Comparison

OmniFocus 4 vs Group Task Manager

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

Head to head
About

OmniFocus 4

This task management application helps busy professionals organize and prioritize their work. It offers a unified interface across multiple Apple devices, allowing users to create, organize, and focus on tasks efficiently. A free trial is available.

Highlights
  • Unified interface across Apple devices
  • Task creation and organization
  • Perspectives Bar for navigation
  • Focus mode for specific projects
  • Secure, end-to-end encrypted sync
  • Universal cross-platform purchase
Features
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OmniFocus is powerful task management software for busy professionals. With tools to help tame the chaos, you can focus on the right tasks at the right time. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus 4 introduces a modernized, unified interface across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Centered around your task outline, OmniFocus 4 brings a consistent experience, optimized for each device type, to all of your Apple devices. Easily create tasks anytime–from anywhere–and organize them with projects, tags, and dates. Quickly navigate OmniFocus on any device using the Perspectives Bar, Quick Open, and Back and Forward history. With Pro, use Focus to help focus your attention on specific projects or folders, and customize OmniFocus to only display the information most relevant to you. New to OmniFocus? The simple, efficient OmniFocus 4 interface will help you discover and implement a trusted system that works and grows with you. Upgrading from a previous version of OmniFocus? In OmniFocus 4, discover enhanced versions of all the powerful task management features you already rely on, along with new features that will level-up your workflow. Omni offers a free and secure sync service, protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring only devices you authorize can access your data. And now, for the first time ever, OmniFocus is available as a universal cross-platform purchase: get full access to OmniFocus 4 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro with a single license purchase. Accomplish more every day–anywhere you go–with OmniFocus 4.

About

Group Task Manager

Features
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The Group Task Manager app allows users to create groups with friends and share tasks that can be completed by all group participants, the app also has a private section in which the user can create personal categories and tasks to organize his/her day-to-day life. In the settings tab the user can manage the profile settings and filter all active tasks by the given filtering options.

Screenshots

OmniFocus 44 screens
Group Task Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Group Task Manager at none against OmniFocus 4's 10. Group Task Manager also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). OmniFocus 4's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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. OmniFocus 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Group Task Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OmniFocus 4 ships an update every 3 weeks, Group Task Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OmniFocus 4 versus Group Task Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmniFocus 4Group Task Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (343 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings343 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.214.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Omni GroupGabriel Castillo

Bugs and requests

OmniFocus 4

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • View options button not working consistently
  • Custom perspectives not persisting in sidebar
  • App crashing on launch
  • Drag and drop functionality issues
  • Incorrect task completion when adding new tasks
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  • Inconsistent behavior when changing due dates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Markdown support in notes
  • Gantt view for projects
  • Ability to reorder perspectives in the sidebar
  • Print to PDF with due dates and completed dates
  • Natural language processing for task creation
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  • Board view for projects

Group Task Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

OmniFocus 4

Subscriptions2
  • Legacy Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Legacy Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • Upgrade to v4 from v1-v3$37.49
  • Upgrade v4 to Pro from v1-v3$37.49
  • Unlock Standard (Mac Promo)$56.00
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  • Unlock Standard$74.99
  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$74.99
  • Upgrade to v4 Pro from v1-v3$74.99
  • Unlock Pro (Mac Promo)$111.99
  • Unlock Pro$149.99
None

Group Task Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OmniFocus 4 free?
OmniFocus 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Group Task Manager free?
Group Task Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OmniFocus 4 or Group Task Manager have ads?
Neither OmniFocus 4 nor Group Task Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OmniFocus 4 or Group Task Manager?
OmniFocus 4 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Group Task Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, OmniFocus 4 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Group Task Manager on October 4, 2026.

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