-of-Service-18cc124eba4080c58316f2ed81f84bff.
FirstSeed Tasks
Organize and manage your work with a kanban-style task manager. Features include board and timeline views, a built-in timer, and an AI agent for task automation. Syncs across devices and offers team collaboration.
- Kanban board view
- Timeline task layout
- Built-in focus timer
- AI task agent
- AI-generated subtasks
- Calendar integration
- Team project sharing
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FirstSeed Tasks is a kanban-style task manager for planning and finishing real work. Organize tasks on boards, lay them out on a timeline, stay focused with a built-in timer, and let the AI Agent handle routine task management for you. - Board view: Organize tasks into sections and move them with drag and drop - Timeline: See how your tasks fit into your schedule - Timer and Pomodoro timer: Stay focused and track the time you spend - AI Agent: Create, update, and organize tasks just by chatting - AI subtasks: Break big tasks into clear, actionable steps - My Tasks: See what's due across all your projects in one place - Inbox: Capture tasks quickly and sort them out later - Calendar integration: Add tasks to your calendars, including FirstSeed Calendar - Filters: Narrow down tasks by tag, priority, due date, and more - Markdown support in notes - Powerful search with highlighted results - Sync across your devices with iCloud - Share projects with your team - Customizable task cards, multiple themes, widgets, and more Your data is synced and shared through iCloud. Some features require a subscription or a lifetime purchase. About Subscription: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://firstseed.io/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FirstSeed Tasks at 76% against Kanban's 46%. FirstSeed Tasks also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Kanban's advantage is ratings volume (280 vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Kanban sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and FirstSeed Tasks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FirstSeed Tasks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanban has 280 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Kanban's written reviews are positive against 76% of FirstSeed Tasks's.
Kanban ships an update fortnightly, FirstSeed Tasks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kanban | FirstSeed Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (280 ratings) | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DesignTech SIA | FirstSeed Inc |
Customer experience
Kanban
FirstSeed Tasks
Bugs and requests
Kanban
Reported bugs
25 issues- Tasks disappear or get lost during sync
- Sync fails between Mac and iPhone/iPad
- Subtasks not syncing across devices
- Kanban board columns duplicating
- Timeline view broken with tiny blocks and poor layout
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- iCloud sync errors (CKErrorDomain error 11)
- Categories and sections randomly appearing/disappearing
- Double-clicking tasks on Mac doesn't open edit dialog
- App freezes when switching between categories
- Slow performance and high CPU usage on Mac
- Sidebar freezing after one click
- Deleted items still showing after manual sync
- Badge count not clearing properly
- Drag and drop not working for timeline events
- Import from Apple Reminders loses folder structure
- Reminders integration only imports titles, not details
- Crashes when accessing Calendar or Reminders features
- Tasks moving to wrong categories unexpectedly
- Completed tasks not updating status properly
- Dialog boxes not closable with ESC key
- Attachment downloads not working
- Photo selection closing without attaching
- Premium features not accessible despite purchase
- Restore purchase feature broken
- Slow responsiveness on M1 Mac
Requested features
24 requests- Drag and drop functionality for tasks and boards
- Better Kanban board implementation with custom column ordering
- Sample templates for new users
- Improved timeline view with zoom controls
- Export functionality (PDF, XLSX, CSV)
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- Windows version
- Web version
- Better subtask management and creation
- Recurring task flexibility (specific days, custom patterns)
- Attachment support (images, documents, PDFs)
- Dark mode customization options
- Quick task creation shortcuts
- Email integration and drag-drop from email
- GitHub/GitLab integration
- Outlook integration
- Language options (English alternative to poor translations)
- Restore/undo functionality for archived items
- Improved Apple Watch support
- Live activities support
- Task filtering by multiple tags
- Ability to reorder boards and categories visually
- Shared collaboration features
- Backup to external cloud storage
- Keyboard shortcuts for faster workflow
FirstSeed Tasks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kanban
- Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
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- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$14.99
- Doneit Premium$29.99
- Premium Lifetime2 variants$29.99
FirstSeed Tasks
- Personal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Team Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Personal Yearly1 Month trial$26.991 Year
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- Team Yearly1 Month trial$95.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99









