Kanban vs Strive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanban
This app helps you organize daily to-dos, work projects, and goals with a simple, intuitive interface. It offers extensive customization and various views to manage tasks efficiently and see your progress clearly.
- Folders, categories, and tags for organization
- Multiple task views (list, grid, board)
- Unlimited tasks and subtasks
- Sync across devices via iCloud
- Reminders and calendar integration
- Customizable home screen and widgets
- Dark mode and native design
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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.
Strive
A simple and convenient project and task management service for teams. It features an intuitive interface, Kanban boards, real-time user activity tracking, and integrated documentation. Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses seeking efficient project execution.
- Intuitive interface
- Kanban boards
- Real-time user activity
- Employee training modules
- Integrated documentation and links
- Task management with chat
- Customizable notifications
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Strive — сервис для управления проектами, задачами и документацией в команде. Организуйте всю работу компании в одном месте: ставьте задачи, управляйте проектами, храните инструкции и регламенты, ведите базу знаний и контролируйте выполнение работы в режиме реального времени. Strive подходит для малого и среднего бизнеса, удалённых команд, агентств, отделов разработки, маркетинга, продаж и поддержки. Почему команды выбирают Strive? - Управление проектами и задачами - Создавайте проекты любой сложности, распределяйте задачи между сотрудниками, назначайте сроки выполнения, отслеживайте статус работы и контролируйте загрузку команды. - Канбан-доски - Визуализируйте процессы с помощью канбан-досок. Перемещайте задачи между этапами, контролируйте выполнение и быстро находите нужную информацию с помощью поиска и фильтров. - Документация и база знаний - Храните инструкции, регламенты, стандарты работы и внутреннюю документацию компании. Все знания команды собраны в одном месте и всегда доступны сотрудникам. - Регламенты и обучение сотрудников - Создавайте регламенты с тестами для адаптации новых сотрудников, обучения команды и сохранения накопленного опыта внутри компании. - Совместная работа - Следите за действиями коллег в режиме реального времени. Видно, кто работает над задачами, какие изменения были внесены и что происходит в проекте прямо сейчас. - Встроенные обсуждения - Обсуждайте задачи внутри карточек, оставляйте комментарии и фиксируйте договорённости без перехода в сторонние мессенджеры. - Уведомления - Получайте уведомления о новых задачах, комментариях, изменениях в проектах и важных событиях команды. - Интеграция с популярными сервисами - Добавляйте ссылки и встраивайте Google Docs, Google Sheets, Figma и другие инструменты прямо в проекты. Для кого подходит Strive? • Малый и средний бизнес • Команды разработки • Маркетинговые агентства • Отделы продаж • Службы поддержки • Проектные команды • Удалённые сотрудники Strive помогает организовать работу команды, ускорить обучение сотрудников, сохранить знания компании и держать все проекты под контролем.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strive at 5.0 against Kanban's 4.5. Strive also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (75% vs 46%). Kanban's advantage is ratings volume (280 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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 $2.99 per month. Strive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanban has 280 ratings behind it against 1, 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 75% of Strive's.
Kanban ships an update fortnightly, Strive weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kanban | Strive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (280 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DesignTech SIA | STRIVE-TASK, LLC |
Customer experience
Kanban
Strive
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
Strive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kanban
- Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
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- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$9.99
- Doneit Premium$19.99
- Premium Lifetime2 variants$19.99
Strive
No in-app purchases









