Comparison

WhatCounts vs Taskburn

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

Head to head
About

WhatCounts

Easily track important dates and events with customizable reminders. This app helps you count down to future occasions and count up from past milestones, offering personalized notifications and a variety of display options.

Highlights
  • Customizable event countdowns
  • Past event tracking
  • Personalized reminders
  • Notes and ideas entry
  • Customizable display options
  • Categorization of events
  • Dark Mode
Features
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WhatCounts helps you keep track of all your important events and dates: set a daily, weekly or monthly reminder to receive early notifications and never miss a thing! You can track important events such as: Future Holidays, Holidays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Goals, Concerts and much more. WhatCounts also counts how many days have passed since a date such as your birthday, wedding and more. Features: - Customize the count with colors of your choice. - Customize with camera roll photos. - Enter notes, ideas or things to remember. - Choose whether to display more or less information. - Categorize your countdowns into custom groups - Set up weekly, monthly or yearly reps. - Set alerts one day before, one week before, or one month before. - Customize the details *. - Choose the format in which to view the details (months, weeks, days, etc) *. - Customize the application icon *. - Sort by: ascending date, descending date, color or name *. - Dark Mode *. - Enter infinite countdowns *. - Enter infinite forward counts *. * PRO functionality We aim to improve our application as much as possible, always adding new functions. If you have ideas or suggestions to improve it, do not hesitate to contact us! Email: support@johan.ink

About

Taskburn

This task management app simplifies prioritization to help you tackle your to-do list. It offers a clean interface with intuitive controls for organizing tasks, adding details, and syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Prioritize tasks automatically
  • Organize tasks in folders
  • Add notes and subtasks
  • Real-time iCloud sync
  • Minimalist design
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Taskburn is a task management app that emphasizes prioritization. It’s simple yet powerful. Find yourself ALWAYS have TOO many things to do? Taskburn is here to help by making it super easy to prioritize what’s important. • Track your tasks on multiple devices, with realtime iCloud sync. • Minimalist design with super smooth interactions. • Tasks are automatically ordered by priority. • You can change ordering by swiping or drag-and-drop. • You can organize tasks in folders, and nested folders. • You can add notes and subtasks to tasks. • Full dark mode support.

Screenshots

WhatCounts4 screens
Taskburn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Taskburn at none against WhatCounts's shown. Taskburn also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 2). WhatCounts's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 58%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. WhatCounts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Taskburn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WhatCounts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Taskburn has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of WhatCounts's written reviews are positive against 58% of Taskburn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WhatCounts versus Taskburn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatCountsTaskburn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.1 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings227 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco MontiActowise LLC

Customer experience

WhatCounts

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Taskburn

All ratings27 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WhatCounts

One-time1
  • WhatCounts PRO$4.99
3 purchases

Taskburn

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual1 Year trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is WhatCounts free?
WhatCounts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taskburn free?
Taskburn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WhatCounts or Taskburn?
WhatCounts is rated higher. WhatCounts averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Taskburn averages 4.1 from 27 ratings.
Do WhatCounts or Taskburn have ads?
WhatCounts shows ads; Taskburn does not.
Which is updated more often, WhatCounts or Taskburn?
WhatCounts ships an update every 2 months, and Taskburn every 2 months. Most recently, WhatCounts was updated on October 8, 2026 and Taskburn on October 8, 2026.

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