Comparison

Lunatask vs Guidance

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

Head to head
About

Lunatask

This app combines task management, habit tracking, journaling, and note-taking into a single, secure platform. It offers advanced prioritization methods, time blocking, mood tracking, and personal relationship management. Integrate with other tools to centralize your life's information.

Highlights
  • Self-organizing task lists
  • Daily calendar with time blocking
  • Habit tracking with streak calculation
  • Mood and emotion tracking
  • Encrypted journaling and notes
  • Personal relationship CRM
  • Integrations with external apps
Features
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Lunatask is an all-in-one encrypted to-do list, habit tracker, journaling, life-tracking and notes app – now with relationship tracking too! SELF-ORGANIZING LISTS We’ve got your back, take the weight off your shoulders, and ensure no task is left behind. Pick your workflow and let our unique, forgiving, battle-tested approach handle the rest. - Must/Should/Want Method - Eisenhower Matrix - Urgency-based Prioritization - Pomodoro Timer - Status Tracking - Goal Tracking - Task Estimation - Recurring/Scheduled Tasks - Work-in-progress Limit DAILY CALENDAR + TIME BLOCKING Connect your calendars to see meetings and calls for today directly next to your tasks. Then, drag your planned tasks and habits onto the calendar to fill the space in between. - Time Blocking of Tasks & Habits - Quick Join Zoom & Google Meet Calls - Create Notes for Events from Templates (on desktop) - Track Habits and Complete Tasks Directly from the Calendar BUILD HEALTHY HABITS Adopting new healthy habits is hard, we've all been there. Our beautiful visual habit tracker gives you accountability and shows your progress. Get rid of bad habits and build new healthy ones. - Daily & Weekly Habits - Customizable Recurrence - Current/Record Streak Calculation - Group Habits into Routines (in our desktop app) - Tracking of Bad Habits - Reminder Notifications TRACK HOW YOU FEEL Whether you have trouble managing mood swings, stress, anxiety, or depression, tracking how you feel will give you visibility into how you are doing over time and how your new habits affect you to help you overcome these challenging conditions. - Mood and Emotion Tracker - Energy Level Tracker - Stress Level Tracker JOURNALING Keep a log of your thoughts, feelings, and experiences for self-expression and reflection and keep track of your mental well-being. - PIN Protection for Extra Privacy - Customizable Template for Entries (in our desktop app) SECURE NOTES Whether writing a list of goals for the next week, meeting notes, or an entry into your daily journal, our encrypted notes and notebooks keep everything organized. - Markdown Support - Note Sharing - Note Tagging - Note Templates - Password-protected Notebooks BUILD CLOSER EVERLASTING RELATIONSHIPS Keep track of everything related to your friends and family, what to talk about next time you meet, and say goodbye to missed anniversaries, forever. You are not as alone as you might think. - CRM but for Your Personal Life - Fully Customizable Fields - Timeline of Happy Memories You Share - Set up Reconnect to Get Back in Touch AN OPEN PLATFORM Your to-do list is at the center of your life, it's important everything is there. Integrate with the tools you're already using and automatically bring tasks from your favorite apps into your to-do list. - Email Integration - Browser Bookmarklet - Zapier Integration - Public API STATE OF THE ART SECURITY All your data is end-to-end encrypted by industry-leading encryption algorithms. No one has access to your data, not even us. - End-to-end encryption of your data - We ask just for the email address - We don't sell your data - No in-app product analytics or tracking SIMPLE PRICING These are premium features not available on our forever-free plan: - Unlimited Areas of Life (Free plan is limited to 2) - Unlimited Habits (Free plan is limited to 7) - Unlimited Relationships (Free plan is limited to 30) - Weekly Habits - Eisenhower Matrix - Must/Should/Want Method - Energy Level Tracker - Note Templates - Calendar Integrations Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period in user's iTunes Account Settings. Documentation and more information available at https://lunatask.app Terms of Use: https://lunatask.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://lunatask.app/privacy

About

Guidance

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Design practices with steps and timers. Breathing exercises, morning rituals, focus sessions, creative warmups, evening reviews. 66 ready-made practices included. Structure what matters to you, then let the app guide you through it. PRACTICE, NOT HABIT Habits run on autopilot. Practices require you to show up. A morning ritual, a breathing sequence, a journaling session, a pre-work focus block — these work because you're present for them, not because you've stopped thinking about them. Guidance holds the structure so you can focus on being there. DESIGN YOUR OWN Build any practice from steps, timers, and repeats. Set the timing. Choose the order. Add instructions for your future self. The app doesn't tell you what to do — it holds what you've designed and walks you through it when you're ready. LEARN FROM THE LIBRARY 66 practices from real practitioners and traditions. Breathing techniques, somatic exercises, journaling methods, focus protocols, evening wind-downs, relational exercises, and more. Add any to your collection, then customize it to fit your life. HANDS-FREE PRACTICE Audio Guidance reads your steps aloud. Control your session from AirPods or the lock screen — pause, skip, go back — without touching the phone. Timers keep running when your phone is locked or the app is in the background. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Every practice is a plain Markdown file in your iCloud. Open them in any text editor. Sync across devices. No account required. No lock-in. Your practices belong to you. FEATURES - Step-by-step practice execution with visual countdown timers - Audio guidance — steps announced aloud for hands-free practice - AirPods and lock screen controls - Background execution — timers continue when your phone is locked - Nested steps and repeats for complex rituals - Bell sounds marking transitions (Meditation Bell or Singing Bowl) - Focus protection — block distracting apps during practice - Keep Screen On mode for long sessions - Daily reminders - iCloud sync - Siri Shortcuts integration Questions? support@myprotocols.design

Screenshots

Lunatask4 screens
Guidance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guidance at none against Lunatask's 2. Guidance also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Lunatask's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Lunatask sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. Guidance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lunatask ships an update every 2 weeks, Guidance every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lunatask versus Guidance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunataskGuidance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (103 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings103 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichal KrejciStrahinja Krstic

Bugs and requests

Lunatask

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Notifications not working
  • Lost notes after update
  • Buttons not tapping properly
  • Busted email verification logic
  • Journal sync reliability issues
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  • Changes made on one device not showing on another
  • Journal entries deleted when opening on another device
  • Premium purchase issues (restore purchase not working)
  • New iOS app not responding to clicks
  • One way calendar integrations
  • Journal sync not reliable
  • App icon controversy
  • Mac M1 issues (font smoothing, crashes)
  • Ctrl-n shortcut creates new journal entry
  • Markdown pasting issues
  • Cannot copy markdown partially
  • All notes disappeared after update
  • Steep learning curve for task creation
  • No app for iPhone (historically)

Requested features

20 requests
  • Web version
  • Monthly calendar view
  • More color options
  • Shareable plans and habits
  • French translation
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  • Widgets
  • App icon customization options
  • Two-way calendar sync
  • Formula function in notes
  • More in-depth native functions/automations
  • Reminders
  • Managing projects
  • Calendar extending into the future
  • More mood options
  • Sub-task completion percentage display
  • CMD-n for new journal entry (instead of Ctrl-n)
  • Easier downloading of iOS app
  • Lifetime purchase option
  • More filterability
  • Ability to pin or prioritize tasks across areas

Guidance

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lunatask

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$8.001 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$72.001 Year
None

Guidance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lunatask free?
Lunatask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guidance free?
Guidance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lunatask or Guidance have ads?
Neither Lunatask nor Guidance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lunatask or Guidance?
Lunatask ships an update every 2 weeks, and Guidance every 4 days. Most recently, Lunatask was updated on October 24, 2026 and Guidance on October 28, 2026.

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