Comparison

WeNote vs Taskly

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

Head to head
About

WeNote

This app helps you organize your life with a simple yet powerful note-taking system. Create color-coded notes, to-do lists, and reminders, with options for categorization and secure locking. It works offline and offers iCloud sync for seamless access across devices.

Highlights
  • Create color notes and to-do lists
  • Organize with labels and tabs
  • Attach photos and voice recordings
  • Set customizable reminders
  • Secure notes with PIN or fingerprint
  • Sync notes to iCloud
  • Export notes to PDF
Features
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# Simple notepad & memo. Take notes, shopping list, to-do list, calendar, reminder WeNote - Notes,To-do,Calendar is a simple and awesome note taking app. You can create color notes, to do lists, shopping lists, reminders, and calendars quickly. Users love WeNote® as their life organizer, work planner, or study note app. Note taking with WeNote® is easier than any other notepad, memo app. When you write down memos, emails, phone numbers, messages, cooking recipes, diary, journal, shopping lists, and to do list, you will realize this is a good notes taking app. WeNote® is a privacy-focused notepad. WeNote® can work offline perfectly, even without an Internet connection. No login is required. Lock notes and to do list via PIN, pattern, password, or fingerprint, to protect confidential information. # How to Take a Note? WeNote® can act as a simple word processing app. You can type unlimited characters. After saving the note, you can pin it to the top screen, check off, password lock, share or delete through the menu. # How to Make Todo List or Shopping List? In to-do list mode, you can add an unlimited checklist. Arrange their order with a simple tap and move. When finishing with an item, you can perform a simple tap to strikethrough it. # Features • Create color notes and todo list • Organize memo using label & color • Labels designed as tabs, to let you swipe between notes at blazing fast speed • Attach photos and images into notebook • Voice recording allows hands-free note taking. You can add unlimited voice recordings into notepad • Pin important notes to the top. You will not miss out on any important thing • Place a sticky note widget on your Home Screen. View and access your note directly from Home Screen • Secure lock notes and keep them private • The completed to-do list will move to the bottom of the checklist • Customize notes via various fonts, viewing modes, sorting modes • 13 different app color themes to make notebook looks great • Unlimited notes color choices • Reminders memo and calendar • Powerful notes reminder. Notepad able to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and highly customizable. Never miss anything from the notebook • Show holidays on the calendar notes, which supports up to 250 countries, 3,680 states & provinces • Secure sync to iCloud. Never lose any notes • Local backup and restore to keep notes safe • Share notes to email, SMS, social networking & messaging apps • Undo/ redo enables mistake correction during note typing • Convert URL and phone number to clickable links • Export notes to PDF • Search notes and todo list, instantly # Color Notes This notebook can categorize notes into different colors. Manage notes with 12 pre-defined beautiful colors. WeNote® also provides an unlimited favorite color. # Notes Category WeNote® allows you to categorize notes by creating labels. Labels can display as Tabs. # Calendar Memo This notepad has a calendar. You can write a memo and create a reminder in the calendar. Due to its remarkable easy-to-use built-in calendar, you can use WeNote® as agenda planner and family organizer. Either plan next trip itinerary or schedule business meetings. # Secure Lock to Keep Notebook Private This notepad can secure lock and keep notes private. Either lock a note or lock the entire app to keep the notebook safe. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Taskly

A straightforward to-do list app that allows users to quickly add tasks by typing or speaking. It offers a clean interface, offline functionality, and privacy by saving data only on the device. The app supports multiple languages and themes.

Highlights
  • Add tasks by typing or voice
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • Minimalist interface
  • Light, dark, and system themes
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Taskly is a simple to do list for people who just want to write down their tasks and check them off. No account, no ads, no learning curve: open the app, type or speak your task, and you're done. ADD TASKS IN SECONDS Type a task and tap Add, or tap the microphone and say it out loud: voice input turns your words into text instantly. Your checklist is automatically organized by day, so today's to-dos stay on top and previous days are just a scroll away. TAP TO CHECK, HOLD TO COPY Tap a task to mark it done, tap again to undo. Long press to copy its text, or tap the delete icon to remove it. Subtle haptic feedback confirms every action. A MINIMALIST TO DO LIST No projects, no tags, no complicated settings. Just a clean, fast task list that stays out of your way. Use it as a daily checklist, a grocery or shopping list, a list of errands and chores, or a quick notepad for things you don't want to forget. MADE FOR YOU • Light, dark or system theme • 11 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic • Gregorian or Hijri calendar dates, or both side by side • Option to open the keyboard at launch for even faster entry • Designed for iPhone and iPad OFFLINE AND PRIVATE Taskly works offline. Your tasks are saved only on your device: no sign-up, no cloud sync, no ads. We only collect basic usage statistics to improve the app. Voice input uses your device's speech recognition service, which may require a connection. Taskly is free. If it helps you get things done, a review means a lot, and you can vote for upcoming features directly from the app.

Screenshots

WeNote4 screens
Taskly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WeNote at 4.8 against Taskly's 4.0. WeNote also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Taskly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WeNote sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Taskly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WeNote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeNote has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeNote ships an update fortnightly, Taskly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WeNote versus Taskly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeNoteTaskly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYan Cheng CheokKamel Djaber

Customer experience

WeNote

All ratings1,033 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews351 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.0%

Taskly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

WeNote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Repeated prompts for reviews
  • Checklist items not updating properly
  • Reminders not always triggering

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Improve calendar integration to show note details
  • Provide more font and formatting options
  • Allow sharing and collaboration on notes

Taskly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

19 purchases

WeNote

Subscriptions6
  • Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Ad-free$2.991 Month
  • WeNote Premium Monthly Deal$2.991 Month
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  • WeNote Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • WeNote Premium Yearly Deal$24.991 Year
  • WeNote Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time13
  • Recording$7.99
  • Sticky note$7.99
  • Undo redo$7.99
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  • PDF$7.99
  • App icon$7.99
  • Select$7.99
  • Draw & write$7.99
  • Color$7.99
  • Label$7.99
  • Theme$7.99
  • Font$7.99
  • Cloud sync$14.99
  • Combo$34.99
None

Taskly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WeNote free?
WeNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taskly free?
Taskly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WeNote or Taskly?
WeNote is rated higher. WeNote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Taskly averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do WeNote or Taskly have ads?
WeNote shows ads; Taskly does not.
Which is updated more often, WeNote or Taskly?
WeNote ships an update fortnightly, and Taskly every 2 months. Most recently, WeNote was updated on October 30, 2026 and Taskly on October 24, 2026.

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